7 Sep 2023

New SQ8 in Java Green by Audi exclusive

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="89863"] By day two of a new model introduction, you can usually find us digging Around the Audi Germany website Audi.de. Typically there’s new information there (in German) with photos and possibly a live configurator. So, we headed there following this week’s Q8 and SQ8 launch to see what we might find. Spoiler alert, the configurators aren’t live. Sorry. Also, RS Q8 and Q8 TFSI e (the plug-in hybrid) aren’t showing facelift updates just...
7 Sep 2023

Audi Club Auction Watch: 09.07.2023

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="89839"] Words: Steve Johnson Greetings fellow Audi enthusiasts!  Do you find yourself searching through the internet’s multiple car auction sites looking for a specific model?  While it can be fun, it does consume valuable time.  So let us do some of the work for you.  Auction Watch monitors online auction sites for Audi models worthy of your bids.  Each Thursday we post those listings calling out a car’s highlights, and include a ...
24 Aug 2023

Audi Club Auction Watch: 08.24.2023

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="88945"] Words: Steve Johnson Greetings fellow Audi enthusiasts!  Do you find yourself searching through the internet’s multiple car auction sites looking for a specific model?  While it can be fun, it does consume valuable time.  So let us do some of the work for you.  Auction Watch monitors online auction sites for Audi models worthy of your bids.  Each Thursday we post those listings calling out a car’s highlights, and include a ...
17 Aug 2023

Audi Club Auction Watch: 08.17.2023

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="88820"] Words: Steve Johnson Greetings fellow Audi enthusiasts!  Do you find yourself searching through the internet’s multiple car auction sites looking for a specific model?  While it can be fun, it does consume valuable time.  So let us do some of the work for you.  Auction Watch monitors online auction sites for Audi models worthy of your bids.  Each Thursday we post those listings calling out a car’s highlights, and include a ...
10 Aug 2023

Audi Club Auction Watch: 08.10.2023

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="88568"] 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...
3 Aug 2023

Audi Club Auction Watch: 08.03.2023

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="88320"] 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...
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...
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...
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,...
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

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...
12 Jul 2023

2023 FCP Euro Northeast Grand Prix Spectator Guide from FCP Euro

[gallery columns="1" link="file" size="full" ids="87777"] [source: FCP Euro] The FCP Euro Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park is right around the corner, so it’s time to get planning! If you’re anywhere within the Northeast, we can’t recommend heading to Lime Rock Park to watch the race in person enough. If you’re not, don’t worry; NBC’s provided race coverage will make you feel like you’re part of the crowd. Check out the guide below to get all of the details on the best ways t...
21 Jun 2023

Audi Germany C8.5 A6 allroad Configurator is Live

[gallery columns="1" size="full" link="file" ids="87043"] Audi dropped its first evidence of the facelifted C8 range recently, including photos and details of the A6 sedan, A6 Avant, S6 Sedan and S6 Avant, plus one lone photo of an A6 allroad. And while it's always great to see an updated Audi model, the move left us with some questions. Besides the numeric naming convention we touched on in the RS 6 Sedan Test Mule story published earlier today, it made us wonder if the lone photo of the allro...
19 Jun 2023

Audi Redefines Quick Charging: First Audi Charging Hub in Austria Opened in Salzburg

[gallery columns="1" link="file" size="full" ids="86982"] Four reservable quick-charging points with up to 320 kW of output Vorsprung durch Technik enables sustainable charging without any drop in performance Accessibility, strong charging performance, existing infrastructure, and much more turn charging into an experience Ad-hoc charging also possible via credit card, Apple Pay, and Google Pay 24/7 availability and numerous services also make the charging hub attractive to people jus...
1 Jun 2023

Audi Club Auction Watch: 06.01.2023

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="86683"] 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 in Auction Watch, we post a short report with key data, a few pictures, and a link to the listing.  Our goal is to h...
31 May 2023

Audi RS Q e-tron Testing in Saudi Arabia Focused on Tire Puncture Issues, Durability

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="86647"] [Source: Team Audi Sport] Team Audi Sport has prepared an analytical test for the suspension and tires after the 2023 Dakar Rally. The Audi RS Q e-tron’s record in January included a total of 14 podium results on 15 event days but also various setbacks. While the innovative electric drive concept worked flawlessly, tire failures clearly set back the three driver teams Mattias Ekström/Emil Bergkvist, Stéphane Peterhansel/Edoua...
25 May 2023

Audi Club Auction Watch: 05.25.2023

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="86477"] Words: Steve Johnson Fellow Audi enthusiasts, do you lose track of time searching the internet’s multiple car auction sites for a specific model?  If so, please let us do some of the work for you.  Auction Watch is monitoring numerous auction sites for Audi models worthy of bidding on.  Then, weekly in Auction Watch, we’ll post a short description with key data, a few pictures, and a link to the listing.  We hope to help you...
23 May 2023

Audi R8: A Sports Car Icon Is Born

[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="86459"] “There had never been a concept like this in the brand’s history; there were no role models.” -- Frank Lamberty, exterior designer of the first Audi R8 [source: Audi AG] A super sports car from Audi? The Audi Avus quattro and Audi quattro Spyder concept cars presented in 1991 already gave a first impression of this idea. When the vision finally became reality 15 years later, both customers and fans of the brand were thrilled: In 2006, t...
23 May 2023

Audi RS 4 Avant: From Bestseller to Legend

[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="86434"] “It remains a unique feeling to have been responsible for such a high-performance car, quattro GmbH’s first RS model, and to have realized it with a small team. When twice as many units are then sold than what was originally planned, you have created an icon.” Stephan Reil, former Head of Technical Development at quattro GmbH [source: Audi AG] One of quattro GmbH’s most important milestones is the Audi RS 4 Avant. Offered exclusively as a...
18 May 2023

Audi Club Auction Watch: 05.18.2023

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="86331"] Words: Steve Johnson Fellow Audi enthusiasts, do you lose track of time searching the internet’s multiple car auction sites for a specific model?  If so, please let us do some of the work for you.  Auction Watch is monitoring numerous auction sites for Audi models worthy of bidding on.  Then, weekly in Auction Watch, we’ll post a short description with key data, a few pictures, and a link to the listing.  We hope to help you...