Audi Sport Quattro Is a Fine Reminder of the Brands Group B Rally Racing Dominance [Video]

This particular Audi Sport Quattro has just 8k original miles, making it one of the best examples of the 214 built in total. 

Throughout the course of automotive history, there have been a few models that probably shouldn’t exist – largely because they were only built – often in scant quantities – for racing homologation purposes. That’s certainly true of the iconic Audi Quattro Sport, which came to be as a result of the brand’s desire to dominate Group B rally racing. It was a mad project for certain, one that involved shortening the car’s wheelbase, making it wider, stuffing it with exotic lightweight materials, and adding copious amounts of horsepower. Thing is, that plan worked like a charm.

In the ’80s, Group B was easily one of the most exciting forms of motorsport to watch, though that excitement also ultimately led to its demise, or rather, the inherent danger that made it so entertaining …