There's a lot of history involved when 'quattro' is mentioned with respect to Audi, but we're not going there...
Suffice to say, Audi is not the Audi we know and love if it were not for the 1980 Quattro road and rally car, and the quattro four wheel drive system that the manufacturer is so infamously known and praised for.
The Quattro in focus for now is the Audi Quattro Concept, unveiled at the 2010 Paris Motor Show 2 months ago. Fully modern and fully retrospective, the concept is a tribute to the original creation from 30 years back. The Quattro Concept is Audi's way of blending tradition and history with up-to-date design language. A hint of future design directions can also be detected.
Audi being Audi, this is not just a show and tell, smoke and mirrors concept car. This thing is alive, with a 5-cylinder turbocharged 2.5 heart pumping 408 horses and delivering 354 lb-ft of torque through its veins. Imagine driving a one-of-a-kind Audi with killer one-of-a-kind macho looks to kill for, through long, winding roads, where the Quattro is ultimately at home... Now, imagine you're Will Smith...
The Quattro Concept is inarguably the most masculine Audi to date. I'd have one based on that alone. Plans for a limited production run of around 1000 units are in order. I say congratulations to the would-be takers of the 2nd Gen Quattro. You're the man. Yes you are.
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