2 Feb 2018

Daytona Photos: Audi Atmosphere

As anyone who's attended an IMSA race can tell you, in particular one where the Audi Sport experience operates, it is a feast for the senses for Audi enthusiasts. Wheel-to-wheel racing on track is just the start of it, with plenty to see in and around the track. As race weekends go, the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona isn't just the first, or the longest duration... it also features the most to see and do. For starters, there's the obvious element of the race itself. Even when the track isn...
2 Feb 2018

Daytona Photos: Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge

Last week's Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona weekend marked the first round for 2018 of the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge. This particular series includes the Audi R8 LMS GT4 and the RS 3 LMS built to TCR spec. It featured the most Audis ever fielded in a professional level American race. It also marked a strong first showing for these many Audi supported teams including a TCR Class victory by Compass Racing. The most news making announcement surrounding the Continental series 4-hour ...
1 Feb 2018

H&R Sport Sway Bars for Audi RS 3

source: H&R Springs Get tighter! Upgrade your RS 3 with H&R Sport Sway Bars for tighter turn in and reduced body roll. H&R Sport Sway Bars keeps your tires connected to the road without sacrificing ride quality. H&R Sport Sway Bar Kit (part #: 72810) for the RS 3 is sized 27mm front and 25mm rear for a perfect balance of tight handling and control. The front bar is double adjustable to fine tune to your driving style. H&R designs and manufactures the highest qu...
Thu, Feb 01 , 2018 Bill
1 Feb 2018

Video: Audi UK Cools Down with the RS 4 Avant

words: Bill Cho, video: Audi UK They say silence is golden and at first, this video may seem silent since there is no dialogue. But listen carefully and you'll find it golden. From the engine fan to the sizzling brakes, this RS 4 Avant has been driven hard but won't go to bed quietly. Audi UK brings us this cool ad of the vehicle that we in the States want (real bad) but probably won't get. So we just have to be satisfied with these videos and if they are as good as this one, I'm ok wi...
Thu, Feb 01 , 2018 Bill
1 Feb 2018

The Next Level of Performance – The New ABT RS 4 with 510 HP and 680 NM

source: ABT  19 years ago, the first Audi RS 4 appeared on the scene and caused quite a stir with its 381 HP (280 kW)! The 4th generation of the sports station wagon is now available, with an impressive 450 HP (331 kW). The difference between the current production model and the new ABT version of the RS 4 is equally great: 510 HP (375 kW) and 680 Nm instead of 600 Nm should be more than enough even for the next generation of the fun, lightning-fast car. Speaking of torque: compa...
Thu, Feb 01 , 2018 Bill
1 Feb 2018

Pirelli Shines the Spotlight on the Intercontinental GT Challenge

source: Pirelli Milan - The opening round of this year’s Intercontinental GT Challenge – the only intercontinental series for the world’s top GT drivers, with Pirelli as exclusive tire supplier – gets underway this weekend at the famous Bathurst 12 Hours in Australia. The Mount Panorama track is one of the most epic on the planet, with several changes in elevation and some truly demanding corners. Pirelli currently holds the track record, set two years ago in qualifying when th...
Thu, Feb 01 , 2018 Bill
31 Jan 2018

Audi Club North America Board Elects New President and Executives

Oconomowoc, WI – The nine members of the new 2018 Board of Directors of Audi Club North America held their first meeting of the new year. The first order of business on the agenda was selection of officers to lead the Audi Club National Board for 2018. Audi Club President for 2017, Connie Johnson opened the meeting and entertained nominations of Bud Dannemiller, Kentucky Chapter, for President and Gregg Gumbinger, Golden Gate Chapter, for Treasurer. Gordon Varney, Eastern Canada Chapte...
Wed, Jan 31 , 2018 Bill
31 Jan 2018

Drag Race: Porsche Boxster vs…B9 allroad?

words: Bill Cho, video: The Fast Lane Car I've seen some odd drag races like the SQ7 vs Ford Focus RS but this one might take the cake. The Fast Lane Car drags a 2018 allroad against a 2006 Porsche Boxster. Obviously it's not a serious race and the guys are just having some fun. The Porsche has a 236hp 199b-ft flat six with RWD and a 5 speed manual transmission. The allroad is a 252hp 273 lb-ft 2.0 liter turbo with quattro and a 7 speed S tronic transmission but it weighs 3,825 lbs...al...
Wed, Jan 31 , 2018 Bill
31 Jan 2018

EKS Audi Sport to Attack in World RX with Bakkerud and Ekström

source: Audi Sport Mattias Ekström’s rallycross project to continue with Audi factory support Andreas Bakkerud at the wheel of the second Audi S1 EKS RX quattro Neuburg a.d. Donau - Audi remains committed to rallycross in the 2018 season. The Ingolstadt-based brand will continue to provide factory support to Mattias Ekström’s project. Under its new name, EKS Audi Sport, the team will compete in the FIA World Rallycross Championship (World RX) with two newly prepared...
Wed, Jan 31 , 2018 Bill
30 Jan 2018

Formula E and FIA Release First Digital Images of Gen2 Car

source: Formula E 'The cars will be faster and will have almost double the amount of energy storage capacity and double the range, demonstrating the continuous evolution of battery technology.'  - Alejandro Agag, Founder & CEO of Formula E London - Formula E and the FIA have released the first digital images of the next generation car for season five showcasing the futuristic new-look of the electric street racing series, with the covers coming off the physical model at the G...
Tue, Jan 30 , 2018 Bill
29 Jan 2018

Find of the Day: 1995 Audi RS 2 Avant

words: Bill Cho, photos: Audi Van Beynum In a recent interview, Audi of America's Scott Keogh mentioned a 'surprise RS model' coming to the States. The debate on our page quickly boiled down to an RS 4 Avant or an RS 6 Avant with some people throwing the RS Q5 into the mix. That got me thinking about the granddaddy of them all, the RS 2 Avant. With the earliest ones built in 1994, that's only 1 year away til we can import them into the States. How many can I find for sale in Europe on ...
Mon, Jan 29 , 2018 Bill
29 Jan 2018

Audi exclusive S5 Sportback in Nardo Grey

words and photos: Viktor Hadjiev, Continental Audi of Naperville Editor’s Note: This story originally ran in the Fall 2017 issue of the Audi Club North America quattro quarterly print magazine. If you don’t receive quattro quarterly and wish to subscribe, join the Audi Club North America HERE. When the S5 Sportback was first launched at the Geneva Auto Show, the car was painted Nardo Grey, a well-known color amongst fans of Audi Sport’s RS and R cars, not to mention Audi exclu...
Mon, Jan 29 , 2018 Bill
29 Jan 2018

Audi Driver Mattias Ekström Ends DTM Career

source: Audi Sport Swede to concentrate on FIA World RX commitment in 2018 Dutchman Robin Frijns promoted from GT program Remainder of driver squad unchanged for DTM 2018 Neuburg a.d. Donau - It marks the end of an era: After 17 years, 193 races, 23 victories and two championship titles, factory driver Mattias Ekström ends his DTM career, which means that Audi’s most successful DTM campaigner to date is leaving this racing series. In 2018, Ekström will concentrate ...
Mon, Jan 29 , 2018 Bill
28 Jan 2018

Audi Customers Win Season Opener in the U.S.

source: Audi Sport First TCR win for Audi RS 3 LMS in IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Extensive program for all three Audi customer race cars Audi Sport customer racing present in North America like never before Neuburg a. d. Donau/Daytona - Following the one-two class win of the new Audi R8 LMS GT4 in Dubai two weeks ago, the North American season began with a success for Audi Sport customer racing as well. To kick off the IMSA season at Daytona, all three p...
Sun, Jan 28 , 2018 Bill
27 Jan 2018

Tequila Sunrise: H&R’s Audi exclusive RS 3 Sedan

By: Aaron Plante, photos: H&R and George Achorn Editor’s Note: This story originally ran in the Winter 2018 issue of the Audi Club North America quattro quarterly print magazine. If you don’t receive quattro quarterly and wish to subscribe, join the Audi Club North America HERE. The RS 3 has finally risen on the U.S. market and as tuners take delivery, there is no sunset in sight for what can be done to Audi’s new-to-US Sport model…including H&R’s ostentatiously orange Au...
Sat, Jan 27 , 2018 Bill
27 Jan 2018

Good Ideas from Employees: Audi AG Saves Approximately €108.6 Million in 2017

source: Audi AG Audi Ideas Program sets new record in full-year 2017 Implementation of 15,000 improvement suggestions from Audi employees Record results for the Audi Ideas Program: AUDI AG accepted and implemented approximately 15,000 suggestions for improvements from employees in 2017. This led to savings for the automobile manufacturer at its plants in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm of approximately €108.6 million last year, which is 23.4 percent more than in the previous y...
Sat, Jan 27 , 2018 Bill
26 Jan 2018

Spy Shots of Facelift TTS Roadster by autoevolution

  words: Bill Cho, photo: autoevolution autoevolution captured the facelift TTS Roadster during winter testing in Sweden. Camouflage covers the front and rear facias and nothing else so don't expect radical changes. Of course, the huge rally lights up front aren't OEM. Too bad, they look great. Check out the rest of the photos on autoevolution.com.
Fri, Jan 26 , 2018 Bill
26 Jan 2018

New Directors Elected to Audi Club North America Board

Oconomowoc, WI - The Board of Directors of Audi Club North America announces the election of three new Directors for 2018. The new Directors are Christine Lemley from Potomac Falls, Virginia, of the Potomac-Chesapeake Chapter, Troy Sicotte of Oakland, California, from the Golden Gate Chapter and Gordon Varney of Paris, Ontario, a member of the Eastern Canada Chapter. Audi Club President, Connie Johnson said, “I welcome our new Directors to the National Board. On behalf of our members, ...
Fri, Jan 26 , 2018 Bill
26 Jan 2018

Awards for Audi Since December 2017

source: Audi Ingolstadt - “Best Cars 2018”: Audi A5 Sportback best midsize model The Audi A5 Sportback (fuel consumption combined in l/100 km: 6.5 - 4.1*; CO2 emissions combined in g/km: 149 - 106*) won the “Midsize” category in the 42nd “Best Cars” readers survey conducted by the trade journal auto motor und sport. The five-door coupé topped its segment with the majority of votes. The prize was accepted by Peter Mertens, Member of the Board of Management for Technical D...
Fri, Jan 26 , 2018 Bill