Steve Q

I believe the Ford patent has now expired hence why you're seeing heated screens on other manufacturers. The best way to tell is by wavy lines in the windscreen. Cheers Steve

Id like to think its a standard feature now, but if not it'll probably be part of a tech or safety pack. Definitely worth asking the dealer

Courage

Welcome to the forum, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch 🙂 sounds a lovely motor and glad you're pleased with it 🙂 Lovely looking a4 you have there 👍 Cheers Steve

Not yet but going to 🙂

Welcome to the forum, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch 🙂 sounds a lovely motor and glad you're pleased with it 🙂 WHen your in scotland next I'd highly recommend you do the North Coast 500. I did it last year in my a6 and the scenery was stunning. cheers Steve

A new render imagines how the upcoming Audi Q6 e-tron could look when it arrives in 2022. Read on for more details of this electric SUV. Audi Q6 e-tron rendered All-electric SUV to sit below e-tron SUV 100kWh battery from A6 e-tron More than 400 miles of range 270kW fast charging Could go on sale in 2022 Priced from around £60,000 A new render of the Audi Q6 e-tron give a glimpse of how the electric SUV could look when it goes on sale in late 2022. It’ll be another alternative to the Mercedes EQC, Ford Mustang Mach E, and BMW iX. 2022 Audi Q6 e-tron design With no official sightings of the Audi Q6 e-tron just yet, this fresh render is the clearest idea so far of what the electric SUV could look like. Expect a huge, blanked-off body-coloured grille to be the centrepiece of its design — just like the Q4 e-tron and e-tron GT — with thin LED headlights placed up top. Large intakes will sit below those too, with a host of black accents around the car. Alloy wheels as large as 21-inches could feature, perhaps with a focus on reducing turbulent air flow around the sides of the car to help reduce drag and boost its electric range. The rear of the new Q6 e-tron will likely have a similar look to the Q4 e-tron too, with an LED light bar stretching across the whole width of the car. 2022 Audi Q6 e-tron batteries and range It’s likely the Audi Q6 e-tron would share the 100kWh battery from the upcoming A6 e-tron saloon, which will go on sale after this new SUV in 2023. The A6 e-tron was recently shown as a concept car with 435 miles of range. Expect the larger Q6 e-tron to have a slightly shorter range of around 400 miles as a result of its larger size and less aerodynamic body. A variety of motor options should be on offer, including single- and dual-motor variants — possibly with as much as 476hp and 800Nm of torque. That’s the same as you’ll get from a range-topping A6 e-tron. 2023 Audi Q6 e-tron interior and infotainment The Audi Q6 e-tron will likely use an interior similar to the Q4 e-tron, albeit with a bit more space and a few more luxurious touches as a result of its higher price tag. Plenty of recycled materials should be used throughout, and it’ll almost certainly feature a similar squared-off steering wheel with touch-sensitive buttons as you get in the Audi Q4 e-tron. Also like that car, the new Q6 e-tron should have a completely flat floor inside, so there’ll be plenty of room in the back for passengers to stretch out. You should expect the Q6 e-tron to have an augmented reality head-up display, which should be able to place navigational directions on the road ahead as well as a large central touchscreen. 2023 Audi Q6 e-tron price and release date The Audi Q6 e-tron could go on sale in 2023, just ahead of the A6 e-tron saloon. You can expect it to cost from around £60,000, which would make the new Q6 e-tron slightly cheaper than today’s Audi e-tron SUV. https://www.carwow.co.uk/audi/news/5275/audi-q6-e-tron-electric-suv-price-specs-release-date

The Volkswagen, Audi and Skoda group has been accused of knowingly selling cars with defective SOS warning systems that in some cases failed before the new owner had left the dealership. Since 2018 all new cars sold across the EU have been required to have an eCall system that automatically contacts the emergency services with the vehicle’s location in the event of a serious accident. It is a sophisticated set-up using the car’s navigation system and airbag sensors, and it has its own mobile phone sim card. But almost immediately after VAG Group introduced SOS systems in its cars in 2017, buyers of VWs, Skodas and Audis started reporting intermittent problems. Guardian research suggests that rather than the matter being resolved by the manufacturer, almost three years on, the problem has not been solved. Frustrated owners have described having to make repeated and often fruitless trips back to dealers, costing them time and fuel, and being without their cars for sometimes weeks at a time. In the most recent cases, some drivers have reported that their car’s satnav and in-car phone system have been rendered useless. At least one owner of an affected car has reported being told that the problems affect a significant batch of cars made during 2020. It appears to me that Skoda is knowingly selling cars that have this fault In May last year, VW was temporarily forced to halt deliveries of its latest Golf because the eCall emergency assist function was not working reliably. In April 2020, Skoda recalled and repaired 26,000 Kamiq and Scala models after finding that the system was not working as it should. Flora Ellison, a teacher who lives in south London, says she has been told by her dealer that he has “no idea” how to fix her Skoda Karoq sports utility vehicle, which started playing up only four days after she had picked up the brand-new £22,000 car in December. “You can be driving along and out of nowhere the warning light will flash up telling you the SOS system has failed and telling you to take the car to the dealer,” she says. “The car’s satellite navigation system goes haywire and you can no longer hear the other person when using the hands-free phone system.” Despite numerous visits to the dealer, she says the problem is no nearer being fixed. She says staff eventually admitted to her that this is a well-known fault, and as a result she has asked the dealer to replace her car. “I’ve now been told that this problem has affected many vehicles within the fleet – and that they have no idea how to fix it,” she says. "I rely on my car to get to work as the public transport options are very limited. When I first took the car in they gave the impression that they hadn’t seen the problem before. Only when it persisted did the true picture emerge. It would appear to me that Skoda is knowingly selling cars that have this fault. I really like the car in every other respect, which makes the whole thing even more frustrating.” Audi owners were the first to report problems back in 2017, and there has been a steady stream of complaints from VAG car buyers since, with online posts about VWs, Audis and Skodas. “My new Q7 had the same problem less than 12 hours after collecting my car from the dealer somewhere mid-January 2017,” wrote Isn on the Audi forum in 2017. “I had to send it in for 1.5 weeks to change the coaxial and antenna. Unfortunately the problem came back after a few days and I have to send it back to the dealer again. I have the feeling that Audi have no idea what is causing the error on the emergency call.” Skoda owners described the same experience, followed by VW Golf buyers – again often reporting that it started within days of them picking up their new car at the dealership. A handful of VW T-Roc owners, some who had only owned their cars for two weeks, were complaining about the problem last November. It also affected Caravelle owners, and at least one owner of VW’s ID3 electric car. More recently, owners have required a new replacement control unit that in some cases has taken two months to fix Guardian Money sent links to these complaints to Skoda. It said that without knowing the details of each of the cases, or what was causing the fault in Ellison’s car, it “wouldn’t be constructive or helpful to comment or make comparisons”. It is now examining her car and has given her a replacement. VW, the parent company, declined to comment. One of the problems that dealers have apparently had has been diagnosing the fault. In some early cases the sim card was at fault, while a software update appears to havesolved some problems. More recently, owners have required a new replacement control unit that in some cases has taken two months to fix. Lisa Barber of the consumer group Which? says: “These reports of manufacturing faults with some VAG models are concerning. If the manufacturer was aware of these faults, it is wholly unacceptable that it has continued to take cash from consumers without fixing the issue. It must investigate these complaints across its range of cars, and, if needed, issue a recall to ensure these faults are fixed.” A spokeswoman for Skoda says: “We can only comment for Skoda but it is worth noting that the cars [complained about in the forums] mainly relate to vehicles which are based on different platform architecture that use different software and hardware. The experience of our customers is of utmost importance to us. Our focus now is to investigate the issues relating to the customer’s car and to ensure we resolve this case.” https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/money/2021/may/01/vw-audi-and-skoda-owners-angry-over-fault-in-sos-warning-system

With its E-Tron series of electric crossover SUVs and sedans, Audi brings the electric vehicles for 2022. Audi also brings more connected car technology and more safety features. Most models arrive with rear side airbags as standard, as well as tire-pressure monitors with individual readouts instead of just generic warnings. Last week, Audi announced updates to its 2022 product lineup highlighted by the arrival of the 2022 Q4 E-Tron electric crossover SUV and 2022 E-Tron GT performance sedan. Modest changes to its gas lineup match price changes listed below. 2022 Audi A3/S3 U.S. specs have not been revealed. 2022 Audi A4/S4 - A4 45 TFSI comes with standard sport suspension that lowers vehicle height nearly an inch. It costs between $40,195 and $50,495. - S4 gets carbon atlas inlays. It costs between $51,595 and $59,895. 2022 a5/S5 Available as coupe, Sportback, or convertible. - A5 coupe and Sportback cost between $45,595 and $55,345; A5 convertible adds about $5,000. - S Line coupe and Sportback get standard sport suspension and leather seats. - S5 comes with standard 19-inch wheels. - S5 coupe and Sportback cost between $54,995 and $63,395. 2022 Audi A6/S6 - Base Premium trim adds an updated Virtual Cockpit digital instrument cluster, a 10.1-inch touchscreen with navigation, rear side airbags, and advanced tire-pressure monitors. - A6 costs between $55,495 and $60,395; A6 55 adds $4,400. - Allroad wagon gets same upgrades as above; starts at $66,995. - S6 adds rear side airbags and advanced tire-pressure monitors. It costs $75,895. 2022 a7/S7 Cockpit digital instrument cluster, a 10.1-inch touchscreen with navigation, rear side airbags, and advanced tire-pressure monitors. It starts at $70,295. - S7 comes with rear side airbags and advanced tire-pressure monitors. It starts at $85,695. 2022 Audi A8 - A refresh flagship sedan is expected and has been spotted in the wild, but Audi has yet to disclose any details. 2022 Audi E-Tron and E-Tron Sportback - Electric SUV with Premium Plus trim comes with 21-inch wheels with orange brake calipers. Price ranges from $66,995 to $84,495. Prestige trim replaced by Chronos Edition with S-Line exterior, black accents, and interior upgrades. - New E-Tron Sportback comes in Premium, Premium Plus, and Prestige trims. It costs $3,200 more than the standard E-Tron. 2022 E-tron gt Electric sedan launches with 93.4-kwh battery pack, up to 522 hp and 464 lb-ft of torque, and an estimated 238-mile range. Forthcoming performance RS E-Tron GT makes up to 637 hp and 612 lb-ft and goes from 0-60 mph in 3.1 seconds. - Shares a platform and fast-charging 800-volt hardware with Porsche Taycan. 2022 Audi Q3 - Latest MIB 3 infotainment system, and blind-spot monitors with rear cross-traffic alerts come standard; base Q3 40 Premium costs $35,995. - Premium Plus comes standard with surround-view camera system; Q3 45 Premium Plus tops out at $41,595. - No Prestige trim planned. 2022 Audi Q4 E-Tron Electric compact crossover SUV launches new for 2022 with an expected starting price of $45,000 due late this year or early 2022. - 82-kwh battery pack with dual-motor all-wheel drive and expected 250-mile range, but U.S. specs have not been confirmed. - Based on same electric platform as 2021 Volkswagen ID.4. 2022 Audi Q5 - Standard S Line exterior with aluminum inlays and power steering column on Premium Plus. Pricing starts at $42,595. - Plug-in hybrid Q5 55 TFSI e comes with a larger battery up 3.8 kwh to 17.9 kwh. It costs between $53,995 and $62,445. 2022 Q7/SQ7 Standard equipment now includes ambient lighting, heated power-folding side mirrors, rear side air bags, and advanced tire-pressure monitors. - Premium Plus includes adaptive cruise control down to a stop, and active lane control with emergency assist. - The 2022 Audi Q7 costs between $56,895 and $73,095. - SQ7 comes standard with adaptive cruise control down to a stop, and active lane control with emergency assist. Red brake calipers are available on every SQ7. The SQ7 starts at $87,595 and tops out at $92,595. 2022 Audi Q8/S8 Premium trim comes standard with 21-inch wheels with all-season tires, heated power-folding side mirrors, rear side air bags, and advanced tire-pressure monitors. It costs $70,395. - Premium Plus comes with adaptive cruise control down to a stop, and active lane control with emergency assist. It costs $74,295. - Prestige comes standard with an adaptive air suspension, and its leather upholstery extends to the armrests. It costs $80,495. - SQ8 Premium Plus gets the same driver-assist features as the Q8, offers an Executive Package, and offers new cosmetic and lighting upgrades. Price ranges from $91,095 to $97,295. 2022 R8 R8 V10 Performance RWD replaces R8 V10 RWD, and boosts power from 532 hp and 398 lb-ft to 562 hp and 406 lb-ft. - Available Sport exhaust pack with adjustable exhaust modes for R8 V10 Performance RWD. - Available Dynamic pack for R8 V10 Performance RWD comes with nappa leather bucket seats, carbon-ceramic rotors, and 20-inch wheels with titanium finish. - Price increases $4,200 from 2021 to $147,995. 2022 Audi TT - TTS offers a Bronze package with black exterior trim elements, 20-inch bronze wheels, and nappa leather interior with copper stitching. - TT Coupe costs $50,895; Roadster is $54,995; TTS Coupe is $60,595. https://www.thecarconnection.com/news/1132129_what-s-new-for-2022-audi

Audi partners with SAP, AWS, Capgemini and the XL2 joint venture as part of its Automotive Initiative 2025 for digital factory transformation Collaborating closely on the topic of digital transformation with the Technical University of Munich and the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO, Audi has set bold ambitions to develop a world-leading competence network for digital factory transformation and innovation. Audi’s sites in Neckarsulm will adopt a central role in the developments as a pilot factory and real world lab for digital transformation. Audi will partner with the likes of Amazon Web Services (AWS), SAP, Capgemini, and the XL2 joint venture to acquire the relevant IT solutions and ideas needed for the project. While Audi is already using intelligent digital solutions at its global production sites, the company is launching the Automotive Initiative 2025 (AI25) in Heilbronn to continue its digital transformation path. Within the next five years… Over the next five years, the AI25 will develop digital solutions for the factory of the future, implementing them in vehicle production and series production logistics. Its overarching goal is to make these key components of the production process more efficient and flexible. “We already have extensive experience in the areas of vehicle production, logistics and production IT at our Neckarsulm site. We will further enhance these capabilities in a targeted manner as part of the transformation. With our dedicated team of experts and our partners in the Automotive Initiative 2025 we develop the site into a leading factory for digital production and logistics within the Group,” said Peter Kössler, Board Member for Production and Logistics at Audi. Partnerships The XL2 joint venture founded in 2020 by Audi and Capgemini will be crucial when it comes to bringing IT innovations to Audi’s global plants. The venture will receive academic support from the Fraunhofer IAO and the Technical University of Munich, and will collaborate with Capgemini IT experts, as well as SAP and AWS to develop the IT solutions needed for a smart and connected factory. With the Automotive Initiative 2025, we have created a pioneering, interdisciplinary network between academia, research, IT companies and automobile manufacturing. The initiative uses sound science to drive the digital transformation of automobile production within the overall context of technology, organization and particularly continuing education,” said Professor Helmut Krcmar from TU Munich. “AI25 is characterised by its holistic view of digital transformation and by its clear ties to the real world. We study both strategic topics and concrete use cases that accelerate the digital transformation and generate new innovative ideas,” added Frank Loydl, Chief Information Officer (CIO) at AUDI AG. https://www.manufacturingglobal.com/digital-factory/audi-launch-digital-factory-innovation-competence-network

They're a cracking drive, just enjoy it 🙂

21-year-old Russian Klim Gavrilov will contest the full season of TCR Europe in 2021, racing an Audi RS3 LMS for VRC-Team. Gavrilov has raced full-time in TCR Russia since 2017, during which time he has scored nine race victories in the highly competitive series, finishing second overall in last year’s drivers’ championship. Gavrilov also claimed the inaugural Touring Car champion of the 2019 FIA Motorsport Games after finishing first and second respectively in the races at Vallelunga. The Russian will be no stranger to TCR Europe however, having made his début in the series at Barcelona in 2018 and then returned for the events at Spa-Francorchamps and Monza in 2019. He has also raced in TCR Italy in 2019, competing in four races and emerging victorious at Monza on his first race in the series. Gavrilov will race an Audi in 2021, marking a change for the St Petersburg racer who had campaigned a Hyundai i30 N in the Russian series in 2020. Gavrilov previously raced Audi machinery in 2019. https://www.touringcars.net/2021/05/klim-gavrilov-to-contest-full-tcr-europe-season

Two new Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evos entered under the Melbourne Performance Centre umbrella has given the Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS grid an increased grid as it heads to The Bend Motorsport Park this weekend. Nineteen cars are entered for the third round of the season, which will serve as a support race for Australia’s Repco Supercars championship for the first time this year. Eric Constantinidis will make his series debut in the No. 3 Audi alongside Bill Papas, who has upgraded to the German manufacturer’s most current GT3 offering after starting the season with an Audi R8 LMS ultra. Both drivers, competing solo, will run in the Am class. “Because of the enjoyment that we get from racing, and being ambitious old blokes, we decided to take our racing to the next level and get serious about the GT class,” said Papas. “It will be something new for us. Both Eric and I stared in road-registered Porsches, and that has led us to where we are today. “One of the appealing aspects of GT World Challenge Australia is the cars themselves. “Of course, you need a level of skill, but there are very enjoyable and tolerate for the drivers. That can bring you a little closer to the elite drivers. But I’m really looking forward to getting there.” O’Keeffe, Feeney Drafted in to Sub for Supercars Stars With both Shane van Gisbergen and Chaz Mostert focusing on Supercars duty this weekend, Dylan O’Keeffe and Broc Feeney have been drafted into MPC’s Audi and the Triple Eight Engineering Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo, respectively. TCR Australia regular O’Keeffe will team up Tony Bates in the No. 24 Bostik Audi, with Prince Jefri Ibrahim having his third different co-driver in as many rounds in Feeney. Headlining the Pro-Am field are championship leaders Garth Tander and Yasser Shahin in their Audi, which dominated the opening round at Phillip Island and took another win at the recent round at Bathurst. In the Am class, Tony Quinn has been the man to catch in his Local Legends Aston Martin Vantage GT3. The veteran racer was undefeated at the recent round at Mount Panorama and currently holds a 27-point advantage over Andrew MacPherson and Ben Borter’s Lamborghini Huracan GT3. In the GT Trophy Series, the battle is hotly-contested with Brad Schumacher’s Audi and Brett Hobson’s first-gen Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 separated by just 13 points. The GT field will practice and qualify on Friday, followed by two one-hour races on Saturday and Sunday. https://sportscar365.com/sro/gtwc/australian-gt/new-audi-entries-provide-boost-to-grid-for-the-bend/

PK Carsport’s Pro-Am duo Peter Guelinckx and Bert Longin bounced back from their frustrating result on Saturday to claim victory in the second Fanatec GT2 European Series race at Monza (18 April). Audis finished one-two courtesy of Stephane Ratel and Luca Pirri (LP Racing) who crossed the line just 0.6s behind, while Michael Vergers (Porsche) held off a charging Anders Fjordbach to seal the final podium place alongside his Speed Factory Racing co-driver Aurelijus Rusteika. The Am Cup winners were only decided on the penultimate lap when Christoph Ulrich passed Hans Joachim Stuck. Sportec Motorsport’s KTM that Ulrich shares with Adrian Spescha spent most of the opening stint fighting for the overall lead but dropped back to ultimately finish fifth following its seven-second Success Penalty and a subsequent stop-go. True Racing by Reiter Engineering’s Klaus Angerhofer and Hubert Trunkenpolz (KTM) completed the Am podium. AUDIS PICK UP THE PIECES, KTM FIGHT BACK AT THE LAST A race of two halves would best describe this weekend’s second Fanatec GT2 European Series contest, which fell Audi’s way in Pro-Am despite not having the best of the early running. In reality, Patrick Zamparini’s pole sitting Am Cup Huracan failed to complete a racing lap after pulling into the pitlane as the grid streamed towards the line, which left the way clear for Kris Rosenberger and Adrian Spescha to battle up front. The two KTMs ran nose-to-tail throughout an opening stint in which Spescha desperately sought a way past. The private battle was only resolved when Sportec’s #7 X-Bow spun exiting Ascari, which should have allowed Rosenberger to pull clear. Instead, a subsequent slow pitstop dropped co-driver Hans Stuck out of overall contention. That, plus seven-second Pitstop Success Penalties for Speed Factory Racing and Sportec, elevated the Audis of PK Carsport and LP Racing to first and second after Peter Guelinckx and Stephane Ratel completed the opening stint in third and fifth. Their respective co-drivers, Bert Longin and Luca Pirri, spent the rest of the race no more than three seconds apart but also never close enough for the lead to change hands. The result came as a tonic for both teams whose races were compromised – and in the latter’s case, ended – at the start yesterday. Instead, all eyes were on Anders Fjordbach who closed in on the top-three over the second half of the race. High Class Racing’s #33 Audi – which won on Saturday – briefly took third from Michael Vergers on the final lap before the Porsche powered back ahead to seal the final podium place. A stop-go penalty compromised Stefan Rosina and Sedhi Sarmini’s run to fifth, while Ulrich recovered from Spescha’s earlier spin and three-second stop-go penalty for making a short pitstop to hunt down and pass Hans Stuck over the closing laps. After two races, Patterson and Fjordbach are tied at 37 points apiece with the Guelinckx/Longin #81 Audi at the top of the Pro-Am standings. That puts them just four points clear of Rusteika and Vergers in the Speed Factory Racing Porsche in third. Spescha and Ulrich hold the upper hand in the Am Cup by 13 markers over Trunkenpolz and Angerhofer; just one point splits the battle for third, with Zamparini and Collado’s win on Saturday enough to keep them ahead of CMR’s Ferrari duo of Alexis Berthet and Patrick Michallier. http://www.dailysportscar.com/2021/04/18/audi-one-two-in-second-monza-race.html

Lucas di Grassi says there was “no reason” for his car to fail while leading the Rome E-Prix, which cost Audi its first Formula E win in almost two years. Audi developed an in-house powertrain for the first time for the 2021 season, its last in the championship, as it seeks a first victory since di Grassi triumphed in the Berlin E-Prix in May 2019. Di Grassi inherited the lead of the Rome race early on after a collision for polesitter Stoffel Vandoorne and Andre Lotterer was complemented by a drive-through penalty for Oliver Rowland, when the Nissan e.dams driver was adjudged to have exceeded energy limits. The Brazilian lost out to chaser and eventual winner Jean-Eric Vergne through the two uses of attack mode but repassed the DS Techeetah driver with a well-executed lunge into Turn 4. However, his race was then ended by an as-yet-unconfirmed driveshaft failure on the run to Turn 6, which forced Vandoorne to go off-line to pass him over a manhole cover that launched him into a spin and meant the race was ended under safety car conditions. Di Grassi told Motorsport.com he had driven a completely clean race and there was no apparent cause for the car to die. The 2016-17 champion said: “It was a mechanical failure [at] the rear end, we are not sure why. It needs to be opened up to exactly pinpoint it. But it was not software, not electricity, not battery. "It was some mechanical components that failed. Then I didn't have any drive. I could hear the motor spinning, but I had no drive. I was looking at the dash see if there was any alarm or anything going on, but it was dead. Without any touch, without any contact with the wall. The car had zero marks, it was a very good race. There was no reason for that to happen.” Di Grassi reckoned he had lost out to Vergne through the attack mode phase because he had been the point of reference for drivers on a slippery track, which followed a brief shower after qualifying. He continued: “In the conditions like we had, it was an extremely difficult race because it's half wet, half dry. If you're the leader car as I was, you are the reference. People behind you are kind of easy to stay with you because you need to understand if that corner is wet or not. “Vergne used his experience and good strategy to pass me with attack mode, but we had more pace today. We were able to pass back both times. The race was ours for the taking. The track was drying up and my pace was getting better.” Vergne said he had let di Grassi pass because he was attempting to save energy and thought he could re-overtake. “I did not block Lucas, when he wanted to overtake me,” he said. “I was already saving a lot of energy. I knew he had a bit less. “When I saw him trying to attack me, I just let it be. I knew there was like six, seven laps to go on this point... I could get him again at the end.” https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.motorsport.com/formula-e/news/di-grassi-break-down-rome/6190948/amp/

JOHANNESBURG - AUDI is set to return to sports prototype racing as well as the Le Mans endurance race in 2023 with an electrified car which will be the successor to the successful Audi R18. The first planned race will be the Daytona 24-hour challenge in January 2023. It’s being built in co-operation with sister company Porsche. “A great strength of the Volkswagen Group is the collaboration of the brands in the development of road cars. We are now transferring this proven model to motorsport. Nevertheless, the new sports prototype will be just as much a genuine Audi as the Audi RS e-tron GT1 that was launched recently and has also been developed on a platform shared with Porsche,” said Julius Seebach, managing director of Audi Sport GmbH and responsible for Motorsport at Audi. “The new LMDh category fits perfectly with our new set-up in motorsport. The regulations allow us to field fascinating race cars in prestigious races worldwide. In addition, we are making use of synergies inside the Volkswagen Group with our partner strategy.” The new prototype is said to be just as much an Audi as the RS e-tron GT launched recently and also developed on a platform shared with Porsche. The sports prototype for the new LMDh category is currently being created at Audi Sport in parallel with the innovative SUV for the Dakar Rally. “Of course, the Dakar team is under greater time pressure, because there are just under eight months left until our first participation in the Dakar Rally in January 2022,” said Andreas Roos, responsible for all factory motorsport commitments at Audi Sport. “But we also want to be perfectly sorted for our comeback at Le Mans.” “We have selected a chassis partner and decided on an engine concept. Together with our colleagues from Audi Design, we are currently defining the look which will excite our fans,” said Roos. The first race is planned for the Daytona 24 Hours in January 2023. The regulations, which are trimmed for maximum cost efficiency, also make Audi’s new sports prototype interesting for customer teams. “With the LMDh project, we are continuing the philosophy of our early years in sports prototypes,” said Roos. “The Audi R8 was not only the most successful prototype of its time from 2000 to 2006, with 63 victories in 80 races, but it was also very successful in the hands of our customers and easy for the teams to handle. This is also the premise with the electrification of our new sports prototype. Our goal is to also put the car in the hands of professional customer teams right from the start, in parallel to factory entries.” Audi holds the distance record at the Le Mans 24 Hours and has won the race 13 times. Audi customer teams scored overalls victories at Le Mans in 2004 and 2005. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.iol.co.za/amp/motoring/motorsport/audi-sport-set-to-return-to-le-mans-to-energise-sport-with-all-electric-racing-car-26602aaf-e218-4de3-8248-4b4295b15dc1

Balfe Motorsport will field a new Audi R8 LMS GT3 for the full 2021 International GT Open season for Shaun Balfe and Adam Carroll. Shaun is already a familiar face in the GT Open paddock having taken the 2017 Pro-Am honours alongside Rob Bell in 2017, courtesy of three wins and a further five podium positions. Prior to that, Shaun won the Spanish GT Championship and more recently finished third in the British GT Championship. Adam Carroll brings a wealth of experience to Balfe Motorsport in 2021. His racing CV is an impressive one dating back to 2000 when he secured the Formula Ford Winter Series title and soon after Formula 3 titles in the UK and Europe. The A1GP series saw Adam compete under the Team Ireland moniker, wrapping up the 2008/9 title. Spells in both GP2 and IndyCar followed, before a GT3 programme in the R8 LMS with Team WRT saw him secure his first FIA GT1 podium position at Donington Park in 2012. Since then, Adam has raced in a variety of championships, including GT Open with Balfe Motorsport in 2016 where he secured a podium on his debut. Having tested the new #22 Audi at Silverstone, the pairing expects to be competitive at the front of the field when the seven-round championship gets underway at Paul Ricard next month. Shaun Balfe: “We’re happy to be going back to this series again this year and we’re looking forward to getting a good number of laps on the car next week in the Barcelona test. We’re hoping for good weather, reflective of what we expect this year in the championship itself in terms of track temperature. “As we’re committed to this championship, it is important to do the Barcelona test as it will be significant to the start of the season as we need to be out with our competition. We believe the Audi will be competitive in GT Open and for me personally, I find the days travel to a European event useful in separating my work life from the sport of racing. Championship aspirations? It’s way too early to even think about that.” Adam Carroll: “I raced with Shaun back in 2016 at the Red Bull Ring and immediately had a strong relationship. We have remained in contact ever since and this year it came together nicely and I’m really happy to race with him again. He is mega-quick and is always amongst the best Am racers in the field. “I’ve had a shakedown in the Audi and was immediately impressed by its consistency and how well it worked out of the box. We’ve got another test in Barcelona shortly and then we’re off to the first round at Paul Ricard. We’ll be giving it everything we can and aim to do our very best with the expectation of fighting at the front.” http://www.dailysportscar.com/2021/04/13/balfe-motorsport-to-field-audi-in-gt-open.html

What's the mileage on the car? Is it slipping at all?

Welcome to the forum, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch 🙂 sounds a lovely motor and glad you're pleased with it 🙂 cheers Steve

Trevor is right, my a6 is on its way back from the moon 🤣 it's on 335k. If it's reliable then I'd say keep it. Especially if it's got Rare extras. Deleting the dpf and egr should make it more reliable to be honest. Plus bare in mind selling a cat s will be harder and potential buyers will be annoying abd want it for nothing. In which case id say keep it 🙂

One of our moderators Bradley has one. Lovely car. His is the s line spec. Read up on the oil consumption issue on the 2.0tfsi as it's a big problem.

No probs 🙂

Glad you got to the bottom of it.

That's odd then

Was speaking to a committee member of the Jaguar Enthusiasts Club (Leicester branch) and he's invited us as a club to bring our cars to one of their monthly meetings which happens every third Tuesday of the month at Beadles Lake golf Club, once restrictions are lifted. Might be a good way for us to all meet up, grab a beer abd have a knatter about cars. Let me know if any of you bare interested.