The Audi Quattro is a German high-performance coupe built by Audi, introduced in 1980 and produced until 1991, celebrated chiefly for introducing permanent four-wheel drive to a mainstream performance road car and to top-level international rallying. Built around a turbocharged five-cylinder engine and a compact, lightweight permanent four-wheel-drive system developed from Volkswagen Group commercial-vehicle technology, the Quattro gave Audi a decisive competitive advantage when it entered World Rally Championship competition in 1981, winning rallies by wide margins against rear-wheel-drive rivals and prompting other manufacturers to develop their own four-wheel-drive rally cars in response. The Quattro's rallying success transformed Audi's public image from a maker of solid but unglamorous saloons into a performance-engineering brand, and its name became Audi's permanent trademark for four-wheel drive across its later road car range.
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SignificanceThe first rally car to take advantage of the then-recently changed rules that allowed the use of four-wheel drive in competition racing. 1 Engine Class Connections
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The Audi Quattro is a road and rally car, produced by the German automobile manufacturer Audi, part of the Volkswagen Group.
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The Audi Quattro is a road and rally car, produced by the German automobile manufacturer Audi, part of the Volkswagen Group.
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It was first shown at the 1980 Geneva Motor Show on 3 March.
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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.
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2-door coupé
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2.1 L SOHC Valve#Two-port valves, 10v Straight-five engine, I5 (turbocharger, turbo) (1980-1987), 2.2 L SOHC 10v I5 (turbo) (1987-1989), 2.2 L DOHC multi-valve#Four valves, 20v I5 (turbo) (1989-1991)
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In motorsport, the first car to use a straight-five engine was the Audi Quattro rally car
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