SUV Archives - Audi Club North America

10 Mar 2023

Spy Photo: Audi Q5 with Production Lights

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="84180"] We have some new photos of the upcoming Audi Q5 and this time we had the chance to photograph two prototypes wearing the production light units for the first time. It's strange how much it makes the whole appearance change when you see the car with production lights instead for the placeholder lights since the changes are not that big. As you can, see we spotted two different prototypes seen by the two different exhaust pipes layouts. Whi...

9 Mar 2023

quattro Magazine: Not Your Average 10-Second Grocery Getter

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="84051"] words: Talia Pakkala, photos: 034Motorsport Editor’s Note: This article originally ran in the Q1_2023 issue of quattro Magazine. If you would like to subscribe to quattro Magazine, please join Audi Club here. Toretto tells you that you owe him a 10-second car; what are you bringing him? In 2001, no one would have suggested a SUV. Had you had asked 6-months ago, I still wouldn’t have suggested an Audi SUV. But ...

6 Mar 2023

Scout Motors Selects South Carolina for Production Site

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="83938"] source: Scout Motors Scout Motors Selects South Carolina for Production Site; Plans to Create 4,000 Jobs Scout to innovate and electrify its American heritage at new US manufacturing facility Scout Motors Inc. (“Scout”) is establishing its first manufacturing plant near Columbia, South Carolina, where it will build next-generation trucks and rugged SUVs harkening back to the iconic Scout vehicles produced from 1960 to 1980. The $2 b...

9 Feb 2023

Three New Locations for Audi on demand

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="82985"] words: Bill, photos: Audi on demand Audi on demand is now available at 3 new locations. You can now rent a brand new Audi at the following dealerships: Audi Service Conshohocken - Conshohocken, PA Audi Pembroke Pines - Pembroke Pines, FL Audi Greenville - Greenville, SC This in in addition to the other 42 locations where you can rent an Audi such as a Q7, Q5, A5 Sportback, and even an e-tron. As a member of Audi Club Nor...

7 Feb 2023

Spy Photo: Lamborghini Urus PHEV Winter Testing

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="82783"] We have some new photos of the electrified Urus and this time, the Urus PHEV was seen testing in the cold close to the Arctic Circle performing its winter test. Once again we can see the different front end with a different bumper, hood and head lights. Its still a mystery why Lamborghini decided to change the front end so much compared to the regular Urus models but they will surely have their reason. [gallery link="none" columns="1" siz...

31 Jan 2023

Spy Photo: Audi Q8 Winter Testing

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="82472"] We have some new photos showing the Audi Q8 facelift and this time the Q8 is out winter testing. Compared to the close-ups from the parked car on our earlier photos, we can see the changed graphics on the front and rear lights so we think they're newsworthy.

19 Jan 2023

Spy Photo: Lamborghini Urus PHEV

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="82063"] We have a batch of new photos showing a prototype for the Lamborghini Urus PHEV and this time we get a clearer look at the all new front end. Why Lamborghini is changing the front so much for an PHEV model is still a mystery but they will have their reason. As we can see all of the front is changed: the headlights, the bumper and even the engine hood is much longer than on the regular Urus models. [gallery link="none" columns="1" siz...

14 Dec 2022

Brussels Plant Kicks Off Production for the New Audi Q8 e-tron

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="80652"] source: Audi AG Gerd Walker, Audi board member for Production and Logistics, praises Brussels’ pioneering role in advancing electrification and sustainable production across all plants The electric traction motors for production are transported from Hungary to Brussels by green freight trains The Belgium plant has had carbon-neutral production since 2018 and is a pioneer for Audi’s strategic environmental program, Mission:Zero On...

8 Nov 2022

The New Audi Q8 e-tron: Improved Efficiency and Range, Refined Design

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="78803"] source: Audi AG Editor's note: To see more videos of the Audi Q8 e-tron, please visit our YouTube channel HERE. More battery capacity and higher charging performance Fresh exterior, new brand design, and dynamic driving characteristics Net-carbon-neutral production and the first-time use of recycled materials in a safety-related component With the Audi e-tron, the premium manufacturer entered the age of electromobility in 2018, mark...

24 Oct 2022

All Roads Lead to Rome: the Lamborghini Urus Performante Makes its Dynamic Debut

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="78018"] source: Automobili Lamborghini The new Urus Performante raises the bar at international launch The Lamborghini Urus Performante makes its dynamic debut with international media and dealers at Autodromo Vallelunga, Rome. In its home country, the new Performante version of the Urus Super SUV again proved its prowess on tarmac as well as dirt track, having set a new official benchmark even prior to its launch by taking the Pikes Peak recor...

2 Oct 2022

Spy Photo: Audi RS Q6 e-tron Hits the Nürburgring

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="76864"] We spied the hotter version of the Audi Q6, the RS Q6 once again, and this time during some quick laps around the Nürburgring. Our last sighting was during the winter test season so its been a while since the last time. Visibly we can see the sportier looking front bumper compared to the more regular versions of the Q6. These prototypes also have the production lights as we can see revealing the split headlights up front together with th...

29 Sep 2022

The New Lamborghini Urus S

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="76830"] source: Automobili Lamborghini Defining lifestyle performance, luxury and versatility in the Lamborghini Super SUV New Urus S delivers power increased to 666 CV, matching output of new high performance-oriented Urus Performante 4.0 liter V8 twin-turbo engine producing 850 Nm of torque Improved acceleration of 0-100 km/h in 3.5 seconds and top speed of 305 km/h Six drive modes plus EGO mode for the most versatile, comfortable and sporty...

31 Aug 2022

quattro Magazine: The Rock, The Vine, The Coast, and The Silvercar

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="75649"] words/photos: Aaron Plante Editor’s Note: This article originally ran in the Q3_2022 issue of quattro Magazine. If you would like to subscribe to quattro Magazine, please join Audi Club here. "Is he pitching a tent up here?" I asked as I brought the Q5 to a stop atop the Goat Rock Beach overlook of Sonoma’s Coast. "I don't think so…looks like he's going to jump off the cliff," my wife said pointing to the ra...

25 Aug 2022

The Lamborghini Urus Performante – Raising the Bar on the Super SUV

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="75305"] source: Automobili Lamborghini The new benchmark for Super SUV ‘fun to drive’ performance New level of lightweight, aerodynamic design and sportier driving dynamics Lower, wider, lighter by 47 kg with increased power of 666 CV: the new reference for weight-to-power ratio in a Super SUV Acceleration 0-100 km/h in 3.3 seconds and top speed of 306 km/h Specific drive mode calibrations and new RALLY mode for dirt tracks Automobili Lambo...

24 Aug 2022

Spy Photo: Porsche Macan EV on the Nürburgring

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="75205"] Macan EV goes ”Ring running”! We have seen so many photos of the electric Porsche Macan out testing and it's still wearing the same camouflage so its actually getting a little boring. But I guess when the prototypes arrive for some Nürburgring testing for the first time, we need to send those photos out as well. So enjoy the photos showing 3 different prototypes testing in the Ring.

22 Aug 2022

Lamborghini Showcases Pikes Peak Record Breaking Urus Performante at 71st Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="75166"] source: Automobili Lamborghini Viewed on the Concept Lawn alongside the automotive industry’s latest innovations Automobili Lamborghini debuted the Urus Performante that set the record in the production SUV category on the track used during the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The new king of the hill, seen on the Concept Lawn of the 71st Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, is an iteration of the Urus Performante that made it...

12 Aug 2022

Lamborghini Takes SUV Record at Pikes Peak with the New Urus

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="74932"] source: Automobili Lamborghini The new Super SUV model covers 20 km and 156 turns in 10:32.064 Ahead of its premiere in mid-August, the yet-to-be-revealed new Urus model set a new record in the production SUV category on the track used for the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb: the famous uphill race that recently celebrated its 100th Running. Hillclimb champion and Pirelli test driver Simone Faggioli, holder of the rear-wheel dr...

21 Jul 2022

Find of the Day: 2017 Audi exclusive Q7

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="74177"] words: Bill, photos: Land Rover Clear Lake Normally, I would not post a Q7 as a Find of the Day unless it was an ABT Q7 or something weird like the Q7 limo we featured a couple of months ago but this one...wait until you see the interior combined with the green exterior. This is an Audi exclusive build and somebody spent a lot of money building this Q7. Here's the ad: [gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="74171"] ONE OF A...

1 Jul 2022

Audi do Brasil Relaunches its National Production Line in Paraná with the New Audi Q3 and Q3 Sportback

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="73630"] source: Audi AG With the new Audi Q3 quattro and Q3 Sportback quattro manufactured in São José dos Pinhais (PR), the manufacturer will have an SUV line that is fully equipped with quattro drive in Brazil The automaker is investing R$ 100 million to resume production with new machinery, technology and logistics infrastructure, in line with global Audi quality standards Resuming production reinforces Audi’s strategy to c...