20 Jul 2020

Allan McNish: “Six-Pack Is an Enormous Mental and Physical Challenge”

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="49574"] source: Audi Sport Audi prepares for the final six Formula E races in Berlin “Mission Control” in Neuburg supports with all decisions Hygiene concept requires perfect preparation and new distribution of tasks It is a premiere in international motorsport: Within just nine days, Formula E holds its last six races of the season in August, including the title outcomes in the drivers’ and teams’ classifications...
Mon, Jul 20 , 2020 Bill
20 Jul 2020

2020 Audi Q7 SUV Earns 2020 Wards ’10 Best UX’ Award

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="49559"] source: Audi of America Refreshed for 2020, Audi Q7 comes standard with dual touchscreen MMI touch response infotainment Haptic and audible feedback provide concise control of various in-vehicle functions Natural speech recognition provides easy access to controls via voice without needing to remember specific commands The 2020 Audi Q7 has earned a 2020 Wards "10 Best UX" award for the technological experience and ease of use ...
Mon, Jul 20 , 2020 Bill
20 Jul 2020

Audi R8 LMS Wins in Italy, America and Spain

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="49551"] source: Audi Sport Thrilling opening victory for Audi Sport Italia at Mugello Audi Sport customer teams successful around the globe in all Audi Sport customer racing models Audi Sport Italia made a strong start in the Italian GT Championship in an endurance race that was fiercely contested all the way to the end. Two GT4 exploits and one podium result each for the Audi R8 LMS GT2 and the Audi RS 3 LMS round off the weekend’s succes...
Mon, Jul 20 , 2020 Bill
18 Jul 2020

A Two-fer Find of the Day: 2020 Audi exclusive R8 V10 and 1964 Auto Union 1000 S Sport Coupé

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="49506"] words: Bill, photos: Keyes Audi, Kucarfa B.V. As I prepared to fly solo on last night's Find of the Day: Throwdown Edition, I couldn't help but look back at last week's Audi Club vs Audi of America episode. While our guests were winning round after round, a vocal group of viewers were proclaiming that George should have won two of the rounds: Audi dealer stock and Audi classic. Here they are: First on the block is a 2020 Audi exclusive Mo...
Sat, Jul 18 , 2020 Bill
17 Jul 2020

Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes (Nogaro) Blue: Chapter Two: Oh, All The Cars We Have Had

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="49486"] words and photos: Tara and Nishant Pillai Editor’s Note: Welcome to a new monthly Audi Club North America series called Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes (Nogaro) Blue. Nishant Pillai is a 10-year Audi Club North America (Audi Club Florida) member. He and his wife, Tara, are buying a 25th Anniversary Nogaro Edition RS 6 Avant. This is his long and winding road to making his brown eyes Nogaro Blue. You can find Chapter One HERE. Straight...
Fri, Jul 17 , 2020 Bill
17 Jul 2020

Audi e-tron Is World Market Leader in Its Segment

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="49479"] source: Audi AG Audi e-tron the top-selling electric SUV in Europe Deliveries of the model increased by 86.8 percent as compared to previous year Electric offensive continues to gather pace with e-tron GT and Q4 e-tron models The Audi e-tron is the worldwide market leader in its segment. The first fully electric series production model from Audi is popular all over the world with customers...
Fri, Jul 17 , 2020 Bill
16 Jul 2020

Play Jalopnik’s SlideShow Slog and Potentially Win Some Cool Audi Prizes

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="49465"] words: Bill, illustration: Jason Torchinsky, photo: Audi collection Jalopnik wants to know if you want to play a game. Last week they introduced SlideShow Slog, where you play by clicking through a slideshow and try to figure out what cars are on each slide. Acura sponsored the inaugural show and this time, it's Audi. There are two pretty cool prizes that Audi has donated. [gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="49466"] 20...
Thu, Jul 16 , 2020 Bill
16 Jul 2020

Submit Your Audi for the Petersen Museum and Michelin Virtual Monterey Car Week

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="31706"] Join the Petersen Museum and Michelin for a Legends of the Autobahn livestream and showcase your car in front of the virtual Car Week audience! This season has been an uncertain one for car shows and gatherings, and one of the first to be rescheduled to 2021 was Monterey Car Week, the iconic Pacific Coast gathering of the finest automobiles from around the world. For many, Car Week is a homecoming of sorts, a chance to meet old friends ...
Thu, Jul 16 , 2020 Bill
16 Jul 2020

Audi Bids Farewell to the R8 V10 quattro with Limited Edition Model

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="49451"] source: Audi of America Limited to 30 units, the R8 V10 quattro features unique trim details including 20-inch milled wheels in silver, carbon exterior lower trim, and alu-optic mirror caps Available as a Coupe painted in either Mugello Blue, Avus Silver, or Sonoma Green, and as a Spyder painted in Mugello Blue R8 V10 performance quattro model continues on for 2021  To celebrate a decade of success with the storied V10 engine, Audi...
Thu, Jul 16 , 2020 Bill
16 Jul 2020

New German Performance Achieves Podium at VIR

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="49428"] source: New German Performance Editor's Note: Vinnie Lima, #88, is an Audi Club North America member (Potomac-Chesapeake Chapter). He has participated in many Audi Club High Performance Driving Education track days. If you would like to participate in our HPDEs, please join the Club here. We've finally caught our breath from our first TC America race weekend, and what a weekend it was! A podium in our first race, great race pace...
Thu, Jul 16 , 2020 Bill
15 Jul 2020

Find of the Day: Throwdown Edition Ep. 9 – Audi Club vs Audi of America and a Preview of Episode 10

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="49411"] words: Bill, photos: Audi Club North America YouTube channel This last round of our Find of the Day: Throwdown Edition was a good one. We challenged Audi of America and they came loaded. Our guests were: Jacob Brown, Audi PR. This week is his 1 year work anniversary with AoA but he's been in the automotive PR business for 9. Rico Abramzon, Audi Area After Sales Manager. Rico is an old friend and he brought his A game especially with the ...
Wed, Jul 15 , 2020 Bill
15 Jul 2020

Superior Performance: The Audi SQ7 and Audi SQ8 with V8 TFSI Engine

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="49396"] source: Audi AG 4.0 TFSI engine for superior performance: 0–100 km/h (62.1 mph) in 4.1 seconds Sport air suspension and all-wheel steering standard European market launch beginning in autumn, new connectivity and assistance services Audi presents the SQ7 and the SQ8 with new TFSI engines. The brand is thus responding to the worldwide trend toward sporty gasoline engines in the high-performance SUV segment. The Audi SQ7 and SQ8 feat...
Wed, Jul 15 , 2020 Bill
14 Jul 2020

Find of the Day: 2015 Nogaro Blue special edition Audi S4

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="49345"] words: Bill, photos: David Auster Until recently, I was looking for a B8.5 S4 and while there were plenty out there, I was looking for something special...different. George and I were scouring sites when he spotted something he hadn't seen in years and me never; a 2015 Nogaro Blue special edition S4. The announcement from Audi of America: Audi of America is proud to announce the launch of our newest limited edition model: the S4 Nogaro B...
Tue, Jul 14 , 2020 Bill
14 Jul 2020

Innovation Leap in Logistics: Audi Develops First Supermarket 2.0 for the Automotive Industry

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="49334"] source: Audi of America Goods-to-person principle implemented in series production for the first time in the industry Board Member for Production Peter Kössler: “Supermarket 2.0 and Audi Fleet Manager mark important milestones for smart logistics of the future” Software enables use of different AGVs in the same area in the future The Audi plants have been using automated guided vehicles (AGVs) for many years. These vehicles assi...
Tue, Jul 14 , 2020 Bill
13 Jul 2020

Audi Club Members: COVID-19 Guidelines

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="42679"] Dear Audi Club Members, As the COVID-19 situation continues to change, Audi Club continues to monitor the situation and do its best to balance the safety of its members and the joy club activities bring. As you may know, chapters are again planning great events for members, and Audi Club has provided chapter leaders with some new guidelines for holding these events, which include precautions to protect the health and wellness ...
Mon, Jul 13 , 2020 Bill
13 Jul 2020

Tech Talk: Not All Collision Repair Is The Same

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="49316"] source: Audi of America Editor’s Note: We are in some extraordinary times now. COVID-19 has caused many disruptions (to say the very least) and in terms of the automotive world, all industry and enthusiast events are on hold but that doesn’t mean we have to stop learning. In quattro magazine, we have a column by James Benoit called Tech Talk where James talks about…well…the tech of Audi. Audi of America is releasing a series of T...
Mon, Jul 13 , 2020 Bill
10 Jul 2020

Find of the Day: Throwdown Edition Episode 7: New German Performance – Episode 8 Preview: Audi of America

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="49272"] words: Bill I knew as we were inviting the Episode 7 guests that it would be a very entertaining episode...I just didn't know that I would have a breakdown midway through it. New German Performance was our guest that week: John Martin, Dave Graf, and Mike Humphrey. New German Performance has two locations: Aberdeen, MD and Manassas Park, VA. They are a full service automotive repair center and online parts retailer, comprised of a group o...
Fri, Jul 10 , 2020 Bill
10 Jul 2020

Audi of America and Major League Soccer Celebrate the 2020 Season and Reignite Commitment to Youth Development in North America

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="49265"] source: Audi of America Audi and MLS kick off second season of the “Audi Goals Drive Progress” program to provide critical funding to MLS Academies Launch supported by national ad featuring D.C. United Academy players Audi commited $1 million dollars in funding to MLS Academies in 2019; will commit up to $1 million in 2020 Audi of America and Major League Soccer today unveiled a national television commercial to of...
Fri, Jul 10 , 2020 Bill
9 Jul 2020

The Lamborghini Sián Roadster: Experience Future Technology Under Open Skies

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="49251"] source: Automobili Lamborghini Limited edition Roadster version of visionary V12 super sports car, combining groundbreaking hybrid technologies and design Roadster features Lamborghini Sián’s world-first use of super capacitor in hybrid solution and unique materials-science application Producing combined thermal and electric power of 819 hp (602 kW): roofless version of the most powerful Lamborghini ever produced Low weight-to-power r...
Thu, Jul 09 , 2020 Bill
9 Jul 2020

The Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron concept

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="49168"] source: Audi AG Audi presents Coupé variant of Q4 e-tron as a concept car Versatile efficiency technologies enable ranges over 500 kilometers (310.7 mi) Production version to be launched in 2021 as the Audi brand’s seventh electric model From a technical perspective, they are identical twins, but in terms of their shape, they each have their own unmistakable and characteristic features: The Audi Q4 e-tron&...
Thu, Jul 09 , 2020 Bill