Audi 80/Avant (B4)

The third generation of Audi 80 (a series of a body 89) a class D for the rounded design and a "plump" form of sidewalls of a body at us in the country nicknamed "barrel". Configuration with a longitudinal arrangement of the engine was very convenient for Quattro (89Q) versions with the constant full (integrated) drive serving for improvement only of road performance, but not for passability increase (clearance, as at front-wheel drive vehicles). On "eight-ten" an early series installed the most various petrol engines: carburetor (on the early version), with the central and distributed injection, with a turbo-supercharging with a working volume from 1,6 to 2,3 l ("turbopyaterka"), and also economic 1,6-1,9-liter diesels and turbodiesels. The Audi 90 model with other bumpers equipped with mainly line "five" only not much more surpassed "eight-ten" in equipment level. The three-door hatchback of sports type with the truncated wheel base was called Coupe. It differed in the closest back part of salon with very small (295-930 l) a luggage carrier. Also its all-wheel drive Coupe Quattro version (series 89Q) was issued. As a result of restyling of 1991 (B4 body series) of Audi 80 received other registration of forward and back parts of a body. The extended cowl was combined with the chromeplated front grille, bumpers of other form began to paint in color of a body. 15-inch wheels became standard. Access to a luggage carrier was facilitated, and its capacity became possible to increase at the expense of the thrown-back back of a back seat. There was a safety cushion. The Audi 90 model was laid off. The scale of engines was expanded - from especially economic 1,9-liter turbodiesel with direct injection of fuel to 2,8-liter petrol V6. Issued also the "loaded" versions of a sedan of S2 (89-type); S2, S2 Avant and RS2 Avant (B4-type) with the forced line "turbopyaterka" and a suspension bracket of the increased rigidity. They were equipped with bumpers with the increased openings of air inlets, brakes like Porsche (with bright red supports) and low-profile wheels. In the summer of 1991 there was successful four-seater Cabrio which production proceeded very long. This model of one of the first in a class cabriolets (in June, 1995) received a turbodiesel. For winter operation since 1996 began to offer an easily removable aluminum roof with heating of back glass. The Audi 80 Avant station wagons appeared only in June, 1992. Despite not really capacious body, they were popular in a segment of versatile persons for the families which are fond of sport that was promoted in no small measure by all-wheel drive Quattro versions. Functionality of Avant was improved by the back seat put in parts. The solid age (even the "freshest" models already entered age notorious "semiletok") does not prevent "barrel" to remain one of popular models in the domestic secondary market (at least, in the European territory). Its body thanks to galvanization differs in permanent anticorrosive protection, but on beaten copies there can be disguised corrosion centers from inept repair. At excellent ergonomics of forward part of salon (unless there is no ceiling lighting) on a back seat of all modifications of family to passengers of high growth there is closely, as in domestic "Samarakh". Visibility and road performance of "barrel" quite conform to world requirements, but the power steering is not on all modifications and luggage carrier volume is a little small. The resource of engines is great (happens much more 300 thousand. the km), but directly depends on timeliness of carrying out servicing and quality of the applied materials (oils, filters and so forth). At many engines big (for the unknown reasons) an oil consumption. All-wheel drive Quattro versions it is more difficult in service and repair, but at the expense of it and are not more expensive than usual front-wheel versions. The simplest and reliable are moderately equipped versions with petrol "fours" with monoinjection.

Country of origin	Germany
Producer	Audi AG
Body	the bearing
Designation of a platform (factory index)	89-type/B4-type
Body type	sedan / station wagon (Avant)/kupe/cabriolet
Number of doors	2/3/4/5
Number of places	4/5
Drive type	the forward or constant full drive with interaxal differential of Torsen (Quattro), the engine it is in front longitudinal
Design of suspension brackets:
lobby	McPherson racks
the back	behind torsion semi-dependent with Panar's draft (the forward drive) or two-lever independent (quattro)
Overall dimensions, mm:
sedan	4482х1695х1406
station wagon (Avant)	4482х1695х1408
compartment	4366х1716х1375
cabriolet	4366х1716х1379
Wheel base, mm:
forward drive	2612
Quatro	2597
compartment / cabriolet	2556
Clearance, mm	from 125 to 135
Volume of a luggage compartment, l:
sedan (forward drive)	430/710
Quattro sedan	370/660
station wagon (Avant)	370/1200
compartment	278/840
cabriolet	250
The equipped weight, kg	from 1190 to 1470
Transmission	the mechanical, 5-staged or automatic 4-staged
Tires	195/65 R15

Chronology of production

Fall of 1986.	beginning of production Audi 80 and Audi 80 Avant (type 89)
1987.	Audi 90
Spring of 1988.	Audi Coupe
Fall of 1991.	Audi Cabriolet
Fall of 1991.	restyling, modernization (generation of B4)
Summer of 1992.	Avant station wagons (B4)
1993.	Audi S2 Coupe and Audi S2 Avant
Spring of 1994.	Audi RS2 Avant
Fall of 1994.	cessation of production of a sedan
1995.	cessation of production of Avant and Coupe
2000.	cessation of production of Cabriolet

            

Modification	Type engine/number of valves *	Working volume, l	Power, h.p.	Maximum torque, N • m	Maximum speed, km/h	Dispersal to 100 km/h, with	Expense topl. 90 km/h/HZ, l
80 1.6	BQ / 4R/8	1595	70	118	174	13,7	5,8/8,7
80 1.6E	BV/4R/8	1595	75	122	177	13,4	5,7/8,5
80 1.8	BQ / 4R/8	1781	75	130	178	12,7	5,9/9,0
80 1.8E	BV/4R/8	1781	90	150	185	12,4	6,1/9,1
80 2.0E	BV/4R/8	1984	90	148	177	13,6	6,4/9,3
80 2.0E	BV/4R/8	1984	113	170	188	11,5	7,0/9,6
80 2.0E	BV/4R/8	1984	115	168	190	11,2	7,0/9,9
80 2.0E 16V	BV/4R/16	1984	137	181	205	9,7	7,6/10,5
80/90 2.0E	BV/5R/10	1994	160	200	215	8,7	8,4/12,2
80 2.3E	BV/5R/10	2309	136	186	207	9,8	8,7/12,1
90/Coupe 2.3E	BV/5R/10	2309	170	220	220	8,6	8,9/12,2
S2 Coupe Turbo	T / 5R/10	2226	220	309	245	7,1	9,6/12,8
RS2 Avant Quattro	BV2T/R5/10	2226	315	400	250	5,2	9,9/14,9
80 2.6E	BV/V6/12	2598	150	225	212	9,3	9,0/12,6
80 2.8E	BV/V6/12	2771	174	245	220	8,8	9,4/13,1
80 1.6 TD	TD/4R/8	1588	80	152	165	16,6	5,2/7,5
80 1.9 of D	D/4R/8	1896	75	140	162	17,5	5,6/8,0
80 1.9 TD	TD/4R/8	1896	90	182	174	14,1	5,5/8,2

* BV - petrol, injection; BVT - petrol, injection, a turbo-supercharging; BV2T - petrol, injection, two turbochargers of BQ - petrol, the carburetor; Д - diesel; DNV - the diesel with direct injection; DT - the diesel, a turbo-supercharging; DNVT - the diesel with direct injection, a turbo-supercharging

Cost of normo-hour (HUNDRED, Moscow), $	from 39 to 59
Range of the prices of Audi 80 (89-type), $	from 3600 to 6200
Range of the prices of Audi 80 Coupe, $	from 4800 to 12 600
Range of the prices of Audi Cabriolet, $	from 6000 to 15 500
Range of the prices of Audi 80 Avant (B4), $	from 7200 to 10 400
Range of the prices of Audis 80 2.6/2.8, $	from 5950 to 7500

Possible problems

Engine: 

Leakage of tubes of the cooling system.

Defect of needles of the carburetor. A big expense the oil engine (100-200 g / 1000 km are considered normal).

Leaks oils from under engine epiploons.

Problems with TNVD of diesels (1992-1993).

Wear of TNVD (1992-1993).

Jingle of an exhaust pipe (1993-1994).

The raised oil consumption on worn-out engines.

Leakage of the water pump.

Transmission:

Defective coupling (1992-1993).

Malfunctions of KP and gear belt of the engine (1991)

Running gear:

Corrosion and wear of disks of brakes.

Jamming of brake brackets.

Jamming of brackets of the drive of the emergency brake (from corrosion) therefore "bench hammer" should use constantly and periodically to grease.

Electric equipment:

Damages of system of ignition (1990). Inexact indications of the index of level of fuel.

Korrodirut reflectors of headlights.

Malfunctions of thermoswitches, cooling system electric fan drive.

The control lamp of a safety cushion is not switched off.

Body:

Injuries of the heads of passengers about racks of doors are possible.

Inconvenient access to a luggage compartment (till 1991).

There is no place for the first-aid kit and a sign of an emergency stop. Insufficient complete set tool.

Malfunction of door locks and system of the central blocking of doors.

Malfunctions of systems of ventilation and conditioning.

Breakage of mechanisms of manual window regulators.

Unsatisfactory geometry of seat belts on Coupe.

Inconvenient landing to a back row in Coupe and Cabrio (with the lifted top).

Close back part of salon (especially on Coupe).