Audi Sport Quattro S1 Rally 1985

The 1985 audi sport quattro s1 is still the most powerful rally car ever built.
Audi sport quattro s1 rally 1985. See and hear an audi quattro s1. Thus just 200 units although production numbers differ were manufactured enabling the sport quattro s1 to be raced in group b rally competition. The lessons learned from building and racing the car would later be effectively applied to audi s participation in gt and touring car racing with success to follow in trans am dtm and btcc series. A classic rally car reborn.
It s estimated to bring within 325 000 and 380 000 by the time the gavel falls. In mid 1984 their predictions rang true with the arrival of the smaller purpose built mid engined and four wheel driven peugeot 205 t16. The audi sport quattro s1 e2 was introduced at the end of 1985 as an update to the audi sport quattro s1. Celebrate the 35th anniversary of the quattro by owning a model car replicating this rally icon.
The car featured an inline five cylinder engine that displaced 2 110 cc 128 8 cu in from a bore and stroke of 79 5 mm 85 0 mm 3 13 in 3 35 in and generated an officially quoted power output figure of 480 ps 353 kw. Driving the group b monster audi sport quattro. Audi sport quattro e2 1985 sanremo rally. The 1985 audi sport quattro s1 76897 was one of the kings of the group b rally racing circuit.
1985 audi sport quattro the car is headed to the sotheby s auction on may 27 2017 during the villa d este concours. Race fans can now construct their own car toy of this beloved model from lego building bricks. This 600 horse power beast driving around a track in sweden. Audi sport quattro s1 e2 maximum attack.
In 1983 audi had anticipated that they would not be able to rely solely on their traction advantage and overwhelming horsepower to win rallies for much longer.