15 Apr 2024

RS 4 and RS 5 Get competition plus Package for Australia

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="99261"] [source: Audi Australia] Zetland, 4 April 2024 – Audi Sport has elevated the sportiness of the Audi RS 4 Avant and Audi RS 5 Sportback with the introduction of the new competition plus package. Set to arrive in showrooms in Australia mid-2024, this package is filled with enhancements that not only refine the car’s appearance but also deliver a more emotional driving experience. In the course of some proverbial fine-tuning, Au...
15 Apr 2024

Even More Audi-Derived Interest at RM Sotheby’s Monaco

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="99255"] Earlier this week we highlighted two big deals for Audi collectors at the upcoming RM Sotheby's Monaco Sale (May 10-11). A former Walter Röhrl Sport quattro S1 E2 or Hans-Joachim Stuck V8 DTM racecar are already reason enough to pay close attention to the sale, and perusing the catalogue even further we found even more cars that garnered our interest. Only one is technically an Audi - a rare one of 333 examples 2013 A1 quattro that...
12 Apr 2024

Lamborghini Huracán STJ: “The Last Dance”

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="100040"] Automobili Lamborghini celebrates its iconic V10 super sports car with a limited edition of ten units equipped with an exclusive performance enhancement package [source: Automobili Lamborghini] Sant'Agata Bolognese, 10th April 2024 – Automobili Lamborghini presents the Huracán STJ, a limited edition of ten units and the last celebration of the super sports car equipped with the V10 engine, an engineering icon of the Sant’...
12 Apr 2024

Bentley Continental GT & GTC Hybrids Spied

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="100189"] As the Audi-managed Bentley marque moves towards electrification, the next step will by hybridized versions of the Continental GT (coupe) and GTC (cabriolet). Specifically, we're talking about a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) that can run on purely electric should that be desired or required. Our spy photographers recently caught these two prototypes that appear to be running test mules of the new PHEV drivetrain. Bentley already offers hyb...
12 Apr 2024

Should Enthusiasts Grill Audi over New S3’s Badge Loss?

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="100034"] There's no doubt that there is major change afoot in the automotive sector. A change to emphasize efficiency and shift to electric mobility has left many enthusiasts hardly recognizing the quickly shifting landscape. This change sets an already contentious tone amongst fans, charging the air ahead of any other changes that may arise. Take for instance Audi's apparent new shift in badging for its latest models and specifically that of ...
11 Apr 2024

Audi Club Auction Watch: 04.11.2024

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="99981"] Words: Steve Johnson Greetings Audi enthusiasts!  Thank you for clicking on another edition of Auction Watch where we’ve done the internet searching for you.  We’ve checked multiple car auction sites looking for Audi models worthy of your bids.  Each Thursday we post those listings calling out a car’s highlights, and include a few pictures and a link to the listing.  Our goal is to help you find the Audi that you’re look...
11 Apr 2024

Black Bentley Wings Identify S Black Edition – the Darker Side of Bentayga

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="99943"] First application of black-tinted wings to a Bentley in 105 years S Black Edition is the most striking Bentley SUV to date Combines vivid colour accents and rich black detailing to the exterior design and interior cabin Seven accent colour specifications available S Black Edition features Bentayga’s most agile chassis, with all-wheel steering and sports suspension calibration for greater dynamic ability  4.0-litre t...
11 Apr 2024

25 x New R8s In House. Don’t You Wish Scherer Sport was in the U.S.A.

[gallery columns="1" link="file" size="full" ids="99704"] Remember Scherer Sport, the Audi dealer near Frankfurt that both operated a DTM team and worked with ABT Sportsline to create the XGT roadgoing R8 GT2? Turns out R8s are kind of a thing for them, and they went heavy on R8 orders as Audi closed out production on its mid-engine supercar. [gallery columns="1" link="file" size="full" ids="99702"] How heavy is heavy? Well, Scherer Sport posted last week on Facebook that it had secured...
11 Apr 2024

Italdesign Teases Concept for Beijing Auto Show

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="99276"] While Audi-owned Italdesign revealed full-on CGI renderings of its Asso di Picche concept bound for Milan Design Week, it offered just this shrouded tease of a second concept bounder for Beijing. According to a company press release, the car is known as Quintessenza. Below is the image it revealed on X, the website formerly known as Twitter. https://twitter.com/italdesign/status/1776244486353363435/ ItalDesign revealed a few m...
10 Apr 2024

Gallery: Audi S1 Hoonitron x Dindo Capello x Willow Springs Raceway

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="99909"] The Q2_2024 issue of quattro Magazine has gone to print, meaning it's set to land in the next few weeks at members' doorsteps. In the pages of that issue is our recount of tailing Ken Block's Audi S1 Hoonitron around Los Angeles, from the premiere of Electrikhana 2 to a dynamic display of the car at Willow Springs Raceway with Audi motorsport legend Dindo Capello at the wheel. [gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="99732"...
10 Apr 2024

Italdesign to Debut New Asso di Picche Concept at Milan Design Week

[gallery columns="1" size="full" link="file" ids="91273"] When ItalDesign debuted the original Asso di Picche concept in 1973, it helped set into motion the era of geometric (boxy) design that also heavily influenced cars like the B2 Audi 80 series including the venerable quattro Coupe. That car was built on a B1 Audi 80 and was meant to show manufacturers like Audi what the firm was capable of. Today, the firm now owned by Audi AG yet remaining an independent business unit, has created a mod...
10 Apr 2024

Audi & Popular Science Celebrate Eclipse Topless

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="99694"] How do you make a celestial event like this week's eclipse more grounded to involve a car? It seems Audi of America and Popular Science Magazine endeavored to explore just that as they traveled to Austin, TX with PopSci writer Kristin Shawand automotive photographer Andi Hedrick. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRWDXqr5GB4&t=52s The idea was simple. Monitor the eclipse somewhere along the path of totality, preferably a cool p...
9 Apr 2024

1991 Audi V8 DTM Headed to RM Sotheby’s Auction

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="100075"] When Ken Block first signed with Audi as an Ambassador and the star of Electrikhana, one of the first things the Hoonigan and Audi teams planned was a visit by the American drifting icon to head to Germany in order to sample some of the most iconic cars Audi Tradition owns. Among them, and admittedly Block's favorite, was the V8 DTM of the early 1990s. Now, one of those cars is headed to auction as part of RM Sotheby's Monaco sale May...
9 Apr 2024

In Detail: The New Audi S3

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="99392"] Increased performance with 333 PS of power and 420 Nm of torque Torque splitter and dynamic plus mode for agile handling  Expressive design and selectable daytime running light signatures [source: Audi AG] With a host of new features, the Audi S3 is more than just a product upgrade: Increased output, a torque splitter, and other technology highlights ensure strong performance and agile handling. Visually, the compact mod...
8 Apr 2024

Ex Röhrl / Mouton Works ’85 Sport quattro S1 E2 Bound for Auction

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="100158"] RM Sotheby’s upcoming Monaco Sale May 10-11 will offer a rare opportunity to purchase a works Sport quattro S1 E2. It’s one of just 20 S1 E2 rally cars ever built by the Audi factory and was entered in the 1986 Rallye de Portugal with Walter Röhrl driving. It’s led a storied life since it was first raced, having been piloted by no less than Björn Waldegård, Walter Röhrl, Ari Vatanen, Hannu Mikkola, Stig Blomqvist, Timo Sa...
8 Apr 2024

Electrify Canada Expands Hyper-Fast Charging in Alberta with Three New Charging Stations

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="99238"] New locations in Lethbridge, Red Deer and Edmonton feature Next-Generation Chargers [source: Electrify Canada] Ajax, ON – Electrify Canada announced today the opening of two new charging stations and one coming soon in Alberta, providing electric vehicle drivers with hyper-fast charging solutions.  Located in convenient locations and near amenities, the charging stations in Lethbridge, Red Deer and Edmonton featuring six next-...
8 Apr 2024

Lectures at the Audi museum mobile: On the History of Wind Tunnels and the “Göttingen Egg”

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="99233"] At the next evening of lectures at the Audi museum mobile, the two experts Gerhard Wickern and Horst-Dieter Görg will provide insights into the history of wind tunnels and a particularly aerodynamic vehicle called the Schlörwagen – also known as the “Göttingen Egg”. The event starts at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 18, at the Audi museum mobile. Registration is required. Gerhard Wicker...
8 Apr 2024

Jacques Villeneuve’s Pink Audi exclusive RS 6 Avant

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="99210"] Retired F1 driver Jacques Villeneuve turns 53 tomorrow (April 9), and it appears a birthday present to himself is this highly unique Audi exclusive RS 6 Avant sourced from Audi Zentrum Varese in Italy. The obviously pink paint is only the beginning of its special elements though, as the 1997 F1 champion and his partner-in-crime Audi Sport Manager Mirko Monteforte worked to include further colors from the design of Villeneuve’s unique...
5 Apr 2024

Interview: Audi’s Györ Director of Electric Propulsion Systems on EV Motor Production for PPE

[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="98527"] - For the manufacture of electric motors, three new lines have been implemented, with an initial production capacity of 2,000 motors per day .- The propulsion systems will initially be used in the new Audi Q6 e-tron .- From 2022, about 2,000 employees in Győr have received specific training on electrification [source: Audi España, translation by Apple] Audi manufactures electric motors for models based on the Premium Electric Platform (P...
5 Apr 2024

1937 Wanderer W25K Set to Auction with Gooding in California

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="99200"] It's rare when a pre-war Auto Union product of any sort comes up for sale in the United States. Obscure in Europe, they're über rare here, and particularly notable when they come on the market. One of the more desirable models of this era from the defunct Wanderer brand is the W25K Roadster, and we've just confirmed there's an original condition example set to go up for auction in California. In conjunction with the Mullen Automoti...