THE QUATTRO - FIRE IT UP - LONG SLEEVE

The Human League does battle with the 5 cylinders under the bonnet of the Audi Quattro. "Get around town, get around town" blasts the Blaupunkt cassette radio.

All is straight lines & minimalist teutonic grey. The turbo kicks in & we're off, back to 1981, the year the World learned the meaning of "Vorsprung durch technik".

The Quattro is a monster, it under-steers & the turbo takes ages to spin, but then the 220hp arrives & in less than 6 seconds you're up to 60mph. Top speed: over 140mph & then there’s that rally winning four-wheel drive.

Down side? The cost, a good Quattro costs a lot because of Ashes to Ashes & DCI Gene Hunt, as he’d say himself “you've just been Quattroed!”

MAX MUMBLES says; "Fire up the Quattro! Take your seatbelt off! You're a police officer, not a bloody vicar."