Dr Ferdinand Piech, grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, was named Chairman of Audi NSU Auto Union AG
Friday 1st January 1988 Dr Ferdinand Piech, grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, was named Chairman of Audi NSU Auto Union AG.
Twenty five motorists were publicly lashed for staging a car race in Saudia Arabia
Sunday 11th January 1987 Twenty five motorists were publicly lashed for staging a car race in Saudia Arabia.
Bobby Unser set a closed-course speed record for four-wheel drive vehicles with an Audi 5000CS Turbo Quattro at 206
Monday 24th March 1986 Bobby Unser set a closed-course speed record for four-wheel drive vehicles with an Audi 5000CS Turbo Quattro at 206.825 mph. The car was compliant with NASCAR rules.
Audi NSU Auto Union AG was renamed AUDI AG
Tuesday 1st January 1985 Audi NSU Auto Union AG was renamed AUDI AG.
Stig Blomqvixt and Bjorn Cederberg won the RAC Rally with an Audi Quattro A2
Wednesday 23rd November 1983 Stig Blomqvixt and Bjorn Cederberg won the RAC Rally with an Audi Quattro A2.
Hannu Mikkola and Arne Hertz won the RAC Rally with an Audi Quattro
Thursday 25th November 1982 Hannu Mikkola and Arne Hertz won the RAC Rally with an Audi Quattro. Hertz first became prominent when co-driving for Stig Blomqvist (Saab 96 V4), with whom he first won the RAC Rally, in 1971. With Blomqvist, in the same year, he also won the Hankiralli, the Swedish Rally and the…
Hannu Mikkola and Arne Hertz won the Lombard RAC Rally with an Audi Quattro
Wednesday 25th November 1981 Hannu Mikkola and Arne Hertz won the Lombard RAC Rally with an Audi Quattro. Mikkola’s rally career spanned 31 years, starting with a Volvo PV544 in 1963, but his most successful period was during the 1970s and 1980s. The 1970s saw Mikkola a frontrunner in many international events, usually in a…
The Audi Quattro coupe was launched to a stunned reception at the 1980 Geneva Motor Show
Monday 3rd March 1980 The Audi Quattro coupe was launched to a stunned reception at the 1980 Geneva Motor Show. Until then, the all-wheel-drive principle had been restricted to relatively clumsy off-road vehicles, but the Audi Quattro was a genuine high performance car. A red 1983 Quattro was driven by DCI Gene ‘fire up the…
The Audi Fox was introduced
Thursday 31st May 1973 The Audi Fox was introduced. In Europe the car was marketed as the ’80’. It shared its platform with the Volkswagen Passat from 1973 to 1986 and was available as a sedan, and an Avant (Audi’s name for a station wagon). The coupé and convertible models were not badged as members…
The Audi 80 was launched in Geneva
Monday 5th March 1973 The Audi 80 was launched in Geneva