25 Oct 2023

Feature Car: Kirby and her Carribean Blue S4

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="92076"] words: Ryan Ponto, photos: Karl Lee / @karlleephoto Editor’s Note: This article originally ran in the Q3_2023 issue of quattro Magazine. If you would like to subscribe to quattro Magazine, please join Audi Club here. Donna, a.k.a. Kirby, is one of the newer members of Audi Club Western Canada, living in Calgary, Alberta. She originally fell in love with Audi when she first drove an A4 back in 2013. By 2018 sh...
Wed, Oct 25 , 2023 Bill
6 Jan 2023

FCP Euro – Audi Supercharger Intercooler – Mahle Behr

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="81566"] source: FCP Euro Good news for all 3.0T SC owners - FCP Euro has received a shipment hard to find Mahle- Behr (OEM manufacturer) charge coolers (the units inside the supercharger). Best part of this? They are only priced at $107.99 each which is less than 1/3 the price of the OEM part. Each application takes two. Fitments include pretty much every common 3.0t SC application including B8/8.5 S4, B8.5 S5, C7/7.5 A6/A7, D4 A8, 8R Q5/SQ5, and...
Fri, Jan 06 , 2023 Bill
22 Dec 2022

034Motorsport: SüperDüper S34 Insuction Bundle for Audi B8/B8.5 Q5/SQ5 3.0TFSI

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="81027"] source: 034Motorsport The SüperDüper S34 Insuction Bundle for the B8/B8.5 Audi Q5/SQ5 includes all of the best 034Motorsport products required to upgrade your intake system in one comprehensive and convenient package. Included with this kit are the SüperDüper 84mm Throttle Body System and S34 Carbon Fiber Intake. 034Motorsport Dynamic+ Tuning is required to safely run this SüperDüper S34 Insuction Bundle. Files to sup...
Thu, Dec 22 , 2022 Bill
1 Jan 2022

Audi B8/8.5 S4 Buyer’s Guide

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="83948"]   FCP Euro's Audi B8/8.5 S4 Buyer’s Guide Audi’s legacy of producing fast and comfortable sedans didn’t stop with their fifth generation of mid-size sedan. The B8/8.5’s lineage can be traced back to the first fast Audi, the Sport quattro, a homologation special designed to allow Audi to enter Group B and dominate with their all-wheel-drive. The ’80s may be long gone—along with Group B—but the all-weather cap...
Sat, Jan 01 , 2022 Talia
14 Jul 2020

Find of the Day: 2015 Nogaro Blue special edition Audi S4

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="49345"] words: Bill, photos: David Auster Until recently, I was looking for a B8.5 S4 and while there were plenty out there, I was looking for something special...different. George and I were scouring sites when he spotted something he hadn't seen in years and me never; a 2015 Nogaro Blue special edition S4. The announcement from Audi of America: Audi of America is proud to announce the launch of our newest limited edition model: the S4 Nogaro B...
Tue, Jul 14 , 2020 Bill
23 Apr 2020

Choice Gear: Audi S4 Generations Print by Petrol Supply Co.

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="46557"] words: Bill, photos: Petrol Supply Co. Editor's note: We run a column in quattro Magazine called Choice Gear where we feature cool things we think Audi enthusiasts will want to have. This is one of them. You have to admit that Nogaro Blue is an iconic color from Audi and every generation of the S4 is well loved. Put them together and you get this fantastic print from Petrol Supply Co. [gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="46...
Thu, Apr 23 , 2020 Bill
11 Jun 2019

Find of the Day: 2014 Audi allroad Premium Plus – Former fortitude.com Project Car

words: Bill, photos: George Achorn For every single Find of the Day vehicles I've featured, I've never had a personal attachment nor even seen one in person...with the exception of this car. This car is owned by our Editor-in-Chief of quattro Magazine, George Achorn. George used to be the one of the owners of Vortex Media Group (vwvortex.com, fourtitude.com, swedespeed.com) but sold the sites in 2015. We were fortunate enough to snap him up when he came back onto the scene. As such, t...
Tue, Jun 11 , 2019 Bill
3 Mar 2019

quattro Magazine: A4 Avantage

by: George Achorn, photos by: Eric Yeager, George Achorn Editor’s note: This article originally ran in the Q1_2019 issue of quattro magazine. Maybe it’s tenor of the Italian language. It almost sounds poetic… maybe as if by destiny…when a guy with the last name “Avantaggio” builds the ultimate OEM plus B8 A4 Avant. You see, the Italian suffix aggio is equivalent to the English age, indicating action but perhaps with a more stylish flair. The translation, “Avantage” then seems a...
Sun, Mar 03 , 2019 Bill