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    Automotive Worship Object Of The Year: Street-Legal 500-Horse Audi ur-Quattro

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    Image of Stoatmaster Stoatmaster
    12/19/08

    In reply to Automotive Worship Object Of The Year: Street-Legal 500-Horse Audi ur-Quattro
    The Quattro is one of the heroes of a recent BBC period cop show, Ashes to Ashes.


    Seems to have sparked something of a resurgence of interest in the vehicle over here (for a fortnight, at least).

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    Image of Brian Lam Brian Lam
    12/19/08

    In reply to Automotive Worship Object Of The Year: Street-Legal 500-Horse Audi ur-Quattro
    HELLO, DRIVE IMPRESSIONS! UNDER THE HOOD RUNDOWN PLEASE?
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    12/18/08

    In reply to Automotive Worship Object Of The Year: Street-Legal 500-Horse Audi ur-Quattro
    This was always one of my all time favorite cars - "how do ve make der Quattro lighter?"


    "Let's lop about turty centimeters out uff der middle."


    "Ja!"


    Now do it again in pencil-leaded lightness with uberblown turbogoodness - where do I sign up!

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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    12/18/08

    In reply to Automotive Worship Object Of The Year: Street-Legal 500-Horse Audi ur-Quattro
    A Sport Quattro homologation special (200 built, right?) would have been a better starting point, but those are probably all unobtanium by now, like the Lancia S4 and 037, as well as the Peugeot 205 T16.


    Good to see a conventional ur-Quattro converted to awesomeness.

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    Image of layabout layabout
    12/18/08

    @brandegee: Surprisingly there are examples of each of the cars you listed for sale on English websites. They cost a bit these days,but not out of reach. My dad had one of the Audi's back in the 80's,i was very young so can just remember it & the sound it made.
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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    12/19/08

    @layabout .... .- .--. .--. -.-- / -.-. .... .-. .. ... - ...: Yeah, I see these come up from time to time, too. Still, hard to get (the Italian ones are into the 100,000 Euros and up, Audis are cheaper but probably faster), and forget about getting one road-certified in the U.S. Audi only sold 664 ur-Quattros in the U.S., and power was choked down to 160hp. I still see an occasional CoupeGT (FWD), but never a Quattro.


    Love these cars, though. Something about a homologation special makes it cool.

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    Image of FrankGrimes FrankGrimes
    12/18/08

    In reply to Automotive Worship Object Of The Year: Street-Legal 500-Horse Audi ur-Quattro
    I know what Rat-Fink and a gear shift are, but what the heck is a "Rat-Fink grade gearshift" is it covered in dead flies?
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    12/18/08

    @FrankGrimes: This should explain all.


    rat-fink-cartoon

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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    12/18/08

    In reply to Automotive Worship Object Of The Year: Street-Legal 500-Horse Audi ur-Quattro
    The Quattro is awful nice, but when I saw the tail end of that Mercury, I said aloud "Ooh, a Bill Stroppe NASCAR Marauder! I wonder if it's real?" Then I scrolled down far enough to read the text under it. How about a feature on this sometime, Murilee?
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    12/18/08

    @Mike the Dog: Please?


    [Makes puppy dog eyes]

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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    12/19/08

    @Mike the Dog: Oh yes, I'm definitely going to go back and shoot some more of those cars. Something for everyone there!
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    12/19/08

    @Murilee Martin: Yeah, the Mercury caught my eye too. Ye gods, that's like wandering into a garage and finding a healthy, perfect sabre toothed tiger.

    Wow, aren't you supposed to be extinct?

    Growwwwwwwwl.

    Ouch!
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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    12/18/08

    In reply to Automotive Worship Object Of The Year: Street-Legal 500-Horse Audi ur-Quattro
    Gasp, look at those panel gaps.
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    Image of marc2068 marc2068
    12/18/08

    @beercheck: Fuck'em
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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    12/18/08

    @marc2068: Check for sharp edges first.
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    12/18/08

    @beercheck: Did I mention that most of the body is carbon fiber?
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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    12/18/08

    @Murilee Martin: Sigh. The consequences are sometimes harsh, but I refuse to use tags such as "/mockery" or "/sarcasm". And emoticons, *shudder*, are right out.


    "Sigh" and "*shudder*", however, are cool.

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    Image of Rust-MyEnemy Rust-MyEnemy
    12/18/08

    @beercheck: I don't like to have to emphasise my tone by using tags either.


    /sparing with the truth

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    12/18/08

    In reply to Automotive Worship Object Of The Year: Street-Legal 500-Horse Audi ur-Quattro
    Fap fap fap fap fap fap
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    Image of tenbeers tenbeers
    12/18/08

    In reply to Automotive Worship Object Of The Year: Street-Legal 500-Horse Audi ur-Quattro
    "Hell yes" was my verdict too, and that's just from reading the article headline.
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    Image of LTDScott LTDScott
    12/18/08

    In reply to Automotive Worship Object Of The Year: Street-Legal 500-Horse Audi ur-Quattro
    Hawtness. And I'm singing "one of these things is not like the other" in my head after seeing the Mini Moke in the shop pic.
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    12/18/08

    In reply to Automotive Worship Object Of The Year: Street-Legal 500-Horse Audi ur-Quattro
    Wow, I have loved this car since I was a kid, I have always wanted one.
    There was one for sale on e-bay a while back, with very few miles, all original,no reserve and a $5000.00 start, does anyone remember seeing it?
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    Image of damnelantra™ damnelantra™
    12/18/08

    In reply to Automotive Worship Object Of The Year: Street-Legal 500-Horse Audi ur-Quattro
    thats it... i need to rob a bank. i cannot take this any more
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    Image of c0de c0de
    12/18/08

    In reply to Automotive Worship Object Of The Year: Street-Legal 500-Horse Audi ur-Quattro
    i am not worthy !


    the last of the good Audi's, when it wasn't a brand for prics

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    Image of layabout layabout
    12/18/08

    @c0de: True,the new RS's are very good but nowhere as appealing as this. I blame the TT for the whole new image,it may have made them more money than the old days but the true enthusiast will always pick one of these.
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    Image of Rust-MyEnemy Rust-MyEnemy
    12/18/08

    @layabout bah humbug: Nah, what you need is a '98 A4 1.8t. They're awesome!!!!!!!!!!!
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    Image of c0de c0de
    12/18/08

    @layabout bah humbug: yeah, but it's missing the 4 huge foglights. they have to have the "hella" cover on as well :D
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    Image of layabout layabout
    12/18/08

    @Rust-MyEnemy 20v Turbo: They are a nice shape...
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    12/18/08

    @c0de: My dad had an 18 month driving ban in the 80's in one of these...
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    Image of Rust-MyEnemy Rust-MyEnemy
    12/18/08

    @layabout bah humbug: I'm toying with Frank Biela-ising mine, but that would be just what they'd be expecting me to do...
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    Image of layabout layabout
    12/18/08

    @Rust-MyEnemy 20v Turbo: Man,screw "they",keep yourself happy! Only the spoiler may be OTT for a road car,other than that why not.
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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    12/18/08

    @c0de: Close... tenbeers and I were discussing this last night. I think we decided that the last great Audi was the previous RS4, prior to the current gaping-maw grille. Just enough refinement to qualify as a luxury car, but with enough eccentricities to ensure it retains the legacy of Audi lunacy. And for no discernable reason, only available as a station-wagon. And why not?


    And damn pretty too:

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    Image of layabout layabout
    12/18/08

    @Deartháir and his eight little drained beers: The RS2 was the last great Audi by some distance. Driven both & the Porsche built RS2 would always get my money.
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    Image of layabout layabout
    12/18/08

    @layabout bah humbug: Faster,lighter,better handling & with added Porsche goodness...
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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    12/18/08

    @layabout bah humbug: I kind of exclude those because they're as much -- if not more -- Porsche as they are Audi. So it kinda feels like saying that the best Aerosmith song was "Come Together". Even if it's true, it's not their song, so does it really count?
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    Image of Rust-MyEnemy Rust-MyEnemy
    12/18/08

    In reply to Automotive Worship Object Of The Year: Street-Legal 500-Horse Audi ur-Quattro
    Oh, quattro, how do I love thee?


    Let me count the ways.


    Oh, quattro, you've thrown me into a bit of a quandry here.


    I am happy in my relationship. My girlfriend is 5 years my junior and everything I ever wanted in a woman. But now I've got to wondering, is that enough for me?


    I need to spend some time with you. I want to share your sweet music. Feel your torsen differential bite.


    And do every single one of your four rings.

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    Image of Rust-MyEnemy Rust-MyEnemy
    12/18/08

    @Rust-MyEnemy 20v Turbo: *Um, I apologise for the above.... 'sjust I really, really like this car*
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    12/18/08

    In reply to Automotive Worship Object Of The Year: Street-Legal 500-Horse Audi ur-Quattro
    Want. It's not Ronnie Peterson's 3.0 CSL. But close enough.
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