Steppenwolf


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Concept car Auto 2000 Al2 Project Rosemeyer Steppenwolf Avantissimo

After Project Rosemeyer was heavily attacked by many fans and press alike, Audi showed a much more "civil" concept car at the 2000 "Paris Auto Saloon": the Steppenwolf. It is based on the A3 quattro but has the air suspension of the Allroad quattro. It is powered by a newly developped, and -like in the A3- transverse mounted 3.2 litre VR6 with 225PS (165kW) and 320Nm and a six gears manual transmission. The roof is made of canvas and can be removed easily or replaced by a high-tec carbon hardtop. Additional options include a detachable winch and detachable running boards. Noteable are the integrated searching light in the rear-view mirrors.
The car weighs 1550kg, presumeably without the add-ons and runs from 0 to 100km/h (around 62mph) in 7.8 sec and has a topspeed of 238km/h (149mph). To allow decent offroad capabilities, the ride height can be adjusted within 60mm (2,4 inches). Tires are specially designed high-performance 225/50/19 tires on 19 inch rims. Braking is done by a powerful brake, while the parking brake is an electro-hydraulic setup (EHPB=electro hydraulic parking brake). Another electronic gadget is the electronic differential lock.
Between the seats you will find a cooling box that is dipped into red light at night as are the massive, glove-compatible switches and the extra cargo space in the sides of the car.

Make sure to check out the Official Steppenwolf page, now sadly much less to see.

 And now: The pics! 
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Models Racing Special
New start Small Medium: B Large: C Extra large: D Concept_cars
Concept car Auto 2000 Al2 Project Rosemeyer Steppenwolf Avantissimo

(1) pics and the (changed and corrected description): AutoBild issue 39, September 29th, 2000; scanned and processed by me
(2) Offenbach Post, Saturday, September 30th, 2000. Thanks, Sascha!
(3) Audi.de
Copyright 2000 Jens
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