{"id":232,"date":"1974-05-16T15:38:00","date_gmt":"1974-05-16T15:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ooooiykyk.com\/audiarchives\/?p=232"},"modified":"2025-05-30T20:01:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T20:01:47","slug":"audi-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ooooiykyk.com\/audiarchives\/1974\/05\/16\/audi-50\/","title":{"rendered":"Audi 50 – EU \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa (A01, 1974-1978)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MODEL DETAILS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What:\u00a0<\/strong>Audi 50
Era:<\/strong> Audi postwar<\/a>
Model Family:<\/strong>\u00a050<\/a>
Market \/ Zone: <\/strong>EU<\/a>, UK<\/a>
Model Years:<\/strong>\u00a01974<\/a>, 1975<\/a>, 1976<\/a>, 1977<\/a> 1978<\/a>
Production Span:<\/strong> 1974-1978
Number Produced:<\/strong>\u00a0180,812
Model \/ Generation Code(s):<\/strong>\u00a0type 86<\/a>
Chassis \/ Matrix:<\/strong>\u00a0A01<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TECHNICAL DETAILS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Body Style(s):<\/strong> 3-door hatchback
Drivetrain Configuration:<\/strong> transverse front engine, front-wheel drive
Engine(s):<\/strong> 1.1-liter 4-cylinder, 1.3-liter 4-cylinder
Transmission(s):<\/strong> 4-speed manual
Wheelbase:<\/strong> 2,335 mm (91.9 inches)
Length:<\/strong> 3,510 mm (138.2 inches)
Width:<\/strong> 1,560 m (61.4 inches)
Height:<\/strong> 1,340 mm (52.8 inches)
Kerb Weight:<\/strong> 685 kg (1510 lbs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OTHER DETAILS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Predecessor: <\/strong>N\/A
Successor:<\/strong> Audi A1 (type 8X, 2010 – 2018)
Platform Mates:<\/strong> Volkswagen Polo, Volkswagen Derby
Concept Cars:<\/strong> n\/a
Assembly Location(s): <\/strong>Audi NSU Auto Union AG Neckarsulm
Designer(s):<\/strong> Marcello Gandini (Bertone), Claus Luthe
Homologations:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHEEL \/ TIRE DETAILS<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Developed initially as an entry-level product for the Audi brand, Volkswagen also moved to produce their own version as the Polo, and as a notchback coupe called Derby. As Audi moved up market and the Polo became more important to Volkswagen, the 50 was retired as a product at the time of the Polo’s mid-lifecycle product improvement in 1978.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PHOTO GALLERY 50<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Audi 50 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Audi 50<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A historical picture of the Audi 50 GL.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Audi 50 during its presentation to the media in the summer of 1974.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Audi 50 \u00f1 a model from Audi’s historic vehicle collection.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Audi 50 during its presentation to the media in the summer of 1974.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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An Audi 50 from Audi\u2019s historical vehicle collection \u2013 shown in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A so-called X-ray drawing of the Audi 50.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Audi 50 CL 1974<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rewvolutionary – the 1974 Audi 50 was the first modern German small car<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Style – the 1974 Audi 50 offered cultivated ambiance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Audi 50 (1974)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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PRESS RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Germany’s First Small Car Was Launched 50 Years Ago: the Audi 50<\/strong>
[source: Audi AG, 04.04.2024]<\/p>\n\n\n\n