The Foxwagon from Audi - hardly known in this country
If it weren't for the four rings on the radiator grille, you would easily mistake the Audi Foxwagon for a VW Passat. And you wouldn't be wrong, because a lot of Passat parts were used to build the Foxwagon between 1975 and 1978.
The station wagon, which the Audi 80 did not actually have, was intended for the American market, as can be seen immediately from the massive bumpers.
Just 11,878 of these station wagons with a four-cylinder engine, K-Jetronic, regulated catalytic converter and 78 hp at 6000 rpm were built. Naturally, they were front-wheel drive and the power was transmitted via a three-speed automatic transmission.
The compact (4.2 x 1.6 meters) and lightweight (890 kg) Audi 80 Station Estate was also built as a right-hand drive version for Great Britain and South Africa. And why "Foxwagon"? Well, the Audi 80 was simply called the Audi Fox in the USA.
This rare model, many of which are unlikely to have survived, was on display at the Audi stand at Techno Classica Essen a week ago .
