Classic: Audi 200 5T
Posted on 20-06-2015 at 18:00 by larssb – 60 Comments”
The Germanic people, who frivolous as short as possible write because they have nothing with frivol. There is also nothing back in their top models. You do get a few heavy Teutonic properties in the place: Gründlichkeit and Überholprestige. Even though the Audi 200 5T.
Today, Audi as a self-evident part of the holy German three unit in the top class, with BMW and Mercedes. But the brand from Ingolstadt had a considerably longer run than the other two. That run-up started to be very careful in 1968 the Audi 100, with 100 standing for the number of intended often behind the four rings in the grill. The C1 was in 1977, followed by the next-generation 100: C2, selbstverständlich. Also referred to as a Type 43, it was a bit confusing.
In 1979 was the Audi (which is actually officially still Auto Union) 100 of this generation, then the blueprint for the first 200. Audi’s former top model had been largely overtaken by the competition from Stuttgart and Munich, there was a large spoonful on top. If the basis used by the Techniker their thickest 100 CD 5E with its five cylinder of 136 HP. Not the Avant version, with a fifth door to make you any friends. The stufenheck so, that etiquette, now, once, for in this segment. As a four-cylinder much to the people in this class.
This was the application of the stunning current 2.1 litre five cylinder legitimized, albeit with the heels over the ditch. Because, in addition to the number of cylinders was the ability of a bus Aldi level: 136 HP, while the Mercedes 280S all 156 HP ophoestte. In addition, with a cylinder more. BMW won this race, far pissing for the time being, their entry-level model in the überklasse, their six-cylinder 728 gave 184 HP to the rear wheels. The model year 200 was, however, significantly less, than the thick bully’s, so in the sprint to 100 km/h he did not for them under. Above it he became, however, soon out of breath, he had more air is needed. A turbo so. Legendary, early eighties.
Driven by the success of it in the Formula 1 cars of Renault wished at the time, everyone is such a compressor under his own hood. Or, failing that, a than but zelfgeplakte badge on the back of this suggested. Audi has edited wisely as a impeller in the 200 and carried out the necessary adjustments to the block, such as a modified compression and different pistons, natriumgevulde valves and additional oliekoeling. This took the power by 35 HP to 170 HP and increased the torque by 80 Nm to 265 Nm. It was also the vijfbak custom, and was the highest gear is no longer an overdrive as in the 5TH. This was the top of it now above the 200 km/h and took the sprint to 100 km/h is 8.6 seconds. Coincidentally, exactly as long as Arie den Laborer needed for that TURBO-plate behind his Kadettje paste.
But it was of course just a Kadett, and also Audi still had the a, and another from the cabinet to the 200 to a top-class limousine to make and to distinguish it from the thickest 100. This was among other things adjusted the look, especially the front. The 200 got dual headlights and a set of fog lights in the bumpers mounted. The direction indicators moved there also go. That bumpers themselves were larger than the specimens on the 100, making the car even longer. He also had other stootlijsten on the flanks, a koplampreinigingsinstallatie, alloy wheels and a larger front spoiler. All the things that Arie is still pressure for the spare was in an attempt Kadett to have some more sex appeal to provide.
The 200 was also better furniture and a different dashboard, with a real turbometer in the tachometer. With a lot of foam under the thick velvet was sumptuous décor created, complete with two separate “Ruhekissen”. Was für ein Luxus, cousin? Also to the four open head was Audi’s ancestor of the S8 to recognize. With regards to the standard equipment there was not much more to wish for: electric windows and sunroof, central locking, height adjustable driver’s seat and a digital clock in between the sun visors. All eighties are the opbergvakjes in the center console for cassettes, and no less than three ashtrays with lighter. There fell no one about in those years, not even on the air. Now whine some huilebalken in the file already about smokers on the other side. Huichelend from a sample with a ontbladerend large emissions.
The 200 5T itself was clean enough in the USA to be admitted. What they did find was the country where everything is much bigger, the type designation 200, which is to lean. Accustomed to everything to supersizen made the ‘Muricans out there Audi 5000 S Turbo. A whole mouth full, but also that they were used to. Just as hours steady straight-ahead cruising on the cruise control, which was there by default. Thus fell some what moderate driving less, because at different test asked many a journalist had aloud whether the adjustment to be fully match was against the turbogeweld on only the front wheels. There was understeer, but especially the strong self-centring effect when coming out of corners with the throttle full on and resulted in a zigzagging limo. And sloshing armpits.
That was, however, better to his successor, the then-startling streamlined C3, that in 1983 the pioneering role for Audi in the top class took over. Also, if desirable 200, available with four-wheel drive, and since 1988, even with a V8. Although that is officially not a 200, it was an own model with just a brief indication of its type: V8. Nice and frivolous.
Gallery: Audi 200 5T classic
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