19911990s

Audi 100 C4 launches; Lexus debuts the LS400 globally.

570
Variants this year
115 hp
Average power
8.3 L
Avg consumption
12.2s
Avg 0–100 km/h
Hatchback
Top body · 42%
01 — Body mix

What shape dominated.

Distribution of 570 1991 variants by body type.

hatchback42%
sedan28%
wagon14%
Hatchback
42.1%
Sedan
28.1%
Wagon
14.0%
Coupe
5.6%
Suv
4.4%
Mpv
3.9%
Cabriolet
1.9%
02 — Fuel mix

What moved them.

Petrol still dominates in absolute volume in 1991, but the share is sliding to electric and hybrid year over year.

petrol84%
diesel16%
Petrol
83.7%
Diesel
16.3%
03 — Top picks

The standouts of 1991.

Quickest, most powerful, most efficient — from variants documented with a 1991 model year.

In context · 1990s

The decade safety stopped being optional.

ABS, airbags, side-impact beams, crumple zones — what had been luxury options in 1989 became baseline by 1999. Aero shaping replaced the wedge: Ford Sierra, Opel Calibra, Honda NSX. The first generation common-rail diesel arrived in 1997 (Alfa 156 JTD), redrawing the European fuel map for the next 20 years.

Audi 100 C4Renault ScenicToyota PriusMazda MX-5 NA
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