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Audi

4 guides · 1980–2027

Audi's four rings represent the 1932 union of Audi, DKW, Horch and Wanderer, but the modern marque dates from 1965 under Volkswagen ownership. Its collector significance rests overwhelmingly on one word: quattro. The 1980 Ur-Quattro brought four-wheel drive to rallying, won consecutive World Championships, and spawned the short-wheelbase Sport Quattro that now trades in seven figures. Le Mans domination followed — 13 wins between 2000 and 2014 — and in 2026 the marque entered Formula 1 as a works team. For collectors, the Ur-Quattro, the RS lineage and the R8 supercar are the reference points.