Almost 10.5 million cars with quattro drive systems produced since 1980
Total in 2019: 804,224 quattro models built worldwide, 258,765 of which in Germany
quattro technology is standard in all high-performance Audis
The mechanical quattro technologies
A wide-ranging array of technologies: quattro permanent all-wheel drive, quattro with ultra technology for models with longitudinal front-mounted engines, plus sport differential for many top models
quattro with multi-plate clutch for models with transverse engines and the R8 sports car
Electric all-wheel drive
Audi e-tron and e-tron Sportback feature two separately controlled electric motors
Audi e-tron S and e-tron S Sportback prototypes have thee electric motors, each with two electric motors on the rear axle, featuring electric torque vectoring
The technical milestones
1980 to 1999: original quattro in 1980 and Sport quattro in 1984 with manually locking center differential; Torsen differential in 1986; TT and A3 with quattro drive systems in 1999
2000 to 2020: center differential with asymmetric, dynamic power distribution in 2005; Audi R8 with viscous coupling in 2007; sport differential in 2008; quattro with ultra technology in 2016
quattro in motorsports
1980s: four titles in the World Rally Championship from 1982 to 1984; three victories in the Pikes Peak hill climb from 1985 to 1987; then major success in the Trans-Am and IMSA GTO series in the USA
1990s: drivers’ championships in the DTM in 1990 and 1991; seven titles in the Super Touring category in a single season in 1996
2010s: three Le Mans victories and four WEC titles for the Audi R18 e-tron quattro
