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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]
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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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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...
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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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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:
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2020 RS3
1 of 1 Audi exclusive Ipamena brown
Cts intake
Cts 4inch Inlet
850cc injectors
Ds1 OTS sta...
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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:
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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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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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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...
We have made history: The victory of Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz with the #204 Audi RS Q e-tron¹ in the world’s toughest desert rally is the first for a car with an alternative drivetrain².
Also see video HERE.
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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/...
We made an important step today towards fulfilling our dream of overall victory with Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz (#204). They extended their lead to almost 90 minutes with just one more stage to go.
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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...
Despite three punctures on today’s loop stage around Alula, Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz(#204) defended their lead in the overall standings with some help from their teammates Mattias Ekström and EMIL Bergkvist.
Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz (#204) continue to lead after finishing today’s stage from Ha’il to Alula in second place.
Audi achieved a 1-2 stage win on Monday, but more importantly, Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz(#204) increased their lead in the overall standings.
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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...
After the seventh stage, our hopes now rest solely on overall leaders Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz (#204).
A tactical result for Team Audi Sport in today’s stage with the aim to gain the best possible starting positions for the following 48-hour stage in the Empty Quarter.
All three Audi RS Q e-tron* cars survived the Marathon stage of this year’s Dakar Rally with Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz defending their second place in the overall standings on Tuesday.