Bentley, with an Audi engine and support from Audi works team Joest Racing, won its first Le Mans title since 1930, in the Bentley Speed 8, driven by Italian Rinaldo Capello, Britain’s Guy Smith and the Dane Tom Kristensen, who set a personal record with his fourth straight victory
Sunday 15th June 2003 Bentley, with an Audi engine and support from Audi works team Joest Racing, won its first Le Mans title since 1930, in the Bentley Speed 8, driven by Italian Rinaldo Capello, Britain’s Guy Smith and the Dane Tom Kristensen, who set a personal record with his fourth straight victory. Another Bentley…
Acknowledged as the first car to bring premium brand qualities to the compact hatchback sector, the Audi A3 went on sale in the UK
Thursday 12th June 2003 Acknowledged as the first car to bring premium brand qualities to the compact hatchback sector, the Audi A3 went on sale in the UK. OTR prices ranged from £15,190 to £23,665.
The Audi R8 of Frank Biela, Tom Kristianson, and Emanuele Pirro won the 24 Hours of Le Mans
Sunday 17th June 2001 The Audi R8 of Frank Biela, Tom Kristianson, and Emanuele Pirro won the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Corvette C5Rs finish 1-2 in the GTS class with the Ron Fellows/Johnny O’Connell/Scott Pruett car beating the Andy Pilgrim/Frank Freon/Kelly Collins car.
The Saudi Arabian interior minister, Prince Nayef, stated that his government would not allow women to drive
Thursday 26th April 2001 The Saudi Arabian interior minister, Prince Nayef, stated that his government would not allow women to drive. Women are not allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia, although it is tolerated in rural areas (in rural areas women drive “because their families’ survival depends on it” and because the mutaween (close male…
An agreement between the shareholders of Lamborghini and Audi was signed in London for the complete take-over of the Company
Friday 24th July 1998 An agreement between the shareholders of Lamborghini and Audi was signed in London for the complete take-over of the Company.
Volkswagen subsidiary Audi had announced it was selling Cosworth Racing to US car giant Ford only hours after sealing a deal to buy it from Vickers
Monday 13th July 1998 Volkswagen subsidiary Audi had announced it was selling Cosworth Racing to US car giant Ford only hours after sealing a deal to buy it from Vickers. The German car group paid £117m ($190.8m) for the Cosworth engine-making group as part of the deal to buy Rolls Royce Motor Cars from Vickers.
The Audi TT was first shown as a concept car at the Frankfurt Motor Show
Thursday 14th September 1995 The Audi TT was first shown as a concept car at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The model took its name from the successful motor-racing tradition of NSU in the British Isle of Man TT (Tourist Trophy) motorcycle race since 1911. The Citroen Xantia Estate was also unveiled at the show.
British racer Keith Odor was killed during the Super Touring Car race at the Avus track in Germany when his disabled Nissan was broadsided by an Audi driven by Frank Biela
Monday 11th September 1995 British racer Keith Odor was killed during the Super Touring Car race at the Avus track in Germany when his disabled Nissan was broadsided by an Audi driven by Frank Biela.
For some years AUDI AG had been working together with the Aluminium Company of America on the development of a lightweight aluminium production car
Thursday 9th September 1993 For some years AUDI AG had been working together with the Aluminium Company of America on the development of a lightweight aluminium production car. The result was presented at the 1993 Frankfurt Motor Show: the aluminium study known as the Audi Space Frame. The body used new design principles: extruded aluminium…
The critically acclaimed road movie “Thelma and Louise” debuted in US theatres, stunning audiences with a climactic scene in which its two heroines drive off a cliff into the Grand Canyon, in a vintage 1966 green Ford Thunderbird convertible
Friday 24th May 1991 The critically acclaimed road movie “Thelma and Louise” debuted in US theatres, stunning audiences with a climactic scene in which its two heroines drive off a cliff into the Grand Canyon, in a vintage 1966 green Ford Thunderbird convertible.
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