Only 30 will be built. All are sold. You can stop dreaming now.
Ingolstadt's most famous tuner has decided to time-travel.
Abt has just pulled the covers off a modern-day restomod of the Audi Ur-Quattro. The same boxy, flared-arch legend that once made gravel stages look like playgrounds. Only now it’s been reimagined with carbon Kevlar, modern tech, and a serious surge in power.
What’s new?
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A 2.5-litre turbocharged engine
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523bhp and 600Nm of torque
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Lightweight carbon Kevlar body panels
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Updated interior with Abt bucket seats
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Anti-lock brakes and what we assume is suspension capable of withstanding launch attempts
The engine details remain a bit secretive. It could be a bored-out version of the original 2.5-litre five-cylinder turbo. Or it might be the more modern 2.5-litre unit from the Audi RS3. Either way, it now makes 523bhp, and that translates to roughly everything happens very quickly indeed. No official 0 to 100 kmph time, but let’s just say it’ll leave your hair behind.
The original chassis numbers have been retained, which means the cars are classed as historic vehicles in Germany. Translation: lower taxes, easier registration, and the right to call it a classic, despite the carbon weave.
Limited to just 30 cars
Of the 30 units Abt plans to build, 25 sold out within three hours of the car being revealed at a media event. The final five were offered to Abt’s most loyal customers. They’re gone too. That makes your chances of owning one somewhere between slim and absolutely none.
Hans-Jürgen Abt, the man in charge, calls it “our modern interpretation of a true icon.” And it is. Inspired by a custom Quattro he built back in the late '80s — one that had about 444bhp — this new version brings Group B nostalgia into 2025 with rather more refinement and rather less chance of ending up sideways in a ditch.
Why should you care?
Because this is a restomod done right, it doesn’t chase gimmicks or overcomplicate what made the original special. It’s just the right amount of reverent and ridiculous. More power, less weight, and the kind of visual drama that wouldn’t look out of place on a rally stage or a Monaco pit lane.
It also shows what can happen when a tuner with actual history and a sense of occasion gets involved. The Ur-Quattro, already one of Audi’s most beloved icons, just found itself reincarnated with a modern heart and a rather more explosive temper.
Now if only they’d make a 31st one.
