Spied: Audi S5 Sportback B10 in Winter Testing

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="97298"] With the B10 internal combustion engine (ICE) offerings switching to the alphanumeric "5" range within the Audi brand, the next S5 Sportback is set to replace both the S4 sedan and the S5 Sportback within the lineup... at least the ICE side of the lineup. In as much, an example of the S5 Sportback was caught winter testing this week. [gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="97308"] While we've seen presumed S-versions of...

Audi Club Auction Watch: 01.18.2024

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="95940"] Words: Steve Johnson Hello again fellow Audi enthusiasts!  Do you find yourself searching through the internet’s multiple car auction sites looking for a specific model?  While it can be fun, it does consume valuable time you could spend planning all your Audi Club adventures for 2024.  So let us do some of the work for you.  Auction Watch monitors online auction sites for Audi models worthy of your bids.  Each Thursday we po...

Audi Club Auction Watch: 01.04.2024

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="95058"] Words: Steve Johnson Happy New Year fellow Audi enthusiasts!  Do you find yourself searching through the internet’s multiple car auction sites looking for a specific model?  While it can be fun, it does consume valuable time you could spend planning all your Audi Club adventures for the coming year.  So let us do some of the work for you.  Auction Watch monitors online auction sites for Audi models worthy of your bids.  Each ...

Audi Club Auction Watch: 11.30.2023

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="93647"] Words: Steve Johnson Greetings fellow Audi enthusiasts!  Do you find yourself searching through the internet’s multiple car auction sites looking for a specific model?  While it can be fun, it does consume valuable time.  So let us do some of the work for you.  Auction Watch monitors online auction sites for Audi models worthy of your bids.  Each Thursday we post those listings calling out a car’s highlights, and include a ...

Audi Club Auction Watch: 10.12.2023

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="91215"] Words: Steve Johnson Greetings fellow Audi enthusiasts!  Do you find yourself searching through the internet’s multiple car auction sites looking for a specific model?  While it can be fun, it does consume valuable time.  So let us do some of the work for you.  Auction Watch monitors online auction sites for Audi models worthy of your bids.  Each Thursday we post those listings calling out a car’s highlights, and include a ...

Audi Club Auction Watch: 08.03.2023

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="88320"] Words: Steve Johnson Guten Tag Audi enthusiasts!  Searching through the internet’s multiple car auction sites for a specific model, while fun, can take up your valuable time.  So let us do some of the daily grind for you.  Auction Watch monitors auction sites for Audi models worthy of your bids.  Here in weekly Auction Watch, we post a short report with key data, a few pictures, and a link to the listing.  Our goal is to help...

Audi Club Auction Watch: 04.27.2023

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="85756"] Words: Steve Johnson Fellow Audi enthusiasts, do you lose track of time searching the internet’s multiple car auction sites for a specific model?  If so, please let us do some of the work for you.  Auction Watch is monitoring numerous auction sites for Audi models worthy of bidding on.  Then, weekly in Auction Watch, we’ll post a short description with key data, a few pictures, and a link to the listing.  We hope to help you...

Audi Club Auction Watch: 04.06.2023

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="85066"] Words: Steve Johnson Fellow Audi enthusiasts, do you lose track of time searching the internet’s multiple car auction sites for a specific model?  If so, please let us do some of the work for you.  Auction Watch is monitoring numerous auction sites for Audi models worthy of bidding on.  Then, weekly in Auction Watch, we’ll post a short description with key data, a few pictures, and a link to the listing.  We hope to help you...

Audi Club Auction Watch: 10.27.2022

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="78370"] Words: Steve Johnson Audi enthusiasts: do you spend countless hours searching on-line for your favorite car or cars?  If so, we’re here to help!  To save you time, in this Auction Watch series we’re monitoring numerous auction sites for Ingolstadt’s finest up for auction.  Interesting finds will be posted weekly, and hopefully, you’ll be alerted in time to bid on your dream car. When shopping for a used car online alwa...

Audi Club Auction Watch: 05.19.2022

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="71995"] Words: Steve Johnson Enthusiasts can and probably do spend many hours searching on-line for their favorite car or cars.  To save you time, Audi Club aims to keep its members up to date on Ingolstadt’s finest up for auction with this Auction Watch series.  We’re monitoring numerous auction sites for interesting finds and hopefully you, an Audi enthusiast, will be alerted to your dream car. For the would-be collectors, there’s so...

Two Raffles, Two Winners, 6005 Tickets Sold, One Exhausted National Office…Some Stats For The 2018 Audi Club North America Raffle

Two raffles, two winners, 6005 tickets sold, one exhausted National office... Audi Club North America would like to thank you all for a successful 2018 raffle! This year, we decided to raffle off two vehicles instead of one - a 2019 S5 Sportback premium plus and a RS 3 sedan. In the past, we normally sold around 3,500 tickets but this year, you helped us sell 6,005 tickets! The breakdown of the sales: S5 Sportback premium plus- 2,740 RS 3 sedan- 3,265 It was a lot closer than we ...
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And The Winner Of The 2019 S5 Sportback premium plus is…

Larry Morris of the Sierra Chapter! Congratulations! Winning Ticket Drawn for Audi Club Raffle #1 2019 Audi S5 Sportback The winning ticket #862 was purchased by Larry Morris of Reno, Nevada. Larry is a member of Audi Club Sierra Chapter and will be taking delivery of his new 2018 Audi S5 Sportback Premium Plus from Audi Reno Tahoe. The winner of Audi Club Raffle #2 for a 2019 Audi RS3 will be drawn on Friday December 14. On Friday December 7th Shavlik CPA in Long Lake, Mi...
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In Detail: Audi Accessories S5 Sportback

Audi Club displayed a special 2018 S5 Sportback in its stand at last weekend's Oktoberfest event in Seven Springs, PA just outside of Pittsburgh and produced by Next Level Tuning. The S5 belongs to Audi Accessories and is utilized to showcase new parts available for the American market and also to test fit other parts being considered. The car garnered a few questions on our social channels and so we wanted to take a closer look. This may not be the first time our members have seen this p...

ABT Power Upgrades Now Also Available in the United States

Good news for North American ABT clients: Starting August 1st 2018 ABT will be offering a selection of their highly sought-after power upgrades in the US! In the beginning the technologically advanced and extensively tested separate performance ECU (engine control unit) will be available for the current model Audi S4/S5, Audi SQ5 and Audi Q7 3.0 TFSI. A power upgrade for the 2018 Audi RS5 is exclusively available for customers when ordering the limited edition ABT RS5-R package. ABT ...
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Walter’s Audi Taps ’90s Porsche Green for S5 Sportback

  Whether it's the growth of the 80s/90s celebratory Redwood events or simply nostalgia for the Reagan through Clinton eras, there's no doubt that these particular decades are very hot in the automotive segment. Take for example this Audi exclusive S5 Sportback in inventory at Walter's Audi of Riverside. It's painted Wimbledon Green, a metallic teal color courtesy of Porsche and specific to the 964-era 911, 968 and their period correct stablemates. Of course, there's nothing retro...

Audi exclusive S5 Sportback in Nogaro Blue at Audi North Houston

Nogaro Blue has been a mainstay amongst Audi enthusiasts since it first dropped in Europe on the RS2 Avant (then later in the USA on the B5-era S4). Not surprisingly, it's also a popular choice amongst those opting for Audi exclusive special order paint. Case in point is this S5 Sportback that just landed at Audi North Houston. Word from AJ Brivic of Audi North Houston is that the car is not only live and in the metal at their Texan dealership, it's also not currently spoken for. Rega...

Audi exclusive Cumulus Blue S5 Sportback at Oktoberfest with Audi Pittsburgh

While the autumn foliage may have been made up of warm yellow and amber orange, an Audi S5 Sportback we encountered last weekend while at Next Level Tuning's Oktoberfest event in Western, PA was anything but. The car, part of the current inventory at Audi Pittsburgh, was painted an icy cool Audi exclusive hue by the name of Cumulus Blue. Parked and situated, we approached the driver. It turns out that Pat McCulloch is a major Audi enthusiast who works in the service department at Audi Pit...