Audi Quattro - successful rally car

Audi Quattro is a turbocharged car featuring the permanent all-wheel drive for the first time and the model is booming as a prominent rally car. Audi cars have been winning rallies as the Audi wheels are integrated with the advanced automotive technology. Some of the latest enhancements incorporated to Audi are the FSI engines and the DSG dual clutch gearbox. Audi wheels use new Quattro technology to beat its competitors Volkswagen, SEAT and Škoda.

Audi wheels Quattro technology was introduced by Audi in 1980 and it came with all wheel drive .The new turbocharged car attracted youngsters as it won many races and rallies all across the world. Off road performance of Audi has been appreciated by drivers and the compact design attracts youngsters.

The short wheelbase of sports Quattro was introduced by the company in 1984 and the races in Monte Carlo and Sweden were mostly won by the new Audi car model having the Quattro technology. Audi S series employed 5 cylinder turbo charged engine that generated a power of over 600 hp. The new engine was integrated to a 6 – speed gearbox and the new car also had the all-wheel drive system. Audi S1 series were introduced as high speed sports car and these cars have always attracted young drivers craving for high speed driving machines.

Audi wheels technology of four wheel drive allows all the wheels to get equivalent torque from the engine and the distributed torque provides better control to the drivers on all roads. The figure that is mostly used for all wheels is "4 X 4" and the figure is the number of wheels and the number of powered wheels. When you have a figure 4 X 2, it means the power is transmitted only to two tyres of the vehicle but the 4X 4 technology transmits power to all the four Audi wheels. Since the new Audi wheels technology improves grip on road even on rough bumpy roads, the car is mostly seen in rallies and in car racing. The 4 X 4 technology is mostly found in trucks and heavy vehicles. Even a manual switch is provided by many companies to the drivers to switch options from 4 X 4 to 4 X 2, in case of difficult weather conditions.

The All-wheel drive technology helps the drivers to drive on dry pavement as it employs the centre differential technology to allow the wheels to rotate at different speeds. Many driving issues like driveline binding and hopping can be reduced by AWD technology. The technology is present in only a few models of motor companies such as Audi, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Volkswagen.