13
451_021
451_022
451_023
451_024
Synopsis of previously installed five-cylinder engines
The first five-cylinder engine debuted in the spring of 1977 in the
Audi 100 5 E. It had a capacity of 2.1 l and developed 100 kW
(136 hp). A five-cylinder normally aspirated diesel with a displace-
ment of two litres and producing 51 kW (70 hp) was released in
the autumn of 1978. The first turbocharged, five-cylinder petrol
engine was added to the product line-up in 1979. With an output
of 125 kW (170 hp) and 265 Nm of torque, the Audi 200 5 T was
the new flagship model and one of the fastest saloons of its day.
1980 saw the launch of the Audi quattro unifying the two technol-
ogies of turbocharging and all-wheel drive. The turbocharged five-
cylinder produced 147 kW (200 hp) when it first went on sale. In
the 1984 Sport quattro, a direct motorsports derivative, it devel-
oped 225 kW (306 hp) - and was, therefore, one the most power-
ful production engines of the 1980s.
The 1989 Audi 100 TDI, a 2.5-litre model developing 88 kW
(120 hp) and 261 Nm of torque, marked a milestone in automo-
tive history.
In the mid 1990s, the five-cylinder engines were gradually replaced
by the new V6 units, but not without one last hurrah: the 1994
RS 2 produced 232 kW (315 hp).
As a practical Avant with the power of a sports car, it established
an entirely new class of automobile.
Five-cylinder engines in motorsport
The strength and ruggedness of the Audi design was proved in the
competition cars for the World Rally Championship,where the
supercharged five-cylinder pumped out a good 350 kW (476 hp).
The high point in the motorsports career of the five-cylinder was
marked by two all-out racing cars. The Audi Sport quattro S1, with
which Walter Röhrl won the Pikes Peak Hill Climb in the US state of
Colorado in 1987, produced around 440 kW (approx. 600 hp).
IMSA-GTO, a touring car based on the Audi 90, dominated the US
racing scene with 530 kW (approx. 720 hp) from only 2.2 litres of
displacement.
Audi quattro, model year 1980
Audi RS2, model year 1994
Audi Sport quattro S1
Audi IMSA-GTO
