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Frank Lamberty talks us through the unlikely inspirations behind his uniquely German mid-engine sports car design.

The Plymouth Pronto Spyder, for example, epitomized the one-and-done ... In 2001, they’d get their wish when the V12 Vanquish hit the streets. Audi showed off its Allroad Quattro concept. At the time, ...

It was essentially a concept car that came to life, drawing heavily on the hunkered-down stance of Audi's Le Mans quattro concept ... over 5,000 units (Coupe and Spyder) in 2008, but the numbers ...

The engine, a mock-up made of wood, was thankfully not carried over. The Avus wasn’t the only Audi concept revealed that year. There was also the clean shape of the Quattro Spyder, designed by Erwin ...

The Audi Le Mans quattro as a preview of the R8 The Audi Le ... Both the Coupé and the Spyder variants were limited to 333 units. One concept car that never made it to series production was the R8 ...

This understandably seemed to rankle Audi fans, but we now have confirmation from the automaker that the new S5 will solider on as it did before, with traditional Quattro all-wheel drive.

Audi designers and engineers got to work. The result was the Quattro Spyder Concept. Shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show just weeks before the W12-powered Avus, the Quattro Spyder had production intent.

The 1991 Audi Quattro Spyder Concept – mainly because it was very nearly a whole lot more than just a concept. The reason this thing looks ready is because it basically was – an R8 15 years ...

With a power-to-weight ratio to match the V10-powered Audi R8 Spyder, it is said to be able ... Audi says. The Quattro concept is also fitted with 20-inch wheels which look as though they barely ...