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Written by Rowan Horncastle
When Audi entered rallying in 1980, it changed the game forever by bringing four-wheel drive to the party. Sending power to each corner gave a massive advantage on loose surface stages and snow. But by the time Group B was in full swing, Audi was actually under serious threat from its mid-engined rivals.Even with the mighty flame-spitting S1, Peugeot"s 205 Turbo 16 and Lancia"s Delta S4 were both better balanced and more nimble than the Quattro, which, with its big five-cylinder up front, was a lot more susceptible to understeer. In response, they came up with something a bit special. It was called the Audi Group S Prototype. That"s it, in the video above.The Group S prototype boasted 1000bhp from its mid-mounted engine, and was so secretive, Audi Sport developed it without the bosses back in Ingolstadt having any clue. In fact, the engineers took the project out of Germany to a facility in Desna in the Czech Republic, with the prototypes shipped in anonymous containers.Rally god Walter R hrl even had to do a test session on a public road (a track was booked but photographers got wind of the location) where, unsurprisingly, he got stopped by the police. Walter requested that they didn"t take pictures, which the police agreed to - but only if Walter would let them witness a proper race start.
Date written: 1 Aug 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 4483
When Audi entered rallying in 1980, it changed the game forever by bringing four-wheel drive to the party. Sending power to each corner gave a massive advantage on loose surface stages and snow. But by the time Group B was in full swing, Audi was actually under serious threat from its mid-engined rivals.Even with the mighty flame-spitting S1, Peugeot"s 205 Turbo 16 and Lancia"s Delta S4 were both better balanced and more nimble than the Quattro, which, with its big five-cylinder up front, was a lot more susceptible to understeer. In response, they came up with something a bit special. It was called the Audi Group S Prototype. That"s it, in the video above.The Group S prototype boasted 1000bhp from its mid-mounted engine, and was so secretive, Audi Sport developed it without the bosses back in Ingolstadt having any clue. In fact, the engineers took the project out of Germany to a facility in Desna in the Czech Republic, with the prototypes shipped in anonymous containers.Rally god Walter R hrl even had to do a test session on a public road (a track was booked but photographers got wind of the location) where, unsurprisingly, he got stopped by the police. Walter requested that they didn"t take pictures, which the police agreed to - but only if Walter would let them witness a proper race start.
Date written: 1 Aug 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 4483
