Audi Type C
The Audi Type C was introduced in 1912. It became popular with the German people and Army, being brought back into production for a couple of years after the First World War, war. Its performance, handling and reliability along with rally successes greatly raised Audi's profile,#Oswald, Oswald, p 41 and the Type C was a commercial success. 1,116 cars were produced. It featured a Straight-four engine, four cylinder in-line engine with a displacement of 3,564 cc, with a maximum output of at 1800 rpm. The Type C had a maximum speed of 90 km/h (56 mph).#Oswald, Oswald, p 45 From 1912 through to 1914, the Audi Type C completed the Austrian Alpine Rally, winning in these three successive years. The Austrian Alpine Rally was one of the most competitive motorsport endurance races at the time. References

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Audi
Audi AG () is a German automotive manufacturer of luxury vehicles headquartered in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany. As a subsidiary of its parent company, the Volkswagen Group, Audi produces vehicles in nine production facilities worldwide. The origins of the company are complex, going back to the early 20th century and the initial enterprises ( Horch and the ''Audiwerke'') founded by engineer August Horch (1868–1951); and two other manufacturers ( DKW and Wanderer), leading to the foundation of Auto Union in 1932. The modern Audi era began in the 1960s, when Auto Union was acquired by Volkswagen from Daimler-Benz. After relaunching the Audi brand with the 1965 introduction of the Audi F103 series, Volkswagen merged Auto Union with NSU Motorenwerke in 1969, thus creating the present-day form of the company. The company name is based on the Latin translation of the surname of the founder, August Horch. , meaning "listen", becomes in Latin. The four rings of the Audi lo ...
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