The 25 Greatest Audis of All Time
By Stirling Matheson | Nov 25, 2011 | 10:02 am | Permalink
Audi has an interesting heritage. It started out as a company founded by August Horch, named Horch, which means "hark" in German. After a name dispute, the company then split into both Horch and Audi, which means "hark" in Latin. In 1932 Audi, Horch, DKW, and Wanderer merged to create Auto Union. The four rings of today's Audi logo are taken from the Auto Unions logo, with each of the rings standing for one of the manufacturers. Eventually, Volkswagen got its hands on Auto Union and brought back the Audi name. Through the years, there have been some great Audis, Horches, DKWs, Wanderers, and Auto Unions, and we've compiled a list of the top 25.
Note: "Ur" is a German prefix meaning "ancestral," and Audi fans use this to denote the first of a line. The Ur-Quattro was the first Quattro, for example.
Marlo November 25th, 2011 at 10:42 PM
Missed the B6 A4 on that list, easily the last true Bauhaus design for German Autos, timeless, simple elegance
jose November 28th, 2011 at 09:58 AM
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IEDEI Blog November 28th, 2011 at 12:37 PM
i think the person who wrote this article had all the right intentions, to pay respects to one of the great marques in motoring; however chooseing a 90 quattro and an allroad in a higher spot than an Auto Union Type C is a bit weird and uncomfortable. The 'ur' TT as you call it----was actually not the 'ur' TT, as the NSU TT was actually the 'ur' TT. The first Audi TT is generally referred to as the MK1 TT.
Daniel December 2nd, 2011 at 03:10 PM
how could the RS4 not be on here?
Brice December 2nd, 2011 at 03:39 PM
You picked the Allroad and '91 S4 but didn't think to include the B7 RS4, easily one of most popular (and most awesome) Audis?! Whoever committed that oversight needs to be fired.
scott December 2nd, 2011 at 04:24 PM
The V8 (US Version, Pictured Above) was not available in the US until the 1990 Model Year.
matt December 3rd, 2011 at 11:37 AM
where is the Typ 85 love??
ecxalibur December 28th, 2011 at 07:53 AM
Hmm, mei Favorite is scho dabei...freeeuuu...und doch vermiss ich einen... Wo is denn zB a 80erCoupe???? de gibts nur noch sooo selten zu sehn,war mei letzter mit stolze 386 000km!!!!!!!!!!! und noch kein ende in sicht,nur mit de Bremsen happerts immer a bissl fg
A2-s-line December 28th, 2011 at 09:04 AM
Heyhey, what about the first car, that could transport 5 personsens plus baggage und consumes only 2.99 liter per 100km - The A2?!?!
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