History of Audi

1910-1920 The first car Audi In early 1909, after a legal dispute with the first plant Horch-Werke, August Horch renamed his second automobile plant in the Audi Automobil-Werke. In mid 1910 the market was released on his first car Audi. This car had a 2.6 liter four-cylinder engine produces 22 hp 1920-1930 The new Audi trademark in 1920 Audi Automobil-Werke AG has introduced a new trademark of Audi. In accordance with the fashionable at the time the business style, stroke Luciana Bernhard succeeded decorated with vignettes logo Audi. Now a new logo (gold letters on a blue background in an oval) was decorated radiators cars Audi. When in 1965 the first Audi postwar period came on the market, it had exactly the trademark on the right front fender and rear. With the launch of the production line NSU in 1977 as an additional brand logo was introduced by a font character of Audi's red-brown oval. Since 1982, the firm also decorated the oval and side surfaces of the wings of cars. In October 1994 the oval Audi logo was changed to a combination of four rings and a font plate, now in red. 1950-1960 The first DKW passenger car after the war. After the establishment of the company Auto Union GmbH in Ingolstadt in September 1949 and began production in the same year, motorcycles and cars for transportation of small shipments in August 1950 began the production of DKW - the first postwar car Auto Union. Until the end of 1961 DKW cars were made on the premises of Rheinmetall-B or sing AG in Dusseldorf. 1970-1980 In early 1970, Audi began a wide exports to the United States of America. First, exports to the U.S. was limited to the model Audi Super 90 (sedan and wagon), as well as the new Audi 100. Since 1973, they were joined by Audi 80, which, unlike the European version, produced in the station wagon. Later, the Audi got into the U.S. market its own notation: Audi 4000 Audi 80, Audi 5000 Audi 100. 1980-1990 Audi quattro In March 1980, the Audi stand at the Geneva Motor Show was a sensation, thanks to that shown in him a new four-wheel drive sports coupe. For the first time passenger car offered to drive concept, which was used until now only in trucks and SUVs. The idea of ??this car appeared in the winter 1976/77 years. during the test drives on the prepared army SUV VW Iltis. Excellent behavior of the car when driving on ice and snow led to the idea to introduce four-wheel drive VW Iltis in serial Audi 80. In the same year were carried out development work, which resulted in the establishment and became the sports coupe Audi quattro. Audi quattro sport debut took place in early 1981 on the January rally in Austria. Four-wheel drive quattro ® has revolutionized the world of international rallying and racing. In December 1982, there were serial production Audi 80 quattro all-wheel drive. Gradually began to drive quattro ® also offers other models Audi. The victory in the DTM for Audi V8 In 1990, Audi AG for the first time participated in the German Championship Stock Car (DTM). The winner of this season was Hans-Joachim Stuck, who spoke on the Audi V8. The following year, Frank Biela at the wheel of Audi all the same model was able to successfully defend the title. Audi c V6 engine in December 1990, was presented the new Audi 100 (internal designation C4), which is the first time in the history of the group was offered as a six-cylinder V-engine. Powerful (174 hp) power plant with a working volume of 2.8 liters was the most compact and lightest in its class. He had a new fuel injection system that ensures the required high tractive effort at low speed and high power in the upper rpm range. 1990-2000 Audi duo at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1990, Audi AG presented the Audi duo, serial Audi 100 Avant quattro, which besides the usual gasoline engine was installed as an electric motor to drive the rear axle. If necessary, the drive can be switched from gasoline engines to electric. This hybrid car has been designed in particular for use in the field of public utilities.