also, a bit more info.
The A4 B7 DTM & The A4 B7 quattro special edition 220bhp (saloon & avant) were the only non S or RS models made by quattro GmbH see below for more info.
quattro GmbH is a wholly owned
private subsidiary of the
German automobile manufacturer AUDI AG,
[1][3][4][5] part of the
Volkswagen Group.
Founded in October 1983,
[1] it primarily specialises in producing
high performance Audi cars
[2] and components,
[1] along with purchaser specified customisations.
[1] The company takes its name as an
homage to Audi's original
four-wheel drive rally-inspired road car – the
Audi Quattro, and in bowing to this, always spells its 'quattro GmbH' name with a leading lower-case 'q'.
It is located in a 3,500
square metres (37,670
sq ft) site at
Neckarsulm,
[3] near
Stuttgart, in the
German State of
Baden-Württemberg. With over twenty years experience,
[1] their own development and manufacturing
factories[2] are based within the larger 10,700 square metres (115,170 sq ft) site of the now defunct German automotive maker (and
Wankel pistonless rotary engine pioneer)
NSU Motorenwerke AG (NSU), on what is now known as Audi's "aluminium plant", or
aluminium site.
Although "quattro GmbH" as a company may be relatively unknown, compared to its parent, Audi, its core products include the
Audi RS4, the
Audi RS6 and the
Audi R8. Furthermore, it is a 'closed company', in that it does not sell its
automobiles directly to the public via franchised outlets under its own
brand name; instead, they are sold under the Audi
marque. However, it does now sell 'quattro GmbH' branded
lifestyle products and accessories via Audi
franchised outlets and Audi Forum such as that located in the
Allianz Arena on the northern outskirts of
Munich, Germany
quattro GmbH has historically only been able to produce one specific model at a time at its sole plant at Neckarsulm. Chronologically, the first quattro GmbH model produced was the
Audi RS2 Avant, a
joint venture between
Porsche and quattro GmbH, from 1994-1996 (and actually built at Porsche's Zuffenhausen plant). After this initial joint venture, all subsequent cars have been solely (with the exception of the
Audi TT RS) produced at Neckarsulm by quattro GmbH. The second car was the
C4 S6 Plus, produced from April 1996 to July 1997. Third was the 2000-2001
B5 RS4 Avant quattro; fourth was the 2003
C5 RS6 quattro; fifth was the 2005
B7 A4 DTM Edition saloon. Sixth out of quattro GmbH was the 2006
B7 RS4 quattro, seventh out of quattro GmbH was the 2006
B7 S4 25Quattro, the eighth was the A4 S Line Special Edition (with 220PS upgrade, black optics pack, ventilated cross-drilled front disc brakes, black exhaust pipes, two tone leather interior) and, as of 2009, the ninth and latest offering is the 2008
C6 RS6 5.0 TFSI quattro.
[2][3][5]
