25. Audi Sport Quattro
Back in the early ’80s, the Audi was just an upgraded Volkswagen with not much to offer. Then, the motorsport department proposed entering the rally championships with an innovative all-wheel-drive model they called the Quattro. Suddenly, Audi had a championship-winning car.
Also, they were at the forefront of two new technologies. These were the all-wheel-drive system and turbocharging. This resulted in rising interest in Audi as we know it today. The Quattro Sport featured a 2.1-liter straight five-cylinder engine with turbocharger and 306 HP in street trim.
With a short wheelbase, light body panels, short ratio gearbox, and 306 horsepower ready to jump in at any moment, the road going Quattro Sport could go from 0 to 60 mph in just 4.8 seconds. That made it one of the quickest cars of its era, showing how capable the Quattro all-wheel-drive system and turbo are.