29 Oct 2020

Find of the Day: 1986 Audi Coupe GT Commemorative Edition

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="54644"] words: Bill, photos: Cars & Bid When you think of Audi in the 80s, a couple of  iconic vehicles pop into mind: The Sport quattro and  the Quattro (ur-quattro). The Coupe GT was a version that didn't have the fender bulges of its muscular brother nor the turbo...nor the all-wheel drive. Yes, this is a front-wheel drive Audi but this one is a little special - it's a Commemorative Edition. The Commemorative Edition was set apar...
21 Aug 2020

Shattering the Glass Ceiling at 14,119 Feet: Michèle Mouton & Her Record Run at Pike’s Peak 35 Years On

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="50923"] words: George Achorn, photos: Audi AG, Volkswagen AG, Audi of America, Audi Tradition, Getty Images Editor’s note: This article originally ran in the Q3_2020 issue of quattro Magazine. If you would like to subscribe to quattro Magazine, join Audi Club here. When Michèle Mouton returned to Colorado in the summer of 1985, it’s safe to assume she had some unfinished business there. Audi Sport’s high-profile French driver had taken he...
20 May 2020

Gripped by quattro – Celebrating Forty Years of the Audi All-Wheel Drive Road and Rally Icon

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="47636"] source: Audi UK Harald Demuth – Developing the new secret Audi rally weapon David Ingram – Hoisting the quattro high above the capital Phil Short – Winning in a rally quattro first time out Graham Rood – Plotting the route to victory Norman Gault – Amping the power up to 700PS The cars – Rallying with many types of quattro The game-changing Audi quattro made its UK debut in London in 1980. Here, five former members of the Au...