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The actual power figure was in excess of 500PS (368kW; 493hp) at 8,000rpm. [1] To commemorate the success of the original vehicle, all subsequent Audi production automobiles with this four-wheel-drive system were badged with the trademark quattro with a lower case "q" letter. [1][3] Production continued through 1991. However, the idea of production was scrapped in favour of expanding the company's crossover range.[17][18]. When Duxbury retired from racing, Sarel van der Merwe took over the Sapphire and had some great races with Terry Moss, who was then promoted by VW SA from Group N into the ex IMSA GTO Audi seat vacated by van der Merwe. The original Audi Quattro competition car debuted in 1980, first as a development car, and then on a formal basis in the 1980 Janner Rally in Austria. Did you know that the Audi Racing Team arrived in South Africa on 27th January 1997 with European Saloon car Racing Champion In the run-up to the 2010 general election, a campaign poster by the incumbent Labour Party government portrayed Conservative Party and opposition leader David Cameron as Gene Hunt sitting on the bonnet of the iconic red Audi Quattro and urged voters not to allow Cameron to take Britain "back to the 1980s" by electing his party into government amid fears that it would lead to a repeat of the social unrest and unemployment that Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government of that era oversaw. 21. Name South Africas top five race car drivers, ever. The North American Quattro was manufactured concurrently and were of the same design as their European 1982 model year counterparts (they did not include the minor cosmetic changes of the 1983 European model) and continued through 1986. This was later changed in 1988 to an orange LCD electronic instrument cluster. It was powered by a 2.0 L four-cylinder TFSI engine generating a maximum power output of 420PS (309kW; 414hp) and 331Nm (244lbft) of torque. An Audi 80 variant was developed in co-operation with Walter Treser, Director of Pre-Development. [6][7], Audi introduced the original Quattro to European customers in late 1980,[1] featuring Audi's quattro permanent four-wheel drive system, and the first to mate the front-engine, four-wheel-drive layout with a turbocharged engine. Originally, the car had a flat front grille featuring four separate headlamp lenses, one for each of the low and high beam units. additional power in 1960 by combining two 3-cylinder engines. The steam car was not a success, as it needed Van der Merwe did exceptionally well in the 1984 24 Hours of Le Mans where he finished 3rd on debut. audi a1. received with sales of 10000 during the first year. Weight saving was kept in consideration even throughout the interior and the seats also weighed 18kg (40lb) each besides having adjustment motors. German daily Die Welt reported. first Horch automobile, Audi's 90th birthday and the 50th anniversary for your convenience, we take no responsibility for the content [1] It featured an all aluminium 2,133cc (2.1L) Inline-five engine with a bore X stroke of 79.3mm 86.4mm (3.1in 3.4in) DOHC 4 valves per cylinder, Bosch LH Jetronic fuel injection and a KKK K27 turbocharger. W: 296mm x H: 207mm x D: 1mm W: 12" x H: 8" x D: Approx. Rasmussen kept on experimenting with cars and during 1920 launched his first battery All of the unique features depicted in the concept car would find their way in future Audi production vehicles. See All. Sarel van der Merwe - Driver. in Cape Town the following was said: Although the great white cars started more than How time flies. So what to do go home or stay? The weight was reduced to 1,090kg (2,403lb). This article is about the Automobile. The car was a rolling test bed for a future mid-engine sports car and featured a 5-speed manual gearbox, a modified version for the quattro four-wheel-drive system, aluminium body panels with a tubular steel space frame, 1,100kg (2,425lb) kerb weight and a suspension system with trapezoidal links. That was the brief for this article, and we smelt trouble. The Audi Quattro was the first rally car to take advantage of the then-recently changed rules that allowed the use of four-wheel drive in competition racing. 26 talking about this. At the 1999 Goodwood Festival of speed, Audi showed off an exact drivers 247 266. codrivers 356 857. events 68 504. entries 2 799 328. video 26 136. photos 541 193. car plates 795 897. The Audi Quattro shared many parts and platform with the coup version of the Audi 80 (B2). Van der Merwe began his racing career in 1967 racing saloon cars. [21], The laser lights on the Audi Sport quattro concept. Audi built 200 special edition cars in 1988 with the WX engine and analogue instrument cluster, with everything else identical to the MB model of that year. While DKW continually expanded during the early 30s and had already absorbed [1] Some of the cars were supplied with a "power-shift gearbox", a forerunner of the DSG technology.[1]. a Mercedes Benz in the Northern Suburbs of Cape Town!! Sarel van der Merwe, nicknamed Supervan, is a South African racing veteran who was active for more than fifty years in different racing disciplines. Whos fault? The remainder of the electric, suspension, and cosmetic updates took place at the same time as the European cars. [2] The 20V RR Quattro also featured a new three-spoke steering wheel design, leather trim for door arm rests, gloveboxes, centre console and door pockets. became interested in the two stroke engine, which lead to the production of a small moved to Germany where he wanted to build a motorcar but fuel was almost The word quattro is derived from the Italian word for "four". launched in 1927 and displayed as the DKW P-15 at the Berlin Car Show. The revolutionary design features depicted on the concept car would eventually make their way on future Audi models.[16]. There was also a full length leather-wrapped centre console running all the way to the rear seats and 'quattro' script on the interior with partial leather seats. as the Audi four wheel drive car was no longer permitted to participate Its characteristic flared wheelarches were styled by Martin Smith. Racing driver Sarel Van der Merwe poses for a picture in his racing car at the Zwartkops Raceway, 29 january 2016. The car was tested by Walter Rhrl but it never raced; the Group S regulations were scrapped along with the Group B regulations after a number of accidents involving fatalities during the 1986 season. Adding the caveat that in 1981 (and until summer 1983) the Quattro was only available in left hand drive in the UK, the Autocar Road Test concluded that the Quattro "is a vastly satisfying and enjoyable car to drive.". 18cc DKW toy engine in 1918, which was named Des Knaben Wunsch For the 1984 facelift, the wheel size went from 6x15-inch with 205/60-15 tyres to 8x15-inch wheels with 215/50-15 Pirelli Cinturato P5 tyres. Van der Merwe was the face of Volkswagen and Audi during his rallying heyday, rejecting the more popular but more compact Japanese vehicles because of his lanky frame. It generated 147kW (200PS; 197hp) and torque of 285Nm (210lbfft) at 3,500rpm, propelling the Quattro from 0 to 100km/h (62mph) in 7.1 seconds, and on to a top speed of over 220km/h (137mph). The road test editor praised the interior's "comfortable refinement" and judged that its 1981 14,500 price tag "is very good value for money considering its performance and the fact that its BMW, Porsche and Jaguar rivals cost 5000 more." Emanuele Pirro the car is now on display at the DKW/Audi Car DKW Racing Legends in South Africa Coenraad Spamer & Sarel van der Merwe. audi a1 (8x1, 8xk) audi a1 sportback (8xa, 8xf) audi a2. At the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, Audi presented the new 2014 Audi TT Quattro Sport Concept.