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.
What does the "4e" mean/stand for? I've never seen that on an audi before
"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).
Great car. The bumpers were smaller on European models so looked a little less obtrusive.
At least in the European models the "E" usually stood for Einspritzung - fuel injection. Like the Audi 100 5E, for example.
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.
Awesome find, the 4E badge shot, side profile and front shots are great.
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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.
What does the "4e" mean/stand for? I've never seen that on an audi before
"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).
Great car. The bumpers were smaller on European models so looked a little less obtrusive.
At least in the European models the "E" usually stood for Einspritzung - fuel injection.
Like the Audi 100 5E, for example.
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.
Awesome find, the 4E badge shot, side profile and front shots are great.
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