Audi 5000CS Avant for Sale Features A Stick

Hi,
Eventhough there were square bricks almost everywhere on the roads in the 80’s, this looks even more awful and hideous than anything else in that era. On the other hand it drove like a space ship from Star Trek and these were probably the very first stations wagons or saloons, that had 4WD. The qualities of an Audi Quattro were just impeccable…
Similar example – My uncle had a 1986 Lancia Thema, 2.8 litre V6 – petrol… Horrendous look, but amazing to drive. I just loved that car… It had buttons and dampers everywhere. 😉

An Audi 5000 is still the fastest car I’ve ever been in. In the mid 80’s, my friends dad had an 85 5000 Turbo sedan (as well as an 85 MR2, but that’s another story). At the time, the car seemed like a futuristic spaceship compared to nearly everything else on the road with its flush glass and black leather interior.

This car had a little extra under the hood in the form of 1.6 bar (about 23 PSI, normally 1 bar/14.7 PSI) of boost, as indicated by the factory digital boost gauge. My friend and I got it up to an indicated 160 MPH one night, basically pegging the needle.

It wasn’t much up to about 100, my 240Z (not stock, upgraded cam, headers and exhaust, 280Z 5spd, 15″ 225 Gatorbacks on the rear) at the time could take it from a stop up til around 100, at which point the Audi would pass me and pull away hard!