Audi Quattro
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| Audi Quattro | |
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| Manufacturer: | Audi |
| Production: | 1980–1991 |
| Class: | Rally car |
| Body style: | 2-door coupe |
| Successors: | Audi Coupe Quattro |
| Shares components with: | Audi Coupe GT Audi 4000 |
| Similar models: | Lancia Delta Integrale, Toyota Celica GT-Four, Ford Escort RS Cosworth, Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 |
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- This article refers to the car named the Audi Quattro. Audi's Quattro all wheel drive system is described on its own page.
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European Distribution
Audi released the original Quattro in 1980, making it both the first car to feature Audi's quattro All Wheel Drive system (hence its name) and the first to mate quattro with a turbocharged engine. The powerplant was a 2.1 L, single overhead cam, 10 valve straight-5 originally making 160 hp (149 kW) and eventually receiving upgrades to 200 hp and then to a twin-cam setup producing 220 hp (164 kW). It is considered one of the most significant rally cars of all time, and was one of the first to take advantage of the then-recently changed rules which allowed the use of all-wheel-drive in competition racing. Many critics doubted the viability of all-wheel-drive racers, thinking them to be too heavy and complex, yet the Quattro was an instant success, winning its first rally on its first outing. It won competition after competition for the next two years.Total road car production is around 11,000 vehicles over the period 1980-1991. The body style received very little modification during its production run, the only significant changes were made for the 1985 model year, which included a new sloping front grill, headlights, trim and badging changes. All Quattros were hand built in Germany by a dedicated crew.
North American Distribution
Sales of the Quattro in North America began with the 1983 model year and continued through 1986. Total sales in the USA was 664 units.The Audi Sport Quattro
The Audi Sport Quattro was a Quattro program car developed for Group B rallying homologation, and sold as a production car in limited numbers - it featured a different body shell and a significantly shorter wheelbase.Other information
The Quattro is also famous for being a career highlight of one of the pre-eminent women in rally racing, Michèle Mouton.In 2004, Sports Car International named this car number four on the list of Top Sports Cars of the 1980s.
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