- ABT has launched an upgraded version of the Audi Ur-Quattro from the ’80s.
- The model gains a Sport Quattro bodykit, and a modern five-cylinder engine.
- Production is limited to 30 units, all of which have already been sold out.
ABT is known for modifying new models predominantly from the VW Group, and has just unveiled a new limited production special based on an ’80s icon. This is an upgraded version of the Audi Ur-Quattro, featuring a significantly more powerful five-cylinder engine and visual modifications inspired by the legendary Sport Quattro.
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The car was unveiled last week at the “Friends of ABT” event in Germany. The limited production run of 25 units was sold out within three hours, prompting the tuner to increase the number to 30 units, so they wouldn’t disappoint some of their loyal customers.
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CEO of the ABT Group Hans-Jürgen Abt explained why the Ur-Quattro has a special place in his heart. He inherited the car from his father when he took over the tuning department at ABT. Instead of keeping it stock, though, he modified it with swollen fenders, white magnesium alloy wheels and various parts from the Sport Quattro, including the grille and headlights.
ABT’s limited production Ur-Quattro follows the same recipe. Despite not having the short wheelbase of the Sport Quattro, it looks very similar to the ultra-rare homologation special thanks to the redesigned nose. Note that Audi made 11,452 units of the Quattro between 1980 and 1991, but only 214 units of the Sport Quattro, including 164 roadgoing examples.
The bodykit is made of Kevlar and carbon fiber and besides the wide fenders and the new bumpers it includes a vented hood and a large rear wing. The interior sports bucket seats and what an “invisible” roll cage. Furthermore, owners will be able to personalize the cabin with the help of the ABT Individual Programme.
Under the hood of the restomod lies a turbocharged 2.5-liter five-cylinder engine from a modern Audi RS (some candidates we can think of are the RS3 and TT RS) that has been tuned to produce 523 hp (390 kW / 530 PS). This is more than double the power of the Ur-Quattro from 1980 that came fitted with a 2.1-liter five-pot turbo mill generating 197 hp (147 kW / 200 PS). It also represents a healthy boost over the 302 hp (225 kW / 306 PS) of the Sport Quattro, which should provide better performance.
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In order to harness the extra power, ABT has equipped the model with anti-lock brakes. There is no information on suspension upgrades, but the chassis is said to be unique for each of the 30 examples. Hans-Jürgen Abt said that the restomod can be registered as a classic, and driven with the special H license plates in Germany.
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ABT didn’t shared details on pricing, but these kind of reborn classics never come cheap. Hopefully, the tuner will revisit more performance models from the Audi history in the future. This has already been hinted by Abt himself who said that the positive reaction of the customers to the Ur-Quattro project gave them “courage to pursue some other ideas we have in mind”.
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