Walter had the concept of constructing the VW Iltis with extra energy. This small off-road automobile impressed Treser with its dealing with. However he needed to make a coupe, a 2-seater. One thing quick and dynamic.

In November 1977 the primary Audi quattro is completed. Based mostly on a lengthened Audi 80 the A1 begins to rack up growth mileage. Fitted with a turbocharged five-cylinder engine with 200bhp the efficiency was spectacular. It was this driveline know-how that was introduced to Ferdinand Piëch for approval.

The in-house identify for the automotive was A1, all-wheel drive model 1.

It almost didn’t get the identify quattro because the advertising and marketing division favoured the identify Carat. Seems that it was a girl’s fragrance and didn’t fairly swimsuit the automotive… The Audi quattro made its first look in March 1980 on the Geneva Motor present and occurring sale to the general public.

Successful rallies all through the world, securing drivers similar to Walter Rohl and the primary feminine world rally competitor Michelle Mouton. This stored the general public curiosity within the quattro and all-wheel drive automobiles. The remainder they are saying is historical past, we’ve now had 40 years of the Audi quattro.