8 Nov 2019

Road & Track: This 1160-HP Twin-Engine Audi Wagon Can Run Nine-Second Quarter-Miles

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="37899"] source: Road & Track And it can hit 62 mph in 2.5 seconds. This thing is absurd. We've seen a bunch of twin-engine cars in the past, but perhaps none more hardcore than this. It's an Audi S4 Avant that's been heavily modified to fit a second engine in its trunk to go drag racing. It makes well over 1000 horsepower, and slays runways quicker than a lot your favorite supercars... Read the rest of the story HERE
Fri, Nov 08 , 2019 Bill
4 Nov 2019

Car & Driver: 2020 Audi R8 Remains A Loud If Reserved Supercar

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="37493"] source: Car & Driver, photo: Audi Sport Audi's mid-engined supercar gains some sharper edges from a mid-cycle refresh yet still is approachably docile as an everyday vehicle. At 120 mph, the bird bounced off the windshield header of the 2020 Audi R8 Performance with a sickening thud. Actually, it was more of a crunch. Miraculously, the impact, which likely pulverized the majority of the creature's tiny hollow bones, didn't lea...
Mon, Nov 04 , 2019 Bill
9 Apr 2019

Road & Track: Porsche Built Three Wild Wide-Body Audi 100 Coupes to Help Develop the 928

source: Road & Track In 1972, Porsche knew that its first V-8 would sit in the nose of a luxurious gran turismo, the 928. The company known for its rear or mid-engined, air-cooled sports cars was heading into uncharted territory. The 928 debuted at the 1977 Geneva Motor Show, but before it could get there, Porsche had to buy and chop up a few Audis, a Mercedes-Benz and an Opel to use as development mules. As Julius Weitmann's and Rico Steinemann's excellent book on the 928 explains...
Tue, Apr 09 , 2019 Bill
23 Jun 2018

Road & Track: How One Iconic Rally Photo Helped Audi’s Quattro All-Wheel Drive Take Flight

[source: Road & Track] Rally driver Hannu Mikkola and navigator Arne Hertz couldn’t have known as they crested a hill that they were about to be frozen forever in an iconic and crucial moment. This image of the Audi Quattro World Rally Championship race car would sear itself into the consciousness of an entire generation... This is the story of a photo that existed on the wall of my childhood bedroom and I never knew or even thought about the origin of it. Now I know. Read the...
Sat, Jun 23 , 2018 Bill
21 Mar 2018

Audi Squashes Rumors of the V6 R8

words: Bill Cho, photo: Audi AG We reported on Monday that an entry level R8 would be powered by a twin turbo V6 but now that rumor has been officially squashed by Audi. When asked by Road & Track about the future of the R8, an Audi spokesperson "unequivocally" told R&T that "there is no V6 planned for the R8." When The Drive followed up to that with an email, an Audi spokesperson confirmed R&T's report. "We can confirm that there is no V-6 in the product plan an...
Wed, Mar 21 , 2018 Bill
11 Jan 2018

Road & Track: How Racing in America Saved Audi

source: Road & Track, photo: Audi Sport In the mid-Eighties, Audi was reeling from an unintended-acceleration scandal. To restore its image, the company entered a 200 Quattro sedan in Trans-Am for 1988. It was a flag-bearer for the company’s signature road-car technologies, turbocharging and all-wheel drive. Audi had two FIA Group B rallying titles with the Quattro but little in the way of road-racing experience. Group B hero Walter Röhrl was tapped to drive alongside Le Mans winne...
Thu, Jan 11 , 2018 Bill