23 Apr 2024

Red Bull F1’s Helmut Marko: Audi Have Offered Carlos Sainz Three-Year Deal

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="100522"] While it hasn't been a closely held secret that Audi Sport hopes to sign Carlos Sainz Jr. to its F1 effort, some further details have dropped this week confirming further details about the offer that is apparently on the table. Interestingly, the source of those details is from the F1 dominating Red Bull team. Why Red Bull? Well, Sainz is currently set to leave Ferrari at the end of the season when Louis Hamilton heads over to the ...
12 Apr 2024

Should Enthusiasts Grill Audi over New S3’s Badge Loss?

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="100034"] There's no doubt that there is major change afoot in the automotive sector. A change to emphasize efficiency and shift to electric mobility has left many enthusiasts hardly recognizing the quickly shifting landscape. This change sets an already contentious tone amongst fans, charging the air ahead of any other changes that may arise. Take for instance Audi's apparent new shift in badging for its latest models and specifically that of ...
8 Mar 2024

Audi Significantly Expands F1 Commitment

[gallery columns="1" link="file" size="full" ids="98030"] Supervisory Boards of Volkswagen AG and AUDI AG vote for complete takeover of Sauber Group Oliver Hoffmann takes over responsibility for Audi’s Formula 1 commitment and becomes Chairman of the Boards of Directors of Sauber Group Andreas Seidl will become CEO of the Audi F1 Team, and thus the face of Audi’s racing team Audi CEO Gernot Döllner to lead Technical Development division of AUDI AG [source: Audi AG] ...
26 Feb 2024

Shattering the Glass Ceiling at 14,119 Feet: Michèle Mouton & Her Record Run at Pike’s Peak 35 Years On

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="50923"] words: George Achorn, photos: Audi AG, Volkswagen AG, Audi of America, Audi Tradition, Getty Images 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. When Michèle Mouton returned to Colorado in the summer of 1985, it’s safe to assume she had some unfinished business there. Audi Sport’s high-profile French driver had taken...
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9 Feb 2024

Facts & Figures: Audi’s Dakar Victory

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="95790"] Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz: involuntary cold showers, avoiding mistakes, hard landings and the generous gesture of a competitor 12.28 kilometers of uninterrupted top speed Clever energy management: one seventh comes from recovery [source: Audi AG] Audi made global headlines with its first Dakar victory. The analyses of Team Audi Sport, together with background stories from the bivouac, reveal many an insight worth readin...
5 Feb 2024

Audi Tradition at Many International Events in 2024

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="96820"] source: Audi AG Experience history through vehicles from Audi’s historical collection, lectures at the Audi museum mobile, and events around the world From Aspen to Zwickau: Audi Tradition presents automotive treasures Audi Tradition is poised to participate in over a dozen international events in 2024 as the classic car season begins. Mainstays of the event calendar include the Goodwood Festival of Speed in England (July 11–14)...
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30 Jan 2024

Find of the Day: 1 of 1 2020 Audi RS 3

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="96545"] photo: Christopher Alonzo The color palette of OEMs lately seem to be variations of white, black, or grey but every once in awhile, a color pops up that brings back from the brink of color blindness. This is a reported 1 of 1 Ipanema Brown Audi RS 3. Here's the ad: [gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="96548"] 2020 RS3 1 of 1 Audi exclusive Ipamena brown Cts intake Cts 4inch Inlet 850cc injectors Ds1 OTS sta...
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24 Jan 2024

Find of the Day: 2014 Audi exclusive RS 7 Prestige

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="96273"] photos: Dan Bozga When you have an RS 7, you already stand out from the crowd but what could make it stand out even more? How about a 1 of 1 Audi exclusive Solar Orange RS 7? Here's the ad: [gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="96274"] 1 of 1 Audi RS7 in Solar Orange with matching orange stitching interior. Perfect condition, no excuse car! No paintwork, no accidents, no faults.   Options: -Audi Exclusive color $3,900 -Aud...
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24 Jan 2024

Electric Attraction: “One More Ring”

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="96206"] words: Denis Podmarkov, photos: Akiko Liu Editor’s Note: We would like to congratulate Denis and Nancy. Denis is a longtime photographer/contributer to quattro Magazine and a friend to all of us. Much love to your future, Denis and Nancy! This article originally ran in the Q4_2023 issue of quattro Magazine. If you would like to subscribe to quattro Magazine, please join Audi Club here. Planning an engageme...
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22 Jan 2024

Camouflage: Audi Sport’s Secret Dakar Rally Test (and Victory) for quattro Before Anyone Knew What It Was

[gallery columns="1" size="full" link="file" ids="96135"] Disguising test mules is common practice in the car industry, but in those late ‘70s years leading up to Audi’s launch of quattro, the idea took on a whole new meaning. In the case of quattro, camouflage was more than just skin deep, and that timeline is most fascinating to recount. While likely no one back then could have imagined how pivotal quattro technology would be for Audi, all indications suggest Ingolstadt knew that the bran...
19 Jan 2024

Audi Wins the Dakar Rally!

[gallery columns="1" link="file" size="full" ids="95986"] Audi RS Q e-tron wins toughest desert rally with innovative drive system Carlos Sainz/Lucas Cruz achieve fourth personal victory Gernot Döllner: “Audi has once again set a milestone” [source: Audi AG] Audi makes history: for the first time, a low-emission prototype with an electric drive, high-voltage battery and energy converter wins the world’s toughest desert rally with the Audi RS Q e-tron. The Spaniards Carlos Sainz/...
18 Jan 2024

Race for Glory, the Sequel – When Audi Took Revenge on Lancia

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="95976"] With the debut this month of, the movie retelling the story of Audi versus Lancia in the 1983 World Rally Championship season, there’s a newfound spotlight on those early ’80s years as Audi fought to establish quattro as the all-out dominant technology, while Lancia stuck with a more traditional rear-wheel drive yet mid-engine layout in their 037 racecar. We know from history, and from the movie, that Lancia snagged that ’83 titl...
15 Jan 2024

1–2 Lead for Audi at the Halfway Point of the 2024 Dakar Rally

[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="95788"] Carlos Sainz/Lucas Cruz lead ahead of Mattias Ekström/Emil Bergkvist Excitement, variety and a balanced field characterize the rally Terrain, distances and navigation place the highest demands [source: Audi Sport] At the halfway point of the Dakar Rally, Team Audi Sport can look back on its best performance to date: In its third participation in the desert classic, Audi with the Spaniards Carlos Sainz/Lucas Cruz ahead of the Swedes Matt...