1984 Audi 100 Avant Quattro Picture

1984 Audi 100 Avant Quattro Picture

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1980 Audi Quattro Picture

The Audi Quattro was a famous and historically significant Audi road and Rally car.

The Audi Quattro was special in that it was the first AWD Grand Tourer since 1966’s Jensen FF. Officially, the model name is simply “Quattro”, always with a capital “Q” (although the graphics on the car, confusingly, refer to the AWD system and use a lowercase “q”). The word “quattro” with the lowercase “q” is used to refer to either the Audi AWD system, or any AWD version of an Audi automobile. To avoid confusion, it is also commonly referred to as the Ur-Quattro (the “Ur-” prefix is a German augmentative used, in this case, to mean “original” and is also applied to the first generation of Audi’s S4 and S6 sport sedans, as in “UrS4″ and “UrS6″).

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1979 Audi 100 Car Picture

The C2 Audi 100 was launched in 1976, with crisper styling and an unusual five-cylinder engine (the first gasoline 5 in the world – Mercedes-Benz had shown the way in 1974 with their three litre Diesel 5cyl in the Mercedes-Benz C111).

The Audi 100 was initially a 100 bhp (74 kW) engine offering “5 cylinder power and 4 cylinder economy”, and later upgraded to 136 bhp (100 kW).

The Coupé was discontinued, but a five-door hatchback model, the 100 Avant, was launched as part of this generation. Two- and four-door models continued.

The 100 was sold as the Audi 5000 in the United States, in order to rebrand the car and avoid association with the C1. It was a sales success, allowing Audi to spread development costs over a much wider base than Europe-only competitors.

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1969 Audi 100 Coupe S Car Picture

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1969 Audi 100 Car Picture

1969 Audi 100 Car Picture

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1936 Auto-Union Type C Car Picture

The Auto-Union Type-C was a third evolution of Auto Union’s racecar. It primarily competed with Mercedes-Benz but also raced against Alfa Romeo’s 12C-36, the Maserati V8RI and Bugatti 5950. Type-Cs won six victories in 1936 and made Bernt Rosermeyer world champion.

Ferdinand Porsche designed the Type-C and championed his mid-engine design first used on the 1923 Benz Tropfenwagen. Weight distribution was his primary motivation in this choice. The driver could sit lower with no drive shaft and the front-to-rear weight distribution was more even. Furthermore, the fuel tank was also located centrally for balance. Despite these efforts, 60% of the weight still remained on the rear wheels.

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