24 Feb 2021

Electrify Home® Introduces HomeStation®, a Connected Home Charging Solution to Simplify Electric Vehicle Ownership

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="58607"] source: Electrify America The brand’s fastest Level 2 home charger to date offers WiFi capabilities and integration with the Electrify America mobile app, available this spring for $649 with free shipping and returns Electrify Home today announced the launch of HomeStation, a sleek new Level 2 residential electric vehicle (EV) charger designed to make home charging more convenient than ever. With adjustable charging power le...
Wed, Feb 24 , 2021 Bill
11 Feb 2021

Feature Car: Group 4, a quattro Story

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="58362"] by: Aaron Plante, photos: George Achorn Editor's Note: This story originally ran in the Fall 2018 issue of quattro quarterly. If you would like to subscribe to quattro Magazine, please join Audi Club here. Dust was heavy in the air, choking out the blistering sun. The roads of the third leg had dried from recent heavy rains and the Ivory Coast was fulfilling its reputation as one of the most onerous rallies on the 1982 World Rally ...
9 Feb 2021

Full Details: Audi e-tron GT

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="58115"] Audi has revealed full details of its new e-tron GT and RS e-tron GT models. Below is the full press copy and photography released along with the Celebration of Progress reveal event. Electric, sporty and Progressive With the e-tron GT, Audi is demonstrating how fascinating electric mobility will be. The four-door coupé combines emotive design with a powerful drive and dynamic handling. This is the start of a new era, the gran turism...
7 Feb 2021

Video: Unboxing a 1:18 Scale Audi RS 6 Avant Like a Sweepstakes Promotion Winner

In case you've been living under a rock, Audi Club is currently planning to give away an RS 6 Avant in the Audi exclusive color of your choice later this year. In order to keep things exciting between now and then, we're also giving away a 1:18 scale Audi RS 6 Avant from GT Spirit to anyone entering the sweepstakes for the real life 1:1 scale car between January 27 and February 10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxMDvui_h9E&fbclid=IwAR2b_H4b_LZOtD4U2eke_MT8jPXGm9vdiPjVs5Qg4fUW2yi6cZq...
13 Jan 2021

Best-Selling Audi Receives Sportback Treatment: 2021 Audi Q5 Sportback and SQ5 Sportback

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="57174"] source: Audi of America Audi Q5 Sportback captivates with powerful and progressive, coupe-like design Tailored offering brings elevated design and increased sportiness over the SUV model New generation of lighting technology with available digital OLED taillights Audi today announced two all-new variants for its best-selling, recently refreshed Audi Q5 model line, the 2021 Q5 Sportback and SQ5 Sportback. The arrival of these new variant...
Wed, Jan 13 , 2021 Bill
23 Dec 2020

Marqued Man Op/Ed: One Last Christmas Wish, A 5-Cylinder LMDh for Le Mans

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="56590"] With the incredible news that Audi is headed back to Le Mans, it’s gotten us to thinking about what the next Audi racing prototype might look like. Porsche’s excellent LMDh drawings released with their own news of a prototype return inspired us to think about Audi’s sportscar racing return a little more specifically, and while this modified version of Porsche’s drawing helped us render our own Audi look, the idea of a turbocharge...
18 Dec 2020

Give All TT RS

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="56637"] words: Troy Dashney, photos: Andrew Wright, @wright.of.way.photography Editor’s note: This article originally ran in the Q4_2020 issue of quattro Magazine. If you would like to subscribe to quattro Magazine, join Audi Club here. In 2002, after nine years as a paratrooper for the Canadian Armed Forces Infantry, Brian Cale was released from duty for medical reasons due to a kink in his back and chronic back injuries. Having always be...
Fri, Dec 18 , 2020 Bill
17 Dec 2020

Virtual Reality and 3D Scans: Digitally Planned Production of the Audi e-tron GT

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="56522"] source: Audi AG Audi e-tron GT is the brand’s first model for which production planning was without any physical prototypes. Audi develops VR software for planning and workshops in a virtual space 3D scans use artificial intelligence and machine learning: 250,000 square meters (2,690,977.6 sq ft) of production space at Neckarsulm site already digitized The Audi e-tron GT is the first four rings model for which prod...
Thu, Dec 17 , 2020 Bill
13 Nov 2020

Audi RS 6 Avant PA Tribute concept: An Homage to a Sibling Partnership

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="55281"] If there is a silver lining in the COVID-19 pandemic, it is that car manufacturers left without international auto shows and press launches at which to launch new models have become more and more creative about staying in the news cycle by releasing things you likely wouldn't have seen them do in the past. It seems just this week we have a host of concepts new and old alike revealed to get the gears in your head turning. Given ...
12 Nov 2020

Sporty, Powerful, and Efficient: Audi Presents the New Generation of the SQ5 TDI

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="55216"] source: Audi AG Three-liter V6 diesel engine generating 251 kW (341 PS) and 700 Nm (516.3 lb-ft)2 Twin-dosing technology with two NOx catalytic converters arranged in series Powerfully rugged exterior design with striking sporty elements Optional Matrix LED headlight and rear lights with digital OLED technology Even sharper, sportier, and more efficient: The optimized Audi SQ5 TDI2 now looks even more im...
Thu, Nov 12 , 2020 Bill
6 Nov 2020

Official World Premiere of the KTM X-Bow GTX: First Glance of the Brand-New Carbon Racing Car

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="55020"] source: KTM Unique, spectacular design meets the most modern technological solutions Ground-breaking safety thanks to the combination of carbon monocoque and GT roll cage Sensational power to weight ratio of 1.98 kg through 1,048 kilograms and 530 hp Legendary Audi five-cylinder combines maximum performance and attractive downsizing The new KTM X-BOW GTX is officially unveiled. The full carbon fibre racing car from KTM...
Fri, Nov 06 , 2020 Bill
5 Nov 2020

The Moment of Truth: Formula E Driver Lucas di Grassi Tests Production-Based RS e-tron GT

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="54905"] source: Audi AG Strong, reproducible acceleration thanks to sophisticated thermal management High tech in the chassis: air suspension, damper control and all-wheel steering Lucas di Grassi: “Sustainability is based on technological innovation” A late-summer day in Neuburg an der Donau. Parked in front of the building of Audi’s Competence Center Motorsport is a production-based RS e-tron GT, surrounded by four men. Audi S...
Thu, Nov 05 , 2020 Bill
2 Nov 2020

Final Thriller at Hockenheim: Three Audi Drivers Want the DTM Title

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="54767"] source: Audi Sport The big three-way interview with the title contenders Defending champion René Rast is the hunted for the first time this season Pursuer Nico Müller believes in his title chances, Robin Frijns is an outsider Even before the finale at the Hockenheimring, it is certain that the 2020 DTM champion will be driving an Audi RS 5 DTM. René Rast, Nico Müller and Robin Frijns will be competing for the ...
Mon, Nov 02 , 2020 Bill
12 Oct 2020

Audi Club North America National Board of Directors Election Will Open Soon

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="53127"] Audi Club National Board Election Next Week Audi Club North America’s National Board of Directors election begins Thursday, October 15th and will be open through Sunday, November 15th. You will receive an email next week with a web link to your election ballot. Each year, three of the nine National Board of Director positions are up for election. Directors serve a 3-year term and are eligible to run for a second 3-year term. For the ter...
Mon, Oct 12 , 2020 Bill
7 Oct 2020

Functions on demand: a new form of individualization

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="53748"] source: Audi AG Book additional selected functions online any time after delivery Start of the new payment service AudiPay for digital additional services Available in eight model series; additional models and markets will follow For the first time, Audi is offering its customers in Norway and Germany the possibility to book selected functions on demand, even after purchasing the vehicle. This opens up completely ...
Wed, Oct 07 , 2020 Bill
5 Oct 2020

Tech Talk: Integrated Toll Module®

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="53700"] source: Audi of America Audi’s note: We’re publishing a “Tech talk” series to share more about the people and technology behind our cars – who and what make an Audi an Audi. We hope you enjoy the series! To see all “Tech talk” articles, click here. A car is so much more than four wheels, metal, leather, plastic and glass. It’s a passport to the next journey, the embodiment of mobility and freedom. It’s a person...
Mon, Oct 05 , 2020 Bill
2 Oct 2020

Daily Driver as Art: Audizine Creator’s Daily Driver

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="53534"] words: George Achorn, photos: Gene Pascua Editor’s note: This article originally ran in the Q3_2020 issue of quattro Magazine. If you would like to subscribe to quattro Magazine, join Audi Club here. Let’s face it; the working end of the daily driver concept isn’t always pretty. Crossovers have become more and more of the norm, and when you have to contend with family needs or snarled NorCal traffic then the likes of something endi...
Fri, Oct 02 , 2020 Bill
29 Sep 2020

Drive up to 78 KM (48.5 MI) on Electric Power: The New Audi A3 Sportback 40 TFSI e

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="53440"] source: Audi AG Premium compact model with improved plug-in hybrid technology High-voltage battery with larger capacity, more powerful electric motor Launch in fall, base price EUR 37,470.92 Up to 78 kilometers (48.5 mi) of electric range (NEDC) and 150 kW (204 PS) of system output: Audi presents the A3 Sportback 40 TFSI e2. The compact plug-in hybrid is locally emissions-free, offers sporty driving performance with high efficie...
Tue, Sep 29 , 2020 Bill
17 Sep 2020

Audi Driver Nico Müller: “I Don’t Feel Like The Hunted”

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="52619"] source: Audi Sport Interview with the current DTM leader from Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Swiss Audi DTM driver Nico Müller takes stock after ten of a total of 18 races in the 2020 season. The 28-year-old also talks about his relationship with his teammate and closest pursuer in the drivers’ championship, Robin Frijns, and shares more about his family life. More than half of the 2020 DTM season has already been completed....
Thu, Sep 17 , 2020 Bill
15 Sep 2020

Sporty Character with a Superior Performance: The Audi SQ7 and SQ8 with V8 TFSI Gasoline Engine

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="52432"] source: Audi AG 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 with 373 kW (507 PS) and 770 Nm (567.9 lb-ft) of torque Suspension comes with all-wheel steering and sport air suspension as standard, and with a sport differential and roll stabilization as an option New connectivity and assist services, and automatic parking upon request Both models will be launched on the European markets in the fall Audi is presenting the SQ7 and the SQ8 with new TFSI e...
Tue, Sep 15 , 2020 Bill