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Received a Gloss Black/ Gloss Black RS style grill from Audi-OEM Friday afternoon. Installed at home that evening in a few hours with a buddy. Very pleased with the look, fit and finish. A+ Job again! Detailed installation write up to follow...

Its not the norm to come across an aftermarket vendor that is so in touch with the true enthusiasts of a car forum. Just want to post another shout out to Audi-OEM for a job well done! Thanks Osman! Stig 1 ~ everybody want to be him, nobody knows who he is.

Ingolstadt/Nürburg - Marcel Fässler/Mike Rockenfeller/Frank Stippler/Markus Winkelhock (CH/D/D/D) in fifth place were the best Audi drivers of a customer team at the Nürburgring 24 Hours. Romolo Liebchen (Head of Audi Sport customer ...

Special task for Allan McNish The winner of the WEC race at Silverstone was involved in the creation of an electronic road book for the new Audi A3 Sedan in May. The production about the dynamic four-door limousine was made in the ...

I was sitting at the stop light today and the car shifted into neutral. Anyone seen this before?

Hey Guys and Girls.. First of all... Hello to everyone! I have just picked up my first Audi R8! I wanted one for a long time and finally picked it up, earlier this week. It is a V8 R-Tronic. So I am currently in "R8 owning heven" and finding any excuse to take it out and drive it every day! (I actually LOVE the R-Tronic gearbox. I was worried about it after reading mixed reviews on the forums.. But for me, I treat it strictly as a manual car and never use auto mode. I love the feel of it, and the fact it kicks you a little during a shift.. Thats exactly what I want from a sports car!) Anyway, I had a few questions, and I apologise in advance if these have been answered anywhere here before! (I did have a quick look but couldn't find any definitive answers) 1) I have a Daytona Grey R8 with silver side blades.. Whilst the silver has grown on me, I really think that Carbon side blades would look much better. Will the Carbon blades be any heavier and therefore lead to any performance reduction? (Also, I live in New Zealand so anyone know of any good, competitively priced suppliers who ship worldwide?) 2) I am thinking about possibly getting a matt black paint job some point in the future.. I have NO idea what to expect when it comes to cost with this sort of thing? Or whether a "wrap" would be better. Any suggestions/feedback from those of you who have done this before? 3) I wanted to get the rims from the V10 R8 put on this car (The angled ones) as I think they are beautiful.. Again, would these be much heavier/lead to any performance loss? Thanks in advance guys.. :)

In January we brought you information about the A5 S Line competition package. Today we have photos of the first one to arrive at University Audi and it looks great! While not as aggressive looking as the TT Competition package the A5 Competition package we are a big fan of the blacked out look.  Exterior Features:S line exteriorBrilliant Black exterior mirrors, molding and side sill stone guardsBlack diffuser surround19” Titanium 5-segment-spoke design wheelsSport suspensionAvailable in Ibis White, Glacier White, Daytona Gray, or Misano Red exteriorInterior Features:S line interiorAlcantara / Leather S line sport seats3-spoke flat-bottom steering wheelPiano Black inlaysLeather door and center armrestsAlu-optic pedals and footrestAudi exclusive aluminum shift knob (manual transmission only) 2013 A5 S line competition package  $4,300

Last week I bought an 09 V8 with 15K miles, and had it shipped from California to Maryland. One of the reasons why I went out of my way to buy that specific car was because of its one owner history, flawless condition, and complete service history. The car was literally perfect. The seller was an older fellow, and has taken great care of his beloved R8. Fast forward a week, the car finally arrived in Maryland, and I spent the entire weekend getting to know the R8. This is where I ran into a bout of bad luck. While driving on a road I was not familiar with, I hit a pothole and the resulting impact caused a stress crack in the windshield and a piece of plastic to break off inside the headlight. The force of the impact was not very significant, I did not damage either my wheels or tires; however, as the shock traveled through the vehicle frame it must have tweaked the windshield and the headlight. On Monday, I took the car to Audi of Silver Spring thinking that this will not be a big deal to get fixed under warranty. After all I have the Audi Extended warranty and the car is one month out of its bumper-to-bumper coverage. Boy was I wrong. These guys went out of their way to point out to me that this was a used vehicle bought from a private party, and as such the damage was likely from either shipping the car or from the previous service. Way to pass the buck Audi! They found scratches on the metal tabs used to hold the plastic trim pieces under the hood, and signs indicating the windshield wipers were removed. Of course these parts were removed; you have to yank all of these things out to change the brake fluid! As far as the headlight, I was I told that it is likely from shipping or something else that happened previously. Why does this matter?! There is a piece of plastic inside of my headlight rattling around, that?s a pretty good reason to get it fixed. Unbelievable. I called Audi of America, sent them pictures, send them a PPI indicating its flawless condition, and so far I have been told that they will not be able to help, although they are investigating the matter further. What a cluster. At this point I am thinking of driving out to AoA headquarters in VA, and having a face to face chat with someone there. Maybe I?ll bring the car with me and show them the damage. If you have a good point of contact at AoA, or can help escalate this, PM me. Thanks for listening to my monologue. Pics of the carnage... Headlight Damage.jpgWindshield Crack Closeup.jpgWindshield Hood Overhang.jpgWindshield Crack Wider View.jpg

Hello guys, I would like to share with you a very special moment for me. No doubt it was only possible after reading many posts on this forum and get help from several friends, especially Osman (OEM Audi) and Arin (APR). On the last day May 18, the day before my birthday, I attended a race in Brazil. The "Standing Mile Brazil", in the city of Gavi?o Peixoto, on the Embraer aircraft, one aircraft manufacturer. There were two official competitions: - 1 mile or 1609 meters (from zero to full throttle) - Rs3000 (300 meters preparation on hold 90 km/h and after this full throttle in 2,700 meters) My personal goal was to overcome the former brazilian record in my category (5.000cc to 5.500cc) that belonged to an Audi R8 GT which reached the speed of 267 Km/h in 1 mile or 1.609 meters in 2012. Already in my first attempt I've to establish 281.5 Km/h and had the record. But I made some adjustments to tire pressure and didn't "launch control" and on the second pass, believe me, hit 285.2 km/h. With this speed I overcome the fastest AUDI R8 V10 in the world from R?ssia, the owner is Dmitry Filippov, also a member from this forum. Dmitry has reached the speed of 276 Km/h on one mile in the race "Unlim 500" in Russia 2012 The competition is official and is supervised by the Brazilian Automotive Club (CBA) and has the backing of the FIA (Federation Internationale de l'Automobile), which determines the rules of this competition and approves the results. 882654_513584298705870_1002176472_o.jpg 981009_540716765992623_967784820_o.jpg 892633_524509280946705_1261393292_o.jpg 923337_541585195905780_1884822830_n.jpg *My car (the only R8 in all event) A official teaser: * Arin, look at 3min55 of this video and see the APR badge of my car... A gift for me from Daniel. RESULTS of 1 Mile: http://www.revistadriver.com.br/2013...o_dc2_2013.htm RESULTS of RS3000 (3.000 meters): http://www.revistadriver.com.br/2013...S3000_2013.htm * The fastest aspirate car of this competion Congratulations for us, member of this Forum! The exchange of knowledge is fundamental to the development of this wonderful car that we have. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I hope to share my onboard videos next days... Curiosity: 301 Km/h onboard tacho and 285.2 km/h on GPS Official Speed.