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Audi 50

Vehicle information
ManufacturerAudi NSU Auto Union AG
Production1974-1978
180,812 built
AssemblyNeckarsulm, Germany 
PredecessorNSU Prinz
ClassSupermini
Body style3-door hatchback
Layouttransverse front engine,
front-wheel drive
PlatformVolkswagen Group A01
Engine0.9 (L), 1.1 (LS) or 1.3 (GLS) L OHV I4
Transmission4-speed manual
Wheelbase2335 mm (2.3 m)
Length3510 mm (3.5 m)
Width1560 mm (1.6 m)
Height1340 mm (1.3 m)
RelatedVW Polo Mk1
DesignerLudwig Kraus

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The Audi 50 (known internally as the Typ 86) is a supermini produced by German automaker Audi from 1974 to 1978 and sold only in Europe. Introduced two or three years after the Italian Fiat 127 and the French Renault 5, the model was seen at the time as Germany's first home grown entrant in Europe's emerging "supermini" class.

The Audi 50 was built by Audi NSU Auto Union AG at the former NSU factory in Neckarsulm, Germany and/or at the giant Wolfsburg plant by Volkswagen. The car was rebadged six months later by Volkswagen as the Polo with a wider range of engine and other options. The Polo was launched in the home market in September 1974 and appeared in export markets, including the UK, a few months later.

The car was offered as a three-door hatchback with a 1093 cc (1.1 m) petrol engine, producing either 37 kW or 44 kW for the LS and GL models, respectively. The model was popular in Europe, both because of its generous specifications for a car of the time, and on account of its relatively low price.

The VW and Audi badged models were sold alongside each other for 3 years until 1978, but the cheaper Volkswagen Polo outsold the Audi 50, and Audi discontinued the 50 in 1978, after a total production of 180,812 units . A planned facelift which would have given the Audi 50 a look closer to that of the Audi 100 and Audi 80 was never implemented because of a holding company board decision that the Audi brand should concentrate on larger more expensive cars.

The Polo range continued to evolve, with the Derby notchback version, despite being developed by Audi at Ingolstadt, branded as a Volkswagen and launched in 1977. Subsequently the Polo has evolved through numerous generations to the present day. The Audi 50 had no replacement in the supermini class until the launch of the significantly larger Audi A2 in 1999.






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supermini 50 A2 A1
small family car A3 / S3
compact
executive car
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S2 S4 (B5) S4 (B6) S4 (B7) S4 (B8)
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100 / 200 A6 (C4) A6 (C5) A6 (C6)
Ur-S4 (C4) Ur-S6 (C4) S6 (C5) S6 (C6)
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Coupé quattro S5
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Cabriolet (B4) A4 Cabriolet A5 Cab
S4 Cab (B6) S4 Cab (B7) S5 Cab
large coupé A7
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Quattro (Ur-Quattro) RS2 Avant RS4 (B5) RS4 (B7)
RS6 (C5) RS6 (C6)
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Quattro
A1 & A2
Sport Quattro Sport Quattro S1
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