The "Quattro" badge also adorned a series of road and rally cars produced in the 1980s ... The German company used an Audi 80 as a test mule and introduced the production model in 1980.

With its two-door body, the £2,910 Audi 80 GT was arguably a coupe, but so were its rivals. The Mk2 Ford Escort RS2000 was introduced in 1974. A regular rally winner – it took victory in the ...

After transitioning through a series ... modern name of Audi AG in 1985. Five years before its final corporate transformation ...

Audi's lackluster performance last year, in 2022, was understandable. While the radically designed, series-hybrid E-Tron was clearly quick, the Dakar Rally is ... of 340 liters (80 gallons ...

Audi's brief three-year stint competing at the Dakar Rally surprisingly ended with a victory last year as the German automaker shifted its focus and resources to its upcoming Formula One works ...

Audi's first two years of fielding a range-extended EV in the Dakar Rally were a mixed bag ... but also suffering a series of setbacks due to punctures. In the end, two of the three cars did ...

Audi has won the grueling Dakar Rally with its bespoke RS Q E-Tron on ... The RS Q E-Tron is a series plug-in hybrid, with gas engine used as a generator to charge a battery pack that in turn ...

Here’s how the famous four rings made motorsport history Three years ago, Audi had never competed in Rally Raid, the hardcore, Ironman-loving sibling of stage rally, let alone the iconic but ...

After transitioning through a series of mergers with different ... shortened to its modern name of Audi AG in 1985. Drawing inspiration from the Audi 80, the first iteration of the Quattro ...