Most fans still have fond memories of rallying in the 1970s. It was a time when heroes like
Walter Röhrl Sandro Munari and Hannu Mikkola were driving in full drifts with opposite lock
and when the Stratos filled whole valleys with its unique sound. The great years of Group 4
supremacy were spectacular adventurous and especially diverse. A dozen or so manufacturers
built cars that were able to win WRC rallies. Group 4 saw sports cars like Alpines and Porsche
911s compete against saloons like the Ford Escort Opel Kadett or Fiat 131 until finally the
revolutionary Quattro came and took rallying to the next level. In the book Group 4 From
Stratos to Quattro authors John Davenport and Reinhard Klein describe the history of these
legendary rally cars. They review the first WRC years from 1973 to 1982 and tell some of the
stories from that wild and tough era.
