AUDI QUATTRO - TAKE FOUR: Under new leadership, Audi produces a very different Quattro concept

摘要

THREE MONTHS AGO, the Audi Sport Quattro concept was a totally different animal: faster, lighter, purer, and simpler. But Ulrich Hackenberg, who on July I took over from Wolfgang Durheimer as Audi board member in charge of technical development, realized at once that this kite would not fly. It lacked the green elements that no modern show car can do without. The seasoned Volkswagen Group veteran promptly ordered the concept be reengineered as a plug-in hybrid. The concept team had its fingers crossed that the vehicle would be finished just in time for press days at the Frankfurt motor show. (You're looking at a computer-generated image provided by Audi.)