Is it a bird is it a plane, no it’s the ugliest audi ever

One of the ugliest Audi’s ever built That was a disaster from the start.
Very little was known about the mid-engine quattro project from Audi Sport since it was unofficially launched circa-1984 without the knowledge of the Audi/VW board of directors. The rally team thus worked in secrecy, fully knowing that the front-engined quattro would not remain competitive for long against the upcoming batch of bespoke mid-engine Group B rally cars. The shroud was eventually teared, due to a leak from the press, with Audi killing the projects on the spot in an effort to save face. Doing otherwise would have meant that their quattro flagship model was no longer up to the task of winning rallies, arguably damaging the brand’s image. Notwithstanding, the annulment of Group B and S in 1986 would put a definitive end to the project.