I have competed in many good cars during my rallying career. My very first rally car was the Saab 96,...
The game-changing Audi quattro made its UK debut, in London, in 1980. Here, five former members of the Audi UK...
October 10, 2023, marks the 40th anniversary of Audi Sport GmbH, which evolved from quattro GmbH. In early summer, Audi started the events to celebrate this anniversary in parallel with the Nürburgring 24 Hours and an exhibition at the Neckarsulm facility. Next Saturday (October 14), an exclusive event will be...
1985 Audi Quattro E2 Simply put, when the Audi Quattro appeared, it immediately had its detractors. The immense power output...
Foretelling the future is impossible, yet that is what executives in car companies have to do. When I was a...
My involve-ment with Audi came directly from my work, as a supplier to Audi, with exhaust systems and catalytic converters. The company I was involved with was Gillet, a West German company where I was head of their research and development department. Audi was a regular customer, and I got...
In 1980, people laughed when they heard Audi was developing a four-wheel-drive rally car. Hadn’t Ford tried that with their...
Two heroes and a heroine. What unites them? The Audi Quattro, rallying’s first four-wheel-drive, turbocharged car. Hannu and Stig each...
It was a very difficult decision at the time to go to Audi, which seems strange now. But then I was doing very well and had a few good possibilities to do rallies with other manufacturers, but Audi persuaded me to come to test the normal Quattro car. I could...
From the creation of the first automobile to this very day, the German industry’s commitment to technical perfection gave birth...
The rules were: One lap of Lime Rock, driving backwards from a standing start. You could bring any car, use...