Words: Steve Johnson
Hello again fellow Audi enthusiasts! Do you find yourself searching through the internet’s multiple car auction sites looking for a specific model? While it can be fun, it does consume valuable time you could spend planning all your Audi Club adventures for 2024. So let us do some of the work for you. Auction Watch monitors online auction sites for Audi models worthy of your bids. Each Thursday we post those listings calling out a car’s highlights, and include a few pictures and a link to the listing. Our goal is to help you find the Audi you’re looking for in time to bid on it.
Many of this week’s listings have a bit more than normal. More power, more style…just more than their siblings. Like the 1 of 125 ABT RS 6-R Avant that now has more attitude. The two of each, R8 Plus and S8 Plus that Audi turned up the wick on the engine power. The S4 and S5 that are running Stage 2 tunes. And the TT coupes that Audi stuffed one or two more cylinders under the hood. Check out these enhanced cars and the rest of this week’s listing below. As always, thanks for reading!
2009 Audi TT Coupe 3.2 (48,000 Miles)
Bring a Trailer – 01.18.2023 2:01 PM EST
Bid quickly, auction ends early this PM! This Ibis White coupe has a couple of surprises inside. First, there’s a 3.2L VR6 under the hood that Audi rated at 250HP/236 lb-ft that spins a 6-speed manual. (Ok, maybe the 3.2 badge on the back gives that away.) Second, the black interior has seats in black and Signal Orange Nappa leather with orange contrast stitching. It’s a Prestige trim-level car too. Carfax reports no accidents or damage.
2011 Audi A6 Avant (129,000 Miles)
Bring a Trailer – 01.18.2023 2:23 PM EST
Bid quickly, auction ends early this PM! This generation supercharged 3.0L V6, factory rated at 300HP/310 lb-ft, had considerable service done by the current owner and it connects to a 6-speed Tiptronic. The exterior color is Aventurine Blue Pearl Effect, the interior is light gray with leather seats, walnut trim, and Bose surround sound with a glovebox-mounted CD changer. Carfax reports minor damage to the left side/left rear in June 2014, and minor damage to the front/left front in December 2016. The seller reports that paintless dent repairs were done.
2016 Audi S8 Plus (61,000 Miles)
Bring a Trailer – 01.19.2023 1:55 PM EST
No Reserve. This Glacier White metallic full-size sedan might surprise anyone who thinks they’re driving a fast car, it’s packing a 4.0L V8 factory rated at 605HP/553 lb-ft and equipped with a Dynamic Package (ceramic brakes, sport exhaust, and a 190 mph speed limiter). That Plus-spec power flows into an 8-speed Tiptronic. Inside the full leather interior are black heated/ventilated/massaging front seats, Drivers assistance and Cold Weather packages, carbon fiber and brushed aluminum trim, B&O Advanced Sound, and Audi Navigation Plus with MMI Touch. The Carfax report is clean.
2018 Audi S5 Sportback (34,000 Miles)
cars & bids – 01.19.2023 3:30 PM EST
A popular color, Daytona Gray pearl, graces this Sportback that has a black interior with contrasting Magma Red Nappa leather seats with Rock Granite diamond stitching. Other options in this Prestige trim-level car include S Sport package, and Carbon Atlas trim; the only mod is 20” Avant Garde wheels. The drivetrain is a 3.0L turbocharged V6 (354HP/369 lb-ft), an 8-speed Tiptronic and a Sport diff. Carfax reports no accidents or damage and that owner two’s service habits were very lax.
2021 Audi ABT RS 6-R Avant (17,000 Miles)
Bring a Trailer – 01.22.2023 3:15 PM EST
1 of 125 ABT RS 6-R configured Avants. Delivered in Daytona Gray pearl with a Black Optic package, the ABT components were added by Black Star of Buffalo Grove, Illinois. Please read the listing for all the details. The twin-turbo 4.0L V8 under the hood is enhanced with ABT engine management software, Milltek Sport downpipes, and RS6-R exhaust components. It rolls on Brixton 22″ PF4 Ultrasport+ forged wheels and for some reason the tire-pressure monitoring system warning light is on, but the Carfax report is clean.
2017 Audi R8 V10 Plus Coupe (28,000 Miles)
Bring a Trailer – 01.22.2023 3:21 PM EST
Don’t need a go-fast Avant? Then how about a go-fast coupe? This Ara Blue Crystal Effect gem is powered by a 5.2L V10 factory rated at 610HP/413 lb-ft in Plus spec and it sends that power to a 7-speed S tronic. Originally from Canada, it appears to have a full black Nappa leather interior, carbon fiber trim, B&O sound, and Audi MMI navigation. Carfax reports no accidents or damage.
2017 Audi S5 Coupe (69,000 Miles)
cars & bids – 01.23.2023 2:58 PM EST
The last year for the B8.5 generation and this example’s exterior is Brilliant Black with a Black Optic Plus Package, an RS5-style front grille, rear spoiler and diffuser, and tinted windows. The supercharged 3.0L V6 runs a 034Motorsports Stage 2+ tune and wears an aFe POWER air intake. The black interior has leather/Moon Silver Alcantara seats, layered black wood/aluminum inlays, and Audi MMI Navigation Plus Package. The clean Carfax report shows a good service history.
2022 Audi Q8 (9,000 Miles)
cars & bids – 01.23.2023 3:38 PM EST
No Reserve. This Premium Plus SUV is Carrara White outside and the inside has the typical black bits, Okapi Brown leather seats and arm rests, and a white headliner. The only mod is tinted windows. Go power comes from a turbocharged 3.0L V6, Audi rated at 335HP/369 lb-ft, which flows to all four wheel via an 8-speed Tiptronic. The seller notes it’s covered by the remainder of its Audi Care maintenance contract purchased in September 2023. Carfax reports no accidents or damage.
2021 Audi TT RS (5,000 Miles)
Bring a Trailer – 01.23.2023 4:31 PM EST
I have a 2020 in almost this exact spec and I love it! The pictures don’t do this car justice. That color is Mythos Black metallic with black rings/badges over a black interior contrasted by the RS design selection in red. The fantastic sounding 2.5L I5 is factory rated at 394HP/354 lb-ft, it exhales through an optional Sport exhaust and spins a 7-speed S tronic. The Carfax report is clean.
2016 Audi S8 Plus (60,000 Miles)
cars & bids – 01.24.2023 2:10 PM EST
This uprated Audi flagship is painted Florett Silver matte with Black Optics over a black interior with Valcona diamond-stitched leather seats, Driver Assistance packages, B&O Advanced Sound. The drivetrain is the same as the S8 Plus above, the only mods are XPEL Stealth paint protection film applied to the front end and window tint. Please note the listing’s Recent Service History. The Carfax report is clean and a Lemon Squad inspection report is also included.
2007 Audi RS 4 (92,000 Miles)
Bring a Trailer – 01.24.2023 3:09 PM EST
This fast sedan last sold on BaT in December 2021 (before the COVID-induced market rise) for $27,250. It’s finished in Daytona Gray pearl over a black interior with Nappa leather seats with contrasting piping and debossed RS4 logos, aluminum trim, and Bose sound. The Dynamic Ride Control is still in-place but the 4.2L V8 is now connected to a Milltek cat-back exhaust and the intake flaps were removed under current ownership. Carfax reports no accidents or damage.
2015 Audi S4 (121,000 Miles)
cars & bids – 01.24.2023 3:22 PM EST
No Reserve. A Daytona Gray pearl sleeper, stock looking except for the APR Stage 2 (single pulley) ECU tune that the supercharged 3.0L V6 under the hood now runs. That amplified power flows to a 6-speed manual. Options are Black Optic, Technology, and Fine Nappa Leather packages, Carbon Atlas inlays, B&O sound, and a Sport diff. The Carfax report is clean and the Lemon Squad inspection report states that the car’s diagnostic system showed as not ready, indicating that the system memory was potentially cleared recently.
2017 Audi R8 V10 Plus Coupe (50,000 Miles)
cars & bids – 01.24.2023 3:30 PM EST
A second example of Audi’s hot halo car spec, this one in Ibis White that’s wearing paint protection film on the front bumper, sides, and partial roof. This one has nearly twice the mileage hence a bit more wear-n-tear on its exterior. The drivetrain is as in the listing above as is the interior, but this coupe has tinted windows. Carfax reports no accidents or damage.
