Words: Steve Johnson
Guten Tag Audi enthusiasts! Searching through the internet’s multiple car auction sites for a specific model, while fun, can take up your valuable time. So let us do some of the daily grind for you. Auction Watch monitors auction sites for Audi models worthy of your bids. Here in weekly Auction Watch, we post a short report with key data, 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.
If you’re looking for something a bit different than the usual Audi offerings, how about a 1960 DKW Schnellaster Kastenwagen 3=6. It’s powered by an 896cc 3-cylinder inline 2-stroke engine, factory rated at 42HP, mated to a 4-speed ZF gearbox. One of only a handful known to exist, it has a Concours award winning restoration and a pre-auction estimated sales price of $80K-$100K. Here’s a link to the no Reserve Bonhams listing. It will be part of the Quail Auction in Monterey, CA, on August 18th.
Now onto the more typical cars seen in Auction Watch. This week there are five RS models, five S models, and an A4 Avant that are powered by four, five, six, eight, and zero cylinders. Please check them out below and, as always, thanks for reading!
2019 Audi TTS Coupe (15,000 Miles)
cars & bids – 08.10.2023 1:36 PM EDT
Bid quickly, auction ends early this PM! Unless I’m misreading the Carfax report, this car has an in-service date on/about July 14, 2020, thus still under factory warranty. I guess the Turbo Blue over Rotor Gray wasn’t a huge hit on Audi Richmond’s lot so it DX’d to Hoffman Audi in CT. Unmodified, options include Technology, S Sport seats, and 20” wheel packages plus red calipers. The seller reports it was rear-ended while stopped in 2022 so the rear bumper was repainted as a result; and that it also needs tires.
2009 Audi S5 Coupe (112,000 Miles)
cars & bids – 08.10.2023 1:48 PM EDT
Bid quickly, auction ends early this PM! No Reserve. This early S5 is powered by a 4.2L V8, rated at 354HP/325 lb-ft when new, and this one’s connected to a 6-speed manual enhanced with a JHM short throw shifter, a JHM R Series flywheel and clutch. The color is Brilliant Black over a black interior with contrasting Magma Red seats and door panels, aluminum trim, and B&O sound. The car’s showing its age/mileage as stated in the Known Flaws and Lemon Squad Report, but Carfax reports no accidents or damage.
2003 Audi RS 6 (76,000 Miles)
Bring a Trailer – 08.10.2023 2:44 PM EDT
Bid quickly, auction ends mid this PM! This fast sedan is finished in Avus Silver pearl that’s over a black cabin with black-piped silver leather seats and door panels and wood trim. The 4.2L twin-turbo V8 (450HP/415 lb-ft) service includes replacing the alternator and water pump as well as the timing belt and tensioners in March 2020. It’s mated to a 5-speed Tiptronic. The car is showing its 20 years inside and out but it has a clean Carfax report.
2022 Audi RS e-tron GT (13,000 Miles)
Bring a Trailer – 08.10.2023 4:40 PM EDT
Year One Package—to see what all is in this $20,350 option see the last picture for the windows sticker. Shiny Mythos Black metallic with a carbon fiber roof panel, bumper inserts, and mirror housings grace the outside of this EV. It’s motivated by dual-synchronous motors factory rated at 590HP/612 lb-ft fed by a 93 kWh battery. You’ll sit on black Fine Nappa leather with red honeycomb-stitched inserts if you win the bid. It also has a clean Carfax report.
2009 Audi A4 Avant (163,000 Miles)
cars & bids – 08.11.2023 2:30 PM EDT
No Reserve. A Brilliant Red long roof (painted black) with a black interior and an extensive mod list. You really need to read this listing for all the details, the highlights are: AWE Touring Edition cat-back exhaust, K&N air intake, ECS Tuning intercooler pipe, Stage 2 ECU tune; and those are on an engine with new rings at 75,315 miles. The chassis also has nice mods. Carfax reports an accident resulting in minor damage to the front in March 2017.
2009 Audi S5 Coupe (61,000 Miles)
cars & bids – 08.11.2023 2:50 PM EDT
A second ’09, this time in Deep Sea Blue pearl over a black cabin with a Tuscan Brown Silk Nappa leather seats/door panela and B&O sound. It has the same drivetrain as the S5 above but all OEM. It’s showing its age a bit, the tires have 2018 date codes, and the sunshade is stuck closed. Carfax reports minor damage to the rear in November 2019.
2019 Audi RS 3 (5,300 Miles)
cars & bids – 08.14.2023 3:00 PM EDT
Low mileage. The exterior is Mythos Black metallic, the interior is black Fine Nappa leather seats with Rock Gray contrast stitching, carbon fiber inlays, and WeatherTech floor mats. A Dynamic package upgrades the wheels and tires and adds a Sport exhaust. The power comes from a 2.5L I5, Audi rated at 394HP/354 lb-ft mated to a 7-speed S tronic. The Carfax report is clean and has a great service history.
2013 Audi RS 5 Coupe (67,000 Miles)
Bring a Trailer – 08.15.2023 6:04 PM EDT
This time the black is Phantom Black pearl and it’s over a black interior with leather/Alcantara seats, Aluminum Race inlays, and an Audi MMI Navigation plus package. The coupe is powered by a N/A 4.2L V8 (450HP/317 lb-ft) mated to a 7-speed S tronic with standard torque-vectoring rear diff and sport exhaust. Carfax reports no accidents or damage.
2021 Audi RS 6 Avant (24,000 Miles)
Pcarmarket – 08.15.2023 3:30 PM EDT
This long roof is finished in Daytona Gray pearl over a spacious black interior with Cognac leather seats/trim with Granite Gray stitching and WeatherTech floor mats. Option highlights are Carbon Optic and Executive packages and Sport exhaust. Suntek Ultra paint protection film was applied to the hood, front fenders, bumper, side skirts, and rockers in February 2021. The 4.0L twin-turbo V8 is Audi rated at 591HP/590 lb-ft and connects to an 8-speed ZF-sourced Tiptronic. The Carfax report is clean.
2016 Audi S3 (86,000 Miles)
cars & bids – 08.16.2023 2:30 PM EDT
This gray shade is Monsoon Gray metallic and it’s complimented by a Black Optic package, ceramic coating and tinted windows. Inside the black interior you’ll find a Technology package (virtual cockpit) and leather seats. The 2.0L I4 now runs an APR’s Stage 1 tune, Open PEX intake, and ignition coils; it mates to a 6-speed S tronic. Carfax reports minor damage to the left-rear in March 2021. *Please excuse the 2019 model year typo in the picture’s banner.*
2017 Audi S6 (100,000 Miles)
cars & bids – 08.16.2023 2:54 PM EDT
This generation S6 is powered by a 4.0L twin-turbo V8 (450HP/406 lb-ft) that spins a 7-speed S tronic. This Prestige trim-level car is Moonlight Blue metallic and that’s over a black interior with Driver Assistance and Cold Weather packages, an Alcantara headliner and Carbon Atlas inlays. The only mods are EuroCode front and rear sway bars. There’s a clean Carfax report and Lemon Squad pre-purchase inspection too.
