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The tour, an idea.
44 passes, 4 RS models and a total of 4.400 kilometers. Experience driving pleasure, experience the advantage of four driven wheels. The Alpine region offered the wonderful setting for a very special road trip ... | Read …
Audi RS 5
The RS5 Cabriolet combines the joy of driving an open car with the passion of its free-breathing V8 engine. 450 hp and the active quattro drive with crown gear differential. Alpine passes thus become an “open-top sports arena”… | Read …
Audi RS 6
In 3.9 seconds to 100 km / h. The latest RS6 generation is only offered as an Avant. The turbo-charged V8 engine has an output of 560 hp and would invite Hannibal along with his elephants and transport them across the Alps in record time ... | Read …
Audi RS 7
560 hp rarely looked better. The Audi RS7 beguiles its surroundings with its elegant shape. The long bonnet, the striking rear end and the power of its 700 Nm strong bi-turbo V8. The RS7 pushes its occupants vigorously over the alpine routes ... | Read …
Audi - Land of the quattro | Alpine Tour 2013
The brand with the four rings will always be linked by a term: four. An idea, a technology, the all-wheel drive that symbolizes the innovative strength of the Ingolstadt brand. Audi brought all-wheel drive to the World Rally Championship. That was over thirty years ago. As early as 1981, Audi introduced completely new drive technology to the most important motorsport series of the time. But it was not until 1984 that the then Audi quattro won the most important rally, the Monte Carlo Rally. In 1984 a certain won Walter Röhrl with impressive performance on the snowy “Monte”. The triumph of all-wheel drive in rallying began and the time of “quattro drive” had come on the road. Audi quattro, a special history in automobile construction and also one with a very personal touch for me. That's why it's about the “Audi – Land of quattro” Alpine Tour 2013 also give a particularly detailed report. This special is the prelude and provides a preview of what is to come!
Audi Sport Quattro for short
306 hp, 250 km/h fast. The “short” Sport Quattro was the homologation vehicle for today’s rally legend. Read more… | Read …
Audi RS Q3
It wants to be the sportiest alternative in the compact SUV class. Audi's “Shopping Mall Taxi” impresses with its captivating five-cylinder sound. | Read …
quattro - the technology
The “quattro drive” for the four rings is now available in various technical solutions. A look at the details of the quattro technology. | Read …
The Sustenpass
The Oberalp Pass
The Jaufenpass
The Audi - Land of the quattro Tour is one of the best events I have attended so far. A wonderful landscape, powerful cars and an extra dose of history. The fascination of “all-wheel drive” and the different technical solutions behind it were impressively demonstrated. I have summarized the most beautiful Alpine passes of this tour here. There will be a separate article for each vehicle. In the next few weeks there will be an extra portion of “passion” on four wheels in the blog.
Article from the online colleagues:
Heike of koeln-format.de writes about the tour in general, Graduate museologist Arild von autorild.de about the short sport quattro, Christian Brinkmann leaves the tour Reminisce.
