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Audi Quattro Turbo 10V
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Make:   Audi   Model:   Quattro Turbo 10V
Body Style:   Coupe    Engine:   2.0 straight 5
Year:   1984   Band:   3
Seating:   4   Transmission:   5 spd Man


Audi Quattro

Audis superb 4 wheel drive turbo car spawned a generation of imposters.

The face of world class motor rallying was changed beyond recognition in 1980, with the arrival of the awe inspiring Audi Quattro. Until this point, powerful two wheel drive machines, which scrambled for traction, had contested rough and icy terrains around the world fighting for dominance. The turbo charged four wheel drive Quattro, with in excess of 500bhp on tap, swept all aside. Incredibly sure footed on a wide variety of surfaces the Quattro shook the sport to its core in a way no other car had since the Mini Cooper.

Conceived in the late 1970's, by combining the running gear from the VW IItis cross-country vehicle, with the body of the new front wheel drive coupe, the Quattro was intended to be a limited edition 'rally special' with a run of only 400, but in the end no fewer than 10,629 cars were produced. Not only did the Quattro change the face of rallying, but it also transformed the concept of road sports cars, inspiring countless impersonators from the likes of Subaru, Mitsubishi, Toyota and Lancia.

Original Quattrros, 'Ur' as they were known in German, were powered by a straight 5 cylinder 2,145cc engine, with Bosh fuel injection and a KKK turbo charger, producing 200 bhp. By today's standards, the early 10 valve cars suffer from turbo lag, but not to the degree of BMW 2002 Turbo or Saab 99 Turbo and are easy cars to live with on a day to day basis. The success of the Quattro however, lay obviously, in the fantastically advanced four wheel drive system. This car was far more than a crudely adapted two wheel drive car. At the time, the traction and balance provided were nothing short of astounding. Never before had anything gripped with such authority especially in wet and greasy driving conditions. When one considers that on the year of the Quattros launch, the Morris Marina was still in production, the remarkable advances that it offered are put into stark relief.