Audi A2 Audi A2 The Audi A2 (internally designated "Typ" 8Z) is a compact MPV-styled supermini car, with a five-door hatchback body style and four or five seats, produced by the German manufacturer Audi from November 1999 to August 2005. Based on the Audi Al concept car first shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1997, the A2 was notable for being constructed from aluminium, which in combination with its efficient engines, made it an extremely economical car on fuel. Packages available in Germany included 'Advance', 'Style', 'High Tech', and later 'S line'; whereas in the United Kingdom, the A2 was available
Audi 100 100s (largely in European style but with tail lights in American style) were also assembled in Changchun. The 1.8 litre engine was known as the "QG18". Hongqi production commenced in 1993 and ended in 2006 where the Toyota Crown Majesta S180 replaced it as its successor under the name HQ3 and HQ430. At the Geneva Motor Show in March 1990 Audi presented its first iteration of the Audi Duo (or Audi 100 Avant Duo) experimental vehicle, a plug-in parallel hybrid based on the Audi 100 Avant quattro. This car had a Siemens electric motor which drove the rear wheels. A