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The little brother - Audi 80 LS (historical test)

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Created on December 1, 1972

Text:

Herbert Völker

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Audi 80 L (1973) - 1.3 liter displacement and 55 hp

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Audi 80 LS (1974) - during the brake test

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Audi 80 GL (1973) - the GL model had twin headlights and improved equipment

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Audi 80 GL (1974) - in the great outdoors

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Audi 80 GL (1974) - Interior with wood

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Audi 80 L (1974) - Interior schematic with explanations

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Audi 80 L (1974) - cozy interior

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Audi 80 L (1973) - the Audi four-cylinder, the basis for many Audi and Volkswagen engines in the years to come

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Audi 80 L (1974) - the passenger safety cabin

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Audi 80 (1972) - lightweight construction of the seventies, the car weighed just 835 kg

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Audi 80 (1970) - Bertone's design proposal for the Audi 80

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Audi 80 (1970) - design work on the new mid-size car began in 1969, Ludwig Kraus implemented the trapezoidal line, as shown here in a design

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Audi 80 GL (1972) - with twin headlights

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Audi 80 (1972) - won "Car of the Year" award in 1972

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Audi 80 LS (1973) - four-door version, premiere in Geneva, from 10,920 francs - at the 1973 Geneva Motor Show

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Audi 80 GT (1973) - new top model with 100 hp and a top speed of 175 km/h - International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt 1973

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Audi NSU production success in 1970, impossible without foreign workers

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Audi 80 (1975) - around the year 2011

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Audi 80 (1973) - taken to celebrate the ten millionth Audi in the mid-size class

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Summary

The Audi 80 (Type 80), built from 1972 to 1976, was a sales success. And it was the father of a whole generation of bestsellers such as the VW Passat, the VW Golf and the VW Scirocco. With its characteristics - economy, modern technology, good space and superior driving dynamics - it hit the bull's eye in the years following the oil crisis. This was also the view of Auto Revue magazine, which was able to test an Audi 80 LS at the end of 1972. This report reproduces the original wording of the 1972 test and supplements it with archive photos of the early Audi 80 and an original brochure from the time.

This article contains the following chapters

A sensation despite understatement
Perfectly on trend
Following the Volkswagen philosophy
Lightweight champion
Compact, but with enough space
High quality and fully equipped
Solid engine design with sufficient power
Pleasantly throaty engine noise
Front-wheel drive without disadvantages
Somewhat rough suspension comfort
No significant weak points, but many positive aspects
Comparison of the Auto 80 L with its competitors

Estimated reading time: 7min

Preview (beginning of the article)

With regard to the technical details of the Audi 80, we refer to our technical anatomy in an earlier issue of Auto Revue. The Type 80 LS tested in the following is the luxury version of the 1500 cc version with 75 hp. The base model 80 is equipped with a 1300cc engine (60 hp), the top model 80 GL has the same engine as our test car, but has 10 hp more. The prices of the 80 series range from 63,500 (Audi 80 two-door) to 76,800 (80 GL two-door), the tested version costs 72,500. It may be true that the Audi 80 appears as if it had always existed, because it has all the visual features of its big brother, the Audi 100, and replaces the 60/75 series in a rather inconspicuous manner. Nevertheless, at second glance, the public's attention is considerable: this is a car that people want to talk about, that they want to know everything about, a car that appears to be a success from the outset, a car that is expected to be a major player in the car industry for a few years to come.

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