Audi 50

Audi 50 (86)
09/1974 Audi 50 GL gold-metallic press-car
Overview
ManufacturerAudi NSU Auto Union AG
Production1974–1978
180,812 built[1]
AssemblyNeckarsulm, Germany[original research?]
DesignerMarcello Gandini at Bertone
Claus Luthe (final design)
Body and chassis
ClassSupermini (B)
Body style3-door hatchback
Layouttransverse front engine,
front-wheel drive
PlatformVolkswagen Group A01
RelatedVolkswagen Polo Mk1
Powertrain
Engine
  • 1.1 L OHC I4
  • 1.3 L OHC I4
Transmission4-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,335 mm (91.9 in)
Length3,510 mm (138.2 in)
Width1,560 mm (61.4 in)
Height1,340 mm (52.8 in)
Chronology
PredecessorNSU Prinz
NSU 1200
SuccessorAudi A1[2]
Audi A2

The Audi 50 (known internally as Typ 86) is a small supermini car produced by German automaker Audi from 1974 to 1978, and sold only in Europe. Introduced two and three years after the French Renault 5 and the Italian Fiat 127 respectively, the Audi 50 and its VW Polo twin were seen at the time as Germany's first home-grown entrant in Europe's emerging class of "supermini" hatchbacks, supplanting a generation of small and often rear-engined economy cars.[3]

  1. ^ Werner Oswald: Deutsche Autos 1945-1990, vol. 4, ISBN 3-613-02131-5, p. 263
  2. ^ "Audi A1 vs Audi 50". Auto Express. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference OldtimerKatalogNr23 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).