80s and 90s Audi Hot Hatch

[Ernz1981]

Golf had their GTi...

I'm not old enough to remember...but during those two decades...did Audi have anything in that segment?

Does the Audi S2 count as a hatch?

[gldgti]

Audi had the quattro - the S1 and then the S2.

If you wanted a small hatch, you didnt look at an audi.

Things were different back then - not every manufacturer had an option in every market segment - e.g. you couldnt buy a "4wd" from BMW, mercedes, audi, vw etc. You couldnt buy a hatchback from BMW or mercedes. You couldnt buy a softroader from anyone, and porsche certainly didnt sell 4 door cars.

Now its very different. You can pretty much buy any type of car from any manufacturer, just about.

[Tobes_WIR35]

Also, a hatch today is as big as a medium or even large car was 20 - 30 years ago.

Lancia Delta Integrale would probably be my pick for a 80's hot hatch.

[Peter Jones]

Go back a decade and Audi had the 100 Coupe.

[ParaBul]

Things were different back then - not every manufacturer had an option in every market segment - e.g. you couldnt buy a "4wd" from BMW, mercedes, audi, vw etc.

While I agree that this is broadly correct, it is not 100%. Mercedes released the G-wagen in the '70s, and VW began prototyping 4wd Type 2s in the late '70s - but I'm not sure when they were released.