10 Jan 2018

Audi Q7 Earns 2018 Car and Driver “10 Best Mid-Size Luxury Truck and SUV” Award for Second Consecutive Year

source: Audi of America Audi flagship SUV wins Car and Driver “10 Best Truck & SUV of the Year” award in the mid-size luxury category for second year in a row Car and Driver editors recognize the Audi Q7 for its practicality, driving dynamics and innovative suite of technologies and connectivity features Award contenders are evaluated based on engineering excellence, performance and overall value Herndon, VA -  For the second consecutive year, the Audi Q7, based o...
Wed, Jan 10 , 2018 Bill
10 Jan 2018

Hankook Opens the 2018 Motorsport Season with the 24H of Dubai

source: Hankook First customer outing for the new Audi R8 LMS for the GT4 class Come the second week of January 2018, the waiting will finally be over for motorsport fans. The endurance season traditionally kicks off with the Hankook 24H Dubai (11th to 13th January). The 24-hour classic in the United Arab Emirates also forms the first round of the 24H Series powered by Hankook, which the premium tyre maker has supplied as exclusive tyre partner and title sponsor since 2014. The new Aud...
Wed, Jan 10 , 2018 Bill
9 Jan 2018

European Car Magazine Ends Publication

words: George Achorn, photos: European Car Magazine There's sad news for Audi enthusiasts from the world of publishing this week as multiple confirmations come in that European Car Magazine will be ending its decades long run. The publication has been a favorite amongst enthusiasts of all European Car brands, and the top for profit magazine for Audi enthusiasts in the U.S. market. The magazine began life as VW & Porsche, covering all things in the space but with a heavy focus on th...
9 Jan 2018

Quattrokana – The ACNA RMC adult & teen winter safety ice driving school

Quattrokana - The ACNA RMC adult & teen winter safety ice driving school is held on the frozen surface of Georgetown Lake. Participants will start their day at the Georgetown Community Center to review a short presentation covering safety, winter driving techniques and schedule. After the presentation, participants will put their cars through exercises on varied snow and ice conditions, allowing participants to practice extreme winter/ice conditions. Event sign up links: January 19th...
Tue, Jan 09 , 2018 janet
9 Jan 2018

Audi Wins Two Awards at the Inaugural Edmunds CES Tech Driven Awards

source: Edmunds, photo: Audi AG Edmunds and the Consumer Technology Association Announce Winners of the Inaugural Edmunds CES Tech Driven Awards  LAS VEGAS - Edmunds, the leading car shopping and information platform, and the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)™, the producer of CES®, the global stage for innovation, today announced six of the seven winners of the inaugural Edmunds CES Tech Driven Awards. The awards announced today recognize the automakers at CES that have deve...
Tue, Jan 09 , 2018 Bill
8 Jan 2018

Silvercar Adds “Bigger” to Its Better Premium Mobility Promise: Audi Q5 Enters the Fleet in January (…and yes, it will be silver)

source: Silvercar, photo: Audi of America Silvercar expands to a two-model offering with addition of the award-winning Audi Q5 SUV - Silver Audi Q5 vehicles available at select airport locations starting in January, with additional roll outs through July - The company continues its U.S. expansion with five new airport locations slated to launch over the next six months, including San Diego and Tampa AUSTIN, Texas - Silvercar kicks off the new year with a new car and big expans...
Mon, Jan 08 , 2018 Bill
8 Jan 2018

Formula E: Audi Drivers Ready to Race in Marrakesh

source: Audi Sport, photos: Audi Sport Team Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler aims to return to the top Telephone press conference with Daniel Abt on Wednesday, January 10 Neuburg a. d. Donau/Marrakesh - Return to winning ways – this is Team Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler’s aim for the Formula E round in Marrakesh (Morocco). Following a difficult opener in Hong Kong, the two campaigners, Daniel Abt and Lucas di Grassi, are traveling to round three of the electric racing series’...
Mon, Jan 08 , 2018 Bill
7 Jan 2018

Audi Driving Experience Finds a Home in Texas

words: Aaron Plante, photos: Audi of America The Audi Sport R18s may have left the WEC and thus their only stop in the U.S. (Texas’ Lone Star Le Mans), but the Lone Star state’s most famous track now houses a fleet of Audi Sport road cars providing an all-new driving experience at Austin Texas’ world famous Circuit of the Americas. Open year round to a wide range of driver experiences, the Audi Sport driving experience (ASde) offers hands-on coaching, professional instructors, hi...
Sun, Jan 07 , 2018 Bill
5 Jan 2018

R8 V10 vs RS 4…on a ski slope

words: Bill Cho, video: Magnus Gustavsen As part of the country digs itself out from Winter Storm Grayson (the bomb cyclone), I'm sitting in my nice warm office watching YouTube videos of Audis bombing (see what I did there?) through the snow and feeling a little envious. We only got about 2 inches here in eastern Pennsylvania...enough to have some fun but not like these guys. This video was uploaded 2 years ago. It's an odd one as it shows an R8 V10 and an RS 4 racing up and down a...
Fri, Jan 05 , 2018 Bill
5 Jan 2018

Event: quattro de Mayo 2017

words: Susan Monk, photos: Audi Club Georgia Chapter and Dragos Media Editor's Note: Registration for the very popular quattro de Mayo hosted by Audi Club of Georgia opens on January 8th, 2018. You may sign up for it here -Bill  May is a great time to be in north Georgia! Yes, of course, there are the Blue Ridge Mountains, beautiful flora and fauna, lovely lakes and picturesque towns, but the real reason to love it is quattro de Mayo! This year’s Audi drivers’ gathering attracted...
Fri, Jan 05 , 2018 Bill
5 Jan 2018

Season Opener with 13 Race Cars from Audi Sport customer racing

source: Audi Sport Neuburg a. d. Donau, Germany -  24 Hours of Dubai to kick off the season for Audi on January 12/13 Five Audi R8 LMS for GT3 and two for GT4 Six Audi RS 3 LMS in TCR category Never before has Audi Sport customer racing’s representation in Dubai been as strong as this year. 13 of the 93 race cars in the field are sporting the four rings on their hoods. For the first time, the brand will be on the grid with all three current products in the GT3, GT...
Fri, Jan 05 , 2018 Bill
4 Jan 2018

GMG Returns to IMSA Competition with Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Entries at Daytona

source: GMG Racing, photos: Audi Sport customer racing SANTA ANA, CA - Returning to IMSA competition, where the team has competed multiple times at events such as The Rolex 24 at Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring, Global Motorsports Group (GMG) is proud to return to the high banks of Daytona with a two-car entry in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge. Competing in the season-opening BMW Endurance Challenge, GMG will re-join with Audi Sport customer racing to debut the new Audi R8 LMS...
Thu, Jan 04 , 2018 Bill
3 Jan 2018

Find of the Day: 2006 A6 Avant to S6 Avant Conversion For Sale…in The States

words: Bill Cho, photos: Craiglist, German AutoHaus Woodinville Words cannot describe the feelings I have for this Sepang Blue Avant. It's a 2006 A6 Avant that has been converted to an S6 Avant. A friend of ours pointed us to the Craigslist ad. That's right, it's a C6 S6 Avant...that's for sale...in Seattle. German AutoHaus Woodinville built this wunderwagen sometime before 2016. The photo of the unpainted Avant pictured in the gallery was uploaded to their Facebook page in October 20...
Wed, Jan 03 , 2018 Bill
3 Jan 2018

Audi Club North America 34th National Event from August 8 – 12, 2018, Tacoma, WA

words: Dan Garber Audi Club Northwest is excited to announce 'Audi Club Nationals 2018: The Pacific Northwest Experience'! The Pacific Northwest offers a natural beauty and charm unlike any other part of the country and we're excited to invite our fellow Club members from near and far to come and experience it firsthand! Local driving tours will provide ample opportunity to experience the greater Seattle and Olympic Peninsula area. From Puget Sound to Rainier National Forest to M...
Wed, Jan 03 , 2018 Bill
3 Jan 2018

Audi and Formula E: Chasing Seconds in the Simulator

source: Audi Sport Race drivers and engineers practice in realistic conditions Audi driver Daniel Abt: “Practice day in Neuburg a key to success” The two Audi drivers, Daniel Abt and Lucas di Grassi, will start round 3 of the season in Marrakesh (Morocco) on January 13. Before each race of the electric series in which Audi is involved with a factory commitment for the first time in 2017/2018, the race drivers and engineers go through the entire process of a full race d...
Wed, Jan 03 , 2018 Bill
2 Jan 2018

Autocar: Audi Ditches ‘Russian Doll’ Car Design

words: Bill Cho, Q2 photo: Audi AG Ever wonder why Audi's design language have been repetitive across its lineup? In a recent interview with UK magazine Autocar, Audi CEO Rupert Stadler stated that it was deliberate "to make Audis more recognizable in newer and emerging markets. Now we are well known in major markets like China, we can begin to change this philosophy and give each car its own look.” “We recognise that there is a place for more differentiation now," added Marc Lic...
Tue, Jan 02 , 2018 Bill
2 Jan 2018

Spy Shots of the upcoming e-tron quattro concept E-SUV by Auto motor und sport

words: Bill Cho, photos: Auto motor und sport (above) and Audi Germany (below) Auto motor und sport captured the heavily camouflaged e-tron quattro concept recently. Introduced at the 2015 International Motor Show (IAA), the E-SUV is expected to hit the German market in August 2018. Check out more photos after the jump on auto-motor-und-sport.de. [gallery columns="8" ids="6779,6780,6778,6781,6784,6785,6786,6791"]
Tue, Jan 02 , 2018 Bill
31 Dec 2017

Rendering the RS 3 with Wheels

by: George Achorn, renderings by author Looking for ways to kill time over this holiday non-work week? We were too, which got us to fantasizing about the Audi RS 3 sedan and some 20-inch wheel options for the car. The renderings turned out rather well which got us to wanting an RS 3 even more. We figured we'd share. Wheel Option #1: Audi Sport performance parts Audi Sport announced its line of performance parts as early as last fall at the Frankfurt Auto Show. Thus far, they've only r...
29 Dec 2017

Top Gear: Audi SQ7 vs Ford Focus RS Drag Race

words: Bill Cho, video: Top Gear UK SQ7 vs. Focus RS drag race...did I read that correctly?  My morning routine is to surf the web for interesting Audi tidbits and this classifies as interesting. Top Gear's YouTube channel just released this unusual drag race video. Soccer Mom vs. Boy Racer is what flashed through my mind as I read the description. Pictured above is the mighty Audi SQ7 TDI...something we don't have in the States and may never get. This 5,004lb 435hp 4.0L supercha...
Fri, Dec 29 , 2017 Bill