Audi 5 pot, 40 today!

[DaveDorson]

 

The marvelous Audi i5 engine is 40 years old today!

 

Happy Birthday to the soundtrack of Welsh Forest stages in the 1980's!

[smellypoo]

Thanks for sharing - that sound is glorious!

[forddeliveryboy]

Very charismatic and strong engines, from when Audi made good, honest cars. 

 

Best in a 90 or Coupe, where the engine isn't so remote - I remember driving an early 80s coupe with the 1.9 and it astonished me, especially amid all the late 80s Fords I was driving at the time.

 

Some good sounds:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=QowjGg9R9oI#t=9

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=MHF8Jnx4yug#t=52

[blakey79]

Wow, great memories, my parents had a quad headlamped Audi coupe 5 pot.

XKX117X, where are you now.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

This has inspired me to move some shite around to use my 100 to go to the tip.

Being a 2.0 3 speed auto it sure does SOUND fast.....

 

If one of the two prevaricators turns up with some cash this week, I know I'm going to regret getting rid of this not the e34.

[Shep Shepherd]

A great engine, which of course inspired Volvo to adopt 5-cylinder engines in their bigger models 

[hairnet]

i thought it was your birthday and youd bought one.........

 

had a 2.2 coupe e437chd i think

[Pillock]

 

This was mine. Loved it. £200.

[RoadworkUK]

That Quattro Sport at full chat sounds precisely, like exactly the same as a V10 BMW M5.

 

Must be a multiples of five thing.

[Ghosty]

There's no sound quite like a five, I love it.

[mrcitroen]

Absolutely brilliant and charismatic sounding engines. It's a real shame that there is nothing left like it now as most manufacturers have their ecoteks and slowmotion engines wowing the masses.

[forddeliveryboy]

Even the diesels sound good, I manage to average the same or better mpg in a C4 A6 as an Octavia TDi with its god-fearing inline four, the engine which has come to dominate the motor car, sadly. Yet the A6 goes like the wind, swinging the needle effortlessly past the magic 100. I think I prefer an old Audi 5 to a V6, even ignoring the benefits of its simplicity and economy.

 

PS is this the 'evry' mod? 

 

[Laseraligningfoofooflanges]

Lovely motorz m8 her is myn