27 Apr 2020

Hagerty’s Restore the Roar! Grant Program

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="46686"] words: Bill, source: Hagerty It's a great thing to know that enthusiasts will always look out for enthusiasts, especially now, and what better group of enthusiasts than Hagerty? We all know someone whose business is struggling. It could be the shop you take your car to or maybe even it's your own. Hagerty may be able to help with that. This past Friday, Hagerty announced their Restore The Roar! grant program. It's a program to aid small...
Mon, Apr 27 , 2020 Bill
27 Apr 2020

Audi Full-Size Station Wagon Now as a Plug-In Hybrid: The New A6 Avant TFSI e quattro

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="46738"] source: Audi AG 2.0 TFSI engine and quattro drive; system output: 270 kW (367 PS) Up to 51 kilometers (31.7 mi) of electric range in accordance with WLTP Eligible for a 50 percent company car tax reduction in Germany Beautiful station wagons are called Avant – and are now also electrically driven and have zero local emissions. Following the A6 Sedan, the Audi full-size station wagon is now entering the market as...
Mon, Apr 27 , 2020 Bill
27 Apr 2020

Monterey Car Week 2020?

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="34085"] words: Bill, photos: George Achorn, Denis Podmarkov For the past several years, a band of us would get together and flock to the town of Monterey in mid-August to indulge in our automotive fantasies. Actually, we were there to work but who can just work when you're surrounded by some of the most rare, old/new, gorgeous, and exotic metal around? [gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="33927"] With events such as Leg...
Mon, Apr 27 , 2020 Bill
25 Apr 2020

Choice Gear: Audi Collection Spring Style Refresh

words: Denis Podmarkov, photos: Audi Editor’s note: We run a column in quattro Magazine called Choice Gear where we feature cool things we think Audi enthusiasts will want to have. This is one of them. Audi Collection recently launched their Spring Collection and we are loving it. More than 80 new items including hats, t-shirts, jackets, mugs, and other things you'll be adding to your wish list. You already know I'll be ordering the Audi Sport mug and the Apple W...
24 Apr 2020

Choice Gear: Audi Skate Decks by Deckorate

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="46652"] words: Bill, photos: Deckorate Editor’s note: We run a column in quattro Magazine called Choice Gear where we feature cool things we think Audi enthusiasts will want to have. This is one of them. Whether you hang these on the wall or ride them, Deckorate's Audi collection is pretty rad. Skate decks as wall art is definitely more of a thing now that ambitious graphic artists have begun sharing their automotive themed work on this mediu...
Fri, Apr 24 , 2020 Bill
24 Apr 2020

Audi Announces Grant to California Institute of Technology for Development of New Climate Model

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="46640"] source: Audi of America The $100,000 grant, issued in collaboration with Audi’s Environmental Foundation, will fund innovative research into a next generation climate model The Caltech team leads an effort of the Climate Modeling Alliance (CliMA), comprised of scientists and engineers from across the country The new climate model aims to provide more precise and actionable projections of future climate, using novel machine learning tec...
Fri, Apr 24 , 2020 Bill
24 Apr 2020

Find of the Day: 2002 Audi TT ALMS in Misano Red

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="46569"] words: Bill, photos: GR Auto Gallery Whenever we talk around the office (remember offices?) about the TT, the inevitable phrase is always thrown at me: What do you mean you don't like the MK1 TT? I have to defend myself by saying that from the side, rear quarter, and rear, the MK1 TT is a really good looking car but then you get to the front... [gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="46587"] A snout only a mother (and apparent...
Fri, Apr 24 , 2020 Bill
23 Apr 2020

Choice Gear: Audi S4 Generations Print by Petrol Supply Co.

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="46557"] words: Bill, photos: Petrol Supply Co. Editor's note: We run a column in quattro Magazine called Choice Gear where we feature cool things we think Audi enthusiasts will want to have. This is one of them. You have to admit that Nogaro Blue is an iconic color from Audi and every generation of the S4 is well loved. Put them together and you get this fantastic print from Petrol Supply Co. [gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="46...
Thu, Apr 23 , 2020 Bill
23 Apr 2020

quattro Magazine Q1_2020 Event Report: FixxFest 2019

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="46543"] words/photos: Gerald Simms, Audi Club Florida Editor’s note: This article originally ran in the Q1_2020 issue of quattro Magazine. If you would like to subscribe to quattro Magazine, please join Audi Club here. Fixxfest is a fixture in the Florida enthusiast show scene and has been for years. With 50 vendors, and the promise of an impressive car show, the event draws in some 2500 attendees and isn’t to be missed. This year marked the...
Thu, Apr 23 , 2020 Bill
23 Apr 2020

Audi e-tron Earns 5 Stars from ANCAP Safety

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="46522"] words: Bill, photos: ANCAP Safety Today, ANCAP Safety, Australasia’s leading independent vehicle safety authority, awarded the Audi e-tron a 5-star ANCAP safety rating. “The battery electric Audi e-tron is well-equipped with a range of safety features and technologies, and offers a high level of protection to child occupants. A score of 91% was achieved for its protection of adult occupants, yet engineers noted a slight concern for d...
Thu, Apr 23 , 2020 Bill
22 Apr 2020

Join Virtual Dustoff – A Virtual Car Show

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="46529"] words: Bill, photos: New England Dustoff This is the time of year when people are completing work on their cars for the upcoming show season but alas...we've watched show after show cancel or postpone til later in the year. So what can be done to stave off the blues? Why, join a virtual car show, of course. New England Dustoff has been running for years and the organizers weren't going to lay down after all their hard work. Virtual ...
Wed, Apr 22 , 2020 Bill
22 Apr 2020

Hurley: Now Streaming on MotorTrend On Demand

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="46512"] words: Bill, photo/video trailer: Shifting Gears Productions Hurley Haywood...he's synonymous with Porsche but Audi fans know him as the man who dominated the 1988 Trans-Am Series alongside Walter Röhrl and Hans-Joachim Stuck with the Group 44 Racing Audi 200 turbo quattro. No one who has heard the sound of the 200 will ever forget it. Executive Producer, Patrick Dempsey, takes us behind the scenes of Hurley's career. This docu...
Wed, Apr 22 , 2020 Bill
22 Apr 2020

quattro Magazine Q1_2020: 2019 Los Angeles International Auto Show

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="46501"] words: Paul Rivera, photos: Denis Podmarkov Editor’s note: This article originally ran in the Q1_2020 issue of quattro Magazine. If you would like to subscribe to quattro Magazine, please join Audi Club here. For Audi, there is no doubt the 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show will go down as one of the most memorable in a very long time. So rich in domestic and world introductions of new models, it must certainly have been the most debutant...
Wed, Apr 22 , 2020 Bill
22 Apr 2020

Build Your Own Ducati Panigale V4 R From LEGO

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="46412"] words: Bill, photo: LEGO LEGO hit it out of the ballpark with the Audi Sport quattro S1 and hopefully the Auto Union Type C Racecar will get enough support to be produced. But what about a kit for our two-wheeled companions? [gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="46405"] Recently, LEGO revealed its latest LEGO Technic kit, the Ducati Panigale VR 4 superbike. This highly-detailed model even has a workable gearbox, front and rea...
Wed, Apr 22 , 2020 Bill
22 Apr 2020

Find of the Day: 2012 Audi TT RS – A Shark in Wolf’s Clothing

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="46247"] words: Bill, photos: Nick Roshon of Nick's Car Blog Ok...this is how you write a 'For Sale' ad for your car: write a blog post, include many photos, and even a video. Much better than the regular ads you see on Facebook, definitely better than ads you see on craigslist, and even better than some dealer ads. Sadly, after spending a lot of time and money on it, Nick is selling it but for a great reason...he has a child on the way and the TT...
Wed, Apr 22 , 2020 Bill
21 Apr 2020

e-tron connect: quattro Magazine Q2_2020: Project e-tron – Lowering Suspension & New Wheels

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="46314"] by: George Achorn Editor's note: This article originally appeared in Q2_2020 of quattro Magazine and on our sister site, e-tron connect. If you would like to subscribe to quattro Magazine, please join Audi Club here. Though the Audi e-tron may mark just the beginning of a new electric era, we find some things simply don’t change no matter the method of propulsion. Improving upon elements like a car’s stance, and also th...
Tue, Apr 21 , 2020 Bill
21 Apr 2020

Elegant – Efficient – Evolutionary: The New Audi A3 Sedan

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="46263"] source: Audi AG Design with a focus on the extended lateral line and coupé-like roof TDI and TFSI engines with high efficiency and strong performance Digital cockpit and touch display as standard, multitude of connect services The second generation of an Audi success story is here – the A3 Sedan. The compact four-door model is digitally and fully connected – from the infotainment through to the assist systems. Beneath the elegan...
Tue, Apr 21 , 2020 Bill
21 Apr 2020

Audi exclusive Exclusive Report: Goodwood Green for Goodwood Green

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="46226"] by: Viktor Hadjiev, Continental Audi of Naperville When it comes to being attached to your Audi, some take it a step further than others do. P.G enjoyed his Goodwood Green pearl 6-speed B6 S4 for 16 years. When it came time to upgrade, he was not ready to give up the color though and he still wanted something rare. As soon as ordering started, P.G. placed an order for the first 2020 RS 3 sedan in the same color as his S4. Being Audi exclu...
Tue, Apr 21 , 2020 Bill
21 Apr 2020

Production Version RS 3 Sportback Spied Tackling Nürburgring

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="46213"] Editor's note: we found video! Thank you to Audicafe.it | Audi Blog Italia Yesterday, our photographers caught the RS 3 production version on the street. Today, they spotted it on a much more exciting location...the Nürburgring. Unbeknownst to me, the Ring is now open. Too bad we don't have video but maybe one will pop up shortly. Enjoy! [embed]https://youtu.be/RZRQ2easd1o[/embed]
Tue, Apr 21 , 2020 Bill
20 Apr 2020

Audi RS 3 Sportback Production Version Spied

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="46194"] We featured a heavily-camouflaged RS 3 at the Nürburgring awhile ago but this is the first time our photographers have spied a production version of the new RS 3 Sportback. The earlier photos were mules with a modified A3 body rather than the actual production ready prototypes. [gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="46200"] These photos show less camouflage and wider fenders all around. Hidden under the camouflaged front fende...
Mon, Apr 20 , 2020 Bill