Fire up the Quattro! We revisit an Audi legend, the Ur Quattro, tested here in final 20v spec. TimPollardCars is your guide to an '80s icon 👀
But what does the original, or Ur, Audi Quattro feel like today, 42 years after it first appeared at the 1980? We’ve spent some time in this pristine 84,979-mile Audi UK heritage example to write a current-day Audi Quattro review.
One of the benefits of those perpendicular lines is excellent visibility for the driver. Slender pillars and that upright, boxy shape bring a good view all-round that still surprises those of us used to over-pillared moderns.
The three-spoke steering wheel on later 20v models is divine: simple, unadorned of buttons or complications – just lashings of smooth leather, an Audi Sport badge and some modest sculpting to encourage old-school quarter-to-three driving grip. This was before the era of widespread airbags, or Audi’s Procon-Ten safety system for that matter.
Audi’s claim of 6.3sec 0-62mph feels quite credible and once you skip the laidback torque of 228lb ft peaking at a languid 1950rpm and chase the 217bhp powerband nearer 6000rpm then the five-pot comes to life. Never once did I wish for more grip or traction and the flipside is a decent primary ride that handles the worst that a typical British back road can throw at it.
The rear bench is like a sofa, heavily angled backwards for a relaxing lounge. The front seats are upholstered in the same Quattro print material, with leather squab supports, wings and head rests. They’re grippy and hold you in place at the kind of speeds that this old-timer can produce.
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