2022 Ford Maverick and GMC Hummer EV driven | Autoblog Podcast #699

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Plus testing the 2022 Audi RS E-Tron GT and admiring the 1971 Lamborghini Countach LP prototype 500

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Lucid Air and Maserati MC20 unveiled | Autoblog Podcast #644

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Plus driving the Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R, Audi A6 Allroad, Mazda CX-9 and Kia Niro

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The 10 cars that made Audi great in America

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Auto-Union Type C 1/8-scale Lego replica is surprisingly detailed

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Rare 1960 Auto Union 1000 Sp Coupe up for auction

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Bonhams sells ’85 Audi Sport Quattro for record $427k at Goodwood

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Bonhams sets a new record price for the legendary Audi Sport Quattro, joined by the 1983 championship-winning Group B rally machine at the Goodwood Members' Meeting this past weekend in the UK.

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MotorWeek revisits Audi’s iconic Quattro

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1983 Audi Quattro

The Subaru WRX, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution and just about every other all-wheel-drive performance car owes something to the legendary Audi Quattro, a model that was far more successful on the motorsports scene than it was in the showroom. Despite its modest sales, the UrQuattro still looms large in automotive lore, and indeed, in Audi's own sense of self. Considering the brand's semi-regular flirtation with the idea of a reborn Quattro, MotorWeek must have figured it'd be a good idea to revisit the original by digging up this archival review.

While time has the ability to cover up the warts of iconic automobiles, it should be noted that Motor Week host John Davis had more than a few critiques for the all-wheel-drive, turbocharged coupe.
Davis calls the Quattro's slalom handling "a disappointment," citing the overpowered engine and slow steering, and he had some unkind words for the brakes, as well. For our part, we're kind of wowed by the amount of ship-like body motion during testing, yet that sort of bobbing was certainly par for the course back in the early '80s.

But that's enough from us. Sit back, relax, and take a look in the rearview mirror at MotorWeek's review of the 1983 Audi Quattro.

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Audi UrQuattro gets the Petrolicious narrative

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Petrolicious: Audi Quattro

Audi started a revolution in the world of rallying when it paired an all-wheel-drive system with a turbocharged, five-cylinder engine and a rakish, three-door body. That car, the Quattro, didn't just upset the entire balance of the World Rally Championship, it (eventually) led to a transformative effect on the consumer car market.

But we're not just interested in this car simply because history has proven the UrQuattro to be important - we love its sharply creased looks, its offbeat soundtrack and its gravel-spitting abilities. Evidently, so does the crew from Petrolicious, as they've lavished their lenses upon the car. This particular model hails from 1983, and has covered a healthy 175,000 miles, says owner Manuel Leon Minassian. His first experience with the Ur (meaning "original") came in Beirut, where the car received plenty of praise from students at his school.

That first encounter led to a long passion for the Quattro, culminating in his purchase of this car four years ago. Take a look at Minassian and his Audi in the latest video from Petrolicious.

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Audi pits S3 against Ur-Quattro on gravel

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Audi S3 and Sport Quattro

If you had to pick a winner between the latest Audi S3 and the original Audi Sport Quattro, which would it be? Both hot hatches pack around 300 horsepower and all-wheel drive, but they're separated by a good thirty years of development.

To find out, Audi took both to the old rally circuit in San Remo. Behind the wheel of the Ur-Quattro they put none other than The Stig himself - no, not the Top Gear test bot, but Stig Blomqvist, the Swedish former rally driver who drove the Quattro to the World Rally Championship in the mid-80s. In the S3 they put someone named Hermann Müller, who as best we can tell was one of Auto Union's original Silver Arrow drivers - but he died in 1975, so it's probably the guy who writes for the Audi magazine. Regardless, the contest was pretty close, so it's worth checking out in the 2:26 video clip below.

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