Sentences with phrase «quattro rally cars»

Until the introduction of the Audi TT RS in 2009, the 1997 S6 was the last production Audi fitted with the famous 5 - cylinder turbo engine that first came to prominence in Audi Quattro rally cars in the 1980s.

Audi takes a look at the heritage of its five - cylinder engine in motorsport, but there isn't a quattro rally car in sight...

The second - generation RS, launched in 2009, looked wild, sounded plain naughty with its turbocharged 2.5 - liter five - cylinder engine and delivered an almost cartoonish driving experience — warbling like a Quattro rally car, weaving around under power and arcing into lift - off oversteer if you wavered for even a millisecond on the throttle mid-corner.

Another Quattro rally car, the Quattro A2, had the same luck as the A1 as it also had a string of victories - eight world rally championships, in fact - throughout 1983 and 1984.

Further extended aero stuff will be added along the lower edges of the car, while the fenders will use plumped - up, wide arches as a nod to the glory days of the Audi Quattro rally car.

The stance is said to hint at the original S1 Quattro rally car, so expect a squared - off wheelbase and butch wheelarch shapes.

Not exact matches

The Lancia 037 and Delta S4, Audi Quattro, Peugeot 205 T16 and Ford RS200 were all designed to take advantage of the class's more relaxed rules, but it wasn't just rally cars for which Group B was created — there were supposed to be track cars too.

In 1985, Audi came out with the Sport Quattro S1 E2, which is regarded by many as the most powerful car to participate in international rally racing.

As mentioned earlier, the Audi Quattro wasn't only an everyday vehicle - it also took on dirt roads as a rally car.

The Quattro, the first beneficiary of Audi's famous quattro all - wheel drive technology, is both a road and ralQuattro, the first beneficiary of Audi's famous quattro all - wheel drive technology, is both a road and ralquattro all - wheel drive technology, is both a road and rally car.

The distinctive rhythm of the 1 — 2 — 4 — 5 — 3 five - cylinder ignition sequence — the classic Audi soundtrack played out since the 1980s by rally cars, touring cars and production models such as the Ur quattro, the RS 2 and the TT RS — washes over the cabin as the new RS 3 Sportback gathers momentum.

In brief, the Quattro — derived from Audi's famous rally - competition Quattros, emulates those cars in the goal of being able to successfully tackle almost any situation likely to be encountered in motoring.

Fans of 1980's rally cars consider the Audi Sport Quattro to be the ne plus ultra of road - going rally machines, but one dissenter prominenter dissenter — the man who designed the Sport Quattro — has been vocal recently about his creation.

The RS7 is an anniversary car of sorts, marking 30 years since quattro GmbH was established to develop the original Audi Quattro coupe for World Rally competition and Pikequattro GmbH was established to develop the original Audi Quattro coupe for World Rally competition and PikeQuattro coupe for World Rally competition and Pikes Peak.

The minimal side view mirrors are capped in carbon fiber trim, while the C - pillar was shaped so rally fans would be reminded of the Audi quattro from the «80s, the world - beating legend that introduced the world to the joys of permanent AWD in a passenger car and in top - shelf rally competition.

In 1980, Audi released the Quattro, a four - wheel drive (4WD) turbocharged car that went on to win rallies and races worldwide.

The basis for Audi Sport has been around since 1983 but operated under the name Quattro GmbH, a name that paid tribute to the original Audi Quattro — a rally - inspired road car that changed the Audi changed the Audi brand forever.

The series has also produced rally car — the Audi Rallye quattro and the Audi Sport quattro — as well as superior track racing cars such as the Audi 90 IMSA - GTO, the A4 quattro Supertouring and the A4 DTM.

Audi's original Quattro maintained the five - cylinder engine of the race car to bring some of that rally magic to the street.

After the company retired from rallying, quattro technology continued its success story on the road — Audi has sold 2.5 million cars with permanent four - wheel drive up to the present day.

Like the road cars, the rally going Quattro received a number of updates throughout its life.

The successor to the five - cylinder, 200PS - plus turbo charged petrol engine that delivered premier league power with a famously charismatic engine note in the rally - bred quattro road cars of the Eighties blends that same unmistakeable acoustic character with performance and economy that epitomises the modern day Audi RS.