Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
10/20/20 12:00 p.m.
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The Audi Sport Quattro may have dominated rally in the ‘80s and very early ‘90s, but Audi has yet to revive the iconic coupe for production. However, that hasn’t stopped the German car maker from teasing a revival concept on more than one occasion.

More recently, Audi showed off the 2013 Audi Sport Quattro Concept at that year’s Frankfurt Motor Show. …

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pinchvalve (Forum Supporter)
pinchvalve (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
10/20/20 12:01 p.m.

yes

wearymicrobe
wearymicrobe PowerDork
10/20/20 12:05 p.m.

Audi TT RS 40 Jahre quattro

 

So to show how far they Audi is now off. This is the 40th year special edition "Quattro" that they are selling at the same price as the RS6 Wagon in euro. Then again they sold them all. 

 

I love the design that they were pushing back in the day when they did this but the RS7 is better looking. 

Javelin (Forum Supporter)
Javelin (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
10/20/20 12:14 p.m.

Audi really screwed up never making this body no matter what drivetrain it had.

Matt B (fs)
Matt B (fs) UltraDork
10/20/20 12:40 p.m.
wearymicrobe said:

I love the design that they were pushing back in the day when they did this but the RS7 is better looking. 

Shut yo mouth! cheeky 

Javelin (Forum Supporter) said:

Audi really screwed up never making this body no matter what drivetrain it had.

Word.  I doubt buyers would have bought it with the added cost of the concept's powerplant, which I assume would be R8 territory.  However, it could have easily been powered by any number of RS4/5/6/7 lumps and still seen sales. Audi of all companies obviously isn't afraid of recycling the same drivetrains across a wide variety of chassis that serve no real purpose other than styling exercises.

When I see these types of concepts I tend to just get irritated they didn't build it.  Aside from the interchangable OMGWTFBBQ engine there's nothing unrealistic about that concept.

chandler
chandler UltimaDork
10/20/20 12:41 p.m.

That kink is secksy

MadScientistMatt
MadScientistMatt UltimaDork
10/20/20 1:06 p.m.

Those looks would have been a win even if they'd put it on mundane A3 mechanical bits.

Gearheadotaku (Forum Supporter)
Gearheadotaku (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
10/20/20 3:22 p.m.

They did the same thing every other manufacturer does. Present a great concept car that looks producible, let everyone drool over it, then don't build it (or make such a watered down version no one buys it)

maschinenbau (I live here)
maschinenbau (I live here) GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
10/20/20 3:54 p.m.

Big like. I also turn my head for every A5/S5 I ever see. Love that formal coupe roofline. 

californiamilleghia
californiamilleghia SuperDork
10/20/20 4:41 p.m.

here is a great youtube  video  from Grand Tour about the first Quattro racing and how it bent the rules to run all wheel drive....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghUldLcBCYw

dean1484
dean1484 GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
10/20/20 5:00 p.m.

This is nice and all but the real question is can you get it with a manual trans?

dxman92
dxman92 Dork
10/20/20 7:51 p.m.

Looks good to me. Manual trans please. Oh wait, Audi no build manual trans in states for a few years now. sad

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