Audi 80 B3

Audi
Audi 80 (1986-1991)
80 B3 (type 89)
Production period:	1986-1991
Class :	Middle class
Body versions :	limousine
Engines:	Gasoline engines : 1.6–2.0 liters (51–101 kW) Diesel engines : 1.6–1.9 liters (40–59 kW)
Length:	4395-4480 mm
Width:	1695 mm
Height:	1395 mm
Wheelbase :	2535-2545 mm
Empty weight :	1030-1270 kg
Previous model	Audi 80 B2
successor	Audi 80 B4

The Audi 80 B3 (also known as Type 89 ) is a car model from Audi , which was presented as the third generation of the Audi 80 in summer 1986 with a fully galvanized body. It replaced the Audi 80 B2 , which had been built since 1978 .

In autumn 1991 it was replaced in Germany by the Audi 80 B4 , which was also offered as a station wagon.

Model history

General

Rear view

The Audi 80 B3 was initially only available as a four-door sedan from late summer 1986 . Similar to the Audi 100 C3 presented in the summer of 1982 , the Audi 80 had the new “aero design”. The drag coefficient (C _w ) could be reduced even further, to 0.29. The model variants previously named according to the scope of the equipment, which had been identified by additions to the model name, were no longer available. The models in the series were offered with the Procon-ten security system, a forerunner of the airbag, which was first available in the Audi 80/90 for an extra charge of around 1,000 marks. With the exception of the diesel variants and the 1.6 liter petrol model, the Audi 80 was also available with the quattro all-wheel drive system .

Apart from the technical innovations, the B3 represented a milestone in the development of automotive design, in that the angularity of the construction was aesthetically overcome for the first time. With this model, Audi laid the foundation for the rise to a premium brand.

Testers complained about the jagged trunk and the "spare wheel" that was delivered instead of a fully-fledged spare wheel. The car was well received by buyers and immediately achieved a top position in the registration statistics. It was carefully crafted and the engines were economical. A high-quality variant of the model was offered as the Audi 90 with five-cylinder engines and the four-cylinder 1.6 TD.

The last copies of the Audi 80 B3 were produced at the end of 1991. At the same time, the revised model series Audi 80 B4 was presented.

Other derivatives

From autumn 1988, a sports coupé using the same platform was also offered under the name Audi Coupé . In the summer of 1990, the Audi S2 Coupé with a 220 hp five-cylinder turbo engine was presented. The S2 Coupé was equipped with a revised vehicle front, which, after the facelift in the summer of 1991, was also used in a slightly modified form in the sedan of the successor model, the Audi 80 B4. Production continued until the end of 1996. The concept of a coupe derived from a sedan was dropped: the successor to the Audi TT , which took on the role of a sporty model in the Audi portfolio.

In June 1991 the Audi Cabriolet followed, based on the Audi 80 B3 . The body details on the exterior already corresponded to those of the Audi 80 B4, including the modified grill. The classic convertible underwent slight modifications in the spring of 1997 before production ended in the summer of 2000.

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  Audi 90 (1987-1991)

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  Audi Coupé (1988–1996)

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  Audi Cabriolet (1991-2000)

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Engine variants

model	Motor ISIN letters	Displacement	power	Max. Torque	Mixture formation	Engine charging	Exhaust gas cleaning	0-100 km / h	V max	construction time
Petrol engines
1.6	PP	1595 cc	51 kW (69 hp) at 5200 min -1	118-123 Nm at 2700 min -1	Carburetor	sucking free	Catalytic converter with lambda control	14.1 s	168 km / h	08/1989 - 12/1991 1
1.6	RN	1595 cc	55 kW (75 hp) at 5200 min -1	125 Nm at 2700 min -1	Carburetor	sucking free	no	13.9 s	167 km / h	08/1986 - 12/1991
1.6	FIG	1595 cc	75 kW (102 hp) at 6300 min -1	135 Nm at 3500 min -1	Manifold injection	sucking free	no	12.3 s	190 km / h	08/1990 - 12/1991
1.8	RU	1781 cc	55 kW (75 hp) at 4500 min -1	140 Nm at 2500 min -1	Carburetor	sucking free	Catalytic converter without lambda control	13.7 s	167 km / h 2	10/1986 - 01/1990
1.8 p	SF	1781 cc	65 kW (88 hp) at 5200 min -1	142 Nm at 3300 min -1	Carburetor	sucking free	Catalytic converter without lambda control	11.8 s	179 km / h	08/1986 - 07/1990
1.8 p	NE	1781 cc	66 kW (90 hp) at 5200 min -1	150 Nm at 3300 min -1	Carburetor	sucking free	no	12.2 s	182 km / h	08/1986 - 12/1991
1.8 p	JN	1781 cc	66 kW (90 hp) at 5400 min -1	145 Nm at 3350 min -1	Manifold injection	sucking free	Catalytic converter with lambda control	12.4 s	182 km / h	08/1986 - 12/1991
1.8 p	PM	1781 cc	66 kW (90 hp) at 5500 min -1	142 Nm at 3250 min -1	Manifold injection	sucking free	Catalytic converter with lambda control	12.4 s	182 km / h	03/1988 - 12/1991
1.8 E.	Double room	1781 cc	82 kW (112 hp) at 5800 min -1	155 Nm at 3250 min -1	Manifold injection	sucking free	no	10.9 s	195 km / h	08/1986 - 12/1991
1.9 E.	SD	1847 cc	83 kW (113 hp) at 5600 min -1	160 Nm at 3400 min -1	Manifold injection	sucking free	Catalytic converter with lambda control	10.5 s	196 km / h	09/1986 - 07/1988
2.0 E.	3A	1984 cc	83 kW (113 hp) at 5300 min -1	170 Nm at 3250 min -1	Manifold injection	sucking free	Catalytic converter with lambda control	10.9 s	196 km / h	08/1988 - 10/1990
2.0 E.	AAD	1984 cc	85 kW (116 hp) at 5300 min -1	168 Nm at 3250 min -1	Manifold injection	sucking free	Catalytic converter with lambda control	10.9 s	196 km / h	08/1990 - 12/1991
2.0 E 16V	6A	1984 cc	101 kW (137 hp) at 5800 min -1	181 Nm at 4500 min -1	Manifold injection	sucking free	Catalytic converter with lambda control	9.0 s	208 km / h	03/1990 - 12/1991
Diesel engines
1.6 D	JK	1588 cc	40 kW (54 HP) 3 at 4800 min -1	100 Nm at 2700 to 3200 min -1	Swirl chamber injection	sucking free	no	20.0 s	153 km / h	08/1986 - 07/1989
1.9 D	1Y	1896 cc	50 kW (68 hp) at 4400 min -1	127 Nm at 2200-2600 min -1	Swirl chamber injection	sucking free	no	16.9 s	165 km / h	08/1989 - 12/1991
1.6 TD	SB	1588 cc	59 kW (80 hp) at 4500 min -1	152 Nm at 2300 to 2800 min -1	Swirl chamber injection	with exhaust gas turbocharger and intercooler	no	14.6 s	174 km / h	04/1989 - 12/1991
1.6 TD	RA	1588 cc	59 kW (80 hp) at 4500 min -1	155 Nm at 2600-3000 min -1	Swirl chamber injection	with exhaust gas turbocharger and intercooler	no	14.0 s	172 km / h	04/1988 - 07/1990

¹ In Austria / Switzerland 03 / 87-07 / 89

² With 5-speed manual transmission 174 km / h

³ For Austria 37 kW (50 PS) / 95 Nm

designation

Various claims have been made that the designation B3 was never officially used by Audi, which is incorrect. In fact, the term was used both during the development of this type and in Audi's historical review. Clear (contemporary) evidence can be found in a publication by Othmar Wickenheiser.

Web links

Commons : Audi 80 B3  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Page to the B3 with information on history, equipment and technology

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Othmar Wickenheiser: Audi Design - Automobildesign from 1965 to the present. Edited by Edition Audi Tradition. Nicolai, Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-89479-160-8 .