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Audi Club North America has a notable new appointment to announce. Brian Scotto, Hoonigan Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Wheel Pros was recently appointed to Audi Club’s national Board of Directors to fill a vacant seat. In this new capacity, Brian brings his own highly unique expertise in the automotive lifestyle to one of America’s foremost brand-focused clubs and the Audi brand’s largest club worldwide.
During his tim...
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words: Bill, photo: Auditography
If you're not familiar with Auditography, this photographer has ingrained himself into all that is Audi. His unique style is instantly recognizable to millions of people around the world.
Why do I mention this? Yesterday, Audi released a teaser photo of the Audi A6 Avant e-tron concept and Auditography will premiere it tonight on his YouTube channel.
So watch tonight at 7pm Eastern for the future of th...
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words: Bill, video: Daniel Abt
If you've ever wondered how the older C7 stacked up to the new C8 RS 6 Avant, wonder no more. In Daniel Abt's (yes, that Daniel Abt) latest YouTube video, he pits the two super wagons against each other. Thankfully, there are English subtitles for those who don't speak German. While the C7 has a lot of miles on it, it's been upgraded with ABT power as has its younger sibling, the C8. Both put out about 700...
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words: Bill, video: Stateside Super Cars
There are two things I love about this video: it's nothing but Audi and there is no music soundtrack. There's nothing worse that annoying music when cars are on track...I'd rather listen to the music of squealing tires and throaty exhausts. In this video by Stateside Super Cars, you get to see many different Audi models from over the years take on the legendary Nurburgring...from a drifting C8 RS...
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words: Bill, video: carwow
It's not often you see full size sedans, well at least full size luxury super sedans, go up against each other in a drag race. Mat does just that in this latest video from carwow. The Flying Spur with the huge 635hp W12 lines up against its platform mate, the S8 with the 571 twin-turbo V8. Doesn't sound like a fair fight but the Bentley weighs in at 5,373lbs versus 4,916 for the S8; a difference of 457 pou...
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by: Armen Budagov
Editor’s note: This article originally ran in the Q3_2020 issue of quattro Magazine. If you would like to subscribe to quattro Magazine, join Audi Club here. Follow Audi Club Kansas City quattroBarn YouTube channel HERE.
quattroBarn is a media company created by Audi Club Kansas City leaders Armen Budagov and Jacob Lauck as a worldwide-accessible source that seeks out custom builds, track cars, and other rare Audi...
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words: Bill, video: carwow
You know the drill by now with carwow...drag race, rolling drag, and brake test from 70mph. The AMG has more power, more torque, and it sounds pretty darn good. The RS 7 is down in hp, torque, is slightly lighter, and sounds muted but it's also £50,000 less than the AMG. Plus I think it looks a lot better, in my humble opinion.
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words: Bill, photos: Archie Hamilton Racing
In today's video, Archie climbs into an Audi RS 6 Avant while his mate gets the Lamborghini Urus. Easy peasy win right? While both are powered by the twin-turbo 4L V8, the Lambo has 641hp/626lb-ft while the RS 6 makes do with 591hp/591lb-ft. However, the Urus weighs in at 4,844lbs; the RS 6 weighs 4,575lb...and sits lower.
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words: Bill, photo: Lovecars
Ok since yesterday's Video of the Day was a little controversial, how about a good old fashion drag race? Tiff Needell in a twin-turbo V8 Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S takes on a similar powered Audi RS 6 Avant. It's a little wet but both are all wheel drive while the RS 6 Avant is slightly heavier. They run two drags with one model taking a commanding win and in the second, takes a slim win.
So who won? Watch below...
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words: Bill, video: Woyshnis Media
The cure; everyone is looking for it and hoping it comes along soon but the cure for boredom can be found all around you. All you need are empty streets and a bagged R8 V10.
In this haunting video, JackUltraMotive takes their R8 through Seattle. I've been to Seattle once and was surrounded by traffic. I don't live in a big city. In fact, I live in the sticks so it's fascinating to me to see the empty ...
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words: Bill, video: Car Acceleration TV
Have you ever been on YouTube and fallen down a rabbit hole? Of course you have. Well in my travels, I stumbled across this: a 1,300hp 200mph Audi TT RS. It's, uh, been slightly modified. As it says in the video, enjoy the brutally fast acceleration and insane sound...
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words: Bill, video: carwow
When it comes to Mat Watson and getting his hands on the latest and greatest, you know it's going to be fun. In this video, he takes the wheel behind an Audi RS 6 Avant and puts it up against an AMG E63, a BMW M5 Competition, and a Porsche Panamera. If you're familiar with Mat, he puts them through a drag race, a rolling race, and a brake test.
So how did our favorite Audi do? Well...let's just say...
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Remember that Avantastic video Audi USA created to prep us all for the RS 6 Avant? It was great. We totally agree. BUT, did you know they also made another video that heralded the RS2? It's like what Stranger Things is to the 80s... but for the 90s... and monster Avants in the right side up... not monster D&D creeps in the upside down.
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words: Bill, photos: CarWow
The electric age is coming...in fact, the groundwork is been laid by Tesla. OEMs have followed suit and will eventually catch up and pass Tesla. But what about the section of the driving public who wants to cling onto the present?
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CarWow has put the new guard against the old guard in their latest drag race, rolling drag, and brake test. Lined up agai...
words: Bill, video: CarWow
It's been awhile since we visited our buddies over at CarWow and this time, it was a good visit. They put the new 911 Carrera 4S up against the GT-R Nismo, the BMW M850i, and the (*cough* our favorite *cough*) Audi R8 performance.
The 911 has a 3L turbocharged flat six with 450hp, the GT-R a 3.8L twin-turbo 600hp V6, the BMW M850i a 4.4L twin-turbo 520hp V8, and the (favorite) Audi R8 performance a NA 5.2L 620hp V10. All are AWD, all are automatic, and all are des...
words: Bill, video stills: Audi of America
Audi is celebrating 10 years of the V10 with the limited edition Audi R8 V10 Decennium. Only 222 individually numbered units will be produced. Audi is also celebrating this event by...blowing up an R8 V10.
Audi and artist Fabian Oefner takes you on an intimate tour of the R8 by taking it completely apart. Watching the time-lapse video of an R8 as it is disassembled is mesmerizing.
Although the video is only a couple of minutes long, Fabian describes ...
words: Bill, video stills: Automotive Mike
We've seen official photos of the S7 Sportback (TDI for the EU) and spy shots of the RS 7 testing in the snow but we haven't seen the RS 7 in action...until now thanks to Automotive Mike.
There hasn't been any official word of the power plant for the new RS 7 but we wouldn't be surprise if it shared the twin turbo 4.0 V8 of the Porsche Panamera. It sure sounds like it from the video. Also noticed are the larger fender bulges...making an already wide A...
words: Bill, video: Misha Charoudin, photos: Audi Club North America
The other day, we featured spy photos of the next generation RS 6 Avant on the Nurburgring. Today, I was lucky enough to find a video from Misha Charoudin's YouTube channel. He was quite delighted and surprised to see the RS 6 Avant on the track as he wasn't expecting the track to be opened.
There's a lot of scenes where he's eating, shopping, and walking around the track so I'll make it easy for you. The RS 6 Avant ...
source: Audi Sport Official YouTube
Audi Sport Official YouTube channel has released a video of the the new TT RS (story + gallery) in action with two time Ironman winner, Patrick Lange. One winner deserves another. Enjoy!
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