Start with what the Audi MP01 is: a 2-/4-door saloon/sedan / 2-door coupé with 1588 , built from 1968 to 1994, in the decade that gave the world the pony car and the mid-engined supercar. What it meant takes a little longer. The shape is credited to Ludwig Kraus.
The story
The Audi 100 and Audi 200 (and sometimes called Audi 5000 in North America and Audi 500 in some markets like New Zealand and South Africa) are primarily mid-size/executive cars manufactured and marketed by the Audi division of the Volkswagen Group. The car was made from 1968 to 1997 across four generations (C1–C4), with a two-door model available in the first and second generation (C1-C2), and a five-door model available in the last three generations (C2–C4).They also made an 100 Avant in the 1970s. In 1982, the third generation Audi 100 achieved a remarkably low (for its time) drag coefficient of 0.30, featuring flush greenhouse sides with unique sliding window mountings.
The C2 and C3 models of the Audi 100 were marketed in North America as the Audi 5000 from 1978 to 1988, and in South Africa as the Audi 500. In 1993, the models were mildly restyled, and renamed the Audi A6 series in conjunction with a general new Audi naming scheme, until they were replaced by a new generation of A6, internally code-named C5, in 1997. The Audi 100's traditional competitors include the Mercedes Benz E-Class and BMW 5-Series.
What is underneath
The engine is 1588 other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. On the scales it comes to 2430-2490 lb. Drive goes through a 4-speed manual all-synchromesh / 3-speed automatic optional. The wheelbase is 105.3 in (coupé). These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Its place in the line
In the Audi line-up the Audi MP01 has a clear place: it handed the line to the Audi A6; the factory was Baden-Württemberg, Neckarsulm. The cars a buyer would have weighed it against include the Toyota Hilux, the Peugeot 504, the Range Rover Range Rover. Nearby in the Audi catalogue sit the Audi 200 and the Audi 225.
Owning one today
MotorJury scores cars on the United States complaint and recall record, and the Audi MP01 has none: too old, too rare, or never sold there. Its value today is a collector's question, decided by provenance and condition rather than by a class average.