5 Oct 2019

Masterful DTM Champion: René Rast Celebrates Seventh Victory This Season

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="36215"] source: Audi Sport Audi driver wins Saturday’s race in DTM finale at Hockenheim 50th success for the Audi RS 5 DTM Audi Sport Team Rosberg secures teams’ championship ahead of time René Rast began the final weekend of the DTM with a masterful performance: The Champion won Saturday’s race at the Hockenheimring from pole position. Having scored the maximum number of points, he secured the teams’ championshi...
Sat, Oct 05 , 2019 Bill
5 Oct 2019

Audi Club Carolinas: 2nd Annual Audis at the Vineyard

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="36203"] words: Damon Gann, photos: Audi Club Carolinas Superb weather, Audis, wine, great enthusiasts, new faces, raffles, and an amazing lunch, made for a fantastic event! This Triad area event, summoned 18 cars and even one Ferrari.  We saw some new enthusiasts make it out and everyone had a great time. Childress Vineyards was the perfect backdrop for this second annual event.  Magnificent grounds, wine tastings, winery tour, and th...
Sat, Oct 05 , 2019 Bill
5 Oct 2019

Audi Club Lone Star: A German Motor Gathering in Boerne, Texas

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="36171"] words: Alex Chavez, photos: Ryan Keating In the rustic town of Boerne, Texas, a German motor gathering took place  on September 21, 2019 when the finest classic, stock, and modded vehicles arrived on site to exhibit their machines on the carpet grass. Others decided to show-off their vehicles at the beautiful streets of Boerne. In addition, clubs from all over Texas traveled to exhibit their models from Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Porsche, an...
Sat, Oct 05 , 2019 Bill
4 Oct 2019

Find of the Future Day: Paul Walker’s 2000 Audi S4

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="36159"] words: Bill, photos: The Smoking Tire, eBay, George Achorn I really don't have to introduce Paul Walker, do I? Star of The Fast and The Furious franchise, it's appropriate that he was a major gearhead. Sadly passing in 2013, he left behind a legacy that still rings loudly today. And now you can own a piece of his legacy. [gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="36160"] Pictured above is his 2000 Audi S4. It is part of a 21-vehicle coll...
Fri, Oct 04 , 2019 Bill
4 Oct 2019

Audi DE at Summit Point Main October 18

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="36127"] As part of the 2019 Audi Nationals event, the Potomac-Chesapeake Chapter is hosting a one-day high performance driver education event at Summit Point Main. Please join us! Fun facts: 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of Audi of America and the 25th anniversary of Audi Sport! Summit Point is the historic site of Audi’s first sportscar win in the United States, 30 years ago! 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of Summit Point M...
Fri, Oct 04 , 2019 Bill
4 Oct 2019

Racer: Rogers Motorsports Audi R8 Returns to HSR Classic Daytona

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="36137"] source: Racer.com Rogers Motorsports, a three-time and defending winner of the Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) Classic Daytona presented by IMSA, returns for the fifth edition of classic 24-hour race at Daytona International Speedway, November 13-17, with its 2005 No. 38 Audi R8 LMP and all-pro driving trio of Doug Smith, Andy Wallace and James Gue... Read the rest of the story HERE
Fri, Oct 04 , 2019 Bill
3 Oct 2019

Audi Club Event Of The Year! Meet The Insiders And See The Latest From Audi

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="23877"] Register now!  Registration open until October 12th The must-attend Audi Club event. October 16-20. Enjoy one day or all four fun-filled days. Right in the backyard of Audi of America headquarters - hosted by Audi Club Potomac-Chesapeake Commemorate the 50th year of Audi in America Celebrate the 35th Anniversary of Audi Club North America Enjoy Gala keynote speaker, Tom Kristensen, Audi Sport driver, 9-time Le ...
Thu, Oct 03 , 2019 Bill
3 Oct 2019

Audi RS 6 Avant Photo Gallery And Videos

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="36086"] source: Audi Sport The companion article for the Audi RS 6 Avant can be found HERE. [embed]https://youtu.be/HDrXH8S7A7c[/embed] https://youtu.be/3h9ZVNKYkJU https://youtu.be/0Kb0I8s7A08 https://youtu.be/ix-FoaBJm_c
Thu, Oct 03 , 2019 Bill
3 Oct 2019

Find of the Day: 2003 Audi RS 6 Avant…In The States

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="35981"] words: Bill, photos: Bring A Trailer I need to change the prescription of my glasses. I spotted this the other day on Bring A Trailer and thought it said S6 Avant not RS 6 Avant so I just skipped over it (not that there's anything wrong with that). Too bad but not too late. In my defense, who would have thought a C5 RS 6 Avant would be legal in the States with our 25-year import law? So that begs the question...how is this legal in th...
Thu, Oct 03 , 2019 Bill
2 Oct 2019

Premiere At DTM Finale: Audi RS 5 DTM With Innovative Fuel For The First Time

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="35963"] source: Audi Sport Fuel with a high proportion of renewable components improves CO2 balance by 30 percent Joint pilot test with Aral in Audi RS 5 DTM race taxi Two-time Formula One World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi to drive demo laps With the introduction of highly efficient turbo engines, the DTM has achieved a significant CO2 reduction in the 2019 season. At the DTM finale at Hockenheim, Audi, together with se...
Wed, Oct 02 , 2019 Bill
1 Oct 2019

Update For The Powerful Wagon: The New Audi RS 4 Avant

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="35912"] source: Audi Sport Even stronger visual differentiation thanks to new design language Powerful and efficient: Twin-turbo V6 with 331 kW (450 metric hp) and 600 Nm (442.5 lb-ft) of torque MMI touch: New operating system and new RS-specific displays The Audi Sport GmbH has fine-tuned many details of the RS 4 Avant (combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 9,2 (25.6 US mpg); combined CO2 emissions in g/km: 208 (3...
Tue, Oct 01 , 2019 Bill
1 Oct 2019

Find of the Day: 1992 Audi S2 Coupe quattro

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="35853"] words: Bill, photos: KFZ Maurer With the earlier Audi RS2 Avant legal to import into the States now, the prices of them have slowly started to rise. That in turn is dragging the lesser sporty Audi vehicles upwards in price also. But some vehicles are worth it and I think this is one of them. Some may prefer the Avant over the coupe and while I love Avants, there's something about a Coupe quattro that I prefer over this generation's Avant....
Tue, Oct 01 , 2019 Bill
1 Oct 2019

CarBuzz: Audi A4 allroad About To Get Some Serious Competition

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="27040"] source: CarBuzz Mercedes is preparing a new rugged rival to the Audi A4 Allroad. The arrival of the new Audi RS6 Avant in America will hopefully pave the way for more wagons being sold in the US. Audi already sells the rugged A4 Allroad in America, but it will soon face some stiff competition from Mercedes. According to a report by Autocar, Mercedes is preparing to unleash a new All-Terrain version of the C-Class, which will ...
Tue, Oct 01 , 2019 Bill
1 Oct 2019

quattro Magazine q3_2019: quattro de Mayo 2019

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="35793"] words: Tom & Brittni Lindert, photos: Dragos Putureanu, Alex Girrbach Editor’s note: This article originally ran in the q3_2019 issue of quattro magazine. You can find the companion photo gallery HERE. Only in the scenic mountains of Northeastern Georgia will a traveler find an alpine village by the name of Helen. Nestled just on the outskirts of Helen, Unicoi State Park Lodge hosted quattro de Mayo 2019, offering exemplary views...
Tue, Oct 01 , 2019 Bill
30 Sep 2019

CarBuzz: Audi’s New Vehicle Onslaught Should Concern BMW And Tesla

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="31026"] source: CarBuzz With Audi heavily embroiled in the whole Dieselgate saga, and still paying for it even now, the German brand is wanting to ensure it has no such future troubles. To future-proof the brand, it's preparing a fully electrified onslaught of vehicles, including production EVs in the form of the e-tron GT and e-tron SUV. But the carmaker has now set an official goal for its green mobility, with the brand eyeing to cut down...
Mon, Sep 30 , 2019 Bill
30 Sep 2019

Victories for Audi Sport in Australia, China, Germany and Japan

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="35667"] source: Audi Sport Audi Sport GT3 and TCR customer race cars in front Successful debut of the Audi R8 LMS GT2 in Spain Driver lineup for IGTC season’s finale at Kyalami confirmed The teams from Audi Sport customer racing ended the month of September with strong performances. Four victories of the Audi R8 LMS and three of the Audi RS 3 LMS shaped a successful race weekend on three continents. Audi R8 LMS GT3 Fourth victory of ...
Mon, Sep 30 , 2019 Bill