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Running gear
   
Running gear
Front axleLightweight, four-link suspension with virtual steering axis, anti-roll bar, twin-tube gas-filled shock absorbers and coil springs, guide links with hydraulically damped bushes
Rear axleTrapezium link independent rear suspension

Vehicles up to vehicle identification number 400 000
   
  Front-wheel drive / four-wheel drive
Model Saloon/AvantCabriolet
 Standard running gear 1BASports running gear 1BE; sports running gear 1BV (quattro GmbH); Audi S4 1BDComfort / heavy-duty running gear 1BRStandard running gear 1BA; sports running gear 1BE
Wheelbasemm2645265126422650
Track width (front)mm1524 → Note1528 → Note1521 → Note1522 → Note
Track width (rear)mm1517 → Note1523 → Note1513 → Note1517 → Note
Maximum steering angle at inside wheelDegrees38383838

1)  These specifications correspond to a wheel rim offset (ET) of 39 mm, vehicle unladen without driver.
2)  These specifications correspond to a wheel rim offset (ET) of 42 mm, vehicle unladen without driver.
Vehicles from vehicle identification number 400 001 onwards
   
Front-wheel drive / four-wheel drive
Model Saloon/Avant
  Standard running gear 1BASports running gear 1BE; sports running gear 1BV (quattro GmbH); Audi S4 1BDComfort / heavy-duty running gear 1BRStandard running gear 2MC (quattro GmbH RS4)Sports running gear 2ME (quattro GmbH RS4)
Wheelbasemm26442649264026492652
Track width (front)mm1522115241151711523115251
Track width (rear)mm1515115211151011533115351
Maximum steering angle at inside wheelDegrees3838383838

1 These specifications correspond to a wheel rim offset of 42 mm (ET), vehicle “unladen” without driver.
  Note
t  These specifications are applicable for all engines.
t  Different track width figures will apply if wheels with different rim offset are installed.
   

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