This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine supplying power to the front wheels.
The Audi A4 2.5 TDI is one of the B5 model family from Audi.
Its 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2.5 litres. This unit develops power and torque figures of 148 bhp (150 PS/110 kW) at 4000 rpm and 310 Nm (229 lbft/31.6 kgm) at 1500-3200 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed automatic 'box transmits the power to the driven wheels.
Its quoted kerb weight is 1385 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 216 km/h or 134 mph, official fuel consumption is 11.4/5.7/7.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 208.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2617 mm | 103 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1498 mm | 59 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1479 mm | 58.2 inches | |
| Length | 4479 mm | 176.3 inches | |
| Width | 1733 mm | 68.2 inches | |
| Height | 1415 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1385 kg | 3053 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 62 litres | 13.6 [16.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.03 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.63 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Audi | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2496 cc (152.315 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 78.3 × 86.4 mm
3.08 × 3.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 150 PS (148 bhp) (110 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 310 Nm (229 ft·lb) (31.6 kgm) at 1500-3200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 44.2 kW/litre 60.1 ps/litre 59.3 bhp/litre 0.97 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
124.2 Nm/litre
1.5 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 19.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1560.7 kPa (226.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 416 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 7.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 216 km/h (134 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 108.34 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 79.68 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 106.86 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.55 kg/kW 20.96 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 11.4/5.7/7.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.4/5.7/7.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.8/17.5/13.0 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 24.8/49.6/36.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 20.6/41.3/30.5 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 208.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.4Li.DW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TB.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 195/65 R 15 V | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 R 15 V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 249260 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | B5 | ||
| RAC rating | 22.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Audi A4 2.5 TDI Tiptronic added 2011-06-26. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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