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Audi best DTM manufacturer: “Honorable” / DTM

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Audi is the best DTM manufacturer for the seventh time: after 2004, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2020, the brand with the four rings has now asserted itself in the manufacturers’ classification for the first time with the GT3 sports car R8 LMS.

In his last DTM race for Audi, René Rast finished second for the sixth time this year on the podium and secured third place in the drivers’ standings. The Abt Sportsline team is third in the team classification, tied on points with the second-placed Mercedes-AMG Winward team.

“For the second time in a row, an Audi driver kept the fight for the title in the DTM open until the finale,” says Head of Audi Motorsport Rolf Michl. “René has done a great deal for Audi in his exceptional career. We would have gladly granted him a fourth DTM championship trophy.”

Winning the manufacturers’ classification means a lot to Audi Sport customer racing. “In the entire world of customer racing, the DTM is certainly one of the most competitive racing series,” says Chris Reinke, Head of Audi Sport customer racing. «A big compliment to our three teams and personally to those responsible Thomas Biermaier, Kimmo Liimatainen and Arkin Aka. Together with all the drivers, they secured the brand title for us. Being the best of six manufacturers and finishing in the top three of 34 drivers and 17 teams is an honor.”

After Audi Sport driver Kelvin van der Linde fought for the title up to the finale last year, three-time champion René Rast kept the fight for the championship open until the 16th and final race this year. The 35-year-old professional from Team Abt came to the Hockenheimring as one of ten drivers from five different brands with title chances.

Cleverly, Rast avoided several serious accidents in Saturday’s race and scored valuable points in fifth place before securing pole position for the final race on Sunday morning. In the decisive final race, only three drivers still had a chance of winning the championship. After 34 laps, Rast took second place in front of newly crowned champion Sheldon van der Linde. This means that five of the six Audi drivers clinched twelve podium finishes in total in the past DTM season.

Audi has its three customer teams to thank for the top result in the manufacturers’ classification. After Abt Sportsline and Team Rosberg had already launched the R8 LMS in the GT3 debut year of the DTM in 2021, Attempto Racing with private driver Marius Zug was also there for the first time this year.

Third in qualifying, he scored his first point for Arkin Aka’s team from Hanover in Hockenheim on Sunday. Finishing fourth in the race marked a strong end to the season for the 19-year-old native of Munich. He was only 0.291 seconds short of the podium.

Just like the German, Dev Gore started this season as a privateer in an Audi. The 25-year-old racing driver from Team Rosberg experienced his best race in Imola. At the third event, the American achieved a DTM podium result for the first time in his career thanks to a good race strategy and a convincing personal performance after an early pit stop in second place. His Rosberg team-mate, Audi driver Nico Müller, recorded his best performances of the year with a win at the season opener in Portimão and second place in Imola. The Swiss came in seventh in the final standings as the second-best driver of an Audi R8 LMS.

Two other Audi Sport drivers were at the start for Abt Sportsline. Kelvin van der Linde achieved his best performances with Audi this year at the Nürburgring: After winning the 24-hour race with Audi for the second time in May, three months later in the DTM he also achieved the best DTM season result. He finished the season in ninth place. His team-mate Ricardo Feller set several exclamation marks in his debut season in the DTM. The Swiss celebrated his first victory at the third weekend in Imola, and another trophy came with third place at the Nürburgring.

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Audi returns to Formula One; This time it comes with a new engine Audi to join Formula 1 from 2026

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Audi, the world-renowned car manufacturer, is returning to Formula One. Audi will be part of Formula One again from the 2026 season onwards. Audi will come with a new engine.

Earlier, Formula One had published new rules for building engines. New rules have been introduced to facilitate the entry of new companies. It will follow in the footsteps of the existing V6 engine and reach the engine of Formula One cars in 2026. However, the engines will have more electric power. The engines run on 100 percent renewable fuel.

Audi, part of the German automaker Volkswagen Group, is tipped to introduce a low-cost, sustainable engine. Audi’s arrival is expected to strengthen Formula One, which aims to reach zero carbon emissions before 2030.

F1 President and CEO Stefano Domenicali said: “We are delighted to welcome Audi to Formula One. It will give more power to Formula One. He responded that being able to launch a fully hybrid engine by 2026 would be a great achievement.

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For 2023: Cadillac tests the V-LMDh at Road Atlanta / FIA WEC

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Pipo Derani, Sebastien Bourdais, Earl Bamber and Alex Lynn drove the new LMDh car from the American brand Cadillac at the Georgia circuit. Headlights installed for the first time.

The test drives with the new LMDh racing cars continue happily with the manufacturers: Now Cadillac was on the road again. The American luxury brand drove at the Road Atlanta circuit for three days. This has an excellent reputation in sports car racing. The ‘Petit Le Mans’ always takes place there. For the first time, Cadillac also used the designation V-LMDh in connection with the racing car. Maybe that’s the name of the racing car.

“We have a lot of work to do on durability – that means giving the car as many miles as possible,” said Laura Wontrop Klauser, GM sports car racing program manager. “We also have a lot of integration work with the engine, the hybrid and the electronic braking system. You also have to understand the tires and make sure the driver behavior is good so that the drivers feel safe to push the car to its limits in the races.”

Pipo Derani, Sebastien Bourdais, Earl Bamber and Alex Lynn were at the wheel of the racer at Road Atlanta. “I think we had a really successful first test at Sebring and the GM guys did a great job in the short break to gather all the information and take some positive steps in the overall development of the car,” said Earl Bamber. “We’re constantly learning about the engine and the hybrid system, which is new to everyone. The same applies to the powertrain and chassis from Dallara.”

During the test at Road Atlanta, it was noticeable that headlights were installed on the Cadillac for the first time. In the previous tests, these could not be seen – at least on the official photos.

“To be part of the program and develop this new hybrid technology with Cadillac Racing is fantastic for me as a driver,” added Derani. «I had a successful time with the DPi and am now looking forward to the future. The car was born pretty good. It’s a strong base from which to start working with the car. When a driver gets into a car, he immediately knows whether it’s a car that he can develop into a good car, or whether he’s going to have a lot of trouble with it. The little time I’ve had in the car so far has been very promising. It gives us a reason to smile and keep working hard.”

Cadillac not only wants to compete in the American IMSA series with the racer, but also wants to enter the FIA ​​WEC. So there will also be a return to the 24h Le Mans. Cadillac last competed there in 2002.

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These cult cars from the 1980s

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Manon Prudhon and Victor Massonnet standing in their Austin Mini (surrounded by a Porsche 928 and a BMW E30). The couple launched LMP, a garage specializing in youngtimers. Olivier Coret for Le Figaro Magazine

SURVEY – Among car collectors, a new phenomenon is emerging: that of youngtimers, models from the 1980s and 1990s, who rocked the childhood and adolescence of today’s active people.

In the rear view mirror of the old “Béhème” which takes us, the rectangular grille of a Renault grows visibly, armed with the Régie’s eighties diamond. Has a septuagenarian forgotten to take advantage of the scrapping bonus? Its driver, barely 30 years old, pulls out into the left lane. With a gasp, the wise family is propelled to the next milestone. It’s an R21 Turbo, enfant terrible of a time when driving fast was still France’s dream. The small 6 in line of the BMW is beaten soundly. A handsome player, its driver, also in his thirties, is reassured: at least, there is no doubt, he is on the road to Montlhéry. In a few kilometers, he will find his congeners at the festival of “youngtimers“. Youngtimers? An anglicism – opposed to “oldtimers” – to qualify 1980 cars to 2000, those who cradled, not without nausea, the childhood of today’s workers. Those that nobody looked at ten years ago. And who, today, are tearing themselves away…

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The new cars of the fall

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ANALYSE – Unsurprisingly, SUVs, now electrified, will continue to monopolize the news for the coming months.

Against a background of tension and uncertainty – the shortage of semiconductors is still slowing down production and the war in Ukraine is causing energy prices to soar – manufacturers are continuing to renew their ranges. Often at a forced march to adapt to the ecological transition. Unsurprisingly, to meet the next deadlines for reducing CO emissions2, all new models convert to partial electrification (hybridization) or total (100% electric). From here the passage, the 1is January 2035, from the new to the electric market (battery or hydrogen), voted by MEPsmanufacturers must respect a carbon emissions reduction trajectory.

In light of the challenges and constraints posed by this revolution for the entire sector in an eminently changing context, the decisions taken by Europe raise many questions. As such, it appears essential, as manufacturers demand…

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Audi Q6 E-Tron Sportback: Macan-Klon als SUV-Coupe

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At the end of 2023, Audi will also bring a Q6 E-Tron as a Sportback version. Our Erlkönig hunter has now shot down a corresponding prototype.

The model with the four rings is based on the Premium Platform Electric (PPE), which Audi is developing together with Porsche. But while the Zuffenhausen-based company is launching the all-electric Macan in just one body shape, Audi has two electric SUVs in its model portfolio. The Audi Q6 E-Tron as an SUV version and the now shot Audi Q6 E-Tron Sportback in a coupé look.


Audi Q6 E-Tron als SUV-Coupé

Like its brother, the Sportback comes with narrow twin headlights and a closed grille. These body elements stand out well even under the camouflage. The apron shows further air inlets and a spoiler lip in the lower area. Both models are identical up to the B-pillar, from the B-pillar onwards the rear leans gently towards the rear. The window band is correspondingly narrow, the tailgate has a large window and a spoiler with a third brake light in the lower area. There is no rear window wiper. As with the SUV, narrow lights that reach far into the flap are emblazoned here, which are probably connected to each other by an LED strip. The tailgate cut-out below corresponds to the shape of the SUV, as does the apron.



Depending on the version, the PPE platform enables all-wheel drive with one electric motor (permanently excited synchronous machine) per axle or a solo electric motor for rear-wheel drive. All-wheel steering and air suspension are just as much a part of the features as a 350 kW quick charge function and torque vectoring. Like the electric Macan, the Audi Q6 E-Tron via 800 volt technology. There is no information about battery capacity or the performance of the electric motors yet.


By the way: above that Audi Q6 E-Tron, the Ingolstadt-based company is positioning two larger E-SUVs. As a replacement for the Audi E-Tron models, there will be the from 2026 Audi Q8 E-Tron and Q8 E-Tron Sportback.


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With the Q6 E-Tron, Audi will be launching a clone of the purely electric Porsche Macan from 2023 – but unlike the Porsche, Audi is not staying with just one model. In addition to the SUV, there is also a coupé variant that goes by the name of Audi Q6 E-Tron Sportback – and will probably be launched at the end of 2023.

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