Audi Tradition

Audi Tradition 14

Anniversary Dates 2020

Audi GTE Engine

45 years

The Audi 80, which was developed under Ludwig Kraus, first appeared in 1972 and quickly became a best-selling car in the lower mid-range segment. In October 1975 the Audi 80 GTE was unveiled. With moderate fuel consumption, its injection engine produced 81 kW/ 110 hp and was incredibly fun to drive. The GTE was available exclusively painted in orange or bilious green

and was thus easy to differentiate from its siblings from some distance away.

The GTE engine was used in 1976 by the parent company in Wolfsburg in the VW Golf GTI and went on to spawn a whole generation of engines.