When rally driver Ken Block announced a future collaboration with Audi, a new race car was expected. However, there are no more unknowns now, as the concept Audi S1 E-Tron Quattro Hoonitron is exactly what is becoming the new Gymkhana story.
It is a unique race car inspired by the legendary Sport Quattro Si Pikes Peak racing model. The design of the car was realized in an incredible four weeks, which is impressive considering that this process takes much longer. Audi designers were so excited to be part of the project, so in a short period of time they made several design proposals, each of which had the original S1 as a base. Then the winning design was chosen and, instead of producing a small model, they immediately started producing a full-size model.
Ken Block stated: “The S1 Hoonitron combines a lot of what Audi was already famous for in the nineteen-eighties. For instance, the car’s spectacular aerodynamics have now been translated into a totally modern form. I think it’s cool that the Audi designers have been inspired by their own past and uniquely transferred the car’s technologies and appearance into the present. ”
Block has already driven a car and is thrilled after the first tests, so it will be interesting to look at a new Gymkhana project called Electrikhana.
Source: Audi
