Audi S1 PDK 2009

[Bram]

I found some nice videos regarding the original S1 from Michael Gerber. This S1 is one (RE15) of the 20 original rally Audis and was prepared for the Akropolis 1986 rally. It never made it to the stage, since Audi pulled out of Group B just before that rally. Walter Röhrl was owning this car before Michael bought it. This S1 is 4 cm longer as the other S1 cars and has 610HP. That seems interesting, does it? If your German is good, try this read: http://www.1-buc.de/index.php?NEWS_A...erber_aus_Lich

Appearantly the PDK box is too expensive to keep using, so they will change it back to a normal manual gearbox in 2010. This video might be the last and most recent one using the PDK!

Some nice backfire popping sounds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHDd4xGzhv0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZskSMSsiPA

[Audi Parts Guru]

That car rocks

I want one big time

[quattro84]

There are some videos of the Works car (RAC rally?) with the PDK transmission on youtube.
I'd remove that PDK as well, sequential boxes are a good replacement these days.
I guess there are no spares for that thing although some vintage Porsche racing parts from that era may fit in.

[Bram]

Yes, during the 1985 RAC rally the S1 had PDK as well

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyg-c9Pz1Mk

[Puglife]

Phil Short co-drove for Walter Rohl on that rally. I've got an Email off him about the gearbox.... It was very problematic and Walter didnt like the setup due to the weight addition it imposed (30kg heavier, making a total gearbox weight of 87kg)....

I found an image of the test data sheet for the RE15 PDK somewhere a while back..... 0-100km/h in 2.4seconds.

[repo]

Pls translate PDK?

[Bram]

Porsche Doppel Kupplung = Porsche double-clutch transmission

I think they were made for the Posche 962 racecars in 1985 and Audi had some exchange with Porsche on technology I think.

[dest]

Aside from the awesome S1 (my favourite Audi no question) what came into my mind instantly was when they took the cover off the S1, and how much the front looked so much better than the new Audi sitting next to it.

In my eyes, sadly Audi is not a touch on what it used to be

[Puglife]

Porsche Doppel Kupplung = Porsche double-clutch transmission

I think they were made for the Posche 962 racecars in 1985 and Audi had some exchange with Porsche on technology I think.

Yup and the 956 also had testing with a PDK system. The DSG, PDK, S-Tronic etc of today was influenced by the 1980's Porsche development. Audi got two PDK gearboxes for S1 E2 development through Ferdinand Piech, grandson of Ferdinand Porsche....