Camouflage: Audi Sport’s Secret Dakar Rally Test (and Victory) for quattro Before Anyone Knew What It Was

[gallery columns="1" size="full" link="file" ids="96135"] Disguising test mules is common practice in the car industry, but in those late ‘70s years leading up to Audi’s launch of quattro, the idea took on a whole new meaning. In the case of quattro, camouflage was more than just skin deep, and that timeline is most fascinating to recount. While likely no one back then could have imagined how pivotal quattro technology would be for Audi, all indications suggest Ingolstadt knew that the bran...

Find of the Day: 1980 Audi Ur-quattro – The Oldest Street Version Known

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="92450"] photos: autoscout24 You've seen one Ur-quattro, you've seen them all, right? Well, I bet you haven't seen one like this before. This is a 1980 Audi quattro but it's also the oldest street version known. The ur Ur-quattro? Here's the ad (translated from German): [gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="92461"] [gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="92490"] The oldest (!) street-legal Audi Urquattro first owner...
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Find of the Day: 1980 Audi 4000 Two Door

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="49583"] words: Bill, photos: Craigslist Here's something you don't see every day: a 2 door Audi 4000. Ok, I don't see this every day; in fact, I don't think I've ever seen one before. In that mythical land of non-rusted vintage European metal (the Pacific Northwest), there lies this creature. The PNW seems to be filled with vehicles like this; in fact, our Executive Director bought his 1984 4000S quattro from this area and that thing is ...
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