Ingolstadt

Coming up to the end of our tour of Europe, we are on our second part of a three part stay in Germany. Today we visit the Audi factory and museum. Having owned nothing but VWs and Audis and never been to Germany before, I always wanted to take a visit. Although I have been to Lypzig, now Ingolstadt and tomorrow Berlin, I need to come back. I have only scratched the surface of things to do.

Audi factory and museum tour.
Unfortunately but fully understandable, there is no photos in the factory. Strictly forbidden, but have photos of the classic cars and outside. Well I have to have something to prove what I did on my 50th Birthday. So here goes:

Audi Quattro - Audi introduced the 4 wheel drive system (Quattro) and put the car into rallying. 

The Audi Quattro was successful in Rally's around the world, but as a Brit, I remember it for winning the Lombard RAC Rally, year after year.

Audi stopped rallying, they said the safety standards weren't good enough and the authorities didn't do anything to improve it.

Audi decided to concentrate on the Le Mans 24hr endurance race and successfully and continuously 

won that including this year 2014 still using the Quattro, 4 wheel drive system (though much more advanced)

Some of the cars that from the 4 manufacturers that eventually come together to make the Auto Union

Horch 855, only 7 made and this is No 007. Insured for £14,000,000 and privately owned.

Wanderer

DKW motorbikes

Audi

Each manufacturer represents one of the 4 rings making the union.

Audi wanted to get back into racing and found under the Auto Union group one Mr Porsche worked for Wanderer and he designed this:

This was built with 16 cylinders to take on the likes of Mercedes and won (pre war)

Outside the Audi factory

Off to Berlin tomorrow.