12 Dec 2018

An Answer for Doug DeMuro about Audi’s Lineup

There's no doubt that car reviewer Doug DeMuro commands a considerable audience on on Youtube. Doug holds an interesting space and a lot of influence in the lexicon of car journalists, and so when he calls out Audi it's certainly worth taking note. Today he did in his first op/ed style video, and many of our members noticed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGABAYPguUI&fbclid=IwAR2x_NPyKy9J2ujbNSzVUahCmHeGMoUrQLmHkPtZEtV0238UGMWJn6GSicY Spoiler alert, Doug rants mostly on the lac...
4 Dec 2018

Audi Sport experience Tickets Go On Sale Tonight At 8pm EST. Special Pricing for Audi Club Members

2019 Rolex 24 at Daytona Audi of America invites you to join us at Daytona International Speedway to kick-off the IMSA season in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship & Michelin Pilot Challenge. The Rolex 24 At DAYTONA will headline the race weekend with 24 hours of racing featuring the Audi R8 LMS GT3. Supporting the endurance classic is the Michelin Pilot Challenge presenting the Audi R8 LMS GT4 and Audi RS 3 LMS. Audi Sport customer racing will return with their full line of race c...
29 Nov 2018

The Journey Begins: Audi Starts Formula E World Tour

source: Audi Sport Both Audi e-tron FE05 cars on their way to the season opener on December 15 A good eight tons of hardware dispatched for Daniel Abt and Lucas di Grassi Team principal Allan McNish: “We’re really excited” The countdown is on: In 16 days’ time, ABB FIA Formula E Championship will start its new season. Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler, with its drivers Daniel Abt and Lucas di Grassi, is entering the race as the title defender. Now, the two all-electri...
28 Nov 2018

New Leading Role For Electric Performance: The Audi e-tron GT Concept Debuts In LA

Fully electric Audi e-tron GT concept makes global debut at Los Angeles Auto Show Four door Gran Turismo represents future of electric performance for the brand; volume production starts in late 2020 The Audi e-tron GT will make its film debut in Marvel Studios’ Avengers 4, set to be released in theaters summer 2019 INGOLSTADT/LOS ANGELES – Audi e-tron, the third: The brand with the four rings is presenting one of the stars of the 2018 Auto Show in the movie capital Los Angele...
26 Nov 2018

Andrew Haryanto Wins Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup

source: Audi Sport Thrilling title decision in season seven of Audi’s one-make cup Resounding success for the Audi R8 LMS in New Zealand Customer teams celebrate one-two result in Australia With gripping motorsport and a thrilling title decision the Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup entered its winter break. In New Zealand and Australia, the customers of Audi Sport customer racing had reason to celebrate as well. Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup Open finale at Sepang:...
21 Nov 2018

Follow Me If You Can: ABT Builds RS6+ Nogaro Edition With 735 HP As A One-Off

source: ABT Sportsline The "fanboost" concept usually only appears in Formula E, where Daniel Abt is successful as a driver. A few weeks ago, ABT Sportsline started the campaign "555,000 followers on Facebook and Instagram". CEO Hans-Jürgen Abt promised a unique reward if this target was reached: converting the last of only 50 ABT RS6+ to the "Nogaro Edition" specification and a look behind the scenes during all work. The response was tremendous, and so the second one-off vehicle w...
20 Nov 2018

Audi of America Invites You To Join Us At The Rolex 24 At Daytona From January 25 – 27

AUDI AT DAYTONA Audi Sport experience – Rolex 24 At Daytona Daytona International Speedway January 25 – 27, 2019 Audi of America invites you to join us at the Rolex 24 At Daytona from January 25 – 27. Audi Sport experience will offer registered VIP guests access to the Audi Boardwalk Club and High Banks Suite #243. Ticket sales for this event will begin on December 4 at 8:00 PM EST. Audi Sport experience – Audi Boardwalk Club and Suite 243 Access to the Audi Boardwalk C...
19 Nov 2018

Audi Sport Customer Teams With Victories In Dubai And Australia

source: Audi Sport Audi R8 LMS successful in Gulf Sportscar Championship and GT-1 Australia Class victory for Audi RS 3 LMS in Brazil In preparation for the FIA GT Nations Cup up-and-coming Belgian drivers Charles Weerts and Mike den Tandt got to know the Audi R8 LMS in Dubai and won the Gulf Sportscar Championship opening round in it. Audi R8 LMS GT3 Debut victory in Dubai: The first race victory in the new Gulf Spo...
18 Nov 2018

Two Victories For Audi Sport customer racing In Macau

source: Audi Sport Jean-Karl Vernay and Frédéric Vervisch in an Audi RS 3 LMS each win a race in FIA WTCR Challenging race for Audi R8 LMS in FIA GT World Cup Audi’s tally in Macau increases to eight victories Audi Sport customer racing returns from the race weekend in Macau with remarkable results. With two victories in the finale of the WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup Audi, from a historical perspective, has now clinched a total of four touring car victories on...
15 Nov 2018

Clearly More Power And Fantastic Sound: Audi Drivers Enthuse Over Turbo DTM

source: Audi Sport New Audi RS 5 DTM on track for the first time Two-liter four-cylinder turbo engine with some 600 horsepower Nico Müller, René Rast and Mike Rockenfeller thrilled after initial test For Nico Müller, René Rast and Mike Rockenfeller, Christmas came a little earlier this year: On the racetrack at Estoril, Portugal, the three Audi drivers had their first opportunity to test the new Audi RS 5 DTM, ringing in the turbo era of the DTM. All three climbed o...
13 Nov 2018

Audi Sport customer racing To Contest Two Worldwide Programs Again In 2019

source: Audi Sport GT3 sports car Audi R8 LMS and Audi RS 3 LMS TCR touring car to race again around the globe in 2019 Calendar of the Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup for 2019 finalized Class wins for Audi RS 3 LMS in Florida and Italy Audi Sport customer racing in 2019 will again contest two ambitious worldwide programs in GT3 and in touring car racing. Audi Sport customer racing On the grid around the world: Audi Sport customer racing will continue two succes...
9 Nov 2018

Audi Sport customer racing In Macau With 14 Race Cars

source: Audi Sport Four Audi R8 LMS GT3 to battle for FIA GT World Cup Ten Audi RS 3 LMS at FIA WTCR At the street race in Macau from November 15 to 18, customer teams from Audi Sport customer racing will compete with both touring cars and GT3 sports cars for the first time. The race in the heart of the city is a classic on the international motorsport calendar. Audi has celebrated six victories in total there since 1996 – two in touring car racing and four with the Audi...
23 Oct 2018

Fastest Model Is Now Even Hotter: Extensive Update For Audi R8

source: Audi Sport Editor's Note: No sooner had I published the R8 teaser from Audi Sport, an email from Audi Media came through. Lo and behold, it's the refreshed 2020 R8. - Bill Powerful V10 naturally aspirated engines in two output ratings Modified suspension components for even more dynamic handling Striking exterior design, sales launch in early 2019 “Born on the track, built for the road.” The volume-production model now follows after the world premiere of...
23 Oct 2018

Did Audi Sport Just Show Us The Refreshed R8?

words: Bill Cho, photo: Audi Sport Twitter Yesterday, Audi Sport's Twitter account posted a photo. That's not uncommon as they post photos every day but the sharp eyed Audi aficionados spotted something...different. [embed]https://twitter.com/audisport/status/1054402005408583680[/embed] What do you see different? Well since we only see a small portion of the front, not much. A widened grill, bigger air intakes, redesigned headlights? Now compared that with a current model R8 belo...
22 Oct 2018

Customers Win Titles In China, The Canary Islands And In The Benelux Region With Audi Sport

source: Audi Sport Second title in succession for Xu Jia in China and Luis Monzón in the Canaries Leopard Lukoil Team wins TCR Benelux with Jean-Karl Vernay Class title and second place for Audi customer teams on the Nordschleife The winning streak continues: On the penultimate weekend in October, customers on two continents again clinched titles and class victories with Audi Sport customer racing. Audi R8 LMS GT3 Successful title defens...
19 Oct 2018

Season Finale At Laguna Seca, California: Three Audi R8 LMS With Unique Liveries

source: Audi Sport Special liveries of the GT3 sports cars: three cars, standing side by side, to sport the “Stars and Stripes” of the American flag Championship-winning team from the Pirelli World Challenge to race in GT4 class Audi will offer fans not just one but several treats at the Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) finale in California from October 26 to 28: Besides the GT3 model, the GT4 version of the Audi R8 LMS and the Audi RS 3 LMS TCR race car will be on...
17 Oct 2018

Abt and di Grassi Test New Audi e-tron FE05

Final Formula E pre-season tests in Valencia (Spain) until Friday All teams on track together for the first time Team Principal McNish: “An important final assessment before the season starts” It is the only comparison with the competition before the ABB FIA Formula E Championship starts its new season in mid-December: Until coming Friday, all eleven teams are meeting for the official pre-season tests of the racing series in Valencia. On the occasion of the test Audi u...
17 Oct 2018

Limited To 10 Units, The 2018 Audi R8 V10 plus Coupe Competition Package Arrives In November

Most performance-oriented production R8 model ever produced Factory-installed complete range of Audi Sport performance parts Full carbon fiber aero kit helps increase downforce HERNDON, Va. – With limited production at 10 units for the United States, each R8 Competition package is preconfigured with all the available Audi Sport performance parts and represents the brand's most performance-oriented production R8 model ever produced. Optimized performance The R8 V10 plus Cou...
15 Oct 2018

Six-Pack! Audi Driver Rast Wins DTM Finale As Well

source: Audi Sport Own record topped: six DTM victories in a row for René Rast Audi driver in final race successfully battles for runner-up in the championship Head of Audi Motorsport Dieter Gass: “A fantastic way to close the season” Six victories in a row! Audi driver René Rast won the season’s last race at the Hockenheimring as well, so topping his own record from the previous day. On Sunday, behind Mercedes-Benz driver Gary Paffett, the 31-year-old German fr...
11 Oct 2018

2019 Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO Makes US debut on Display at Road Atlanta Petit Le Mans

source: Audi of America New model with evolved bodywork, optimized aerodynamics, stronger technical base, for consistency and performance Fourth new model from Audi Sport in four years following second generation R8 LMS, RS 3 LMS TCR and R8 LMS GT4 R8 LMS GT3 EVO available to U.S. customers in December HERNDON, Va., October 11, 2018 – The 2019 Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO makes its U.S. debut this week, Oct. 12-13, on display at Road Atlanta following its global debut at the Paris Mot...