robin
06-22-2005, 12:04 AM
Audi's quattro technology is now celebrating a noteworthy anniversary. A quarter of a century ago, on March 3, 1980, the 'original quattro' was the centre of attention at the Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland. This was the birth of a legend which clocked up innumerable motor-sport victories and a demonstration of still unsurpassed supremacy on the road.
The quattro technical principle
A car that distributes the power from its engine to all four wheels is capable of withstanding higher lateral locating forces than one with only the rear or front wheels driven. Its traction and cornering power are both superior to these more conventional drivelines. Audi clearly grasped this basic principle of physics with greater clarity and determination than its competitors - it was
this awareness that inspired the initial quattro
driveline concept.
The quattro technical principle
A car that distributes the power from its engine to all four wheels is capable of withstanding higher lateral locating forces than one with only the rear or front wheels driven. Its traction and cornering power are both superior to these more conventional drivelines. Audi clearly grasped this basic principle of physics with greater clarity and determination than its competitors - it was
this awareness that inspired the initial quattro
driveline concept.