15 May 2023

Audi Sport GmbH to Kick Off 40th Anniversary Celebration at the Nürburgring

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="86272"] [Source: Audi Motorsport GmbH] Almost 40 years ago – on October 10, 1983 – Audi Sport GmbH, as it is known now, was founded as quattro GmbH. Today, it shapes the sporty and exclusive image of the brand with the four rings. At Audi, the vehicles with the red rhombus stand for performance and sportiness. The birthday celebrations begin at the Nürburgring 24 Hours next weekend (May 18–21). Forty years, more than 250,000 vehic...
2 May 2023

The Audi TT Turns 25

[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="85895"] [Source: Audi AG] In the mid-1990s, the Audi A8 luxury model elevated the Audi brand to a higher position and gradually led to the renaming of the model series. The Audi 80 became the Audi A4, and the Audi 100 was dubbed the Audi A6. Introduced in 1994, the Audi A4 was the first model to embody Audi’s new design language. Next was the Audi A3 premium compact car, launched in 1996, and the second generation of the Audi A6, introduced in 1997. ...
17 Dec 2021

“Audi Anniversary Dates 2022” Is Now Available for Download as a Digital Booklet

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="67037"] source: Audi AG Twenty-eight historic highlights: products, people, company, motorsports The first Audi 80, the predecessor to the Audi A4, went on the market 50 years ago Ninety years of the four rings: the Audi trademark originated in 1932 in the course of the fusion of four companies, namely Audi, DWK, Horch, and Wanderer, into the Auto Union AG In 2022, a lot remains uncertain – by contrast, however, Audi's historical highlight...
Fri, Dec 17 , 2021 Bill
6 Mar 2019

Audi Anniversary Dates 2019

source: Audi AG In their digital booklet entitled "Anniversary Dates 2019", Audi Tradition provides information about the most important products, records and milestones in the history of Audi. This year, the company will be able to look forward to more than two-dozen anniversary dates. It was 70 years ago that Audi history began in Ingolstadt. After the Second World War, the Auto Union AG plants in Saxony were seized under the orders of the Russian military administration ...
Wed, Mar 06 , 2019 Bill
13 Mar 2018

Must Watch: Smithsonian Channel “Supercar Superbuild” R8 Episode Airing March 13, 2018 9:00PM ET

words: Bill Cho, photos: Smithsonian Channel In 1997, Audi was looking to get back into the showcase of racing, the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Their efforts brought forth the R8R and that experience lead to the iconic R8 LMP which won Le Mans in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, and 2006. To capitalize on this fame, Audi presented the Le Mans quattro concept car at the 2003 Frankfurt Motor Show and a legend was born. The Smithsonian Channel show, Supercar Superbuild, dives into the hi...
Tue, Mar 13 , 2018 Bill