Audi Coupé - 2.3E quattro
(1988 - 1994)
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Forty years ago, permanent all-wheel drive began its triumphant advance in passenger cars. Audi used the drive concept in large-scale passenger car production for the first time. It started with the original Quattro, but gradually the 4x4 concept became established in all model series. How have the cars aged, which ones have an exceptional status? Are there alternatives to the original Quattro? This report looks back to the beginnings and traces the career of all-wheel drive in Audi passenger cars.
Sometimes you get the feeling that Audi itself didn't really know what it was doing when it unveiled the Quattro super-coupé at the 1980 Geneva Motor Show. As we know today, the car changed the perception of the manufacturer from Ingolstadt in Bavaria forever.
50 years after Bernd Rosemeyer, records were to be broken again. With a five-valve five-cylinder engine and 650 hp, Audi launched an attack on Mercedes-Benz in 1988 and sent a specially prepared 200 Turbo Quattro to Italy. The Nardò project was preceded by a similar one with NASCAR ambitions, but it was equally disappointing. This article recalls Audi's record attempts in the USA and Italy and shows many photos of the 1988 car.
Today, the almost 35-year-old Audi 90 2.3E quattro is hardly noticeable. At the time, however, the third edition of the Audi 80/90 series embodied innovation and top-class aerodynamics. You can still feel something of this today, especially as almost all the Audis that followed it performed worse in terms of aerodynamic drag. This extensively illustrated driving report explains how the Audi 90 feels today.
In 1988, Audi won the American Trans Am Championship at the first attempt with an Audi 200 quattro Trans Am, which was used for the first time and only in that year. The dominance was so overwhelming that the regulations were changed for the following year and all-wheel drive and European engines were banned. This report looks at the history and concept of the Audi 200 quattro Trans Am. In addition, interviews were conducted with two of those directly involved - Dieter Basche and Erwin Himmel - which shed further light on the story.
After the Audi 200 Quattro won the TransAm championship in 1988, Audi switched to the IMSA series. The regulations were more permissive, but the demands were higher. A car had to be built for both the street circuits and the tracks. In this report, we tell you how the Audi Sport Team mastered this challenge, what caused them problems and how the US adventure with quattro ended.
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.
The Audi Avus Quattro was more sculpture than sports car, yet its name paid homage to a glorious motorsport past. At its presentation, it was the sensation of the Tokyo Motor Show. Who cared that the "Vorsprung durch Technik" only existed on paper?
Current market prices for Audi Coupé - 2.3E quattro
Coupe, 136 PS, 2309 cm3
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Coupe, 133 PS, 2309 cm3
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2+2 Coupe, 133 PS, 2309 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 133 PS, 2309 cm3
Coupe, 220 PS, 2226 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 136 PS, 2282 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 88 PS, 1760 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 136 PS, 2309 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 88 PS, 1760 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 165 PS, 2226 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 165 PS, 2226 cm3
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Auctioned vehicles of Audi Coupé - 2.3E quattro
| Brand | Model | Year | Status | Auction name | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audi Quattro Turbo 20V S2 Coupé 1991 Sold Bonhams MPH Bicester Mai (May 22, 2021) |
Quattro Turbo 20V S2 Coupé | 1991 | Sold | Bonhams MPH Bicester Mai (May 22, 2021) | |
| Audi Quattro V8 Special Coupé 1989 Sold Bonhams Goodwood Members Meeting (April 7, 2019) |
Quattro V8 Special Coupé | 1989 | Sold | Bonhams Goodwood Members Meeting (April 7, 2019) | |
| Audi Quattro Turbo 20V S2 Coupé 1991 Not Sold Bonhams MPH Bicester März (March 20, 2021) |
Quattro Turbo 20V S2 Coupé | 1991 | Not Sold | Bonhams MPH Bicester März (March 20, 2021) | |
| Audi A4 2.3E 1994 Sold Coys Blenheim Palace Auction (June 29, 2013) |
A4 2.3E | 1994 | Sold | Coys Blenheim Palace Auction (June 29, 2013) | |
| Audi Quattro 20V Turbo (RR) 1990 Sold Iconic Auctioneers Silverstone Festival Classic Sale (August 25, 2023) |
Quattro 20V Turbo (RR) | 1990 | Sold | Iconic Auctioneers Silverstone Festival Classic Sale (August 25, 2023) | |
| Audi Quattro 1989 Sold Bonhams The Banbury Run Sale (June 15, 2013) |
Quattro | 1989 | Sold | Bonhams The Banbury Run Sale (June 15, 2013) | |
| Audi UR Quattro 2.2 Turbo RR 20v 1990 Sold Iconic Auctioneers NEC Classic Motor Show Sale (November 11, 2023) |
UR Quattro 2.2 Turbo RR 20v | 1990 | Sold | Iconic Auctioneers NEC Classic Motor Show Sale (November 11, 2023) | |
| Audi UR Quattro 2.2 Turbo RR 20V 1992 Sold Silverstone Auctions NEC Classic Motor Show Sale (November 12, 2022) |
UR Quattro 2.2 Turbo RR 20V | 1992 | Sold | Silverstone Auctions NEC Classic Motor Show Sale (November 12, 2022) | |
| Audi V8 quattro DTM 1991 Not Sold RM/Sotheby's Monaco (May 10, 2024) |
V8 quattro DTM | 1991 | Not Sold | RM/Sotheby's Monaco (May 10, 2024) | |
| Audi Quattro V8 auto 1990 Sold Anglia Car Auctions Kings Lynn Auction (August 24, 2013) |
Quattro V8 auto | 1990 | Sold | Anglia Car Auctions Kings Lynn Auction (August 24, 2013) |
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