The elegant fastback coupe from Audi’s first-generation C1 platform provided a convenient disguise for Porsche’s experimental drivetrain and suspension systems.
Among the earliest known styling studies for Audi's K50 program is a little-known proposal developed by Italy's Stile Bertone believed to have been created around 1970.
More than a decade after Paul Jaray applied his aerodynamic principles to an early Audi chassis, he returned to the marque with a considerably more sophisticated streamlined automobile based on the Audi Front Type UW.
The 1923 Audi Type C Jaray Stromlinienwagen was an early attempt to apply aerodynamic principles developed in aviation and airship design to the automobile.