When the first generation Type 8L A3 was launched in September 1996, it marked Audi’s return to the compact class after an absence of 18 years. The last Audi to compete in this market had been the 50…
Read MoreIn 2002, Audi launched their first mid-range RS-badged offering: the C5 RS6. Prior to this, only the more compact B4 and B5-based models had been manufactured in RS trim (the RS2 Avant and RS4…
Read MoreAlthough Audi’s line of high performance RS-badged specials had carried the flag for the company since the iconic Quattro had been discontinued in 1991, these hugely desirable Renn Sport…
Read MoreAudi’s high performance RS line originated with the B4-based RS2 Avant launched in 1994. Like the fabled Quattro of 1980 to 1991, the RS2 programme was initiated by Ferdinand Piech who…
Read MoreDuring the 1980s, the four-wheel drive Quattro helped transform Audi’s image from a builder of utilitarian automobiles to a prestige brand that could rival Mercedes-Benz and BMW. The Quattro…
Read MoreBefore heading to Volkswagen in 1993, Ferdinand Piech (head of Audi’s board) commissioned a joint venture with Porsche to produce the fastest Audi road car ever built. Piech had been one of…
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