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Audi quattro Spyder - lightweight all-wheel drive sports car with series production potential

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Created on January 22, 2023

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Bruno von Rotz

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Audi quattro Spyder (1991) - mit Aluminiumkleid und V6-Mittelmotor

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Audi quattro Spyder (1991) - flach und typisch Audi

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Audi quattro Spyder (1991) - Orange steht dem Prototyp gut

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Audi quattro Spyder (1991) - aufgeräumtes Heck

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Audi quattro Spyder (1991) - in Grün, neben dem Audi Avus quattro mit W12-Motor

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Audi quattro Spyder (1991) - Durchsichtszeichnung

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Audi quattro Spyder (1991) - Frontansicht

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Audi quattro Spyder (1991) - geduckte Statur

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Audi quattro Spyder (1991) - flach und breit, mit 18-Zoll-Rädern

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Audi quattro Spyder (1991) - lang gestreckte Formgebung mit kurzen Überhängen

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Audi quattro Spyder (1991) - mit abnehmbarem Solar-Glasdach

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Audi quattro Spyder (1991) - grosse, aber relativ schmale Räder

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Audi quattro Spyder (1991) - Silhouette

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Audi quattro Spyder (1991) - ohne Klappscheinwerfer

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Audi quattro Spyder (1991) - Interieur

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Audi quattro spyder (1991) - Alukarossserie und Mittelmotor - neben dem Avus quattro - zwei Raritäten auf dem Audi-Stand - Techno Classica 2016

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Audi quattro Spyder (1992) - elegante Heckansicht - Techno Classica 2016

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Audi Avus quattro (1991) - daneben der Audi quattro Spyder - zwei Raritäten auf dem Audi-Stand - Techno Classica 2016

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Audi Avus quattro (1991) - daneben der Audi quattro Spyder - zwei Raritäten auf dem Audi-Stand - Techno Classica 2016

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Summary

Audi experimented with aluminum bodies early on. However, the first vehicles were mostly concept studies. One of these was the quattro Spyder, which was thought to have a good chance of going into series production. There were various reasons why the Spyder was ultimately not built. But even later, many a tear was shed for the "little R8". This report tells the story of the Audi quattro Spyder presented in Frankfurt in 1991 and shows it in historical and contemporary images.

This article contains the following chapters

Innovative design
All-wheel drive, of course
Overshadowed and color change
Expensive history
Competitive?
Audi crash
End of the dream in 1993

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

At the IAA in Frankfurt in September 1991, there was no shortage of new Audi models (including the Audi 100 Avant and Audi 100 Avant Duo) or concept cars from various manufacturers (Bitter Tasco, BMW E1, Lotus M200, Mercedes-Benz C112, Mitsubishi HSR-III, Nissan TRI-X, Toyota AXV-IV, VW Chico, Zender Fact 4 Spider, etc.). And yet the Audi quattro Sport was a surprise and a crowd-puller. The Automobil Revue commented in its IAA report: "One of the big surprises at this year's IAA Frankfurt is this study of a two-seater mid-engined coupé with an aluminum body, 2.8-liter V6 engine and all-wheel drive. Series production is not ruled out in principle. "

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