NuNu 1/24 Audi A4 Quattro 1996 BTCC Champion Plastic Model Kit

In the 1980s, the German automobile manufacturer Audi had showed high performance at the World Rally Championship. The Audi Quattro was the first rally car with four-wheel drive which developed and prepared for the WRC by Audi in 1981. Despite being a 4WD that was more complicated and heavier than a normal 2WD, the Audi Quattro won many victories, winning the Constructors’ Champion in 1982 and the Drivers’ Champion in 1983. After that, the rally entered the era of 4WD.

In rough road rallies with low road grip, the advantage of transmitting power to the road with four wheels was highly evaluated, but in on-road circuits with high road grip, many people thought that lightweight and simple 2WD is considered to be superior. However, Audi determined that 4WD, which aims to demonstrate excellent traction that effectively transmits the engine power to the road surface, could take advantage of its effect regardless of the road surface.