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Generation

Audi A4 (B5)

Audi A4 (B5), 1994-2001

Produced
1994–2001
Code
B5
Designer
Imre Hasanić, Jürgen Albamonte
Teal Audi A4 B5 saloon photographed from the front three-quarter angle on a residential street, with a chrome single-frame grille bearing the four-rings badge

Image credit

File
File:1996 Audi A4 SE 1.8 Front (1).jpg
Author (attribution required)
Vauxford

Body style

Powertrain

Drivetrain

Era

The car that renamed the Audi 80: launched in October 1994 on a new Volkswagen Group B5 platform shared with the contemporary Passat, and widely credited within Audi and Volkswagen for the build quality that made the A4 the company-wide benchmark other models were measured against.[1] It also introduced the 1.8-litre, five-valve-per-cylinder turbo engine recorded on the trim here: the first Volkswagen Group engine with that head design, developed by Audi Sport.

The B5’s generation infobox on Wikipedia leaves kerb weight blank; the figure used here instead comes from NHTSA’s Canadian Vehicle Specifications for the 1996 model year, which is why it is attributed to a different source than the rest of the entry.

Overview

Manufacturer
Audi
Produced
1994–2001
Model code
B5
Designer
Imre Hasanić, Jürgen Albamonte
Segment
D-segment (Europe) / Mid-size (US)
Positioning
Premium
Assembly
Audi, Ingolstadt, Germany

Dimensions

Length
4,520 mm

Saloon figure; the Avant estate is 4488 mm.

[1]

Width
1,733 mm

[1]

Height
1,415 mm

Saloon figure; the Avant estate is 1440 mm.

[1]

Wheelbase
2,615 mm

[1]

Kerb weight
1,350 kg

NHTSA's Canadian Vehicle Specifications figure for the front-wheel-drive 1996 model-year 4-door saloon; the Wikipedia generation infobox leaves the weight field blank. The quattro version of the same model year is heavier, 1465 kg.

[2]

1.8T

Trim · 1995–2001 · EA827

Power
110 kW

Published as 150 PS, converted at 1 PS = 0.73549875 kW (110.3 kW, rounded here to 110).

[1]

Torque
210 N⋅m

[1]

Kerb weight
1,350 kg

NHTSA CVS curb weight for the 1996 front-wheel-drive 4-door saloon.

[2]

0–100 km/h
Not yet available
Top speed
Not yet available
Fuel economy
Not yet available
CO₂
Not yet available
Drag coefficient
Not yet available
Frontal area
Not yet available
Displacement
1,781 ccEstimated

The article names this engine only as '1.8 L 20v turbo I4' without stating exact displacement; 1781 cc is the well-documented displacement of Volkswagen Group's 1.8T EA827-family engine of this era, but the article itself does not state the figure, hence 'estimated' rather than 'verified'.

Boot volume
Not yet available
Seats
5
Engine
inline-4, 20v, turbocharged · EA827
Drivetrain
Front-wheel drive

Sources & confidence

Every figure above carries a status. Nothing on this page is estimated without saying so, and nothing missing has been filled in with a guess.

Last verified
2026-09-03
Review status
Compiled from cited sources

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References

Every sourced figure and every cited claim on this page, numbered. Wikipedia articles record the revision they were read at, because the article will have changed by the time you check it.

  1. [1]

    Audi A4. Wikipedia · revision 1371883197 · read 2026-09-03

    WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

    One article covers the whole nameplate, with per-generation infoboxes and prose sections (B5, B6, B7, B8, B9) plus a shared 'Engines' table per generation. Cited with section anchors to identify which part a given figure comes from.

  2. [2]

    1996 Audi A4 4DR Sedan — NHTSA Canadian Vehicle Specifications. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration · read 2026-09-03

    DatasetPublic domain (US Government work)Cited by the specifications

    Curb weight, dimensions and (for the quattro variant) front/rear weight distribution for the 1996 model-year B5 saloon, front-drive and quattro.