Take a Sneak Peek inside the Audi Tradition Warehouse

A row of Audi Activity Quattros, including this 1984 illustration, was particularly outstanding. This Team B rallying homologation particular was radically reworked from the normal coupe Quattro, with a lot more than a foot chopped out of the wheelbase, an aluminum 2.1-liter 5-cylinder turbo excellent for 302 horsepower, and broader wheels below blistered fenders. It was the most highly-priced German automobile when launched and can fetch far more than $500,000 now.

The 1st eight-cylinder Audi, the Form R 19-100 was nicknamed “Imperator” (“Emperor”). Its aspect-valve 4.9-liter straight-eight made 100 horsepower, but only 147 were constructed in 1928 and ’29.

The two-doorway Audi 80 wagon, created from 1966 to 1968, was a contemporary of the Volkswagen Squareback, but with its powertrain at the front fairly than the rear. This is a ’67 design.

In the Car Union relatives of brand names, Wanderer was a midlevel giving, and it ambitiously went just after the BMW 328 with its W25K roadster. The “K” for “Kompressor” denotes a supercharged motor that was good for 85 horsepower but also identified for its mechanical fragility. In spite of the swoopy styling, only 260 ended up marketed in between 1936 and 1938.

This sporting model of the Audi 80 featured a gas-injected 1.6-liter engine great for 108 horsepower. That engine would go on to energy the 1st-gen Volkswagen GTI.

DKW mainly developed bikes, but in the early Thirties it branched out into automobiles like this roadster, which claimed to be the 1st mass-created entrance-wheel-push motor vehicle. It utilized a 600-cc bike engine and experienced a easy wooden human body.

Audi Motorsport was recognized in 1978, in the beginning for the reason of rallying. This is the 1st Quattro rally auto, which was utilised as a chase vehicle in the 1980 Algarve rally. It really proved to be 30 minutes speedier than the rally winner.

The DKW Schnellaster was the first Auto Union product or service constructed just after the War, beginning in 1949—predating the Volkswagen Bulli. The title, which interprets to “rapid transporter,” was something of a misnomer, specified the two-cylinder, two-cycle motor up entrance, sending 20 horsepower (afterwards 22 hp) to the entrance wheels.

Designed from 1994 to 1995, the RS2 wagon kicked off Audi’s RS line of extremely-significant-effectiveness vehicles. A joint effort with Porsche and assembled in Zuffenhausen, all RS2s ended up wagons and were run by a turbocharged inline-5 creating 311 horsepower. Most were blue, silver, red, or black, but any Porsche shade could be experienced, including this placing green.

Of the 4 Car Union models, Horsch stood at the major with imposing devices like this 853 A. “A” for autobahn, signifying an overdrive transmission, which was paired with a 4.9-liter straight-eight that was superior for 120 horsepower. The model was a rival to the Mercedes-Benz 540K.