[4] To this purpose, the entire Audi A4 B7 production and assembly lines from Ingolstadt were dismantled and installed in Volkswagen Group's related SEAT factory in Martorell, Spain.

[1] The Exeo was officially revealed at the 2008 Paris Motor Show,[3] and at launch, it was confirmed to be available in just one car body style, as a four-door, five-seater saloon (Typ 3R5).

For the 2.0 TSI petrol,[3] along with the 147 and 155 kilowatts (200 and 211 PS; 197 and 208 bhp) 2.0-litre Turbocharged Direct Injection diesel engines, these use two SMICs, one below the left and right headlamps.

[4] Shortly after launch, the LuK originated multitronic continuously variable transmission (CVT),[14] with selectable six or seven speeds,[15] became available on models equipped with the 2.0 TSI petrol and 2.0 TDI diesel engines.

[16] Distribution of the engine torque to the driven roadwheels is only via the front wheels, and there is not a four-wheel-drive offering, which the Audi A4 used as an option in its 'trademark' quattro.

[4] All available internal combustion engines are inline four cylinder four stroke designs and are based on existing units capable to be fitted longitudinally in the Exeo's PL46 platform and have also been used in other marques of the Volkswagen Group.

They all comply with the European Euro 5 emissions standard, and offer the following performance statistics (for the saloon version in standard configuration):[4][17] The Exeo also features the same multi link fully independent front and rear suspension as used on the Audi A4, again with light weight cast aluminium alloy front suspension arms and virtual steering axis uprights.

[4] Conventional halogen dual bulb (H7 dip and H1 main) headlamps are standard, with self leveling single source Bi Xenon high-intensity discharge (HID) headlights[3] available as an option.