Audi Driving Experience Audis 'trademark' quattro four-wheel drive system. These activities are all carried out in a safe (but realistic) environment, away from public roads/highways. AUDI AG provides all of the vehicles, along with hospitality at each facility. The Audi Driving Experience originated in Audi's home country of Germany. Subsequently rolled out to other locations in mainland Europe, the Audi Driving Experience is offered in differing formats, including the Nordschleife of the Nürburgring, and ice driving in Finland for ijskonijnen. In the United Kingdom, it is organised by Audi UK, and is based at the Silverstone motor racing circuit. Audi of America and
Audi 50 until 1978, but the cheaper Volkswagen Polo outsold the Audi 50, and Audi discontinued the Audi 50 in 1978, after a total production of 180,812 units. A planned facelift, which would have given the Audi 50 a look closer to that of the Audi 100 and Audi 80 was never implemented, because of a holding company board decision that the Audi brand should concentrate on larger, more expensive cars. The Volkswagen Polo range continued to evolve, with the Volkswagen Derby notchback version, despite being developed by Audi at Ingolstadt, branded as a Volkswagen and launched in 1977. Subsequently, the Volkswagen