Audi A4 DTM Edition – UK 🇬🇧 (B7, 2005)

·April 29, 2005

What: Audi A4 DTM Edition
Era: Audi modern era
Manufacturer: Audi AG / quattro GmbH
Model Family: A4
Chassis / Matrix: Type 8E / PL46
Generation: A4 (B7)
Market / Zone: United Kingdom
Model Years: 2005
Number Produced: UK allocation of 250 right-hand-drive examples
Body Style: 4-door saloon

SPECIAL EDITION DETAILS

Edition Name: A4 DTM Edition
Purpose: Commemorate Audi’s 2004 DTM drivers’, teams’ and manufacturers’ championships
Study Premiere: 2004 Essen Motor Show, November 2004
Production Premiere: 2005 AMI Leipzig, April 2005
UK Announcement / Order Opening: April 29, 2005
First UK Deliveries: Scheduled for September 2005
UK Launch Price: £29,980 on the road

Exterior Colors:

Imola Yellow (imolagelb; solid; LY1C; Audi)
Light Silver (lichtsilber; metallic; LY7W; Audi)
Sprint Blue (sprintblau; pearl effect; LZ5F; Audi)
Phantom Black (phantomschwarz; pearl effect; LZ9Y; Audi)

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Layout: Longitudinal front-engine; right-hand drive
Drivetrain Configuration: quattro permanent all-wheel drive, standard for the UK
Transmission: 6-speed manual

ENGINE

Engine Type: 2.0 TFSI EA113 / BUL
Configuration: Turbocharged inline four-cylinder
Displacement: 1,984 cc
Fuel System: Direct injection (TFSI)
Power Output: 162 kW (220 PS / 217 hp) at 5,900–6,100 rpm
Torque: 300 Nm (221 lb-ft) at 2,200–4,000 rpm

PERFORMANCE

0–62 mph: 7.1 seconds
Top Speed: 153 mph (approximately 246 km/h)
Specification Note: Performance figures quoted in Audi UK’s April 29, 2005 announcement.

CHASSIS

Suspension: S line sports suspension with edition-specific spring and damper settings
Ride Height: Lowered 20 mm
Front Brakes: Ventilated, cross-drilled discs

WHEELS

Size: 18-inch
Design: 15-spoke, referencing the DTM race car

EXTERIOR

Body Details: Specific bumpers, side sills and rear diffuser
Carbon Fiber: Front lower lip and trunk spoiler
Grille: Phantom Black Singleframe
Mirror Housings: Optional Phantom Black at no extra charge
Exhaust Outlets: 100 mm diameter
Identification: DTM logos on rear door rubbing strips

INTERIOR

Seats: S4-style Recaro sports seats with Nardia microfiber centers, leather bolsters and silver stitching
Steering Wheel: Three-spoke, leather and Nardia
Controls: Nardia-covered gear knob and handbrake
Trim: S4-derived carbon-fiber inlays
Identification: DTM sill plates and floor mats with silver piping

OVERVIEW

Audi’s 2004 works DTM comeback delivered all three championships. Mattias Ekström won the drivers’ title, Audi Sport Team Abt secured the teams’ championship and Audi took the manufacturers’ crown. For 2005, the new B7-shaped R12 race car succeeded the B6-shaped R11. The roadgoing A4 DTM Edition connected that racing success and changing design language with the production A4.

Following the study’s appearance at Essen in November 2004 and the production version’s debut at Leipzig AMI in April 2005, Audi announced the British-market car on April 29. Orders opened at £29,980 on the road, with first deliveries scheduled for September. The UK received an allocation of 250 right-hand-drive saloons.

The British specification centered on the 2.0 TFSI quattro with a six-speed manual. This distinguished it from the broader continental offering, which included a front-wheel-drive version. The UK car therefore featured quattro as standard.

WHAT MADE THE DTM EDITION DIFFERENT

The DTM Edition combined the four-cylinder turbocharged powertrain with appointments associated with the S4 and exterior components created specifically for the edition. Its identity extended beyond the additional engine output to the seats, materials, wheels and restricted color palette.

That combination gave the car a distinct position within the A4 range. Buyers received a manual, all-wheel-drive sports saloon with a collection of details that went considerably further than the usual visual changes of an appearance package.

RECARO SEATS AND S4 CABIN DETAILS

The Recaro front seats were among its most significant features. The deeply bolstered, S4-style chairs brought a seating design associated with Audi’s V8 performance models into the four-cylinder saloon. The same general design also appeared in North American B7 RS 4s, although the DTM Edition had its own upholstery treatment.

Leather bolsters surrounded Nardia microfiber centers, accented by silver stitching. The production material identified Nardia, whereas the earlier Essen study translation described Alcantara. The microfiber treatment continued across the steering wheel, gear knob and handbrake, making the edition’s cabin changes apparent in the controls used most frequently.

Carbon-fiber dashboard and door inlays provided another S4 connection. DTM sill plates and silver-piped floor mats completed a coordinated treatment that distinguished the interior from an ordinary A4.

WHEELS WITH A DIRECT RACING REFERENCE

The 18-inch, 15-spoke wheels supplied one of the clearest visual connections with the competition car. Audi explicitly described their styling as referencing the A4 DTM’s wheels. Their closely spaced spokes echoed the OZ Racing wheels used by the racing program, without implying that the road wheels were identical competition components.

The design also exposed the cross-drilled front discs. Together with the lowered suspension, the wheels helped give the road car a recognizable stance while retaining the production A4’s body proportions.

COLORS AND THE DTM CONNECTION

Imola Yellow, Light Silver metallic, Sprint Blue pearl effect and Phantom Black pearl effect formed the edition’s four-color palette. Blue, yellow and silver were prominent in Audi’s contemporary DTM program, making the brighter road-car finishes particularly appropriate to its theme.

Sprint Blue visually recalled the Red Bull-sponsored A4 DTM cars of Ekström and Martin Tomczyk. Imola Yellow echoed the Hasseröder entries from the championship-winning 2004 season, while Light Silver recalled the silver used by other factory cars. These are visual associations rather than confirmed paint-code matches or an officially documented color-to-livery scheme.

LEGACY

The UK model gave British buyers a limited-allocation version of Audi’s DTM commemorative saloon. Its combination of quattro, manual transmission, Recaro seats and carbon-fiber details established a distinct identity alongside the S4 and the emerging B7 RS 4.

The edition also belongs to a wider story of Audi reusing selected components across later models. DTM-derived exterior treatments subsequently appeared on North American S4s, including the S4 25quattro. Those related cars share parts of the design vocabulary, while the British A4 DTM Edition remains defined by its own launch specification and 250-car allocation.

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