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Re: What does 4E mean on a 4k?



Lawrence Bardfeld writes:
> Alexander recently mentioned such a car.  An acquaintance of mine has 
> one - and has no idea what the 4E designation meant.  Could someone 
> let me know, privately or otherwise?  Just curious.

It's refers to the early wide-ratio 5-speed transmission with an
ultra-tall 5th gear.  4 "normal" speeds plus one Economy gear.

-Ti
96 A4 2.8 quattro
84 5000S 2.1 turbo
80 4000 2.0
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