11 Sep 2020

MTM’s 1,001hp Audi C8 RS 6 Avant

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="52140"] words: Bill, photos: MTM USA When the RS Q8 came out, tuners jumped on it and...well...tuned them into monsters. ABT Sportsline, MANHART, Wheelsandmore, and Lumma Design were just some who had added their own interpretation to the mighty SUV. Now it's the Audi RS 6 Avant's turn. A stock C8 RS 6 Avant has 591hp and 590ft/lb of torque. If that's not enough for you, MTM has the answer. With their Stage 4 upgrade, the 'meek' Avant tur...
Fri, Sep 11 , 2020 Bill
11 Sep 2020

Find of the Day: 1995.5 Audi S6 Avant

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="52114"] words: Bill, photos: Craigslist So maybe we've gone a little Avant crazy lately. The Audi RS 6 Avant has finally landed, there's new footage of the A6 allroad, and this old-timer popped up on our radar. What you're looking at is a 1995.5 S6 Avant with some things done to it. I'll let the ad speak for itself: [gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="52118"] Rare 1995 Audi S6 · Avant • Wagon · 164,000 miles Posting my Avant for...
Fri, Sep 11 , 2020 Bill
11 Sep 2020

Video of the Day: Lexus LFA vs Audi R8 V10 Spyder Drag Race

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="52111"] words: Bill, video: Lovecars I remember when the Lexus LFA came onto the scene. On the forums (admittedly a Volkswagen/Audi forum), it was derided by most but loved by some. But who really couldn't at least like a V10 beast? Well...I think most of us here would love another V10 beast instead. An Audi R8 V10 Spyder is lined up against the LFA and in this drag race between the Banana and the Grape, who do you think will win? Watch b...
Fri, Sep 11 , 2020 Bill
11 Sep 2020

Audi Accessories S5 Sportback

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="52082"] words: Bill, photos: Marcus Inge, Will Barber Editor’s Note: This article originally ran in the Q3_2020 issue of quattro Magazine. If you would like to subscribe to quattro Magazine, please join Audi Club here. When it finally arrived in the USA, the B9 Sportback range immediately became a popular addition to the Audi lineup. The A5 Sportback is a good start but the fruit higher up the branch is what the enthusiast wants. Of course, t...
Fri, Sep 11 , 2020 Bill
10 Sep 2020

Innovative, Dynamic, and Electric: The Audi e-tron S and the Audi e-tron S Sportback

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="51891"] source: Audi AG A world first in mass production: Drive with three electric motors mobilizes up to 370 kW of power and 973 Nm (717.6 lb-ft) of torque New quattro generation with electric torque vectoring Outstanding aerodynamics thanks to intelligent technology Audi is showing consistency and continuing with its electric offensive – with the new Audi e-tron S2 and the new Audi e-tron S Sportback3. Both of the S models with ...
Thu, Sep 10 , 2020 Bill
9 Sep 2020

Premiere: Audi RS 5 DTM on the Nürburgring Grand Prix Circuit for the First Time

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="51872"] source: Audi Sport Longer track layout promises “great racing” Defending champion René Rast with particularly good memories Home event for Mike Rockenfeller and Audi Sport Team Phoenix Walter Röhrl, Frank Biela, Laurent Aiello, Mattias Ekström, Martin Tomczyk, Miguel Molina, Edoardo Mortara, René Rast, Jamie Green: The list of Audi drivers who have won a DTM race at the Nürburgring reads like a small “W...
Wed, Sep 09 , 2020 Bill
8 Sep 2020

Audi Racing in the Late 80s: After Rally and Before Le Mans

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="51815"] words: Jim Benoit, photos: Audi of America, Audi Tradition, Audi South Africa, Mosport Canada Editor’s Note: This article originally ran in the Q3_2020 issue of quattro Magazine. If you would like to subscribe to quattro Magazine, please join Audi Club here. The mid 80s for Audi of America was a time of highs and lows. In 1984, Audi released the newly revised Audi 5000. It was sleek and aerodynamic, replacing the box shaped model from...
Tue, Sep 08 , 2020 Bill
8 Sep 2020

In Depth: Audi and Climeworks Store CO2 from the Atmosphere Underground

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="51804"] source: Audi AG Climeworks is building the world’s largest direct air capture and storage facility in Iceland 4,000 metric tons of CO2 will be stored as rock underground each year Hagen Seifert, Head of Sustainable Product Concepts at AUDI AG: “Important measure for reaching the Group’s climate targets” The Swiss company Climeworks is building the world’s largest direct air capture and storage facili...
Tue, Sep 08 , 2020 Bill
7 Sep 2020

Fifth 24-Hour Race Win for Audi RS 3 LMS

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="51797"] source: Audi Sport Class win for team Waimarama Kizuna at Fuji 24 Hours Aleksej Dudukalo in TCR Russia with Audi back in title fight after victory Success in classes for Audi R8 LMS ultra in Eastern Europe For the third time in a row, a team from Audi Sport customer racing dominated the Fuji 24 Hours in Japan. The Audi RS 3 LMS achieved its fifth victory in a competition over this distance worldwide. Further successes of the TCR raci...
Mon, Sep 07 , 2020 Bill
6 Sep 2020

Double Podium for Audi in the Rain at Assen

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="51782"] source: Audi Sport Robin Frijns second in Sunday’s race ahead of championship leader Nico Müller Audi in second, third, fourth and fifth Tire strategy and race interruption were decisive factors After the five-fold victory on Saturday, Audi also achieved a strong result in Sunday’s DTM race in Assen with second, third, fourth and fifth places. Robin Frijns and Nico Müller handed Audi Sport Team Abt Sportslin...
Sun, Sep 06 , 2020 Bill
6 Sep 2020

Huge Cheers in Assen: Audi Driver Frijns Celebrates First DTM Victory in Front of Home Crowd

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="51722"] source: Audi Sport Dutchman wins Saturday’s race at the TT Circuit in Assen Dominant Audi RS 5 DTM: 14th pole position in a row and 1-2-3-4-5 success Audi drivers let the fans at the racetrack cheer even before the start Robin Frijns could not have chosen a better moment for his first victory in the DTM: The Dutch Audi driver triumphed at Assen on Saturday in front of a home crowd. For the first time since the beginning ...
Sun, Sep 06 , 2020 Bill
4 Sep 2020

Audi Q4 e-tron Spied Again

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="51669"] After the debut of the Skoda Enyaq iV and the soon to be revealed Volkswagen ID.4, it’s time for some new photos showing the Audi version of the family, the Q4 e-tron. Next in line for the Modular Electrification Platform (MEB) from the Volkswagen Group is the Audi Q4 e-tron. Already pre-viewed as the Q4 e-tron Concept at the 2019 Geneva Car Show, the production version is set for an 2021 debut. We’ve seen the Audi Q4 e-tron wint...
Fri, Sep 04 , 2020 Bill
4 Sep 2020

Find of the Day: 2020 Audi exclusive Zanzibar Brown R8 V10 performance

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="51656"] words: Bill, photos: Audi Hawthorne *Bing* I awoke to the sound of a message coming through and was it a good one. Well, good could be a relative term. Emre sent me this R8 V10 performance with no comment and maybe no comment was needed. This is an Audi exclusive Zanzibar Brown R8 V10 performance. I don't remember if I've ever seen this color before. Here's the ad: CARFAX One-Owner. Clean CARFAX. quattro 5.2 quattro 5.2L V10 FSI DOHC ZANZ...
Fri, Sep 04 , 2020 Bill
3 Sep 2020

Audi Club exclusive: 2021 Audi RS 6 Avant ‘RS Tribute edition’ Photos

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="51619"] words: Bill, photos: Audi Club North America Audi of America announced the arrival of the Audi RS 6 Avant RS Tribute edition yesterday so we can now release our photos of the Nogaro Blue beauty. Our photos aren't set in a studio like the RS 6 Avant in the press release but does it really matter where you see an RS 6 Avant especially an RS Tribute edition? Enjoy the shots below and cheers to Audi and those who will have one in their posses...
Thu, Sep 03 , 2020 Bill
2 Sep 2020

Audi Club North America Members Vote on Family Member Voting Rights and a Permanent IT Committee

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="50029"] On August 20, 2020, full Audi Club members voted on two issues: Family Member Voting Rights and a stand-alone IT Committee. Here were the two questions put forth to the members: Family Member Voting Rights Today, Club Members that are signed up as ACNA Family Members play an instrumental part in supporting the Club by volunteering but they do not have the right to vote under the current bylaws. This resolution proposes that Family...
Wed, Sep 02 , 2020 Bill
2 Sep 2020

Video of the Day: Audi e-tron vs Mercedes-Benz EQC

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="51510"] words: Bill, photo: Lovecars So what happens when two of the oldest automotive manufacturers are pitted against each other in a decidedly modern way? Lovecars answers that question when they test the Audi e-tron against the Mercedes-Benz EQC. Tiff Needell and co-host, Paul Woodman, take both similarly priced and powered EVs on the road. There are no 0-60 sprints, no 1/4 mile drags but rather just drives through the countryside. Tiff d...
Wed, Sep 02 , 2020 Bill
2 Sep 2020

Audi Helps Announce Major League Soccer in St. Louis

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="51504"] source: Audi of America With most pitches across the country sitting stagnant due to COVID-19, we were able to help bring some excitement to the soccer world without a match. In collaboration with MLS4THELOU, we took part in an exciting announcement for the 28th team in Major League Soccer – the team name, logo and overall brand reveal for the first-ever team in St. Louis. The team will be known as St. Louis CITY SC. Selected from ...
Wed, Sep 02 , 2020 Bill
2 Sep 2020

2021 Audi RS 6 Avant ‘RS Tribute edition’ – on Sale Now – Celebrates Iconic RS2 Avant

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="51498"] source: Audi of America Limited to 25 units, the Tribute edition features unique trim details paying homage to original 1994 RS2 Avant Powerful RS 6 Avant – Tribute edition is capable of 591 horsepower and 590 lb-ft of torque 2021 Audi RS 6 Avant and RS Tribute edition both on sale now The highly-anticipated RS 6 Avant is now on sale, and to celebrate the arrival of the high-performance wagon on U.S. shores, Audi of America announces ...
Wed, Sep 02 , 2020 Bill
1 Sep 2020

Video of the Day: 1972 V8 quattro swapped Audi 100 Coupé S

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="51470"] words: Bill, photos: George Achorn, Jamie Orr If you're friends with George on Facebook (or in real life), you may know that he bought a new-to-him Audi in Sweden and had it shipped over. This Audi? I like to call it Frankenstein though George prefers Elly. Why do I/George call it Frankenstein/Elly? Well...just sit right back and you'll hear a tale; a tale of a monster Audi 100 S Coupé. [gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="5...
Tue, Sep 01 , 2020 Bill
1 Sep 2020

Finishing Touches for Many Details: The Audi Q2 in New Top Form

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="51435"] source: Audi AG The compact SUV features an even more striking design New Audi connect services and new driver assist systems LED headlights now as standard, Matrix LED technology optional Four years ago, Audi put a trendsetter on the road with the Q2, and it was a huge success. Now the compact SUV is showcasing its progressive character even more clearly – with an even more striking profile with new headlights on the outside and a...
Tue, Sep 01 , 2020 Bill