Audi's Le Mans prototype race cars have played a dominant role at the top level of motor racing. Audi's popular A4, A6, and A8 series cars first appeared in 1994, and the high-performance, all-wheel-drive S-series versions have been successful in amateur competition. The car that launched Audi's modern reputation as a technology leader and maker of advanced, competitive cars was the four-wheel-drive Audi quattro in 1980. Between 19, Volkswagen acquired the company and revived the Audi name for a newly designed car with a four-stroke engine. With the end of World War II, the leading staff founded a new company in the Bavarian town of Ingolstadt. Along with racers from Mercedes-Benz, mid-engine Auto Union race cars originally designed by Ferdinand Porsche dominated motor racing in the 1930s.
In 1932, four German car companies-Audi, Horch, DKW, and Wanderer-merged to form the Auto Union the four linked rings in the current Audi logo represent the four companies. " In 1909, August Horch founded Audi, which is the Latin translation of 'Horch.' Early Audis had competition success.
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