find of the day: 2021 Audi exclusive Velvet Purple Pearl TT RS

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="70428"] words: Bill, photos: Adam Cooney Normally, I don't post brand new or very new cars as a find of the day unless it's unique or in an eye-catching color; I think Velvet Purple classifies as an eye-catching color. The seller claims that it is a 1 of 1 in the US. Here's the ad: [gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="70427"] FOR SALE: 2021 Audi TTRS - Exclusive Color - Year: 2021 - Make: Audi - Model: TTRS - Mileage: 1,390 - Exte...
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find of the day: 2008 Audi R8 6-Speed Manual

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="70391"] words: Bill, photos: Nate Morley The Audi R8. These days when you mention 'Audi R8', people immediately think V10 but back in the mid-2000s, it meant a much anticipated Audi supercar...with a V8. A lot of people scoff at the R8 V8 but the R8 was a game changer. Heck, even Tony Stark drove one. Combine that sonorous 4.2 V8 with the snick-snick of a manual and you have perfection. This Phantom Black beauty has all those and then some. Her...
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find of the day: 2004 Nogaro Blue Audi S4 Avant 6-speed

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="70111"] words: Bill, photos: Dr_EuroCar via Cars&Bids Funny how I mentioned the other day how I wished our find of the day was a B6 Nogaro Blue S4 Avant with a manual transmission and then boom, this shows up. This is a B6 Nogaro Blue S4 Avant with a manual transmission...pretty much the perfect Avant for me and it has a little surprise; a new engine. Here's the ad: [gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="70117"] Doug's Take The B6...
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find of the day: 2004 Nogaro Blue Audi S4

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="70018"] words: Bill, photos: The Eclectic Garage When the B6 S4 burst onto the scene, it was the first time a V8 was stuffed into the B-chassis. Enthusiasts were enamored with the throaty sounds coming out of the dual exhaust. We were fortunate enough to get a sedan, a wagon (Avant), and a convertible version. The 4.2 V8 was carried over to the B7 generation but then, it was gone. This one is a B6 S4 sedan in what some people would say is the ul...
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find of the day: 2003 Highland Green Audi allroad

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="69364"] words: Bill, photos: pin maniac via Bring A Trailer For the longest time, the only allroad in the States was the C5 A6 allroad. It was a time when Audi had plenty of Avant offerings such as the S4 Avant, A4 Avant, A6 Avant. Then these started to disappear with the only Avant offered for awhile being the B8.5 A4 allroad. Then the C8 RS 6 Avant showed up as well as its less powerful sister, the A6 allroad. But if you look around, you will�...
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find of the day: 2007 Audi RS 4

  [gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="69314"] words: Bill, photos: Zack Rossiter There's noting quite like the gnarly snarl of an Audi 4.2 V8 and combined with a manual, it's a dream. We in the States didn't get the B5 RS 4 so when the B7 showed up, it was well received. Most (ok...maybe some including me) would have preferred the Avant but little did we know that this would be the only RS 4 to be imported to the States, We longingly looked across the pond as enthusiasts rompe...
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find of the day: 2003 Audi S6 Avant

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="68956"] words: Bill, photos: Chris Mangold What is it about wagons that have gripped enthusiasts but not the general auto-buying population? Perhaps it's due to  very lackluster wagons out there and the stigma of a mom-bus that soured prospective buyers but some companies fought back including Audi. Stuffing V8s into wagons has been around for years but Audi seem to have hit the sweet spot with the C5 S6 Avant. That fabulous 4.2 growl and ta...
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find of the day: 2007 Audi S4 Avant

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="68638"] words: Bill, photos: craigslist.com There are a myriad of websites I comb for Finds of the Day but one that I often overlook is one of the OGs...craigslist.com. In fact, I didn't find this; a friend did. Here we have an increasingly rare specimen...a manual S4 Avant. Located in sunny LA, it looks as stock as can be and has hopefully never seen salt. Here's the ad: [gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="68640"] condition: ...
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find of the day: 2003 2Bennett Restored & Customized Audi A8L-S8 quattro

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="68520"] words: Bill, photos: 2Bennett Audimotive The D2 A8 was the 1st mass-produced vehicle with an all aluminum monocoque (Audi Space Frame). The Audi Space Frame Concept was revealed at the 1993 Frankfurt Motor Show and the production model at the 1994 Geneva Auto Show though it wasn't until the 1997 model year the the A8 was launched in the North American market. They were offered in both the A8 (standard wheelbase) and the A8L (long wheelbas...
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find of the day: One-Owner 1989 Audi quattro Coupé

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="68224"] words: Bill, photos: autoscout24.de Iconic cars from my youth are getting harder and more expensive to find and this example is no different. Gleaming in the eye-catching Tornado Red, this one-owner quattro waits for its next owner. Here's the ad (translated from German): [gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="68226"] We picked up the car from the Audi factory in 1989 and ithas been in our family ever since. 1 hand.Completely ...
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find of the day: 2000 DTM Audi ABT TT-R

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="68113"] word: Bill, photos: aquaramabec.com The Audi TT is legendary and the race version was a hard to beat car in the DTM. It founds its way atop of many a podium. This Audi ABT TT-R is chassis 01 of 18 built. I don't know the history behind this particular car but here's the ad (translated from Italian): [gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="68122"] Audi-ABT TT-R from 2000 from DTM Car completely overhauled and ready to race, it is...
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find of the day: 2001 Stage 3 Audi S4 Avant

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="67783"] words: Bill, photos: Hunter Alan There should be a TV show called Everyone Loves The B5 and alternatively one called Everyone Hates Bill For Not Fully Loving The B5...Except For The Avant. I do...I really love the B5 Avant especially an S5 Avant. This one is a doozy. Here's the ad: [gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="67773"] I’m selling my Black 2001 Audi S4 Avant 6 speed (stage 3 - built around 100,000 mil...
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find of the day: New Old Stock 2015 Audi Q7 TDI Premium Plus

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="67618"] words: Bill, photo: Autohaus Lancaster You hear about barn finds where someone finds a vehicle in a barn that has been tucked away by the owner who claims to get it running one of these days. Rarely do you find an older vehicle that hasn't seen the light of day for years in good shape but there are always exceptions to the rule. Back in the near past (the Bad Days), there were acres of brand new Audi and Volkswagen TDIs fresh off the bo...
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find of the day: 2017 Twin Turbo Audi R8 V10 plus

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="67275"] words: Bill, photos: Jarrid Kopras What looks like a normal Audi R8 V10 plus is anything but. This red rocket hides a Sheepey Race twin turbo kit. It's owned by an Audi Club Arizona member and those guys know how to have a great time. They hold numerous events year round and a lot of them are road trips. You may have seen this on the road before. Here's the ad: [gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="67278"] Title in hand ready...
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find of the day: 1980 Audi 5000S Diesel

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="67407"] words: Bill, photos: Ambassador Automobile It's good to see an old timer like this one. This is a 1980 Audi 5000S (C2) with an inline 2.0L 5-cylinder diesel engine mated to a 5-speed manual transmission.  This is a front-wheel drive vehicle; Audi didn't fit the quattro system until the C3 model. Here's the ad: [gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="67385"] MAKE: AUDI MODEL: 5000S DIESEL STOCK: 338 TRANSMISSION: 5 SPEE...
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find of the day: One-Owner 13K Mile 2004 Nogaro Blue Audi S4

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="67293"] words: Bill, photos: ntkmotorcollector via PCarMarket I know, I know...it seems like I have a Nogaro Blue fetish as several of our latest Finds of the Day are Nogaro Blue. I swear, I'm not actively looking for this enticing shade of blue but they keep falling into my lap so... Whatever you think of the color though, this one is compelling. The B6/B7 S4s were offered with the throaty 4.2 V8 and combined with a 6sp manual, was a great (soun...
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find of the day: 1980 Volkswagen Type 183 Iltis

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="67226"] words: Bill, photos: billo317 via Bring A Trailer In the upcoming Q1_2022 issue of quattro Magazine, we decided to go off the normal path and devote the majority of the magazine to off-roading your Audi. One of the articles talks about the Volkswagen Iltis, a German military all-wheel drive vehicle. Here's an excerpt (by George Achorn): By 1976, VW issued a contract to Audi for the building of ten Type 183 prototypes. Wolfsburg would fun...
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find of the day: 1961 DKW 1000 Universal

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="66957"] words: Bill, photos: AutoScout24 I'll admit...I'm no historian when it comes to Audi history. Sure, I know about Auto Union, Wanderer, Audi, Horch, NSU, and DKW. In 1932, DKW merged with Audi, Horch, and Wanderer to form Auto Union. After World War Two, Auto Union (based in Saxony) found itself in East Germany. In 1949, it was reformed in West Germany as Auto Union GmbH. In 1957, Auto Union was under the Daimler-Benz umbrella and then was...
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find of the day: 2015 Audi S4 Nogaro Blue special edition

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="66843"] words: Bill, photos: Jeremy Matula It's not intentional that this is the 3rd Nogaro Blue find of the day in a week but really...who can resist the call of this blue? Several years ago, Audi of America launched the very limited number S4 Nogaro Blue special edition. How limited? It was thought that there were just of run of 20 cars built, built equally between manual transmission and S tronic cars. Audi of America though did not lock out t...
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find of the day: 2021 Audi RS 6 Avant RS Tribute edition for…

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="66683"] words: Bill, photos: Cosmo Motors Nogaro Blue is one of those Audi colors that just grabs attention. Combine it with the C8 RS 6 Avant and you have a rare bird. This is the RS Tribute edition and in case you've been living under a rock for the last couple of years, it's 1 of 25 that was imported to the States. We featured a Tribute back in March and the price on that (with 1,543 miles) was $152,000. This one with 7,151 miles is...well, he...
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