At least that's the way it's supposed to work. After two weeks in a new Audi 80, we're not so sure anymore. The 80's model des­ignation puts it on the lowest rung of the Audi ladder, but we think ...

The Audi 80 B1’s new water-cooled ‘EA 827’ engine family would prove pivotal to the Volkswagen Group and would go on to power the first generation of new-age VWs, most notably the Golf.