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Description: Superiority through permanent all-wheel drive. The idea of a rally car was every bit as old as the concept for the production car at Audi, originating in 1977. The Audi Motorsport Department was established the following year and entered rally racing with the front-wheel drive Audi 80. The first quattro ran as a course car in the European Championship series race in Portugal in 1980. The Rally quattro used the same five-cylinder turbo as the pro-duction car; the two-valve power unit developed a hearty 230 kW (roughly 310 hp) from 2.1 liters of displacement and 1.6 bar of boost. Lightweight body components limited its weight to around 1200 kilograms (2645.55 lb), roughly 100 kilograms (220.46 lb) less than the production car. Depending on the final drive ratio, the Rally quattro accelerated from 0 to 100 km/h (0 to 62.14 mph) in around 5.2 seconds on a dry surface. Follow the link to learn more about quattro technology audi.us
