24 Jul 2023

Spied: Test Mule for Facelifted Audi RS 3 Sportback

[gallery columns="1" size="full" link="file" ids="88053"] Now that the RS 3 is in its second year of production, it's about time for Audi to start thinking mid-lifecycle freshening. That's exactly what this RS 3 Sportback represents, spied last week near the Nürburgring. Changes appear to be a slightly different shaped grille, with a change in the mesh and a modified front bumper. It also appears the Audi rings have moved up slightly within the frame of the grille, likely shifting to the new ...
21 Jul 2023

Special Model Abt RS 7 Legacy Edition: Performance and Charisma on a New Level for the Highest Demands

[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="88039"] Only recently, ABT Sportsline, leading tuner for Audi and VW Group vehicles, presented the special model ABT RS6 Legacy Edition (LE). A high-performance sports car as the culmination of two decades of RS6 history. Now ABT Sportsline is following suit and presenting another fascinating special model, the ABT RS7-LE*, which is also limited to 200 units and meets the very highest standards. Audi presented the RS7 in 2013. With an extensive...
21 Jul 2023

Spain as an Important Stage for Audi on Way to 2024 Dakar Rally

[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="88034"] Productive test in Spain with all three driver pairingsStart at the Baja Aragón outside the classificationLong-term goal Dakar: Preparation for January 2024 [source: Audi AG] Audi Sport is switching to competition mode in preparation for the 2024 Dakar Rally: After a test in Saudi Arabia in May, the squad is currently combining another test in Spain with a subsequent competition, the Baja Aragón. Three Audi RS Q e-tron cars will c...
21 Jul 2023

State of the ArTT – the Audi TT Turns 25: Summer Exhibition at Audi museum mobile

[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="88030"] TT models in a special anniversary exhibit from July 24 to September 24 More vehicles centering on the “Tourist Trophy,” which gave its name to the Audi TT [source: Audi AG] The Audi TT made design history when the series debuted 25 years ago. A quarter of a century later, Audi Tradition celebrates the iconic sports car in its “State of the ArTT” exhibition. Visitors can see the unique showcase from July 24 to September 24 at the Au...
21 Jul 2023

Audi and German Women’s Champion FC Bayern Munich Extend Successful Partnership

[gallery columns="1" size="full" link="file" ids="88026"] Premium brands agree partnership until 2025 Successful partnership will continue Players and coaching team will drive Audis as company cars Audi and FC Bayern Women have announced an extension of their partnership for an additional two years, now lasting until 2025. Over the past few years, these two renowned brands have consistently strengthened their collaboration. As part of this alliance, Audi provides the team with compan...
20 Jul 2023

Audi Club Auction Watch: 07.20.2023

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="87976"] Words: Steve Johnson Guten Tag Audi enthusiasts!  Searching through the internet’s multiple car auction sites for a specific model, while fun, can take up your valuable time.  So let us do some of the daily grind for you.  Auction Watch monitors auction sites for Audi models worthy of your bids.  Here in weekly Auction Watch, we post a short report with key data, a few pictures, and a link to the listing.  Our goal is to help...
19 Jul 2023

Seven Audi Vehicles Earn IIHS awards

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hsb7VdhkitU [source: IIHS] Five Audi vehicles earn 2023 TOP SAFETY PICK+ awards from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, and two more qualify for TOP SAFETY PICK. The winners of the higher-tier TOP SAFETY PICK+ include the 2023 Audi Q4 e-tron, the 2023 Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron, the 2023 Audi Q8, the 2024 Audi Q8 e-tron and the 2024 Audi Q8 Sportback e-tron. (Because only the name was changed and the vehicles...
18 Jul 2023

Brian Scotto, Jamie Orr, Ken Block’s Turbo Monster Sport quattro and More Coming to Audi Club Nationals. Are You?

[gallery columns="1" link="file" size="full" ids="87931"] Audi Club Nationals 2023 just got more bucket list than it already had been. Driving enthusiasts the world over know North Carolina’s Tail of the Dragon, an icon of winding tarmac that was a core reason for bringing the national event to the area. However, we’re pleased to announce further reasons you can’t miss nationals, including some world-renowned cars and YouTube personalities who will be featured guests. The People [gall...
17 Jul 2023

International Audi Twin Cup finals 2023: Here are the best teams from Sales and After Sales

[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="87923"] Team “Amerikhana” from the USA won the overall event, while Team “Audi India” from India secured the top spot in the Sales category, and Team “not fast but furious” from Switzerland came in first in the After Sales categoryAudi pays tribute to the cooperation between Sales and After Sales in the Twin Cup by expanding the competitionHildegard Wortmann, Member of the Board of Management for Sales and Marketing at Audi: “During the last ...
17 Jul 2023

Audi customers Win Street Races in Canada and Portugal

[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="87917"] Audi RS 3 LMS unbeaten three times in TorontoAudi R8 LMS GT4 wins at Vila Real, PortugalBest result of the season for Comtoyou Racing with Audi R8 LMS GT3 Audi RS 3 LMS (TCR) Audi remains unbeaten in Canada: After the second race weekend of the Sports Car Championship Canada powered by Michelin, the Audi RS 3 LMS remains at the top. The touring car with the four rings has won each of the six individual races of the season so far. Followi...
17 Jul 2023

Ducati Keeps Growing and Registers its Best First Half-Year Sales Figures Ever

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="88022"] A record of 34.976 motorcycles were delivered globally in the first half of 2023, 5 percent more than in the same period of 2022 The top three markets for Ducati have grown compared to last year: Italy +10 percent, United States +11 percent and Germany +13 percent The Multistrada V4 is the top-seller of the Ducati range with 6.382 motorcycles delivered so far in 2023 [source: Ducati] Following on from a positive first quarter,...
14 Jul 2023

Audi F1 Focus to Also Impact RS Q e-tron Dakar Program

[gallery columns="1" size="full" link="file" ids="81646"] News broke earlier this week of Audi's focus F1 impacting customer racing programs, with no factory backed programs in 2024 and the ceasing of new car sales early next year. Now, it seems a decision on the Dakar program involving the RS Q e-tron rally raid vehicle has also been made, and the program will end after the 2024 event. In a clever reuse of technology, Audi Sport had developed the RS Q e-tron using its Formula E motor and 2...
14 Jul 2023

Recovering High-tech Metals from Electronic Waste: Audi Environmental Foundation Funds Research into Recycling Process

[gallery columns="1" size="full" link="file" ids="87906"] Scalable recycling process for strategic metals will facilitate recoveryMining project at the Freiberg University of Mining and Technology focuses on developing a versatile “tweezer technology” for the selective extraction of indium, gallium, and tin Rüdiger Recknagel, Director of the Audi Environmental Foundation: “The project is an important contribution to establishing more resource cycles” [source: Audi AG] The Audi ...
13 Jul 2023

Lamborghini Unveils SC63 at Goodwood: Hybrid Racing Prototype to Compete at Apex of Endurance

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="87890"] Sant’Agata Bolognese/Goodwood, 13 July 2023 – Lamborghini Squadra Corse today launches its first hybrid endurance racing prototype, the SC63, at Goodwood Festival of Speed. The SC63, which will begin testing within weeks, is set to compete in the Hypercar class of the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and in the GTP class of the IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship Endurance Cup, comprising...
13 Jul 2023

Caterham and Audi-Owned Italdesign Partner to Work on Fully Electric Project V Concept Coupé Revealed at Goodwood

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="87861"] [source: ItalDesign] The new fully electric coupé concept car, Project V, will be revealed on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, and make its public debut at Goodwood Festival of Speed on the Caterham stand the following day. It is the outcome of a two-way collaboration of philosophies and commitments between Caterham and Italdesign. Created by Caterham Chief Designer, Anthony Jannarelly, and featuring a completely new design language for the ...
13 Jul 2023

Bentley Speed Six Continuation Series Debuts at Goodwood

[gallery columns="1" link="file" size="full" ids="87850"] The first car in the Speed Six Continuation Series makes its global debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed ‘Speed Six Car Zero’ is the engineering development car for the programme, and will be retained by Bentley Continuation Series by Mulliner based on original drawings and mechanic’s notes drawn from the archive 1930 24 Hours of Le Mans competitor ‘Old Number 3’ and Bentley’s own Speed Six (GU409) provide real-wor...
13 Jul 2023

Bentley at the Goodwood Festival of Speed

[gallery columns="1" link="file" size="full" ids="87831"] Batur leads five W12 powered Bentleys at the famous Goodwood hill climb in a UK dynamic debut Mulliner debuts the first Speed Six Continuation Series Bentley’s original supercar – a 4½ Litre Supercharged Blower – returns from racing at Le Mans Classic to join Bentley’s dynamic line up Parade run of 12 cars celebrates 20th anniversary of the W12 engine including seven cars from the expanded Heritage Collection [source: B...
13 Jul 2023

Audi at the 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed: S1 e-tron quattro Hoonitron to make UK debut

[gallery columns="1" link="file" size="full" ids="74909"] Audi S1 e-tron quattro Hoonitron to tackle the hillclimbRacing legend Tom Kristensen will take to the wheelDakar racer RS Q e-tron to make UK debutTrio of Le Mans 24hrs icons - R8, R10 and R18 -  mark 100 years of the raceHannu Mikkola’s quattro rally cars to be driven by his sons Juha and Vesa    [source: Audi UK] Milton Keynes, July 10, 2023 – Audi will celebrate its achievements in motorsport at this year’s Goodwood Fe...
13 Jul 2023

Watch the Goodwood Festival of Speed Live

[gallery columns="1" link="file" size="full" ids="87820"] It's time for the Goodwood Festival of Speed, so you'll be seeing plenty of press dropping out of the UK. Goodwood is a bucket list car enthusiast event, and if you aren't able to attend you can at least watch the show via their comprehensive coverage on YouTube. We've embedded that below. Enjoy, and sorry about the productivity drop. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1x2sVTm3EI
13 Jul 2023

Audi Club Auction Watch: 07.13.2023

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="87791"] Words: Steve Johnson Guten Tag Audi enthusiasts!  Searching through the internet’s multiple car auction sites for a specific model, while fun, can take up your valuable time.  So let us do some of the daily grind for you.  Auction Watch monitors auction sites for Audi models worthy of your bids.  Here in weekly Auction Watch, we post a short report with key data, a few pictures, and a link to the listing.  Our goal is to help...