17 Apr 2024

Porsche Taycan Drives Through Water Following Record Dubai Rains

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="100384"] Filed under the “don’t try this at home” heading may be some video of cars traversing deep water after major rains in Dubai. Yesterday, the Dubai region experienced its heaviest rain since precipitation records began in 1949, experiencing 10 inches in less than 24 hours. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4240hSL9fNQ&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fbuddyboss.audiclubna.org%2F&source_ve_path=OTY3MTQ&feature=emb_im...
17 Apr 2024

FOTD: Jess Ewing’s Nogaro Blue Audi RS 5 Coupe for Sale

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="100251"] We're always fans of sharing uniquely built Audi exclusive cars in our Find of the Day series, but that's more the case when it's a sought-after model like the RS 5, and even more the case than that when it's an owner who's familiar with us and is known for meticulous car of the car. Enter Jess Ewing and her Nogaro Blue RS 5 Coupe. The car in question is a 2018 RS 5 with Audi exclusive Nogaro paint and Lunar Silver leather interior...
17 Apr 2024

Asso di Picche in Movimiento at Milan Design Week 2024

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="100330"] Italdesign Showroom - Opificio 31 event space- Via Tortona 31 - April 15-21, 2024 World debut of the 1:1 physical see-through model of the Asso di Picche in Movimento by Italdesign that, on the occasion of Milano Design Week, comes along with the historical Asso di Picche, dating back to 1973 Joaquin Garcia, Head of Design at Italdesign: “In an era dominated by digital innovation, a tangible 1:1 model remains central in its ...
17 Apr 2024

Audi House of Progress: The Culture of the Avant-Garde at Milan Design Week

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="100222"] Audi present from 15 to 28 April in the spaces of Portrait Milano with its creative hub World premiere to the public of new Audi Q6 e-tron Reflaction, the installation of the Bjarke Ingels Group studio, in the center of the Square of the Quadrilatero with entrance from Corso Venezia 11 made as part of the event exhibition INTERNI Cross Vision Audi Italia co-producer of the Fuorisalone for 11 years Henrik Wenders, Cesar M...
16 Apr 2024

#A3E Audi e-tron endurance experience: The First 100% Electric Endurance Race for Audi Customers

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="100212"] After the success of the Audi endurance experience (#Audi2E), the manufacturer with the rings launches the Audi e-tron endurance experience A new era with the first 100% electric circuit endurance competition dedicated to its customers. A perfect combination of sportiness, performance and efficiency, this brand event aims to be impactfy and memorable. A regularity race approved by the French Motor Sport Federation (FFSA) ...
16 Apr 2024

Q8 e-tron edition Dakar Looks Good in German Configurator

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="99959"] If you've never checked out the German market then it's probably worth a visit. While it's not available in English, it's a great way to look at some of the colors, equipment and trim that are available outside the USA. We headed over there recently to model out last week's Goodwood Green Q8 e-tron Find of the Day, and while digging around the Q8 e-tron section we ran across the Q8 e-tron edition Dakar. [gallery link="file" columns=...
15 Apr 2024

ECU Chip Insights: Unlocking New Levels of Performance for Audi from Integrated Engineering

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="100047"] [source: Integrated Engineering] Your Audi’s engine control unit, or ECU, plays an important role in modulating everything from fuel injection to ignition timing to things such as shifting and suspension settings in certain cars. Other modules like the transmission control unit (TCU) or the body control unit also control suspension settings. Most stock ECUs come set to promote a balanced blend of performance and fuel efficiency f...
15 Apr 2024

RS 4 and RS 5 Get competition plus Package for Australia

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="99261"] [source: Audi Australia] Zetland, 4 April 2024 – Audi Sport has elevated the sportiness of the Audi RS 4 Avant and Audi RS 5 Sportback with the introduction of the new competition plus package. Set to arrive in showrooms in Australia mid-2024, this package is filled with enhancements that not only refine the car’s appearance but also deliver a more emotional driving experience. In the course of some proverbial fine-tuning, Au...
15 Apr 2024

Even More Audi-Derived Interest at RM Sotheby’s Monaco

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="99255"] Earlier this week we highlighted two big deals for Audi collectors at the upcoming RM Sotheby's Monaco Sale (May 10-11). A former Walter Röhrl Sport quattro S1 E2 or Hans-Joachim Stuck V8 DTM racecar are already reason enough to pay close attention to the sale, and perusing the catalogue even further we found even more cars that garnered our interest. Only one is technically an Audi - a rare one of 333 examples 2013 A1 quattro that...
12 Apr 2024

Lamborghini Huracán STJ: “The Last Dance”

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="100040"] Automobili Lamborghini celebrates its iconic V10 super sports car with a limited edition of ten units equipped with an exclusive performance enhancement package [source: Automobili Lamborghini] Sant'Agata Bolognese, 10th April 2024 – Automobili Lamborghini presents the Huracán STJ, a limited edition of ten units and the last celebration of the super sports car equipped with the V10 engine, an engineering icon of the Sant’...
12 Apr 2024

Bentley Continental GT & GTC Hybrids Spied

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="100189"] As the Audi-managed Bentley marque moves towards electrification, the next step will by hybridized versions of the Continental GT (coupe) and GTC (cabriolet). Specifically, we're talking about a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) that can run on purely electric should that be desired or required. Our spy photographers recently caught these two prototypes that appear to be running test mules of the new PHEV drivetrain. Bentley already offers hyb...
12 Apr 2024

Should Enthusiasts Grill Audi over New S3’s Badge Loss?

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="100034"] There's no doubt that there is major change afoot in the automotive sector. A change to emphasize efficiency and shift to electric mobility has left many enthusiasts hardly recognizing the quickly shifting landscape. This change sets an already contentious tone amongst fans, charging the air ahead of any other changes that may arise. Take for instance Audi's apparent new shift in badging for its latest models and specifically that of ...
11 Apr 2024

Audi Club Auction Watch: 04.11.2024

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="99981"] Words: Steve Johnson Greetings Audi enthusiasts!  Thank you for clicking on another edition of Auction Watch where we’ve done the internet searching for you.  We’ve checked multiple car auction sites looking 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 that you’re look...
11 Apr 2024

Black Bentley Wings Identify S Black Edition – the Darker Side of Bentayga

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="99943"] First application of black-tinted wings to a Bentley in 105 years S Black Edition is the most striking Bentley SUV to date Combines vivid colour accents and rich black detailing to the exterior design and interior cabin Seven accent colour specifications available S Black Edition features Bentayga’s most agile chassis, with all-wheel steering and sports suspension calibration for greater dynamic ability  4.0-litre t...
11 Apr 2024

25 x New R8s In House. Don’t You Wish Scherer Sport was in the U.S.A.

[gallery columns="1" link="file" size="full" ids="99704"] Remember Scherer Sport, the Audi dealer near Frankfurt that both operated a DTM team and worked with ABT Sportsline to create the XGT roadgoing R8 GT2? Turns out R8s are kind of a thing for them, and they went heavy on R8 orders as Audi closed out production on its mid-engine supercar. [gallery columns="1" link="file" size="full" ids="99702"] How heavy is heavy? Well, Scherer Sport posted last week on Facebook that it had secured...
11 Apr 2024

Italdesign Teases Concept for Beijing Auto Show

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="99276"] While Audi-owned Italdesign revealed full-on CGI renderings of its Asso di Picche concept bound for Milan Design Week, it offered just this shrouded tease of a second concept bounder for Beijing. According to a company press release, the car is known as Quintessenza. Below is the image it revealed on X, the website formerly known as Twitter. https://twitter.com/italdesign/status/1776244486353363435/ ItalDesign revealed a few m...
10 Apr 2024

Gallery: Audi S1 Hoonitron x Dindo Capello x Willow Springs Raceway

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="99909"] The Q2_2024 issue of quattro Magazine has gone to print, meaning it's set to land in the next few weeks at members' doorsteps. In the pages of that issue is our recount of tailing Ken Block's Audi S1 Hoonitron around Los Angeles, from the premiere of Electrikhana 2 to a dynamic display of the car at Willow Springs Raceway with Audi motorsport legend Dindo Capello at the wheel. [gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="99732"...
10 Apr 2024

Italdesign to Debut New Asso di Picche Concept at Milan Design Week

[gallery columns="1" size="full" link="file" ids="91273"] When ItalDesign debuted the original Asso di Picche concept in 1973, it helped set into motion the era of geometric (boxy) design that also heavily influenced cars like the B2 Audi 80 series including the venerable quattro Coupe. That car was built on a B1 Audi 80 and was meant to show manufacturers like Audi what the firm was capable of. Today, the firm now owned by Audi AG yet remaining an independent business unit, has created a mod...
10 Apr 2024

Audi & Popular Science Celebrate Eclipse Topless

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="99694"] How do you make a celestial event like this week's eclipse more grounded to involve a car? It seems Audi of America and Popular Science Magazine endeavored to explore just that as they traveled to Austin, TX with PopSci writer Kristin Shawand automotive photographer Andi Hedrick. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRWDXqr5GB4&t=52s The idea was simple. Monitor the eclipse somewhere along the path of totality, preferably a cool p...