Zender Vision 1
Next to the Pininfarina Quartz, another urquattro spin-off was created by Zender, the Zender Vision 1.
Zender was a prominent after market design supplier for numerous brands in the 80s and 90s, and teamed up with Zillner-Design. Zender ran a limited string of own creations, but it’s their first model that is of interest.
IAA 1983 in Frankfurt, and Zender revealed their Vision 1. Presented as a four-wheel driven sports coupé from Zender, on the basis of the Audi Quattro, this glass- and carbon fibre 2+2 seater offered a more high speed focused build than the original Quattro.
Mechanicals
The mechanicals for the Vision 1 was the ‘WR’ 2.1 turbo offering 200 hp together with the quattro drivetrain, built on a Zender/Koni suspension setup. According to marketing materials, the Vision 1 is featuring a 240 hp engine, with powertrain options ranging from 200 to 300 hp.
To me, that sounds like a baseline keeping with the Audi factory 200 hp ‘WR’ configuration, a mechanically optimized 240 hp on Jetronic management, or the referred 300 hp – which I assume would be a basis alike the early Group 4 Quattros running a Pierburg fuel injection.
Evolving into the Zender Vision 1s
Some sources online suggests the Vision 1 was a 300 hp build, and that the 240 hp configuration was achieved from bigger valves and a different camshaft. Sadly there are no details beside 240 hp in the marketing materials, and that top speed between 230 and 270 km/h depends on the power output.
Interestingly, shortly after the 1983 introduction, there seems to be a 1984 development resulting into the Zender Vision 1s. Differences are minor visual changes though, as the fenders seems widened and there are slats in the rear fender extensions.
Feature | Vision 1 | Vision 1s |
---|---|---|
Length | 4520 mm | 4520 mm |
Width | 1770 mm | 1850 mm |
Height | 1155 mm | 1140 mm |
Rims | 8J16 Zender Turbo | 9J16 Zender Sport |
Tires | 225/50 Pirelli P7 | 285/40 Pirelli P7 |