Here’s a car that deserves a full CC writeup: The Audi V8 200. But sadly, I was on my lunch half-hour and had no time for more than this one quick shot while departing Subway.
Here’s hoping I can catch up with it sometime when I can really do it justice!
There’s something about an Audi that isn’t silver, grey or black! This red looks brilliant, even if it is about as subtle as the grille and headlamp set up
you might like my 87 100. it’s a plain jane carburetted four cylinder with sun roof and fifth gear as the only options, the white turn signals are aftermarket though.
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Das ist ein Audi 200, nicht ein Audi V8.
It’s an Audi 200 with a V8, if I recall correctly its official name was “Audi V8”.
I understand, but the car pictured is the turbo-5. The V8, among other things, would have rear turn signals with lenses that appear red-not amber and a chunkier front side marker light.
You are correct. Fun fact: the V8 was originally going to be called the 300.
Interesting. I just assumed it was the V8 because it had the more open wheel wells. Probably would have figured it out if I had had time to take more than a single shot from my car 🙂
Beacause I’m not able to answer TS’s post:
The round rear wheel wells are an attribute of every 20V and V8 but are also part of the “Sport”- and “Sport Exklusiv”-package, which also included sport seats and a 20 mm lowering. It coiuld be had with the 136 and 165 HP engines, both fwd or quattro.
Fun Fact- the first Audi V8 motor was essentially two Golf GTi four cylinders sharing a common block!
Specifically it is a 1991 Audi 200. If it is a 5-speed then it has the 3B Inline 5cylinder 20V engine with about 217hp (available 1991 only in this car) , if an automatic it is the 10valve inline 5 turbo with about 168 or so hp. Like the V8 it did not carry any model badging in 1991. In 1992 these became the S4.
Nice find, these are getting rare. The holy grail would be the wagon version.
Don’t those cars (including the V8) have the infamous UFO brakes? If I remember correctly those were found only in the front, and were a royal pain to service and repair.
Yes, the V8 did for sure, I am not 100% positive about the 200. The “92 S4 did not, they made do with the Girling G60 calipers here in the US, a woefully undersized package for the car’s weight and performance.
The UFO brake is an interesting concept for those not in the know – the caliper is located INSIDE the circumference of the disk – this allows for a larger disk and a greater swept area, in practice it was apparently more trouble than it was worth.
Any Audi from the years immediately after the “unintended acceleration” public relations fiasco is rare, approaching antique status, and worth having its story told in a CC. Bring on the Audi 200 CC!
I did do a 100 last February: https://www.curbsideclassic.com/curbside-classics-european/curbside-classic-1990-audi-100-a-5000-under-an-assumed-identity/
Nice catch, Tom. I don’t think I would have recognized this as one of the V8s (which I forgot ever existed).
This Audi is like the last of the Audis that I really lusted after. I was in love with the original 5000, Quattro, 100. 200 and V8 models. For my income at the time, all unobtainable.
But going into the 21st century, they became less attractive to me, for reasons I can’t quite express. I find these older versions more ‘rational’ in their design and styling. While the newer cars are still styled in this idiom, they don’t quite appeal to me. I guess it all started happening when the TT was released; they went from a quick, understated styling-wise car to one that has a lot of emphasis placed on styling.
I’ll take one of the older models, please.
Seconded. Older Audis seem almost like the Platonic ideal of “car,” whereas new Audis just look mannered to me (outside and in).