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Compiling a list of automotive legends is a task that could force all enthusiasts into a debate of epic proportions. Opinions will differ, feelings will be hurt and some deserving vehicles might wind up off the ultimate list. There is one vehicle, however, that should create little debate as to its place in the annals of all-time greats. We're talking about the original
Audi Quattro, and it's clear that the folks from the UK's
Fifth Gear agree.
The
Fifth Gear crew managed to snag the keys to an Ur-Quattro for its Legends series, and set about tracking it down some of their local country roads. Cameras were powered up, lenses were clean and the resulting review is available to fawn over
after the jump.
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Fifth Gear remembers what made the original Audi Quattro so special originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 29th, 2011
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Audi Quattro concept - Click above for high-res image gallery
When the veil was lifted on the
Audi Quattro concept at the
Paris Motor Show last year, suffice it to say people stood up and paid attention. And ever since, reports have been circulating of its production potential. Call it an inside line, or call it wishful thinking, but the latest reports indicate that the Quattro coupe - a five-cylinder, turbocharged, all-wheel-drive tribute to the original rally machine - is edging ever closer to production.
According to the news from across the pond,
Audi's namesake Quattro division - the department in charge of all the S and RS models as well as the
R8 project in its entirety - has a working prototype based on the
S5 coupe but considerably lighter thanks to the intensive use of aluminum and carbon-reinforced plastics. At around 1300 kilos (2,866 pounds), the vehicle is said to be about 300 kg (660 lbs) lighter than an RS5, and 225 kg (500 lbs) lighter than an R8.
The prototype is reportedly due to be driven by Audi's board members before they sign off on its production. No word yet on what
strategy the product would take - full production model or niche product - but here's our question for you: if, for the sake of argument, it came in around the same price as an R8, which would you buy? Cast your vote in our poll below.
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Report: Audi Quattro edging closer to production [w/poll] originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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April 6th, 2011
Audi sent me deep into America's wooly hat to sample its latest Quattro drive hardware on ice. They also let me dip my toe into the RS3, implicitly to make its case for import to America. Bait taken. Let's roll.
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January 17th, 2011
This photo of an
Audi Quattro competing in the ADAC Hessen Vogelsberg Rally is one of my favorite motorsports images. Notice the flash in the background? Someone else thought it would be a good shot, too.
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December 14th, 2010
We've seen the
Audi Quattro concept under
auto show lights, but
Jalopnik reader Brian caught the car out in Malibu on Monday. Its minders let slip what's been rumored so far: the Quattro will get a limited production build.
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November 23rd, 2010
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Audi, Rumormill
Audi Quattro Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery
If your jaw dropped at the site of the
Audi Quattro concept unveiled in
Paris, you weren't alone. The aluminum and carbon fiber throwback was one of the best looking - and all-around most enticing - show cars on display at Versailles. And if you ask the people in charge, it could be
destined for showrooms in short order.
The thing about
Audi is that when it does a concept car, it does just do a rolling model. It engineers the thing. It does its homework. And in the case of the Audi Quattro, three years of development work have reportedly already gone into it. According to
Motor Trend, both Audi's and the
Volkswagen Group's chief execs are eager to put it into production, although their visions for how it'll get there are a little different.
Group CEO Martin Winterkorn reportedly wants to put it into serial production at around 35,000 units annually in order to keep pricing to a reasonable level, offering a full range of engine options in the process. Audi CEO Rupert Stadler, meanwhile, sees the Quattro as a niche product, sticking with the solitary turbo five and all-wheel drive set-up that featured in both the show car and the '80s icon that was its inspiration.
The biggest clue, however, could come down to the car's designer. Audi's design director Wolfgang Egger came to Ingolstadt after having designed the
Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione, a limited-production halo vehicle that's driving the styling direction for a new generation of Alfas. If that's the role that's destined for the production version of the Quattro concept, Audi could do a lot worse.
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Audi Quattro reportedly destined for the green light - but in what form? originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 9th, 2010
