# 1980s: Audi Quattro. Do you remember the MSRP? Was it crazy expensive?

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**Created:** [May 5, 2012, 7:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1980s-audi-quattro-do-you-remember-the-msrp-was-it-crazy-expensive/72261 "2012-05-05T07:53:53Z")\
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As a teen, sometime in the 1980s, I remember thinking the Audi Quattro was an absurdly high priced car.  
For reference, I do recall a 1984 Eldorado was about $25,000 (And Eldorado was a luxury car that was NOT cheap)  
Anyone have any idea what Audi Quattro’s were selling for in the 1980s? And if they were considered expensive…

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**Post date:** [May 5, 2012, 8:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1980s-audi-quattro-do-you-remember-the-msrp-was-it-crazy-expensive/72261/2 "2012-05-05T08:17:59Z")

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The original Quattro (the ‘Ur’ Quattro) which was a street version of the high-performance ralley-winner. That one WAS crazy expensive, $35,000 or so in the early '80s. The ‘Sport Quattro’ was about DOUBLE that!  
Less than 1000 total were sold in the US, all years.  
 ![](http://www.audiworld.com/model/ur-quattro/pix/84-urq.jpg)

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**Post date:** [May 5, 2012, 8:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1980s-audi-quattro-do-you-remember-the-msrp-was-it-crazy-expensive/72261/3 "2012-05-05T08:59:14Z")

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The Group B Audi Quattro S1 auto cross cars of the 1980’s totally dominated the field. So much, in fact, they disestablished the Group B class. Similar to the Can Am Porsche 917 Group 30 cars were the fastest to ever race a paved course – and this was way back in the 1980’s.