3 Mar 2022

Audi Club Auction Watch: 03.03.2022

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="69070"] Words: Steve Johnson With so many incredible auction platforms, both traditional and untraditional, enthusiasts could spend all day searching all these outlets for interesting cars hitting the market.  Audi Club aims to keep its members up to date with Ingolstadt’s finest as they are listed with this new series of stories.  We’ll monitor the auction houses looking for interesting new finds, and hopefully our Audi enthusiast member...
28 Feb 2022

Next Challenge for the Audi RS Q e-tron in Abu Dhabi

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="69000"] source: Audi AG Second outing for innovative prototype from Audi Sport Desert rally in the Emirates with different requirements than Dakar Julius Seebach: “Showing what is possible” After its debut with four stage victories at the Dakar Rally in January, the Audi RS Q e-tron is facing its next challenge: From March 6 to 10, the innovative desert prototype with electric drivetrain, a high-voltage battery and the highly e...
Mon, Feb 28 , 2022 Bill
23 Feb 2022

Audi Club Auction Watch: 02.24.2022

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="68864"] Words: Steve Johnson With so many incredible auction platforms, both traditional and untraditional, enthusiasts could spend all day searching all these outlets for interesting cars hitting the market.  Audi Club aims to keep its members up to date with Ingolstadt’s finest as they are listed with this new series of stories.  We’ll scour the auction houses we know looking for interesting new finds, and hopefully our Audi enthusiast ...
17 Feb 2022

Audi Club Auction Watch: 02.17.2022

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="68713"] Words: Steve Johnson With so many incredible auction platforms, both traditional and untraditional, enthusiasts could spend all day searching all these outlets for interesting cars hitting the market.  Audi Club aims to keep its members up to date with Ingolstadt’s finest as they are listed with this new series of stories.  We’ll scour the auction houses we know looking for interesting new finds, and hopefully our Audi enthusiast ...
10 Feb 2022

Someone Will Win This Scalextric Slot Car Track With Audi R8 Police Car and Mouton/Pons’ 1981 Audi quattro

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="68589"] Oh boy...I think this is the coolest Audi Club Sweepstakes promotion we've done yet. We've given away 1:18 scale models, stickers, canvas prints but never something like this. This is a Scalextric Le Mans slot car track with two awesome 1/32 scale cars that didn't originally come with the set: an Audi R8 police car with working lights and limited edition Michele Mouton/Fabrizia Pons' 1981 Audi quattro. We scoured the internet for these A...
Thu, Feb 10 , 2022 Bill
10 Feb 2022

Audi Club Auction Watch: 02.10.2022

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="68568"] Words: Steve Johnson With so many incredible auction platforms, both traditional and untraditional, enthusiasts could spend all day searching all these outlets for interesting cars hitting the market.  Audi Club aims to keep its members up to date with Ingolstadt’s finest as they are listed with this new series of stories.  We’ll scour the auction houses we know looking for interesting new finds, and hopefully our Audi enthu...
3 Feb 2022

Audi Club Auction Watch: 02.03.2022

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="68328"] words: Steven Johnson With so many incredible auction platforms, both traditional and untraditional, enthusiasts could spend all day searching all these outlets for interesting cars hitting the market.  Audi Club aims to keep its members up to date with Ingolstadt’s finest as they are listed with this new weekly feature.  We’ll scour the auction houses we know looking for interesting new finds, and hopefully our Audi enthusiast me...
26 Jan 2022

Audi Club Auction Watch: 01.26.2022

With so many incredible auction platforms, both traditional and untraditional, enthusiasts could spend all day searching all these outlets for interesting cars hitting the market. Audi Club aims to keep its members up to date with Ingolstadt's finest as they are listed with this new series of stories. We'll scour the auction houses we know looking for interesting new finds, and hopefully our Audi enthusiast members will be informed enough to snap up the best of them. We've made a list of a...
1 Jan 2022

Audi B8/8.5 S4 Buyer’s Guide

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="83948"]   FCP Euro's Audi B8/8.5 S4 Buyer’s Guide Audi’s legacy of producing fast and comfortable sedans didn’t stop with their fifth generation of mid-size sedan. The B8/8.5’s lineage can be traced back to the first fast Audi, the Sport quattro, a homologation special designed to allow Audi to enter Group B and dominate with their all-wheel-drive. The ’80s may be long gone—along with Group B—but the all-weather cap...
Sat, Jan 01 , 2022 Talia
22 Dec 2021

Hennessy Performance Uses Wife’s RS 6 to Set Fastest Top Speed with Christmas Tree on Roof

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="67192"] Yes, the Christmas-Tree-on-the-Roof schtick gets a bit cluttered this time of year, but we’re still willing to drop some praise when we see a display like this. With runway rented for performance development, Hennessey Performance decided to try for top speed runs with a tree on top. First they tried Hennessey’s Porsche 911 Turbo S, netting 205 mph without the tree and dropping to 175 mph with the would-be fastest fir. Next came their...
Wed, Dec 22 , 2021 Bill
29 Nov 2021

Kristoffersson Wins World RX Title After Thrilling Finale in Germany

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="66550"] source: Red Bull Swede becomes a four-time champion after edging out Timmy Hansen Johann Kristofferson was crowned the FIA World Rallycross champion in dramatic fashion following a thrilling doubleheader at the legendary Nürburgring in Germany. Here is all you need to know: - On Saturday, Kristoffersson had kept up the defence of his title with a well-deserved victory, the third of his 2021 campaign. - The Swedish driver had ente...
Mon, Nov 29 , 2021 Bill
15 Nov 2021

Emotional Premium Mobility: Interior of the Audi A8 Affers a High-Quality Experience

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="65886"] source: Audi AG Atmosphere of comfort and well-being play central role in the luxury segment How Audi responds to market conditions and customer needs Agility and driving dynamics are important characteristics of the flagship vehicle The needs of potential A8 customers are changing. They desire emotional and comfortable mobility experiences that fit their individual lifestyles. Values such as time, space, and indi...
Mon, Nov 15 , 2021 Bill
4 Nov 2021

Interview with Oliver Hoffmann: “The Audi A8 Defines What Premium Means for the Brand”

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="65640"] source: Audi AG The Audi A8 has always stood for the brand’s premium standards A pioneer in lightweight construction, light technology, and the MMI operating system All-wheel drive quattro and light construction: When it was introduced at the 1994 Geneva International Motor Show, the Audi A8 sent a clear message to the competition. In the following interview, Oliver Hoffmann, Member of the Board for Technical Devel...
Thu, Nov 04 , 2021 Bill
25 Oct 2021

Election Season is Here – National Board Nomination Statements

Election Season is Here – National Board Nomination Statements Audi Club North America’s National Board of Directors election begins Monday, November 15th and will be open through Wednesday, December 15th. You will receive an email on the 15th with a web link to your election ballot. Also, in governance news, Audi Club is updating its operating bylaws for the first time in over a decade! These bylaws have been drafted and revised by the Board of Directors, Policy and Procedures Committee, an...
Mon, Oct 25 , 2021 Bill
2022 S3 in the snow
19 Oct 2021

First Drive: 2022 Audi A3 & S3

The all-new 2022 Audi A3 and S3, might be the boldest jump from chassis-to-chassis we’ve ever seen… and I think they nailed it.   [gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="65191"] By: Talia Pakkala On an ever-changing Denver day, we had the pleasure of test driving the new 2022 Audi A3 and S3. Our full review of both models can be read in our upcoming quattro Magazine, today we'll share first drive impressions on the 2022 S3.  Side-by-side with their predecessors, it is c...
Tue, Oct 19 , 2021 Talia
12 Oct 2021

Unitronic JDC-Miller Audi Takes Home Victory at VIR

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="64843"] source: Unitronic The No.17 Unitronic JDC-Miller Motorsports Audi RS 3 LMS TCR took home another victory at VIRginia International Raceway; making them the first team to reach the top step for a second time in the 2021 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge season; and a long overdue one, at that. Right out of the gate, the No. 17 Audi was hooked up, as the JDC Motorsports team is no stranger to VIR, finishing the first free practice session up fr...
Tue, Oct 12 , 2021 Bill
30 Sep 2021

Rally World Champion Stig Blomqvist: “The RS e-tron GT Gives Off a quattro Feeling Through and Through“

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="64530"] source: Audi AG Two world champions from 1984 and 2017 swap cockpits What connects the legendary Audi Sport quattro S1 with the RS e-tron GT Can emotionality also transfer to the electric age? Both are top athletes: Sweden’s Stig Blomqvist wrote rally history with the Audi Sport quattro S1 in the 1980s. It was an era that established the legend of what was then Audi’s revolutionary drive concept. Lucas di Grassi was Aud...
Thu, Sep 30 , 2021 Bill
27 Sep 2021

Rally Co-Driver Fabrizia Pons: “The quattro Has Never Lost Its Grip on Me”

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="64281"] source: Audi AG The vice-champion as Michèle Mouton’s co-driver remembers victory with Audi Great anticipation for the electric e-tron fleet and the new RS 3 Audi Sport GmbH Managing Director Sebastian Grams: “quattro links the past with the future” They are historic venues for the international rally scene and they have close ties to Audi: the Col de Turini as a stage of the Monte Carlo Rally and San Romolo as a very crucia...
Mon, Sep 27 , 2021 Bill
22 Aug 2021

Gilles Magnus Achieves First Victory by a Customer in the new Audi RS 3 LMS

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="63230"] source: Audi AG Belgian wins WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup race in Hungary Already two victories and three further podium successes since July for Audi Sport Audi RS 3 LMS gen II ready for the customer teams Audi privateer Gilles Magnus celebrated his biggest individual success to date with victory at the fourth round of the WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup at the Hungaroring. Following the success of Audi Sport driver Frédé...
Sun, Aug 22 , 2021 Bill
10 Aug 2021

Audi skysphere concept – The Future Is Wide Open

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="63097"] source: Audi AG Audi transforming the vehicle into platform for captivating experiences Electric-powered luxury roadster Redefining progressive luxury Audi has unveiled the first member of a new family of concept vehicles, a spectacular roadster. Audi skysphere concept is the name of the electric-powered, two-door convertible whose lines lead directly to the Audi design of tomorrow. With it, the brand is illustrating its vision for t...
Tue, Aug 10 , 2021 Bill