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40 years of Audi quattro - round trip to celebrate a milestone birthday

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Created on October 16, 2020

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Daniel Reinhard

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Audi quattro in Varianten - mit LCD- und ohne LCD-Display

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Ein Audi quattro bei der Anfahrt vor dem KKW in Luzern

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Erinnerungen an 40 Jahre Audi quattro

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Dino Graf (r.) moderiert das Expertengespräch mit Harald Demuth (i.d.M.) und Marco Werner (l.)

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Ein Audi quattro von Daniel Bachmann steht für die Journalisten-Probefahrten bereit

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Die offene Version des Audi quattro von Treser

Bild von Partner Planai Classic 2025 Inline 1

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Den Audi quattro Roadster von Treser gab's nur in wenigen Exemplaren

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Rallye-Quattro, der Treser quattro Roadster und ein Audi Sport quattro vereint

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Wo normalerweise der E-tron steht, darf nun ein Audi Ur-Quattro mit aufgeschnallten Skiern stehen

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Drei besondere Audi quattro stehen bereit - zwei Rallye-Quattros und ein Sport quattro

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Zweimal Audi sport quattro, die seltenste Variante als Basis für den Rennsport

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Die Audi quattro komplett versammelt vor dem KKL

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Zwei spätere Audi quattro und ein früher quattro im Rallye-Trimm

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Einfahrt des Rallye-quattros vor dem KKL Luzern

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Der Audi quattro Roadster von Treser zusammen mit Kollegen in Luzern

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Audi quattro in Reih' und Glied vor dem KKL

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Der Audi-quattro-Parkplatz vor dem KKL Luzern

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Die Fünfzylinder-Audi-quattro-Symphonie vor dem KKL in Luzern

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Wo sonst die Simphonie spielt, ertönen jetzt Audi-Fünfzylinder-Turbomotoren

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Die Kotflügelverbreiterungen unterschieden den Audi quattro vom schwächeren Frontantriebscoupé

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Audi quattro Modelle verschiedener Jahrgänge vor dem KKL Luzern

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Audi-quattro-Phalanx vor dem KKW Luzern

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Auf den Hund gekommen? Auch kleine Vierbeiner interessieren sich für den Audi quattro

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Ein Parkplatz (fast) nur mit Audi quattro

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Die Audi quattro warten auf den nächsten Einsatz

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Unterwegs mit dem Audi quattro

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Treser Audi quattro Roadster beim Einparken

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Audi quattro mit Aussicht auf den Vierwaldstättersee

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Audi quattro (1980) - Testfahrten zusammen mit VW Iltis in Turrach im Jahr 1980 - viele Teile des quattro-Antriebstrangs hatten ihren Ursprung im Volkswagen-Geländewagen

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Audi quattro (1980) - Weltpremiere des 200 PS starken Allrad-Coupés - Genfer Autosalon 1980

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Audi Quattro (1980) - Ur-Quattro-Premiere am Genfer Automobilsalon 1980

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Audi quattro (1980) - Fahrgestell mit permanentem Allradantrieb - Genfer Autosalon 1980

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Audi quattro (1980) - Durchsichtszeichnung - Allradtechnik sichtbar gemacht

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Audi Quattro (1980) - Schnittzeichnung

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Audi Quattro (1980) - Schnittzeichnung zeigt das zusätzliche Differential zwischen Vorder- und Hinterachse

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Audi Quattro (1980) - Fünfzylindermotor mit Turbolader Durchsichtszeichnung

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Summary

40 years ago, the first Audi quattro was presented at the Geneva Motor Show. Naturally, this anniversary also had to be celebrated in Switzerland. More than 20 historic Audi quattro models met in Schattdorf (Canton Uri) for a drive around Lake Lucerne. And of course, there was also a lot of talking shop and some legendary stories were recalled, as this short photo report from the press event in mid-October 2020 shows.

This article contains the following chapters

World premiere of the Audi quattro at the 1980 Geneva Motor Show
Image change: Then as now - every 40 years
Switzerland the "quattro country" - legends and legal changes
Impressive track record
The technological milestones
quattro in motorsport

Estimated reading time: 4min

Preview (beginning of the article)

40 years ago, the first Audi quattro was presented at the Geneva Motor Show. Naturally, this anniversary also had to be duly celebrated in Switzerland. More than 20 historic Audi quattro models met in Schattdorf (Canton Uri) for a drive around Lake Lucerne. The original plan was to drive over a mountain pass, but the early onset of winter and, above all, the already salted roads put paid to the plan. The "father" VW Iltis, original quattros from 1981 onwards, Audi quattro 20V models, Group 4 rally cars, a Treser quattro convertible, of which only 30 were built, and two Audi Sport quattros, of which only 220 were made.

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