Out now: the Autocade Yearbook 2024
Join us on our Facebook page Written by humans

Difference between revisions of "Audi Quattro"
Out now: Autocade Yearbook 2024

From Autocade

Jump to: navigation, search

m
Line 1: Line 1:
 
[[Image:1980_Audi_Quattro.jpg]]
 
[[Image:1980_Audi_Quattro.jpg]]
  
'''Audi Quattro. 1980–91 (prod. unknown). 2-door coupé. F/A, 2144, 2226 cm³ (5 cyl. OHC).''' Shown at Frankfurt Show in 1979, four-wheel drive sports car started off a revolution. Developed under Ferdinand Piëch, grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, blending ideas learned from Volkswagen Iltis (Typ 183), Audi 80 platform, Audi 80 coupé body and Audi 100 drivetrain. Relatively small 2·1-litre engine produced 200 PS, but 160 bhp for US model launched 1982. Quad headlamps from 1980; single-headlamp grille and RHD from 1982. Digital dashboard in 1983. Mechanical changes in 1984, with lowered, improved suspension. Was Audi’s mainstay in rallying for nearly a decade. Facelifted in 1984 (grille slants slightly back); interior improvements came for 1985. Larger engine for 1987 with new dashboard; turbocharger now water-cooled. Uprated engine with 20-valve head for 1989, developing 220 PS, with some cosmetic changes. Deleted in 1991 but market gap inadequately filled by Quattro versions of B3 and B4 Coupé.
+
'''Audi Quattro. 1980–91 (prod. unknown). 2-door coupé. F/A, 2144, 2226 cm³ (5 cyl. OHC).''' Shown at Frankfurt Show in 1979, four-wheel drive sports car started off a revolution. Developed under Ferdinand Piëch, grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, blending ideas learned from [[Volkswagen Iltis]] (Typ 183), [[Audi 80]] platform, Audi 80 coupé body and [[Audi 100]] drivetrain. Relatively small 2·1-litre engine produced 200 PS, but 160 bhp for US model launched 1982. Quad headlamps from 1980; single-headlamp grille and RHD from 1982. Digital dashboard in 1983. Mechanical changes in 1984, with lowered, improved suspension. Was Audi’s mainstay in rallying for nearly a decade. Facelifted in 1984 (grille slants slightly back); interior improvements came for 1985. Larger engine for 1987 with new dashboard; turbocharger now water-cooled. Uprated engine with 20-valve head for 1989, developing 220 PS, with some cosmetic changes. Deleted in 1991 but market gap inadequately filled by Quattro versions of B3 and B4 Coupé.
  
  
Line 12: Line 12:
  
 
==Off-site links==
 
==Off-site links==
 
+
*[http://www.classicandsportscar.com/profile_summary.asp?RT_ID=212947 ''Classic and Sports Car'' guide]
<ul>
+
*[http://www.hemmings.com/hsx/stories/2005/11/01/hmn_feature7.html ''Hemmings'' feature article]
<li>[http://www.classicandsportscar.com/profile_summary.asp?RT_ID=212947 ''Classic and Sports Car'' guide]
 
<li>[http://www.hemmings.com/hsx/stories/2005/11/01/hmn_feature7.html ''Hemmings'' feature article]
 
</ul>
 

Revision as of 13:43, 6 January 2009

1980 Audi Quattro.jpg

Audi Quattro. 1980–91 (prod. unknown). 2-door coupé. F/A, 2144, 2226 cm³ (5 cyl. OHC). Shown at Frankfurt Show in 1979, four-wheel drive sports car started off a revolution. Developed under Ferdinand Piëch, grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, blending ideas learned from Volkswagen Iltis (Typ 183), Audi 80 platform, Audi 80 coupé body and Audi 100 drivetrain. Relatively small 2·1-litre engine produced 200 PS, but 160 bhp for US model launched 1982. Quad headlamps from 1980; single-headlamp grille and RHD from 1982. Digital dashboard in 1983. Mechanical changes in 1984, with lowered, improved suspension. Was Audi’s mainstay in rallying for nearly a decade. Facelifted in 1984 (grille slants slightly back); interior improvements came for 1985. Larger engine for 1987 with new dashboard; turbocharger now water-cooled. Uprated engine with 20-valve head for 1989, developing 220 PS, with some cosmetic changes. Deleted in 1991 but market gap inadequately filled by Quattro versions of B3 and B4 Coupé.


Manufacturing locations: Ingolstadt, Germany

Marque: Audi

q.v. Audi Coupé, Audi Sport Quattro


Off-site links

 

Search Carfolio for full specifications


Out now: Autocade Yearbook 2024