I’ve always been a bit confused as to just what the Audi Coupé was. It launched the same time as its older brother, the insane, sure-footed Audi Quattro that proved four-wheel drive didn’t just belong on utility vehicles. This car, like a mountain goat on a sugar rush, cast Audi in a whole new light, but just what was this Audi Coupé doing? Was it Audi’s way of cashing in on the Quattro’s success? It just seemed like some cheap knock-off. A sheep in wolf’s clothing. As we’ll see, that wasn’t the case at all. In fact, it was the Quattro that borrowed from its less powerful sibling.
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If you want to know more, here's a couple of great websites focusing on the earlier B2 model:
https://www.puresunday.de/audicoupe.html
http://kvquattro.com/
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Sources:
A History of Progress – Audi AG ISBN-13: 978-0837610368 ISBN-10: 0837610362
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_100
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_100_C1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_Coup%C3%A9
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_Coup%C3%A9_B2
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_Coup%C3%A9_B3
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_80
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSU_Ro_80
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Passat_(B2)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Group_B_platform
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claus_Luthe
http://www.audicoupe.pl/informacje/historia-modeli/audi-coupe-1980-1987/
https://www.carstyling.ru/cars.1981_Audi_Quartz.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Iltis
https://www.supercars.net/blog/1981-audi-coupe-gt-tourenwagen-g2/
Autocar Audi Coupé Quattro review January 1986
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_Mays
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_3_Series_(E36)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140601004239/http://archive.cardesignnews.com/news/whoswhere/971001ford-jmays.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_50
https://rallygroupbshrine.org/the-group-b-cars/post-group-b-evolutions/audi-sport-quattro-s1-e2-pikes-peak-1987/
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