![]() ![]() In theory, doing this should greatly enhance turn-in capabilities and also reducing weight in the process (which meant overall better performance). In hopes to fix the quattro’s handling woes, the Audi engineers proposed to shorten its wheelbase by 320 mm (12.6″). Hoping to save face, the car had to be improved substantially but not replaced – the answer was to be the Sport quattro. However, Audi’s top brass was not keen to the idea since it would have given bad press to their flagship quattro model. To fix this, most of the engineers at Ingolstadt proposed that they should design and build a totally new Group B car from scratch. The quattro in comparison was large, front heavy, and suffered from crippling understeer in most driving situations. In mid-1984 their predictions rang true with the arrival of the smaller, purpose-built, mid-engined, and four-wheel driven Peugeot 205 T16. In 1983, Audi had anticipated that they would not be able to rely solely on their traction advantage and overwhelming horsepower to win rallies for much longer. Notice: Any form of duplication methods (including but not limited to copy/paste of text and screen capture) of the website's content is strictly forbidden. Originally Published in: 2014 (old website) (C) Jay Auger - website owner & author ![]()
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