Towards the end of the seventies, Audi began testing a four-wheel drive car with a turbocharged 5 cylinder engine, which was presented at the 1980 Geneva Motor Show. This sporty coup offered a top speed of 222 kph and was enthusiastically received by the public. In 1981 the Quattro took part in its first rallies and surprised the competition with its technology: the tractive power of the four-wheel drive was equally convincing on very slippery sections where wheel grip often left something to be desired. In the following year it won the World Championship title for the marque. In the Quattro, Michele Mouton was the first woman to win a World Rally Championship race. In the Monte Carlo Rally, it was driven by the Finn Hannu Mikkola with a clear lead after 6 special tests. In the RAC races the Mikkola-Hertz team won with clear superiority over the competition.
Model-details: - Authentic bodywork with fine surface details - Separate real spoiler - Detailed instrument panel - 2 body-contoured seats - Detailed chassis - Multipart roll bar - Realistic representation of chassis - Detailed wheel suspension - True-to-original wheel rims - Four treaded tyres
Stockton Models Limited trading as Stockton Modeller.Registered office: 10 Silver Street, Stockton on Tees, TS18 1SX Company Number: 5799543 : Company is registered in England and Wales.
