[Holger]

I just LOVE that special vehicle!
32cm shortened, 306 - 600 hp

128 Tornadored, 48 Alpinwhite, 21 Kopenhagenblue, 15 Malachitgreen, 2 black
Makes ... 214 hmmmmmmm
Ah! 6 prototypes in Tornadored, not for public roads ...
Gruppe B required 200 vehicles for public roads, so Audi fullfilled that requirement "by far".

Walter Röhrl was one of few who could control this vehicle Evolution E2 at its limits.
He always made the setup of the headlights by himself. One headlight to high, one to low, to compensate the cringing.
530 hp catapulted the E2 from 0-100km/h in 3.1 seconds. One of the vehicles was tested with a Porsche doubleclutch-transmission which resulted in 0-100km/h in 2.6 seconds!
The motorvolume was reduced from 2,144 litre to 2,140. The turbo/no turbo factor of 1.4 would have resultet in 0.002 litre above the magic 3 litre-mark!

After a tragic season in 1986 with several crashes and deaths Audi decided to stop the engagement. Gruppe B was dead.

In 1987 Audi decided to participate in Pikes Peak, with the 600hp wing-monster. 0-100km/h in below 2.5 seconds. But the thin air lowered the performance. The motor only performed 450hp at the finish-line.
Röhrl was seven seconds faster then the second Ari Vaatanen.
With 10 minutes and 47.85 seconds it was the first time below 11 minutes.