The Audi A4 DTM is a 4-door
touring car
Touring car and tourer are both terms for open cars (i.e. cars without a fixed roof). "Touring car" is a style of open car built in the United States which seats four or more people. The style was popular from the early 1900s to the 1930s. The ...
(
DTM) constructed by the German
car manufacturer Audi
Audi AG () is a German automotive manufacturer of luxury vehicles headquartered in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany. A subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group, Audi produces vehicles in nine production facilities worldwide.
The origins of the compa ...
. It was first developed for use in the
2004 DTM season, replacing the
Audi TT DTM at the end of the
2003 DTM season. Based on the
Audi A4
The Audi A4 is a line of luxury compact executive cars produced from 1994 to 2025 by the German car manufacturer Audi, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group. The A4 has been built in five generations and is based on the Volkswagen Group B platfor ...
, it was continually improved over the course of six
facelifts between 2004 and 2011. The Audi A4 DTM was succeeded by the
Audi A5 DTM in 2012.
Comeback as a factory team
After the private
Team Abt Audi TT-R was raced from 2000 to 2003, Audi re-entered the DTM series with a factory team since 1992. Audi's comeback resulted in a successful start and finish with titles for the driver, team, and manufacturer rating of the championship race.
Production A4 DTM Edition
To celebrate its first DTM championship title win in 2004, Audi released a production variant of the A4 called the DTM from 2005 to 2007.
It featured an additional 20-horsepower over the standard model, sports-styled exterior features, and a new version of the
quattro all-wheel-drive system.
Gallery
File:Audi_A4_DTM.jpg, 2004 R11 (Mattias Ekström
Bengt Mattias Ekström (born 14 July 1978) is a racing and rally driver from Sweden. He competed in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for Audi from 2001 until his retirement in 2018, and has been competing in the FIA World Rallycross Championship ...
)
File:2005 DTM Zandvoort (16566809783).jpg, 2005 R12 (Mattias Ekström)
File:Tom Kristensen 2006 DTM.jpg, 2006 R12 plus ( Tom Kristensen)
File:Mattias Ekström 2007 DTM.jpg, 2007 R13 (Mattias Ekström)
File:DTM Audi Kristensen amk.jpg, 2008 R14 (Tom Kristensen)
File:DTM Audi A4 Ekstroem09 2 amk.jpg, 2009 R14 plus (Mattias Ekström)
File:DTM_Audi_A4_Tomczyk2010_amk.JPG, 2010 R14 plus (Martin Tomczyk)
File:DTM_Brands_Hatch_Sept_2011_(6127849767).jpg, 2011 R14 plus ( Oliver Jarvis)
References
External links
{{Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters racing cars
A4 DTM
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters cars