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投稿日：2020.06.03

TEXT: 山本晋也 PHOTO: Audi Japan

1987: Walter Röhrls storms the Pikes Peak in record time with the Audi Sport quattro S1, bringing Audi its thrid win in a row there

UPSIDE DOWN The revolution – this time from beneath. With its four driven wheels, the Audi quattro of 1980 turned the automotive world on its head. Some typical features of this now truly legendary sports car are also immediately recognizable. The prop shaft and exhaust system now share the center tunnel (there was still no catalytic converter at this point), the center and rear-axle differential locks were still cable operated in this model from the early 1980s. Also immediately recognizable is that the front and rear axles are practically identical, just turned around. The only space for the large muffler was at the back of the car. The only sign of the powerful five-cylinder turbo engine in this veritable classic (bearing the German H plate for the last five years) is the oil sump, but it also shows the mounting position well in front of the front axle.

Give Me Five Audi Sport quattro (B2) The small edition was limited to 214 vehicles to ho- mologate the model for rallying.

Give Me Five Audi Avant RS2 (B4) The Avant with sports-car power of 315 hp founded a whole new class of automobile.

1981: Audi revolutionized the World Rally Championship with the "original" quattro

Give Me Five Audi Sport quattro S1 (E2) Walter Röhrl won the legendary Pikes Peak hill climb in 1987, setting a new record in the process.

Give Me Five Audi 90 quattro IMSA GTO With 720 hp, the most powerful fivecylinder to-date won seven races in the American touring car series.

Audi V8 quattro #44 (SMS), Hans-Joachim Stuck, Norisring 1990

Audi R18 e-tron quattro #1 (Audi Sport Team Joest), Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer, Benoît Tréluyer

Static photo, Colour: Ascari Blue metallic

quattro drivetrain

Audi Sport GmbH

Audi 100 quattro filmed for the famous TV-spot

Efficient front-wheel drive

Illustration for the technology lexicon

Operating principle

quattro Drivetrain

From left to right: Audi RS 4 Avant (Typ B7), Audi RS 2 Avant, Audi RS 4 Avant (Typ B5), Audi RS 6 Avant (Typ C5), Audi RS 4 Avant (Typ B8), Audi RS 6 Avant (Typ C6)