The Audi Fox GTI represents a uniquely American-market interpretation of the European Audi 80 GTE, arriving at a time when Audi’s identity in the United States was still being established.
Conceived as a potential sporty derivative of the A0 front-wheel-drive platform shared with the Audi 50 and Volkswagen Polo (Mk1), the project advanced beyond the sketch and model stages to at least one full-scale prototype.
The Audi 80 (B1) Variant, produced from 1975 to 1976, was a station wagon derivative of the first-generation Audi 80 developed specifically for select export markets, most notably the United Kingdom.
