It's also likely there will be further moves to reposition the engine further back in the chassis. If a specific quattro transmission is designed, it could be that Audi ends up with two distinct drivetrain structures: one front-drive, one all-wheel-drive. Keen drivers can then plump for the quattro version.

However, another source told evo that the work was being done 'partly to please journalists', since criticisms of Audi's quatrro chassis are not widely reflected by actual buyers of Audi product.