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  Audi Quattro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Audi Quattro is a famous and historically significant road and rally car produced by the German automaker Audi.
Audi released the original Quattro in 1980, making it both the first car to feature Audi's quattro four-wheel drive system (hence its name) and the first to mate quattro with a turbocharged engine.
The Quattro is also famous for being a career highlight of one of the pre-eminent women in rally racing, Michèle Mouton.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Audi_Quattro   (468 words)

  
 Audi Allroad Quattro Concept
Audi’s permanent quattro all-wheel drive featuring a torsen centre differential conveys the power of the engine to all four wheels both on-road and off-road, ensuring maximum traction and lateral stability at all times as essential prerequisites for the very best in driving dynamics and motoring safety.
Audi lane assist is a driver assistance system efficiently informing the driver as soon as he unintentionally leaves his lane by inducing vibrations on the steering wheel.
Audi side assist is activated and deactivated at the touch of a button and operates as of a speed of 60 km/h.
www.4wdonline.com /bbs/messages/7/27.html   (4633 words)

  
 25 Years of the Audi quattro - RSportsCars.com
The birth of the first quattro is a tale of initial driving tests in the snow and of a brilliant piece of technical thinking – the use of a hollow shaft in the gearbox to transmit the drive to the front and rear axles.
Following these successes on loose-surfaced sand and gravel tracks, the manufacturer’s competition department concentrated on circuit racing, and here too the supremacy of the quattro permanent all-wheel-drive principle was patently obvious as the Audi quattro drivers collected all the most prestigious trophies in the USA and in Europe.
The quattro models in the Audi range are both a driving force for the brand and an integral element of its innovative technology.
www.rsportscars.com /eng/articles/quattro_25years.asp   (366 words)

  
 Audi Club North America - "quattro Night" - Ingolstadt, Germany
This new ski-jump was in honor of the famous commercial of an Audi 100 quattro climbing the ski-jump in Kiaploa, Finland.
At the wheel was legendary Audi rally driver Michèle Mouton, after a brief interview (one of the few to be in english) Michèle headed off to the enjoy the rest of the evening from the warmth of a tempoary chalet built for the evening.
The remainder of the evening was held in and around the Audi piazza, with drinks, appetizers, and a strolling dinner served in the lobby of the Audi headquarters, the temporary chalet and in the restaurant in the Audi forum.
www.audiclubna.org /content/view/94/115   (950 words)

  
 Audi Mediaroom: 25 YEARS OF AUDI QUATTRO
Audi clearly grasped this basic principle of physics with greater clarity and determination than its competitors – it was this awareness that inspired the initial quattro driveline concept.
A special model in the quattro programme appeared in 1984, and still enjoys a legendary reputation: this was the Sport quattro with the wheelbase reduced to a mere 2,204 mm and a newly developed four-valve turbocharged engine with an aluminium cylinder block; this had a power output of 225 kW (306 bhp).
The figure for the Audi A6 is 601,204, the proportion with the quattro driveline having risen recently to 42 % in the case of the saloon.
media.audiusa.com /article_display.cfm?article_id=9540   (4176 words)

  
 Audi quattro
Once Audi management had been convinced of the four-wheel drive car’s superiority in adverse conditions by back-to-back tests with standard front-drive cars, Piëch was given the green light to develop a high-performance, four-wheel drive machine for road and rallying.
Established Audi practice was to hang an in-line engine longitudinally in the nose, with the gearbox behind the axle line and the final drive to the front wheels between them.
Though the launch of an aerodynamically-smoothed S2 quattro with a similar engine and transmission made the original car (known in Germany as the 'ur-quattro') look all of its 10 years old, there were many who still thought the old stager was the better machine.
www.pistonheads.com /doc.asp?c=52&i=10065   (1012 words)

  
 Audi Club North America: PCC: Audi Sport Quattro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The sport quattro is a special limited production automobile which Audi produced to meet the homogulation requirements of Group B rallying.
On the sport quattro, the front end and doors from the 4000 sedan are used which places the windshield in a more upright position.
Almost all the body panels are custom made for the sport quattro with the exception of the metal doors(4000 sedan) and the Kevlar trunk lid(quattro coupe).
www.audiclubna.org /chapters/potomac/tech/shorty.html   (521 words)

  
 1982 Audi Quattro - Motor Trend   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
About the only time the Quattro becomes a less-than-ideal running mate is when one attempts to dramatically alter its path of travel while exploring an apex somewhere near the absolute limit.
The Quattro is a most competent player, but it's not quite up to neutralizing the laws of physics.
Audi's immediate goal is to firmly establish itself as America's premier "niche operator" in the luxo-touring market.
www.motortrend.com /roadtests/classic/112_8206_audiquattro/index3.html   (679 words)

  
 Welcome to Audi of South Africa
AUDI AG has been presented with one of the automotive world’s most important and coveted awards.
If ever there was a clear display of Audi's 'Vorsprung' philosophy, it is for all to see on stand 6A2 at the 2006 Auto Africa Exhibition.
The Genes of a Winner - the New Audi R8 After the concept car wowed the world, after years of development, testing and plenty of speculation, the production Audi R8 has finally been given its world premier in Paris.
www.audi.co.za   (222 words)

  
 Audi allroad quattro News
Audi sold 757,700 vehicles worldwide in the first ten months of this year, an increase of 8.7 percent compared with the same period of last year.
Audi quattro Allroad [tech/spec] Audi's latest Allroad quattro estate is bigger and more sophisticated than its innovative predecessor, and certainly looks the part, reports Tony Dron How we used to laugh, 30...
Audi's next A6 allroad quattro is not a likely candidate for sale in the United States.
www.topix.net /autos/audi-allroad-quattro   (698 words)

  
 Audi Quattro
Quattro was also a rare combination of style, performance, handling and 4-seat practicality.
The quattro system had a drawback too - to accommodate the driving mechanism for front wheels, the 5-cylinder engine was put longitudinally in front of the front axle.
In 1984, Audi took advantage of the new Group B regulation and developed a purposeful racing car based on the Quattro.
www.autozine.org /Classiccar/html/Audi/Quattro.html   (996 words)

  
 York Audi > New Cars > Audi Q7   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Refining the raw power of the quattro drive train, this 7 seater is a true performance SUV, at home on any road.
Audi’s philosophy on safety is truly at the very heart of the Q7.
In the Audi Q7, quattro’s fundamental lead over other systems is obvious with supreme dynamics – both on and off the road.
www.audi.co.uk /audi/partner_uk/uk_656/new_cars/q7.html   (165 words)

  
 Audi TT quattro review
According to Audi, this has the same advantages as previous TORSEN quattro systems, but is more compact and is ideal for the TT's transverse engine layout.
The rear suspension on the quattro model is also different than the FWD model and includes combined trailing and double lateral control arms.
Audi mentions that this is a space-saving design with the springs and shock absorbers mounted separately, and with the shocks mounted at an angle.
www.audiworld.com /news/99/ttquattro/ttquattro_review01.shtml   (1727 words)

  
 Audi Coupe Quattro 1990-1991 - Features - European Car Magazine
Then Audi began using a TORSEN (TORque SENsing) center differential, which could redistribute up to 78 percent of the torque to the front or rear (depending on whichever end already had the traction), with the remaining 22 percent going to the loose end.
Audi was quick to point out this engine was its most powerful normally aspirated engine in the U.S, but performance figures indicated a 8.l-sec.
Sadly Audi neither heard nor heeded these words, and the Coupe Quattro was offered in the U.S. for only the 1990 and 1991 model years.
www.europeancarweb.com /features/0201ec_1990_1991_audi_coupe_quattro   (1282 words)

  
 Audi Quattro Challenge - European Car Web
Along with other European car manufacturers, Audi has started to address this concern with dynamic courses--the Audi Quattro Challenge--designed to teach its customers to become better drivers and how to best exploit the capabilities of their own Audis.
The first area of instruction is conducted on a wet skid pad, where drivers explore the capabilities of their quattros in a controlled environment under the watchful eyes of an instructor.
The Audi Quattro Challenge is a great way for Audi owners to be introduced into the world of Audi and their car's capabilities.
www.europeancarweb.com /events/0203ec_audi_quattro_challenge   (769 words)

  
 Audi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Audi AG is a German automobile manufacturer with headquarters in Ingolstadt, Bavaria.
Audi TT The first Audi of the modern era was the Audi 100 of 1968.
This was soon joined by the Audi 80/Fox (which formed the basis for the 1973 Volkswagen Passat) in 1972 and the Audi 50 (later, rebadged as the Volkswagen Polo) in 1974.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Audi   (4262 words)

  
 Audi New Zealand, new Audi vehicles and Audi used cars in New Zealand
Audi has introduced a special edition inspired by their success at the DTM Championship.
The exterior of the Audi A4 DTM 2.0T quattro is distinguished by the new side sills and the DTM logo in the rubbing strips of the rear doors.
The Audi A4 DTM 2.0T quattro is recognisable from the rear by its newly designed bumper and an additional carbon-fibre spoiler lip on the luggage compartment lid.
www.audi.co.nz /display.asp?ArtID=882133654   (567 words)

  
 Audi New Zealand > Company
In autumn 1986, AUDI AG presented the third generation of the Audi 80, known internally as the B3.
As with the Audi 100/200 model range the year before, the Audi 80 was now also given a fully galvanised body with a ten year warranty against rust penetration.
The Audi quattro was the first high-performance vehicle with four-wheel drive.
www.audi.co.nz /company/history/chr_1975.asp   (418 words)

  
 Audi Allroad Quattro Parts - Partstrain.com
The Audi Allroad Quattro is one of Audi’s most dependable vehicles.
Two models are offered for the 2005 Allroad Quattro: the Allroad Quattro 2.7 T and the Allroad Quattro 4.2, equipped with 2.7 T L biturbo 250-hp V6 and 4.2 L 300-hp V8, respectively.
Audi lavishes its users with a wide array of interior comfort and convenience features like the leather upholstery, leather 4-spoke multi-function steering wheel and leather door panel inserts, which are standard to the 4.2 model and optional to the 2.7 T model.
www.partstrain.com /ShopByVehicle/AUDI/ALLROAD_QUATTRO   (505 words)

  
 Audi quattro Cup - World Final 2006
Audi stands for sport, for highly developed technologies - and for the ability to generate passion.
The Audi quattro Cup golf tournament series was established in 1991.
In 2006 Audi dealers from 38 different countries worldwide organized a total of more than 700 tournaments and over 80.000 amateur golfers participated at an Audi quattro Cup tournament.
www.audiworldfinal.com   (216 words)

  
 Audi Models
The Audi A2 was produced from 1999 until 2005 and was considered a premium subcompact vehicle.
Known as one of the most famous Audi vehicles in history, the Audi Quattro was a road and rally car that was very well known in its tim...
The Audi V8 is a large luxury sedan that was built by Audi AG of Germany from the years of 1989 until 1994.
www.audiforums.com /models   (465 words)

  
 2005 Audi allroad quattro Review - Edmunds.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
And so the allroad quattro is a luxury wagon that stands tall when it has to, and with four suspension settings, it can stand up to 8.2 inches off the ground -- more clearance than many of today's light-duty SUVs.
In addition, the allroad quattro has an elegantly appointed interior and plenty of guts under the hood in the form of either a twin-turbo V6 or a brawny 4.2-liter V8.
The Audi allroad quattro is a midsize wagon sold in two trim levels powered by either a twin-turbo V6 or a V8.
www.edmunds.com /new/research/audi/allroadquattro.html   (831 words)

  
 Audi Nuvolari quattro
Text and pictures courtesy of Audi AG Audi will be showing its new Nuvolari quattro concept study, a vision of tomorrow's elegant, powerful Gran Turismo, at this year's Geneva Motor Show.
After the debut of the Pikes Peak quattro crossover study at the Detroit Motor Show, the Nuvolari is the second car in 2003 with which Audi shows off the future of the brand: a future notable for systematic emphasis on sporting character, highly advanced technology, unique design and emphasis on exclusiveness.
Without a doubt, the Audi Nuvolari quattro, which has a Luna Silver paint finish, is such a car - this becomes clear the very first time you see it.
www.audiworld.com /news/03/geneva/nuvolari/content.shtml   (507 words)

  
 1995 Audi 90 Quattro Gearbox/Mileage Question
The 90 Quattro has high miles (125,000), but is in very nice condition; it's got a few minor flaws and scratches which are typical for any 10+ year old car, but overall it's very nice looking.
After 1991 finding any Audi Quattro with a 5-speed is hard, as most were equipped with automatics.
Audi Forums.com is not affiliated with or endorsed by AUDI AG.
www.audiforums.com /m_95478/tm.htm   (1039 words)

  
 Audi Hong Kong > Home
Audi Hong Kong, covering an area of over 12,000 sq feet, will be one of the first Audi showrooms to unveil the latest corporate image of Audi.
The 2nd quattro Driving Experience, a 7-day skilled driving event held at the Zhuhai International Circuit, fully overbooked by enthusiastic Audi and driving fans.
Audi is a manufacturer of exquisite cars – attractive, sophisticated and technically perfect.
www.audi.com.hk   (192 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Audi Quattro (Crowood Autoclassic): Books: Laurence Meredith   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Since then the Audi range has had a quattro variant for every model, and they continue to be leaders in their field.
It was encouraging to find a book dedicated solely to the Audi Quattro in the first place-- but then reading and looking at the photos inside encouraged me to write my brief words of praise here.
The Audi Quattro has finally been given the time in research and documentation that VWs have had for years, and now, hopefully, we will see more interest taken and given within the auto restoration world in these fun-to-drive and collectible cars.
www.amazon.com /Quattro-Crowood-Autoclassic-Laurence-Meredith/dp/1861263678   (769 words)

  
 audi-quattro.org
But after owning and driving so many Audis over the years, I became more and more aware that I was only driving the "average" Audis.
What I was looking for was a 1985 or newer Audi 4000cs quattro turbo.
Even when I was driving the other Audis, I secretly craved one Audi in particular--the 4000CS quattro.
www.audi-quattro.org /mycars/4kq   (433 words)

  
 Audi Quattro S1 - Dieselstation.Forums
Public reaction was divided, as the Audi Quattro did not display the spectacular sideways style of the 2-wheel drive rallycars.
Audi Motorsport then moved its interests on to circuit racing, but the impact that Quattro technology had on the rally scene will never be forgotten.
Furthermore, Audi started out with the so called ur-quattro in 1980, the short wheelbase Sport quattro followed in '84 and the S1 with the huge wings in '85.
forums.dieselstation.com /index.php?showtopic=10702   (941 words)

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