Audi Quattro (Ur-Quattro)

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The Audi Quattro (Ur-Quattro) is a pioneering high-performance sports coupe from the early 1980s that revolutionized rallying and road cars by popularizing advanced all-wheel-drive technology.

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Audi Quattro 5
Audi Sport Quattro S1 2
Audi quattro 2

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instanceOf passenger car
rally homologation special
sports coupé
acceleration 0–100 km/h in around 7 seconds (early road versions)
alsoKnownAs Audi Quattro
Audi Ur-Quattro
Ur-Quattro
assemblyLocation Ingolstadt, Germany
linked to: Ingolstadt
basedOn Audi 80 platform
linked to: Audi 80
bodyStyle 2-door coupé
brakeType disc brakes on all four wheels
category Group 4 rally car (competition version)
Group B rally car (evolution versions)
class sports car
countryOfOrigin Germany
culturalStatus iconic 1980s performance car
milestone in all-wheel-drive performance engineering
designer Ferdinand Piëch (development leader)
Jörg Bensinger (concept originator)
differential center differential
lockable differentials (early versions)
displacement 2.1-litre (early models)
2.2-litre (later models)
drivetrain permanent all-wheel drive
engineConfiguration inline-five
engineType turbocharged petrol engine
induction turbocharged
influence established quattro as a core Audi brand technology
inspired later Audi quattro models and S/RS performance lines
introducedAt 1980 Geneva Motor Show
layout front-engine, all-wheel drive
manufacturer Audi
marketSegment high-performance coupé
motorsportDiscipline World Rally Championship
notableAchievement pioneered successful use of all-wheel drive in top-level rallying
popularized all-wheel drive in high-performance road cars
parentCompany Volkswagen Group
powerOutput approximately 147 kW (200 PS) in early road versions
productionEnd 1991
productionStart 1980
stylingFeature aerodynamic bumpers (later updates)
box-flared wheel arches
integrated rear spoiler
rectangular headlamps (early models)
successor Audi S2 coupé
linked to: Audi Coupé
suspension independent suspension
technology quattro all-wheel-drive system
topSpeed around 220 km/h in early road versions
transmission 5-speed manual gearbox
valvetrain 10-valve (early models)
20-valve (later models)

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quattro all-wheel drive introducedBy Audi Quattro (Ur-Quattro)
quattro all-wheel drive firstUsedIn Audi Quattro
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BMW xDrive relatedTo Audi quattro
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Walter Röhrl notableVehicleDriven Audi Quattro
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Walter Röhrl notableVehicleDriven Audi Sport Quattro S1
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Michele Mouton carDriven Audi Quattro
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Group B notableCarModel Audi Sport Quattro S1
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Audi Quattro (Ur-Quattro) alsoKnownAs Audi Ur-Quattro
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Audi Quattro (Ur-Quattro) alsoKnownAs Audi Quattro
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wordmark quattro associatedWithBrand Audi quattro
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Gene Hunt drives Audi Quattro
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