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Audi A4 1994
Production year: 1994
No. of produced cars: 1,674,943
The first generation Audi A4 was revealed in October 1994. It was built on the Volkswagen Group B5 (PL45) platform, which it shared with the fourth generation Volkswagen Passat. Development began in 1988, and the first design sketches were created later that year. By 1991, Audi chose an exterior design by Imre Hasanic and froze it for November 1994 production by 1992. The interior design was later finalized in 1992. Development concluded in the third quarter of 1994, preceding November 1994 start of production. The first generation A4 marked Audi’s continued move into the midsize luxury car segment, having started this trajectory notably with later model years of the preceding Audi 80/90 B4.