Audi Avus quattro

Infobox Automobile


name = Audi Avus quattro
manufacturer = Audi AG
parent_company = Volkswagen Group
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class = Concept car
body_style = 2-door coupé
layout = Mid engine,
quattro permanent four-wheel drive
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engine = 6.0L W12
transmission = 6-speed manual
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length = auto mm|4470|1
width = auto mm|2006|1
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designer = Martin Smith

The Audi Avus quattro was a "supercar-styled" concept car from the German car manufacturer, Audi. It was first introduced at the 1991 Tokyo Motor Show. The Avus quattro had an aluminum exterior, which made it a lightweight, sleek and safer automobile.

The Avus quattro's engine was supposed to be a 6.0 L 60-valve 12-cylinder engine producing Convert|509|hp|kW|0|abbr=on, capable of accelerating the car from 0 to Auto mph|60|0 in about 3 seconds and a top speed of Auto mph|211|0. The exact car shown at the Tokyo Motor Show, however, had a dummy made of carefully painted wood and plastic for an engine because at the time, such a powertrain was still in development; Audi-made W12 engines were not available to buyers until Audi presented its flagship A8 a few years later.

The Avus quattro is now on display at Audi's museum in Ingolstadt, Germany.

External links

* [http://www.audi.com Audi Corporate website]
* [http://www.audi.com/audi/com/en2/about_audi_ag/audi_forums/ingolstadt/museum_mobile.html Audi Museum, Ingolstadt]
* [http://www.21stcentury.co.uk/cars/audi_avus_quattro.asp Audi Avus Quattro Info Page By 21st Century]