1982 Audi 4000s 4E.

October 7, 2012

7 comments

7 comments:

Tony Piff said...

beautiful find. the no-nonsense roof racks tell me this is somebody's workin' car. amazing to see a vintage audi this clean that still looks stock.

and get outta here with the freakin' sunsets. jeez, i want to swim in that light.

Anonymous said...

What does the "4e" mean/stand for? I've never seen that on an audi before

Larry said...

"E" was for "economy" - this model should have a 5-speed (vs. 4-speed) transmission, which theoretically resulted in better fuel economy.

The better choice was the equally curiously named "5+5" (2.1L 5-cylinder engine + 5-speed manual transmission).

Howard said...

Great car. The bumpers were smaller on European models so looked a little less obtrusive.

Mikael said...

At least in the European models the "E" usually stood for Einspritzung - fuel injection.

Like the Audi 100 5E, for example.

Larry said...

I can't speak for non-US markets, but the US-market 4000 4E was fuel injected (Bosch K-Jetronic). Before fuel injection became standard, manufacturers often used "i" to designate fuel injected models in the US.

Justin said...

Awesome find, the 4E badge shot, side profile and front shots are great.