5 Jan 2024

Feature Car: Brian Scotto’s Roadtrip Therapy

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="95146"] by: Brian Scotto Editor’s Note: This article originally ran in the Q2_2023 issue of quattro Magazine. If you would like to subscribe to quattro Magazine, please join Audi Club here. Crossing the Border to Finalize a Pandemic Purchase The steering wheel, a blue-anodized, two-spoked, dished Sparco, squishes as I grip what is left of the soggy, disintegrating foam-wrapped ring. I am later told this wheel came out of a...
Fri, Jan 05 , 2024 Bill
19 Dec 2023

Video of the Day: Behind the Scenes of Electrikhana 2

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="94354"] photo: Audi AG/Hoonigan By now, you should have watched Electrikhana 2  so do you want a backstage pass also? Brian Scotto, co-founder of Hoonigan, takes us on an emotional journey and the excitement of filming in Mexico City. This video explains not only what it takes to use rallying techniques but also using new technology to do things that was impossible before. From Audi: Embark on an electrifying journey of Electrikhana 2. Dive behi...
Tue, Dec 19 , 2023 Bill
1 Dec 2023

Wheel Pros Announces Rebranding to Hoonigan

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="93717"] source: Hoonigan Hoonigan unveils a fresh identity, reflecting a strategic evolution in the company’s vision and focus Wheel Pros, a leading provider of aftermarket vehicle  enhancements, announced today it is rebranding to Hoonigan (collectively, the “Company”), effective immediately. The new name embraces the spirit of automotive culture and signifies the Company’s dedication to expanding its impact and fos...
Fri, Dec 01 , 2023 Bill
8 Nov 2023

Hoonigan Teases Electrikhana 2

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="92534"] photos: Hoonigan There was a rumor that a second Electrikhana had been filmed before Ken Block’s untimely passing, and fortunately for fans of Ken, his über successful Gymkhana series and of course Audi, Hoonigan has now confirmed it is set to release this final installment. Brian Scotto hinted at the next film for our Relearning Curves feature not long after the first one came out. By that time, we hear the Hoonigan film team had relo...
Wed, Nov 08 , 2023 Bill
18 Jul 2023

Brian Scotto, Jamie Orr, Ken Block’s Turbo Monster Sport quattro and More Coming to Audi Club Nationals. Are You?

[gallery columns="1" link="file" size="full" ids="87931"] Audi Club Nationals 2023 just got more bucket list than it already had been. Driving enthusiasts the world over know North Carolina’s Tail of the Dragon, an icon of winding tarmac that was a core reason for bringing the national event to the area. However, we’re pleased to announce further reasons you can’t miss nationals, including some world-renowned cars and YouTube personalities who will be featured guests. The People [gall...
13 Apr 2023

Re-Learning Curves: The Making of Electrikhana

[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="85339"] Ken Block is questioning whether he’s going to pass out. It had taken just a moment from the point he pulled the handbrake for the wheel speed of his Audi Hoonitron S1 to go from 93 mph to 5 mph. He expertly timed turning the wheel to the right and released the brake while mashing the throttle. Without grip, wheel speed climbed faster than it fell, and in a heartbeat the Audi’s four Toyo Tires were spinning past 100 mph. Now in the center of the ...
17 Mar 2023

Video: Watch Brian Scotto Almost Get Abducted, Read quattro Magazine and Buy an Audi 4000

[gallery columns="2" size="full" ids="84416,84415"] Looking for a way to burn an hour on a Friday afternoon AND get a preview of a story bound for quattro Magazine? Tune into Hoonigan and their latest show that's not a show. In it, Brian Scotto not only reads an issue of quattro while talking to himselves, he also heads to western Canada to pick up a 4000 quattro he bought during the pandemic. Along the way, stops for hangs with other Audi people like Justin Osmer, sleeps in a treehouse and al...
19 Jan 2023

Ken Block Tribute Video and Update from the Hoonigans

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="82084"] video: Hoonigans Understandably, it has been a very hard couple of weeks for the family, friends, and coworkers of Ken Block and for his fans around the world. This past week in Park City, there was a Celebration of Life for Ken where a tribute video was played for those in attendance. After some discussion, they decided to offer the video to the rest of us so we too can celebrate the life of Ken Block. In addition, Brian Scotto ...
Thu, Jan 19 , 2023 Bill
19 Oct 2022

Video of the Day: Ken Block’s Audi S1 Hoonitron

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="77788"] words: Bill, photos: Hoonitron You've seen photos of the Audi S1 Hoonitron and have probably seen leaked video of it tearing up the streets of Las Vegas during filming of Electrikhana but now, it's time to do a deep dive into its design and technology. Ken Block and Brian Scotto (ahem...Audi Club Board Member) go through all phases of the Audi S1 Hoonitron from the power plant to the cooling system, wheels, design, etc.  Speaking of ...
Wed, Oct 19 , 2022 Bill
1 Aug 2022

Brian Scotto Joins Audi Club North America Board of Directors

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="74595"] Audi Club North America has a notable new appointment to announce. Brian Scotto, Hoonigan Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Wheel Pros was recently appointed to Audi Club’s national Board of Directors to fill a vacant seat. In this new capacity, Brian brings his own highly unique expertise in the automotive lifestyle to one of America’s foremost brand-focused clubs and the Audi brand’s largest club worldwide. During his tim...
3 Jun 2022

quattro Magazine Feature: Brian Scotto – Hoonigan Chief Creative Director

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="72439"] By: Ryan Ponto, photos by Hoonigan Editor’s Note: This article originally ran in the Q2_2022 issue of quattro Magazine. If you would like to subscribe to quattro Magazine, please join Audi Club here. Where to start with Brian Scotto and his Coupe quattro. More recently, the Audi faithful will instantly recognize his Lago Blue with its unique Votex dual rounds and beautiful crafted widebody that was displayed at SEMA in 2021… but it h...
Fri, Jun 03 , 2022 Bill
22 Feb 2022

Unfair Advantage Podcast: Brian Scotto, Hoonigan Chief Creative Officer, Talks SEMA Cars and Audi Addiction (Part 1)

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="68838"] Brian Scotto has been a lot of things: Magazine Editor, Film Director, and now YouTube personality Chief Creative Officer at Hoonigan. Through all that, he's also had a serious addiction to the Audi brand... particularly the big bodies. In this first part of our discussion with him, we talk about Hoonigan's Audi SEMA cars, his Coupe quattro and Ken Block's Sport quattro, plus his ever-expanding Audi habit. Watch on our YouTube channe...
Tue, Feb 22 , 2022 Bill
16 Nov 2021

Hoonigan Club Day – VW / Audi TreffPunkt Compton

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="65995"] words/photos: Denis Podmarkov It’s no secret that Audi and Hoonigan have formed a great friendship over these past couple of months. It’s also no secret that Brian Scotto is a huge Audi nerd who will school you on random and interesting Audi facts. We’ve seen the video where Brian and Ken Block take a trip to Germany and visit the home base for Audi. For those that went to SEMA, you saw the Sport Quattro replica and the Coupe quattr...
Tue, Nov 16 , 2021 Bill
30 Nov 2020

Video: Iroz vs. the Hoonicorn

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="55855"] Remember that scene in The Matrix where "the one" Neo is uploaded with Kung Fu and takes on the master Morphius. It is the ultimate sparring session between the established legend and the one with the power that everyone is just so in awe of? The latest video from Hoonigan is pretty much that, whereby Hank Iroz of Iroz Motorsport takes his most beastly Audi RS 3 sedan to a drag strip at an undisclosed location to take on Ken Block and hi...
6 Jul 2018

The Hoonigan Coupe quattro Lives!

When last we left Brian Scotto and his ten years dead Coupe quattro, he'd pulled it out of its dusty resting place in the back of the Hoonigan Donut Garage and had begun to work on it. An intervention by his fellow team of Hoonigan on-air YouTube mates had reminded him the car wasn't getting any younger.... and Scotto got the message. It seems the overall plans for the car are a bit grand. Think high horsepower, a cage, and basically some sort of rally weapon... which certainly grabs our ...
24 Apr 2018

Head Hoonigan Has Coupe quattro Affliction

If you're a fan of the car hobby and spend any time on YouTube, then you've probably already come across Brian Scotto. As a partner in Ken Block's businesses including the Hoonigan brand and YouTube channel, Brian gets around the car scene just fine. He's also got a serious car affliction that seems to have begun with a B3 quattro. Scotto's car interest ranges. From one of the first RWB 911s built in the USA, to a matte Chevy Nova big in the Hot Rod world, to many, many more... Brian's go...
3 Nov 2017

Video: Audi TT clubsport concept Visits the Hoonigans

If you've been following any news of the SEMA Show this week, then you know Audi shipped over its TT clubsport turbo concept built for Worthersee 2015. As it turns out, the car was shipped first to Los Angeles. Manned by Audi engineer Dr. Rouven Mohr, the car was driven to Las Vegas for its showing... though not before making a pit stop at the Hoonigan garage in Long Beach. For those who don't know, Hoonigan is a brand that's part of the Ken Block media empire. Yes, the same team that bri...