Audi's 'Brutal Beast'
Untamed, unrestricted and unhinged. The ‘Group B’ rally car of the 1980’s defined a motorsport era unlike any other. So raw, so compelling and so dangerous, it was ultimately banned. At the lawless apex of design innovation and unregulated power output, manufacturers were free to unleash their automotive monstrosities, their ‘Brutal Beasts’ upon the sport, creating legendary vehicles, victories and tragedies.
This Audi Sport Quattro S1 E2, is the first in a new series of both film and image releases from INK. Laid bare in its prototype primer-grey, and set within a dystopian hellscape, the E2 was one of the most powerful and recognisable Group B cars ever made. An evolution from its S1 predecessor the S1 E2 represents rally-sports most radical approach to downforce mutations, spawning one of the most aesthetically aggressive aerodynamic enhancements in rally history.
With its massive spoiler, flared skirts and bolt-on box wheel arches; Audi created an iconic rallying monster that instantly came to symbolise the very image of Group B rally in people’s minds.
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