Just in case you missed our caption above, this is indeed a replica of the legendary Audi Sport Quattro. Only 214 original cars were built at the time, and not all of them were designed for street use. You don’t just buy an old Sport Quattro for the purpose of creating a monster AWD tire killer, so Ken Block did the next best thing. He bought a replica.
In this case, it’s an LCE Performance replica, built much the same as the original Sport Quattro was – using the front half of an old Audi 80 sedan and the back of the classic Quattro. You may have seen this car before, sporting a red paint job and bearing the name Turbomonster. In Block’s care, the red has been replaced with white, but it’s still a boosted beast.
The OG Sport Quattro featured a 2.1-liter turbocharged inline five-cylinder engine good for 302 horsepower. This car is fitted with a 2.5 liter Frankenstein mill from an Audi A6 TDI, using the lower end of a Volkswagen diesel bus. The top end uses a modified 20-valve cylinder head from the Audi S2, and with a prolific turbocharger it produces around 730 tire hp. Sure it’s all-wheel drive and a six-speed gearbox handles the power.
Block actually unveiled the delightful Audi last year, but the video shown here is its first real drive. Judging by his smile after a few quick outbursts on the Willow Springs track, we’d say he’s not really missing the Hoonicorn Mustang. There are more smiles as the test session moves to “the balcony,” where figure eights, donuts and some proper tire-killing activity are the order of the day. It’s not all fun and games, as an apparent problem with the front differential has come to light. That didn’t stop Block from fogging up the entire area with tire smoke, though.
We don’t know exactly what awaits the Sport Quattro replica, but we’re pretty sure we’ll see it again. Block mentioned that this is the first in a new series of cars he intends to have fun with, swapping his signature black finishes for white. We know Block is returning to his Gymkhana antics with a purpose-built electric Audi called the S1 Hoonitron. Maybe this white knight will make a loud five-cylinder entrance before the silent donuts begin.
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Get more information about Block’s S1 Hoonitron electric bonkers in the ride on cars podcast, available below.
Just in case you missed our caption above, this is indeed a replica of the legendary Audi Sport Quattro. Only 214 original cars were built at the time, and not all of them were designed for street use. You don’t just buy an old Sport Quattro for the purpose of creating a monster AWD tire killer, so Ken Block did the next best thing. He bought a replica.
In this case, it’s an LCE Performance replica, built much the same as the original Sport Quattro was – using the front half of an old Audi 80 sedan and the back of the classic Quattro. You may have seen this car before, sporting a red paint job and bearing the name Turbomonster. In Block’s care, the red has been replaced with white, but it’s still a boosted beast.
The OG Sport Quattro featured a 2.1-liter turbocharged inline five-cylinder engine good for 302 horsepower. This car is fitted with a 2.5 liter Frankenstein mill from an Audi A6 TDI, using the lower end of a Volkswagen diesel bus. The top end uses a modified 20-valve cylinder head from the Audi S2, and with a prolific turbocharger it produces around 730 tire hp. Sure it’s all-wheel drive and a six-speed gearbox handles the power.
Block actually unveiled the delightful Audi last year, but the video shown here is its first real drive. Judging by his smile after a few quick outbursts on the Willow Springs track, we’d say he’s not really missing the Hoonicorn Mustang. There are more smiles as the test session moves to “the balcony,” where figure eights, donuts and some proper tire-killing activity are the order of the day. It’s not all fun and games, as an apparent problem with the front differential has come to light. That didn’t stop Block from fogging up the entire area with tire smoke, though.
We don’t know exactly what awaits the Sport Quattro replica, but we’re pretty sure we’ll see it again. Block mentioned that this is the first in a new series of cars he intends to have fun with, swapping his signature black finishes for white. We know Block is returning to his Gymkhana antics with a purpose-built electric Audi called the S1 Hoonitron. Maybe this white knight will make a loud five-cylinder entrance before the silent donuts begin.
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Get more information about Block’s S1 Hoonitron electric bonkers in the ride on cars podcast, available below.