• Two UK owners • Present ownership since 1994 • Full service history • Recently serviced (including cam-belt) and ready to go 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 practical and stylish three-door 'fast hatch-back' bodyshell but used a different floorpan to accommodate its four-wheel-drive transmission and independent rear suspension.

The engine was a development of the 2.1-litre, five-cylinder unit first seen in the 200 saloon, equipped with a KKK turbocharger and producing 200bhp in road trim, considerably more being available in race tune.

The motivation behind Audi's marriage of a Volkswagen military vehicle's four-wheel-drive system to its new high-performance Coupé had been desire for success in international Group B rallying.

In the latter role the Quattro excelled, winning the Manufacturer's Championship for Aud...