The Iltis was designed to use many of the same suspension parts on all four corners of the vehicle to simplify parts inventory and maintenance issues. The suspension of the Iltis came from the Audi 100 mated to a 1.7 litre Volkswagen engine (or 1.6 litre diesel). The Iltis was essentially based on an earlier jeep like German vehicle, the DKW Mungo, but with a newly designed suspension and transmission that transformed the perhaps uninspiring Mungo into an adrenalin pumping Paris Dakar Rally winner. Originally created by Volkswagen/Audi on the request of the German government who needed a jeep like all purpose vehicle primarily for military purposes, the Volkswagen Iltis first went into production in 1978 and made its public début at the Geneva Motor Show in 1979. Though this is no “highway cruiser” this car packs a go anywhere capability that many of us would like to discover and stretch to its limits. The Audi prepared VW Iltis, winner of the 1980 Paris to Dakar Rally. The car was prepared for the rally by Audi, and it won.
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