Rare Rides: The Original Audi 5000 From 1980

Before Audi revolutionized rallying and four-wheel drive cars with the Ur-Quattro circa 1980, the company made front-drive vehicles underpinned by Volkswagen platforms (some things never change). Today’s Rare Ride 5000 hails from the waning days of Audi’s front-drive era, not long before an all-new 5000 set the template for aerodynamic sedan design.

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Piston Slap: Say "Audi 5000" to Your Tow Vehicle!

TTAC commentator Trend-Shifter writes:

I have a 1984 Audi 5000S Avant that is used as the wife’s car and our traveling/towing vehicle. Here is my dilemma…

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  • Louis Faiella What idiots!!!Do you think that stupidity will sell cars?Then later on they will modify the "code" and all numbers will have exceptions.The only way to create brand loyalty is to use a name and maybe an associated number at best.AH the good old days of a mercury Cougar XR-7 GT!!OR a Lincoln premiere, OR a Cadillac Coupe Deville, memorable .....YES!!A4/A5/A6/A7 etc ............Not so much.
  • MRF 95 T-Bird This Eldorado looks very restorable. They tend to be popular with the low rider and donk crowd or just fans of 79-85 E-body cars. Replace the problematic HT4100 with the Oldsmobile rocket 307/350 or the non 8-6-4 368 Cadillac V8 and buff out the paint and you’ll be good to go.
  • 28-Cars-Later Here's one: What are the chances of more Giorgio based products in USDM or Canada?
  • Kevin Unless you're a smartphone, you don't need to be a touchscreen. They're only doing it because changing the software running on a screen is cheaper than building different physical switch panels for different vehicle options.
  • Wayne they could have just added a prefix to the electric models, POS A-4 etc.