Reading Time: 3 minutes Quattro Rally Car by Audi’s racing reputation was defined in the 1980s by their revolutionary Quattro all-wheel drive rally car. With its unique architecture packing a turbocharged inline 5-cylinder powering all four wheels, the Quattro became a dominant force in the World Rally Championship. Let’s explore the engineering and rally racing success that made the…
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Dirt Rally 2.0 cars from Codemasters allow gamers to pilot over 50 faithfully recreated cars representing rallying’s past and present. The authentic selection of vehicles delivers exciting variety and history. Let’s examine some standouts from DiRT Rally 2.0’s stellar car list spanning vintage classics to today’s sophisticated machinery. The accurate modeling and handling capture…
Reading Time: 3 minutes RWD Rally Cars – Since the rise of sophisticated all-wheel drive systems in rally racing during the 1980s, conventional rear-wheel drive cars have faced an uphill battle to keep pace with their traction-maximizing rivals. But well-driven RWD models like the Toyota Celica GT-Four, Ford Escort Cosworth, and even the Subaru BRZ have upheld honor for…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Audi Rally cars are well known today primarily for luxury road cars and dominance at Le Mans, Audi’s motorsport reputation was forged in the rally racing scene through revolutionary cars like the Quattro and Sport Quattro in the 1980s. Audi translated innovations to tarmac and gravel events, playing a pivotal role in advancing 4WD and…
Reading Time: 4 minutes The 1980s Rally cars category produced the most powerful and technologically advanced rally cars the motorsport world had ever seen. Manufacturers took advantage of loose restrictions to develop short-run homologation specials with cutting-edge engineering and over 600 horsepower. Group B attracted large factory efforts until speeds grew too dangerous, ending the era abruptly. But Group…
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Audi A4 Rally car luxury sedan seems an unlikely choice for the extreme demands of rally racing. But thanks to experienced preparation and Audi’s rally heritage, the A4 became a top-flight WRC competitor from 1999 into the 2000s under the banner of STP. This factory-supported effort transformed the refined A4 into a podium-finishing gravel…