Audi Quattro

A German company has imagined what a modern Audi Sport Quattro powered by batteries might be like, and plans to build it.

Those lucky enough to own classic cars often choose something other than old, finicky, heritage vehicles as a "daily drivers." André Lotterer is different than most classic car owners. Lotterer featured his 1984 Audi Sport Quattro on the YouTube series "Petrolicious" and described his...

In 1985, World Rally Championship Group B homologation rules required manufacturers to produce at least 200 road-going examples of any car they wished to campaign in the series. The rule produced all manner of fire-breathing legends, including the Audi Sport Quattro. Audi easily exceeded it's...

Group B rally racing is often referred to as the golden era of rallying. Established in 1982 by the FIA, the short-lived Group B era birthed some of the most legendary rally racers even to this day. That includes the famed Audi Sport Quattro S1 E2. The Sport Quattro in the video from Petrolicious...

Few cars have inspired popular sentiment towards a brand the way the original Audi Quattro did throughout the 1980s. Audi clearly has a soft spot for the car still, as we’ve seen not one but two concepts previewing a potential modern successor. The first concept was unveiled at the 2010 Paris...

Want to own a genuine Audi rally car? All you need is $385,000.

Since its debut at the Paris Auto Show two years ago, we've heard steady but thready rumors that the Audi Quattro Concept would go to production, if in a somewhat revised yet still very enticing form. Now, a report from the U.K.'s CAR magazine indicates it's dead in the water. Why? Because sporty...

The Audi Sport Quattro was introduced in 1985 as the automaker’s entry into the much revered Group B class of the World Rally Championship. Compared to the road-going Quattro Coupe, the Audi Sport’s most noticeable feature was a wheelbase shortened by over 12 inches. To save weight, the...

Colorado wildfires delayed the 2012 running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, but it's getting underway this week--and it looks like Audi has something up its sleeve. An image posted to Facebook teases us, saying there will be a surprise "to pay homage to [Audi's] record-breaking past" at...

Perhaps this one should be filed under "tell me something I don't know," but Audi is king when it comes to all-wheel drive in the premium luxury segment. Audi sold 437,792 vehicles with all-wheel drive in 2010, with the Q5 taking the lead with 155,025 all-wheel drive models sold. Of the remaining...

The latest rumor on the automotive interwebs is that the Audi Quattro is headed to production, tending to confirm earlier reports of the same. The source this time? A lucky enthusiast and Jalopnik follower that caught the concept out on a test run. The same information was reported back in October...

Audi has pulled the wraps off its Audi quattro Concept for the Paris Motor Show, and we're bringing you a few more images of this aggressive little coupe that shows the brand's intent to revisit its roots. Thirty years ago, the original Audi Quattro—the car, that is—was a first in some...

The July 11 marks the 20th anniversary of Walter Röhrl’s victory at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in his Audi Sport quattro S1. Röhrl, now an official Porsche test driver, was rally world champion in 1980 and 1982 and didn’t join the Audi team until 1984. Of the many...