Audi does not build many cars like the Audi Quattro: a 2-door coupé with 2.1 , built from 1980 to 1991 in the age of turbocharging and the first electronic engine management. Its designer of record is Jörg Bensinger / Walter Treser / Ferdinand Piëch / Franz Tengler (transmission) / Martin Smith (designer) / Martin Smith (exterior styling).
Where it came from
The Audi Quattro is a road and rally car, produced by the German automobile manufacturer Audi, part of the Volkswagen Group. It was first shown at the 1980 Geneva Motor Show on 3 March. Production continued until 1991.
Under the skin
Under the skin sits 2.1 other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. Kerb weight is 1290 –. The gearbox is a 5-speed manual. The layout matters: drive goes to all four wheels, which is what lets the power be used on a wet road. The wheelbase is 2524 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
In context
Where it sits in Audi's history is not in doubt: the Audi 100 Coupé S came before it; the Audi S2 followed it; it was built at Ingolstadt, Germany. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Dodge Ram, the Mercedes-Benz G-Class, the Mitsubishi Pajero. Nearby in the Audi catalogue sit the Audi 200 and the Audi 225.
The money
EPA combined economy is 26 mpg, about $2,900 a year in fuel at the EPA's assumptions. Condition, mileage and specification move any single car a long way from a headline figure.