This is the car that initiated Audi’s all-wheel-drive practice. Equipped with a turbocharged inline-five engine and dual locking differentials, the Ur-Quattro set the standard for all-weather performance. This car is only 56K miles old, so it’s ready for its next rally hero owner. It’s almost winter, so put your best things away in boxes and let them sleep until spring. Instead of going on nice weekend trips, you should stay home and watch videos of Californians loving their year-round canyon carving and moping in a way that is very similar to seasonal affective disorder. Please get rid of it. You could also test the first all-wheel-drive racing hero in the snow. This low-mileage 1985 Audi Quattro is for sale on Bring a Trailer. It has a turbocharged inline-five engine and all-wheel drive for better handling in all kinds of weather. Mr. Röhrl, please pick up the white courtesy phone: Your winter sled has arrived. It’s time to drift. The name Ur-Quattro comes from the first generation of the Quattro. “Ur” means “original” in German. It’s almost like the old gods of rallying gave this car to you since the word itself means “Original.” In winter tests, a naughty little Volkswagen Iltis built for the military did better than almost everything else. This is where Audi’s all-wheel-drive story started. The chassis engineer Jörg Bensinger thought that all-wheel drive’s ability to improve grip in bad weather would help more than just off-roaders and trucks. He thought it could also help create a whole new class of high-performance cars. The Ur-Quattro made its debut in Europe in 1980. From 1983 to 1987, when it first came out in North America, it sold just over 600 cars. Due to its white-on-black color scheme, this example is very rare; it is one of only 73 made for the 1985 model year. It has a 2.1-liter turbocharged inline-five engine, a five-speed manual transmission, and locking differentials in both the front and back. In the early 1980s, racing Audi Quattros were used by rally driver heroes like Walter Röhrl, Stig Blomqvist, and Michèle Mouton to win many races. When Mouton drove her S1 Quattro over Pikes Peak’s open gravel turns that year, she set a new record. A 2.1-liter engine makes about 160 horsepower and powers the U.S.-spec cars, which is a little less than the European models—no one has yet to buy one except for a unique exhaust, which is good for collecting. You can easily overlook this since the sound of an Audi five-cylinder engine running at full speed is enough to make you shake your head. With this amazing sound, full-time all-wheel-drive grip, and the feel of turbocharged boost, you can make your dreams of driving a WRC car come true. This Ur-Quattro is ready for winter driving because it has only 56K miles on it and a clean service history that includes new water pumps, timing belts, and hoses. Consider how great it would be to wake up early on a Sunday, before the snowplows come, and warm up your inline-five for some fun in a winter paradise. On October 14, the sale ends.
