Tuesday 7th August 2007

Audi Relaunches Auto Union Type C

As a pedal car

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Looks big from a distance, doesn't it

Audi is offering a limited run of 999 Auto Union Type C grand prix cars.

There is a catch, though. The cars are 1:2 scale and there is no engine, only pedals.

It’s suitable for children up to 4ft 5in and will cost a staggering £7000.

Each car is built in-house at Ingolstadt and is made up of over 900 different parts.

Its ability is quite scary though; it has hydraulic disc brakes, seven speed hub gearing and a back pedalling function.

Audi expects (quite rightly) that most will end up in the hands of adult collectors.

[MK4 Slowride]

Cool, think I might get some wench knocked up just so I can buy the kid this.

[Garlick]

MK4 Slowride said:

Cool, think I might get some wench knocked up just so I can buy the kid this.

The entire PH office was at that one. Quality.

[florian]

... sooooo, what about putting an engine in it? I thought of a Hayabusa 1300cc engine

[mk1fan]

Now that's a tough decision. OK I'll have two. One original, one modded.

[clonmult]

This'd be SOOOO cool for my son, get him used to the ways of the road early.

Although one of our local Jag dealers had a gorgeous white E-Type pedal car in their showroom. I was drooling over it, my son still prefers the looks of the nasty el-cheapo electrics they have at Toys'R'Us though. I'll teach him the error of his ways (I've already started a little bit - my 318iS isn't that fast, but he loves the feeling of speed on corners).

[A1GOY]

florian said:

... sooooo, what about putting an engine in it? I thought of a Hayabusa 1300cc engine

You'll have to be 4ft 5" to get in though. Unless you want your kid to do 0-60 in less than 3 secs...

[mk1fan]

A1GOY said:

florian said:

... sooooo, what about putting an engine in it? I thought of a Hayabusa 1300cc engine

You'll have to be 4ft 5" to get in though. Unless you want your kid to do 0-60 in less than 3 secs...

Or more importantlty 0 - 60 - 0 in 6.2 seconds. Although they have to learn sometime.

[Black S2K]

Ideal antidote for molly-coddling parents, whose precious brats need a 4x4 instead of a bike to get to school; the vicious swing-axle oversteer will kill 'em dead.

My god, Audi's marketing wank reaches new depths.

[ChrisW.]

It's one way of averaging out CO2 emissions at less than 140g/Km !

[Miguel]

Article said:

Its ability is quite scary though; it has hydraulic disc brakes, seven speed hub gearing and a back pedalling function.

More weight and complication results in a less focused machine. Not only is this sad trend continuing, but now it even trickles down to pedal cars.

Miguel

[havoc]

Do you think they'll get Hammond to road-test it?!?