Audi S And Rs (quattro Revolution)

By (author) Hayes, Russell
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Audi S and RS celebrates five decades of Audi’s engineering mastery, tracing the evolution of its legendary S and RS models from rally-born Quattro roots to modern electrified performance.

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Celebrate 50 years of speed, innovation, and precision engineering in this stunningly illustrated collector’s tribute to Audi’s high-performance icons—S and RS.

From the legendary Quattro rally cars of the 1980s to the modern RS e-tron GT, Audi S and RS charts the complete evolution of Audi’s most coveted performance line. Authored by Russell Hayes, this lavish history showcases more than 200 photographs spanning concept sketches, race victories, and today’s precision-built super sedans and Avants. Discover how RennSport (“racing sport”) became synonymous with understated power and design discipline—and how Audi translated its World Rally Championship dominance into street-legal innovation.

Take a visually thrilling ride through:

• Quattro’s Rally Heritage—The 1980 debut that changed motorsport forever, with victories by Hannu Mikkola, Walter Röhrl, Michèle Mouton, and Stig Blomqvist.
• The Birth of RS—The rare 1994 RS 2 Avant, co-developed with Porsche, establishing Audi’s performance DNA.
• S and RS Icons—From S4 and RS 6 Avant to the R8 and RS e-tron GT, every generation combining German engineering precision with daily-driver practicality.
• Design and Technology—Audi’s aluminum spaceframes, quattro all-wheel drive, turbocharging, and electrification—all explored through insider analysis and high-impact photography.
• Full Technical Specifications—complete tech specs for every generation of S and RS.

Audi S and RS is the definitive visual and historical record of Audi’s pursuit of performance excellence. Whether you’re a collector, designer, or lifelong enthusiast, this beautifully produced hardcover delivers the craftsmanship, authority, and aesthetic detail that have helped define Audi for decades.
Table of contents:

Introduction: A Brief History of Audi 
Chapter 1: Building a Legend: quattro and RS2 
The Rally Legend Is Made 
The First Audi V8 
Audi 200 Rally 1987/Audi 200 Trans Am 1988 
Supercar Sensations: The 1991 Audi quattro Spyder and Audi Avus quattro Concept Cars 
Spec panel
Chapter 2: The Audi S4 and RS4 Generations 
The Aluminum Audi S8 
The DTM Audis 8
Audi’s Le Mans Takeover 
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Chapter 3: The Audi S6 and RS6 Generations 
The Audi V10 
Big Performance: The Q7 and Q8 SUVs 
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Chapter 4: The Audi S3 and RS3 Generations 
Audi Q3 High Performance 
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Chapter 5: The Audi TTS and TT RS 
The TT in Competition: TT-R 2000–2003 
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Chapter 6: The Audi R8—Supercar Status 
Racing with the Audi R8 
R8 e-tron 
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Chapter 7: Electric RS: e-tron GT 
Bibliography 
Acknowledgments 
Index

Biographical note:

Russell Hayes is a motoring journalist in print, television, and online whose clients have included the BBC’s original Top Gear, Channel 4’s Driven, The Times, and London Evening Standard. He’s written an eclectic mix of motoring histories on subjects as diverse as the Earls Court Motor Show, the Volkswagen Golf, and Aston Martin V8 cars. Russell is also the author of Motorbooks’ Volkswagen Beetles and Buses and The Big Book of Tiny Cars. He lives in London, England.

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DEFINITIVE HISTORY OF AUDI’S HIGH-PERFORMANCE ICONS: This book is the first illustrated chronicle dedicated solely to Audi’s S and RS models, tracing their evolution from 1980s Quattro rally domin