4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1980
NAMED MODELSpecial · MotorsportGermany

Iltis Paris–Dakar (1980)

The Audi-prepared Iltis in which Freddy Kottulinsky and Gerd Löffelmann won the 1980 Paris–Dakar Rally.

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Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLEIltis (Type 183, 1978–88)BUILT BYAudi SportIN SERVICE1980PRODUCTIONCompetition vehicleLAYOUT4 wheels · 80″

The record

The win came in the same year Audi launched the quattro, whose four-wheel-drive layout the Iltis had provided; it was worth more to Audi as proof of the system than as a rally result.

Specification

MANUFACTURERAudi Sport ↗
MANUFACTURED1980
ENGINE1.7-litre petrol fourVolkswagen 1.7 petrol four
PRODUCTION RUNCompetition vehicle
COUNTRY OF ORIGINGermany
STATUScompetition vehicle
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEIltis
FAMILYIltis
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE80″
BODY STYLEsoft
CATEGORYSpecial · Motorsport

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

Factory colours

  • Gelboliv

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Sources

  1. 1Volkswagen Iltis ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-23 · status: researched