
When I think of Audi, I imagine its Golden Age. That would probably be the late 1990s into the early 2010s, when the brand transformed from a bit player that barely survived an earlier unintended acceleration scandal in the U.S. to a global power-hitter capable of taking customers from BMW and Mercedes-Benz. With a lineup that included the original TT, the S4, the groundbreaking Q5 and the R8 supercar, Audi had something for everyone—and the designs were absolute fire, too.