carguy123
carguy123 PowerDork
8/16/12 11:19 p.m.

While it's not done on the cheap, it could be.

http://www.speedhunters.com/2012/07/mini-quattro/

Winston
Winston Reader
8/17/12 7:20 a.m.

That's pretty awesome! Now I want to see it on knobbies, doing a 4-wheel drift around a hairpin at 100 Acre Wood.

cghstang
cghstang HalfDork
8/17/12 8:05 a.m.

Wouldn't the engine be hanging out waaay past the front bumper if it was a 'real' quattro?

m4ff3w
m4ff3w UltraDork
8/17/12 8:35 a.m.
cghstang wrote: Wouldn't the engine be hanging out waaay past the front bumper if it was a 'real' quattro?

It's using Audi A3 running gear, which is transversely mounted.

turboswede
turboswede PowerDork
8/17/12 8:35 a.m.
m4ff3w wrote:
cghstang wrote: Wouldn't the engine be hanging out waaay past the front bumper if it was a 'real' quattro?
It's using Audi A3 running gear, which is transversely mounted.

And therefore is not a real "Quattro" system. :)

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