Audi Quattro Concept

On the 30^th anniversary of the debuting of the Audi Quattro, Audi debuted the Quattro Concept at the Paris auto show.

The concept is based on the RS 5 platform, which is one serious car. The makes of the car decided that it would be fitting to make the car similar to the one debuted in 1980. The c-pillars are muscular and the car weighs about the same as the original Quattro.

The concept definitely has some A5 thrown into it, as the profile and the bottom of the front end of the car suggests. Because of this shape, the car seems to be sporty and I can see it drift on a rally track someday and winning a couple medals.

The power to weight ratio is supposed to be near the R8 V10’s, and Audi isn’t messing around here. With the inline five turbo charged engine lifted from the TT RS, the car is supposed to do 0-62 in 3.9 seconds. Sixty percent of the torque is put at the back wheels to give a real sporty feel, and that could do some real big power slides if applied with a good right foot.

Audi earned its rite of passage through the rally world, and I like to see company’s going back to their roots. Hopefully this wicked car will be in showrooms someday because I would be really interested to see how it stacks up against a Subaru or Mitsubishi on the track.