In the 1930s, Audi's ancestor Auto Union was dominating Grand Prix racing with its Silver Arrow race cars and also began planning a street-legal version powered by the same 16-cylinder engine.

In the mid-1930s, Auto Union (which Audi was a part of) had a successful Grand Prix program with the company’s Type A, B, C and D race cars. Uncommon for the time, these race cars featured a mid ...

Unlike the original plans, which saw the Type 52 using a 4.4-liter V16 from the Type A, Audi Tradition decided to fit the Type 52 with a full-fat V16 from an Auto Union Type C race car, without ...

According to the records, the plan was to use a 4.4-liter supercharged V16 borrowed from the 1934 Auto Union Type A race car. But, for the road-legal super sedan, ...

The Auto Union Silver Arrows are among the most celebrated Grand Prix racers of all time. ... Auto Union even had plans to use the vehicle as a factory-backed race car. Audi Founded 1909 ...

Audi built the Auto Union Type 52 in 2023, using the original documents from its development in the early 1930s. The Type 52 uses a 16-cylinder engine from Auto Union's dominant Silver Arrow race ...

Audi built the Auto Union Type 52 in 2023, using the original documents from its development in the early 1930s. The Type 52 uses a 16-cylinder engine from Auto Union's dominant Silver Arrow race ...