Audi A6
A look back in history - from 1968 put the first 100 generation laid the foundation for the success of the automobile manufacturers Audi in Germany. The concept was more conservative, but the Audi had a front-wheel drive. That was the end of the 60's still a peculiarity in the upper middle class. More than 800,000 vehicles of this generation went off the assembly line. The engines of the first -generation Audi 100 were rough but reliable. It was longitudinally mounted in-line four cylinder with camshaft lateral location. This technique originates from the so-called medium-pressure engine from Mercedes. The performance was depending on the model 80-115 hp. Only in 1974, the Audi 100 was offered with a modern OHC engine with 1,600 cc displacement and 85 hp. This engine was also in the new Audi A80 for use.The four- speed manual transmission, was a special steering wheel or stick shift and as early as 1970, there were already the Audi with a three - speed automatic. The equipment with power steering was standard also from the early 70s. The Audi 100 was a special two- and four-door notchback sedan and a two-door coupe. Today Audi A8 is built as a saloon 4-door and station wagon called Avant. There is also a sport version called S6. But the first Audi A6 was initially nothing more than a renamed and revised in some details Audi 100th