Introduction to quattro

1980
Pasaulinė quattro sistemos premjera.
Ženevos automobilių parodoje Audi pristatė sportinį automobilį su pastovia 4 varanciųjų ratų sistema.
Iki to laiko buvo pagaminta tik labai mažos serijos ir labai egzotiški automobiliai su pastoviai varomais 4 ratais.

1981
Pasaulinė quattro sistemos premjera.
Jau prieš pirmąjį ralio startą quattro sistema parodo savo nepriekaištingas galimybes.
Europos čempionate Audi Quattro buvo naudota kaip saugos automobilis.
Automobilį vairavęs Finn Hannu Mikkola finišą pasiekė pusvalandžiu ankščiau nei tų varžybų nugalėtojas.

1982
Pradedama masinė quattro gamyba.
Audi 80 buvo pirmasis šios masinės gamybos automobilis su visais varančiaisiais ratais.
Tais pačiais metais Audi Quattro laimi Rally Brand World Championship ir pasižymi kaip pirmasis automobilis laimėjęs pasaulio ralio čempionato etapą vairuojant moteriai (Michele Mouton)
Audi quattro pristatyta Šiaurės Amerikoje.

1983
Hannu Mikkola is driver champion in the
Audi quattro
Hannu Mikkola wins the rally driver championship
with roaring success and Audi
secures second place in the Rally Brand
World Championship. A further highlight of
the year is the launch of the Audi Sport quattro
with an impressive 306 horsepower.

1984
The pioneering work of Audi in all wheel
drive technology is recognized with the
award titled "Motor Racing Automobile of the
Year 1984." The Audi 4000 (Audi 80) quattro
is introduced into the North American
Market.

1985
Audi takes Pike Peak by Storm
The famous mountain race on Pikes Peak
(14,115 ft) in Colorado is won by Michele
Mouton in an Audi Sport quattro.

1986
Introduction of the Torsen center
differential
The Torsen center differential provides variable,
fully automatic and instant distribution
of drive torque to the front and rear axles.

1989
Hans Joachim Stuck is the most
successful driver of the IMSA-GTO Series
The supremacy of the quattro on fast,
asphalt roads had already been demonstrated
in the Trans Am Championship the year
before. Hans Joachim Stuck was impressive
in 1989 with his Audi 90 quattro in the IMSAGTO
Series and becomes the most successful
driver of the season with seven victories.

1990
10 Years of quattro
Over 200,000 quattros produced worldwide
reflect the success of a revolutionary idea.
In October, the Audi Coupe quattro is presented
as the successor to the original quattro.

1992
quattro - a principle establishes itself
The motor racing successes of the quattro
models increase familiarity and convince
more and more motorists of the benefits of
quattro. Worldwide, almost every twelfth
customer opts for an Audi with permanent
four wheel drive during this year.

1993
French Brand and Driver Championships
Audi enters the French touring car championship
with the Audi 80 quattro, gaining ten
victories and the winning brand championship.
With Frank Biela, Audi also wins the
French touring car championship.

1994
quattro with EDL
Audi Introduces Electronic Differential Lock
(EDL) at the rear axle. The system means
that individual wheels can be braked when
spinning. In connection with the variable
drive torque distribution to the front and rear
axle, EDL provides maximum traction.

1996
Audi wins the Touring Car Championship
seven times
Audi quattro models enter touring car championships
in Germany, Italy, Great Britain,
Spain, Australia, and South Africa. At the
end of the season, there is only one winner
in all of these countries: Audi.

2001
20 years of Quattro
Over 1,000,000 drivers have opted for the
benefits of Audi's quattro system.