COBI Audi Sport Quattro S1 E2 Set 24667

COBI's Audi Sport quattro S1 E2 is a 1:35 model of the 1985 Group B rally car, built from 147 blocks under an official licence from AUDI AG.

The model reproduces the car's defining feature, the oversized front and rear aerodynamic wings, along with the short wheelbase and flared arches that made the S1 unmistakable on a stage.

The real Sport quattro S1 E2

The E2 arrived in 1985, at the point where Group B rules had stopped restraining anyone. Audi's five-cylinder turbo produced a quoted 470 horsepower in a car that weighed barely 1,100 kilograms, and the wings bolted to each end were there because the car had become too fast to stay planted without them. Walter Röhrl took it to victory at the San Remo Rally in 1985. Group B was cancelled at the end of the following year after a series of fatal accidents, which left the S1 E2 with a competition career of barely two seasons — part of why it is remembered as it is. Röhrl drove a derivative of it up Pikes Peak in 1987 and set a record on the way.

In the COBI range

At 1:35 the model joins COBI's Audi quattro series and stands correctly beside the 1980 quattro and the Group 4 car. Note that set 24668 is the same vehicle in a larger set with a figure.

Specifications

Pieces: 147 · Scale: 1:35 · Age: 7+
Model dimensions: 12.5 × 6 × 4.5 cm (4.9 × 2.4 × 1.8 in)