Audi Quattro Concept Revealed

QUATTRO CONCEPT

Audi has today revealed the 2011 Audi Quattro concept, developed to honour the 30th birthday of both its quattro all-wheel-drive system and the original Audi Ur-Quattro.

The subject of rumours stretching back to August last year,  the Quattro concept is built on a shortened version of the A5 platform and shares many components with the new RS 5.

At just 1300kg, the Quattro concept is almost the exact weight of the original Ur-Quattro, which came in at around 1290kg.

The Quattro's body is made from lightweight aluminium components constructed with Audi Space Frame technology.

Power for the Quattro concept is rated at 300kW, provided by an enhanced version of the turbo-charged five-cylinder engine driving the 250kW Audi TT RS.

The power-to-weight ratio of 4.3 kilograms (9.48 lb) per horsepower puts it on par with that of the R8 V10, Audi's top-shelf supercar.