At first glance this is an Audi 90 Quattro. But there is something different about it. Here's what this diesel-flavored conversion required.
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The Audi 80, of course, arrived as a replacement to the car known stateside as the Audi 4000 and that debuted in 1980. The 4000 was certainly popular enough in its day if not quite as ubiquitous as some of its competition from Mercedes and BMW. The tank-like feel of the 4000 made it a favorite car of enthusiasts, but it wasn't quite the luxury experience served up by the BMW 3-Series of the time.
As usual, Europe received a fairly extensive but not overwhelming variety of engines as well as the station wagon that North America was cheated out of . A variety of small gasoline inline-fours was on the menu, in addition to some rather potent inline-fives, including a turbocharged 2.2-liter in two states of tune for the S2 and RS2 Avants.
Stateside, the Audi was offered only with the 2.8-liter V6, arriving in 1992, and it was the only engine offered here until the product cycle ended and the A4 arrived. And at first glance, that's what this Audi 90 Quattro appeared to have.film. This particular sedan wore 2.5-liter TDI badging when we saw it, and it didn't look like it was kidding about that. This required some further investigation.
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