The interior design was later finalized in 1992, with pilot production commencing in the first half of 1994. By 1991, an exterior design by Imre Hasanic was chosen and frozen for November 1994 production by 1992. The A4 was initially introduced as a four-door saloon/sedan the Avant ( estate/wagon) was introduced in November 1995 and went on sale in February 1996.ĭevelopment began in 1988, with the first design sketches being created later that year. Many variations of the A4 were also available with Audi's quattro four-wheel drive system. It had a front-mounted longitudinal engine and front-wheel drive. It was built on the Volkswagen Group B5 (PL45) platform, which it shared with the fourth generation Volkswagen Passat (B5, Typ 3B). North American sales later began in September 1995 for the 1996 model year. The first generation Audi A4 (known internally as the Typ 8D) debuted in October 1994, with production starting November 1994 and European sales commencing in January 1995 for the 1995 model year. For the fourth generation (B8) and onwards, the convertible, along with a new coupé and 5-door liftback variant, was spun-off by Audi into a new nameplate called the Audi A5. Historically, the second (B6) and third generations (B7) of the A4 also included a convertible version. The A4 is available as a sedan and station wagon. The cars are front-wheel drive, or on some models, " quattro" all-wheel drive. The Audi A4 automobile layout consists of a front-engine design, with transaxle-type transmissions mounted at the rear of the engine. The B8 and B9 versions of the A4 are built on the Volkswagen Group MLB platform shared with many other Audi models and potentially one Porsche model within Volkswagen Group. The automaker's internal numbering treats the A4 as a continuation of the Audi 80 lineage, with the initial A4 designated as the B5-series, followed by the B6, B7, B8, and the B9. The first generation A4 succeeded the Audi 80. The A4 has been built in five generations and is based on the Volkswagen Group B platform.
The Audi A4 is a line of compact executive cars produced since 1994 by the German car manufacturer Audi, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group.
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