The most extreme Group B Audi. 214 built for homologation. Shortened wheelbase, carbon-kevlar body panels, 306 hp from the turbocharged five-cylinder. Walter Rohrl drove it to legendary stage times. The spiritual ancestor of every RS model.
History
The standard Quattro was successful but aging by 1983. Audi Sport developed the Sport Quattro with a 320mm shorter wheelbase for sharper handling, a revised engine producing 306 hp (and over 500 hp in rally trim), and body panels made from carbon-kevlar composite.
Only 214 road cars were built, exactly the minimum required for Group B homologation. Each was hand-assembled and cost nearly three times the price of a standard Quattro.
Walter Rohrl drove the Sport Quattro S1 to some of the most famous stage times in rally history, including his legendary Pikes Peak run. The short wheelbase made the car rotate more aggressively than the standard Quattro, rewarding skilled drivers and punishing everyone else.
The Sport Quattro is the spiritual ancestor of every Audi RS model. The philosophy of extracting extreme performance from a turbocharged five-cylinder with all-wheel drive was established here and continues through the RS3 and TT RS today.
Sport Quattros now command EUR 350,000 to EUR 500,000 at auction.
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