£287.1k
1985 Audi Quattro Sport SWB Coupé
Bonhams • UK • 21 Mar 2015
Market Position:
Mid-Market
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£287,100
1985 Audi Quattro Sport SWB Coupé
UK • 21 Mar 2015
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a rare 1985 Audi Quattro Sport SWB Coupé, one of only 214 made and believed to be one of the original six delivered to the UK. Having covered approximately 24,285 miles from new, it has been serviced and re-commissioned to a high standard by AM Cars, with recent work including engine, brake, and suspension overhauls.
Condition
8
The car is described as being in excellent condition, with evidence of recent servicing and re-commissioning to a high standard. Specific work like engine service, brake overhaul, suspension rebuild, and refurbishment of sub-frames, drive shafts, and wheels indicates meticulous care. The paintwork is original but refreshed where needed, and missing interior trim pieces have been replaced. The mileage is relatively low for its age, further supporting the excellent condition.
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24,285 miles
C337 PRN
1985
Auction
WAUZZZ85ZEA905206
LHD
United Kingdom
£287.1k
1985 Audi Quattro Sport SWB Coupé
Bonhams • UK • 21 Mar 2015
Market Position:
Mid-Market
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Description
One of the most influential designs of recent decades, the Audi Quattro brought four-wheel drive into the motoring mainstream.
Introduced in 1980, the Quattro was based on the outwardly similar Coupé's bodyshell but used a different floor pan to accommodate its four-wheel-drive transmission and independent rear suspension.
The engine was a development of the five-cylinder, 2.1-litre, single-overhead-camshaft unit first seen in the 200 saloon.
Equipped with a KKK turbocharger, it produced 200bhp in road trim with considerably more available in competition tune.
Phenomenally fast and sure-footed on the road, the Quattro excelled in international rallying, winning the Manufacturers' Championship for Audi in 1982 and 1984 and the Driver's Championship in '83 and '84, but its enduring legacy would be the demonstration of four-wheel drive's advantages for passenger cars.
Since then Audi has gone on to apply its quattro 4WD system to many other models but only the original (or 'Ur') vers...
Price Analysis vs Other Quattro Sports
£10,715
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£292,500
Median Price (Since 2020)
£1,805,000
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on 27th Apr 2017
Latest MOT mileage:
24,459 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 28th Apr 2016, 24,459 miles
Passed
On 11th Mar 2015, 24,322 miles
Passed
On 17th Sept 2008, 24,193 miles
Passed
On 9th Mar 2006, 24,150 miles
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