Spotted in Beijing. What is an AVUS?
03-23-2007, 08:18 AM
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Spotted in Beijing. What is an AVUS?
<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/65201/avus_rear.jpg"></center><p>This was in the Audi showroom in downtown Beijing, China on Sunday. The store was closed while they were taking pictures. Sorry bout the poor quality. Taken through plate glass window with no flash.
It looks kind of like a TT or R8 reskinned in aluminum. If anybody knows what it is, I'll repost to the right model forum.
It looks kind of like a TT or R8 reskinned in aluminum. If anybody knows what it is, I'll repost to the right model forum.
03-23-2007, 08:26 AM
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Re: Spotted in Beijing. What is an AVUS?
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Audi Avus Quattro
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The Audi Avus Quattro was a 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 509 hp, capable of accelerating the car from 0 to 60 mph in about 3 seconds and a top speed of 211 mph. 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.
Audi Avus Quattro
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Audi Avus Quattro was a 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 509 hp, capable of accelerating the car from 0 to 60 mph in about 3 seconds and a top speed of 211 mph. 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.
03-23-2007, 08:35 AM
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Thanks. Also found better pics on the S4 B7 forum.
Apparently, I was not the only person in Beijing at the Audi store this week.
search posts from deeno20 for his thread.
search posts from deeno20 for his thread.
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