The Audi S1 EKS RX quattro was Mattias Ekström's car in the FIA World Rallycross Championship, a two-litre turbo four-wheel-drive machine with about 560 hp and 750 Nm held back by an air restrictor. In 2016 Ekström, running as a privateer with Toomas Heikkinen as team mate, won four rounds and the drivers' title, and EKS took the teams' title. Audi Sport then gave the team factory support. In 2017 Ekström won four of twelve races and finished runner-up, with EKS third in the teams' standings. For 2018 the car got a new aerodynamic package and about 580 hp under tighter limits on engines, turbochargers and tyres. Ekström was runner-up again with Andreas Bakkerud third, EKS was second in the teams' table, and Audi ended its rallycross involvement.
A 2.0 litre turbocharged four-wheel drive rallycross car based on the Audi S1, built by Mattias Ekström's EKS team. Ekström won the 2016 World RX drivers' title and EKS the teams' title as a private entry, and Audi Sport backed the programme in 2017 and 2018.
10years
3generations
3trims
552–572hp range
The Lineage
3 generations · tap any to explore1 trimS1 EKS RX quattro (2016)
2016–2016
1 trimS1 EKS RX quattro (2017)
2017–2017
1 trimS1 EKS RX quattro (2018)
2018–2018
The Story
Why the S1 EKS RX quattro mattersTrims · S1 EKS RX quattro (2018)
1 trim · 2018–2018Developed with a new aerodynamic package and engine changes to about 580 PS (426 kW) and more than 700 Nm, under tighter limits on engines, turbochargers and tyres. Ekstrom was runner-up again and EKS Audi Sport second in the teams' standings, ending Audi's rallycross involvement.
★ Only trim
S1 EKS RX quattro
Hatchback · 2018–2018
Power
572 hp
Body
Hatchback
Debut
2018
Production
2018–2018
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