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words: Bill, photos: Bring A Trailer
I've seen this Avant before...well, I'm 91% certain I've seen it before. Many moons ago in a different life, I was volunteering at a United Way Day of Caring and our assignment was in a park in Nazareth, PA. It was hot, we were moving rocks the size of Beetles from one pile to another, and out of a crew of 7, there were only 3 of us moving those rocks. Needless to say, I was not in the best of moods. W...
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drawings: Ivan Shmatov
We are coming down to the last couple of weeks before someone is named the new owner of an Audi exclusive RS 6 Avant with goodies from Audi Accessories, Thule, Griot's Garage, and Mountain Hardwear so we decided to go out with a bang.
quattro Magazine was fortunate enough to interview Audi Sport designer, Ivan Shmatov, for the Q2_2021 issue (you can read about Ivan HERE) and he gladly designed the cover of the issue...
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Can you believe that the Audi Club Audi exclusive RS 6 Avant Sweepstakes has less than 30 days to go (last day is August 31, 2021)? One lucky person will win the RS 6 Avant and thanks to our Sweepstakes partner, Thule, one lucky participant of the sweepstakes will win this Thule Paramount Backpack 27L!
For life on the go, keep your Thule Paramount packed with everything you need for the day. This stylish yet versatil...
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source: Audi AG
Q4 45 e-tron now available to preorder
Audi Q4 45 e-tron quattro1 with 195 kW* rounds out drive system portfolio
Customers can now order Q4 Sportback 40 e-tron2 with a range of up to 534 km (WLTP)
All Q4 e-tron models certified as “carbon-neutral products”
The Audi Q4 e-tron and Q4 Sportback e-tron are the first compact electric SUVs from the brand with the fou...
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source: Audi AG
Delivery figures for R and RS models hit record high
Systematic electrification strategy in the high-performance segment
Audi Sport GmbH had an epic year in 2020, delivering more than 29,300 vehicles to customers – a new record for the high-performance carmaker. With more than 15 R and RS models currently available, it now boasts its largest product range ever. And with its RS e-tron GT, Audi Sport has als...
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words: Bill, photos: Chris S. via Bring A Trailer
Chris isn't unfamiliar with restoring and older Audi. We had another one of his as a Find of the Day last year. I said this about his S2/RS2 Coupe quattro clone: First of all, I have to say this is how you do an ad for a car. Lots of details, lots of clear photos that are actually in focus. Well, he doesn't disappoint with this BAT ad. Here it is:
This 1983 Audi Qu...
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words: Bill, photos: Ambassador Automobile
Amazon Blue...we've featured another Amazon Blue Ur-quattro before nicknamed Der Kommisar. That was a 1985 model with 83k miles and was listed for $55,900. This one is a 1983 model with...14k miles.
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I thought the building looked familiar and sure enough, the same dealer also had a C4 S6 Avant for sale which was a former Find of the Da...
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words: Bill, video: Hagerty
As the video starts, Ryan reminisces about his 4000 and growing up skiing and lusting after the four rings. We walk (drive) down memory lane as he takes us through an abbreviated history of the quattro through the early rally days and ultimately, the legendary Group B. But then the story takes a violent turn and a monster emerges...the meek 4000 meets its European brother in the form of an Audi 80 with a 4.2 ...
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by: Aaron Plante, photos: George Achorn
Editor's Note: This story originally ran in the Fall 2018 issue of quattro quarterly. If you would like to subscribe to quattro Magazine, please join Audi Club here.
Dust was heavy in the air, choking out the blistering sun. The roads of the third leg had dried from recent heavy rains and the Ivory Coast was fulfilling its reputation as one of the most onerous rallies on the 1982 World Rally ...
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words: Bill, photos: Alex Kremer
Growing up, I never did look at an Audi 4000 with starry eyes or even any eyes. It wasn't until much (much) later that I began to appreciate them. Maybe because up until that point, I had not driven one and was pretty ignorant about other Audi models outside of the Sport quattro or the 90 Coupe quattro my friend had in college. Joining Audi/Volkswagen forums in the late 90s/early 2000s, people were talking...
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words: Bill, photos: The Classic Car Gallery
People will look back at 2020 as the Year of the Pandemic but it could also be called the Year of the Avant. The mighty RS 6 Avant finally landed on NA shores and the A6 allroad made a comeback. So you can say long roof fans are all anog over Avants. That brings us to today's Find of the Day. This 200 Avant may look familiar to some as it was a Bring A Trailer car back in March of this year and...
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words: Bill, photos: Craigslist
The Pacific Northwest...I've said this many many times but that region of the country seems to hold all the rust-free specimens from the Audi of yore. We've featured several Find of the Days from there and most are in great condition. Take this one. It's getting harder (and more expensive) to find an Audi Quattro and in my opinion, this one isn't priced out of range. Here's the ad:
It has a clean title. 155...
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words: Bill, photos: Sea-Auto Sales
There's something about finding older cars in the Pacific Northwest. Most of them are rust-free and most of them are in very good condition. Take this C4 S6 for example...it almost looks brand new and that Europa Blue color is fantastic. Here's the ad:
SEA AUTO SALES is excited to offer this rare 1995 Audi S6 Quattro Turbo for sale. This beautiful One Owner S6 has been exceptionally taken care of and is...
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words: Bill, photos: Bring A Trailer
I love this car. I mean who wouldn't? But my love isn't just towards the design nor the drivetrain...it's that interior. I've seen many Quattros but most have been leather or cloth. This one has a mocha brown cloth interior with Zebra patterned inserts...delicious. Here's the ad:
This 1981 Audi Quattro is a European-market model that was imported into the US in 1982 through California Porsche-Aud...
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source: Audi AG
Four rings, forty years, one quattro - in short: an Ingolstadt success story. The Audi quattro celebrates its anniversary in 2020. Read how the first Audi with all-wheel drive revolutionized the automotive industry.
The idea behind the quattro
The search for traces of the origins of the Audi quattro leads straight to the winter of 1976: At that time, Audi developed the VW Iltis off-road vehicle for the German...
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Four rings, four driven wheels – a 40-year success story
From the lockable center differential to electric torque vectoring
Ahead of the competition: a triumph in motorsports and among customers
The quattro drive has been a technical core area and pillar of Audi for 40 years now. The great success story ranges from the manually lockable center differential in 1980 to the three electric motors that drive the new S models in Audi’s e-...
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words: Bill, photos: George Achorn, Jamie Orr
If you're friends with George on Facebook (or in real life), you may know that he bought a new-to-him Audi in Sweden and had it shipped over. This Audi? I like to call it Frankenstein though George prefers Elly. Why do I/George call it Frankenstein/Elly? Well...just sit right back and you'll hear a tale; a tale of a monster Audi 100 S Coupé.
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words: Bill, photos: Angie Lang
This floated my way the other day but yesterday's 1986 Audi Sport quattro S1 E2 Tribute took priority as the next Find of the Day. That doesn't diminished though what this car is: a 1983 Audi Ur-quattro in Mars Red. These cars are getting harder to find and this one looks like it's in pretty good condition. Here's the ad:
1983 Audi UR Quattro
Miles: 77,000
Color: Red/cream leather
Second owner at 27K mi.
C...
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source: Audi AG
Fundamentally new quattro drive architecture for electric models
Optimized drive torque distribution in longitudinal and transverse direction
Benefits: variable, dynamic, precise and powerful with maximum efficiency
For four decades, Audi has been setting the pace with permanent quattro all-wheel drive and thus initiated a paradigm shift in powertrain technology in the automotive world and in motorsport. The brand is now...
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source: Audi AG
Electronic Chassis Platform interlinks mechanical chassis components
Brake energy recuperation turns efficiency into a new chassis dimension
Future fusion of chassis and powertrain control in an integrated vehicle dynamics computer
New high-end control unit clearly more powerful and about ten times as fast as current systems
Exactly 40 years ago, Audi revolutionized the automotive world. With its permanent quattro all...