Ursportquattro! was:URQ vs. Coupe GT

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>> How come this car's listed as an '86, way after SportQ production had
>> ceased? Was the prototype not road-registered until '86?

Around six Sports were built from parts much later than the original
production run.  They're regarded as genuine Sport quattros.

In a sense, they're still being built.  An S1 was recently built at
Historic Motorsport, largely from original parts.

> The text said that this was a design study that Audi made AFTER they saw the
> success, both in rally and in the public, the sportq made. As you know, the
> sport was only produced in some 250 or so cars to get homologized for Gr.B
> rallying, and was not very stable for daily use because of the short
> wheelbase. This long study was probably made to see if there was a market for
> such a car, but I guess this market fell out when the Gr.B cars were banned
> from racing.

> The text also tell the reader that the car has a lot in common with the
> "regular" sport, that be the carbon body panels, only the roof and doors are
> stock Ur parts. The rear fenders and of course the rear seat are the main
> things that differ this car from the sportq. Even the dashboard with the high
> mounted dials are sportq spec, as is the weight, only 1300 kg.

The Sport was not as great a success in its day as the original Quattro.

Some of the original drivers are on record as saying that Audi missed
the ideal combination - the A2 with the S1's engine.  They hated the
S1's handling.  I know at least one car has run in this configuration
fairly recently.

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