
Audi A4 B5 STW #1 Orix B. Jones STW 1998 UT Models 1:18

Specifications
- Brand
- Audi
- Manufacturer
- UT Models
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 39871
- Year
- 1998
- Era
- 1990s
- Body Type
- Touring Models
- Vehicle Class
- DTM German Touring
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 637875398712
About the Audi A4 B5 STW #1 Orix B. Jones STW 1998 UT Models 1:18
TL;DR: UT Models' 1:18 diecast Audi A4 B5 reproduces car #1, B. Jones's 1998 Orix-liveried entry in the STW Supertouring Championship. Detailed race graphics and a touring-spec body kit distinguish this from a standard A4 road car replica, aimed at a German touring car display.
Supertouring rules in the 1990s turned production sedans into flat-out racers, and Audi's quattro-based A4 was one of the platform's most successful entries in that era.
UT Models' Race-Spec Detailing
The touring-spec bodywork on the real A4 B5 STW carried flared arches and a rear wing well beyond the road car, and this model reproduces that widened stance rather than simplifying it back toward a standard sedan shape. Orix sponsor graphics and the car number are printed rather than decal-applied where the tooling allows, holding sharper edges than a stick-on livery. UT Models built a reputation in the 1990s for detailed 1:18 race diecast at a time when the format was still establishing itself, and this A4 carries that era's careful approach to touring car specifics: correct wheel arch flares, the right roof-mounted aerial, and a cabin stripped down to a roll cage and racing seat rather than a leftover street interior.
The A4 B5's Place in 1990s Touring Racing
Supertouring championships across Europe ran production-based sedans under strict but performance-focused rules through the 1990s, and Audi's A4 quattro was a strong entrant in these series thanks to the all-wheel-drive platform's inherent traction advantage. Driver B. Jones's 1998 season under Orix sponsorship is the specific subject this model documents, a snapshot of a competitive era in touring car racing before the category eventually gave way to other formats.
On a German touring car shelf, this A4 pairs naturally with period DTM or Supertouring rivals to show how far the class pushed a production sedan's design.















