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F1 drivers reveal special Monaco GP helmet designs

Several F1 drivers have revealed special Monaco GP helmet designs, ranging from personal tributes and brand promotions to AI-generated artwork

Motorsport · Jun 5

Surprise! This Is The New Audi Nuvolari Supercar

The most powerful Audi ever ties the original Bugatti Veyron at 987 hp.

Motor1 · Jun 4

Audi Has Recreated A 16-Cylinder Record Car

Audi is back at the top tier of motorsport. Formula 1 didn’t exist yet in the celebrated, if increasingly war-shadowed, 1930s, but the Auto Union race cars of that era can still be seen as the sport’s forebears. One of them fused engineering ambition and driver bravery into a machine…

Motor1 · May 6

Audi Is Launching a New Car Company Called… AUDI

Where are the rings, Audi? It’s a valid question for the company's newest concept shown today in Shanghai. But this isn’t an Audi. It’s an AUDI. The luxury brand in the Volkswagen Group empire is teaming up with SAIC to launch a new car company in China. Of all the…

Motor1 · Nov 7, 2024

The A6 E-Tron Is Audi's First Rear-Wheel Drive Sedan in a Century

No, really. To find another rear-drive Audi sedan, you have to go back before the War.

Motor1 · Jul 31, 2024

Audi Revived a Never-Built, 16-Cylinder Supercar From the 1930s

The Auto Union Type 52 would have been one of the fastest cars on the planet. But it never made it to production ... until now.

Motor1 · Jul 11, 2024

The First Porsche With All-Wheel Drive Was An Off-Road Military Vehicle

The Porsche 597 could float on water and could scale steep inclines thanks to a dedicated crawler gear.

Motor1 · Jan 27, 2024

Mercedes Fully Owned Audi In 1959 When It Nearly Bought BMW

Just imagine the three-pointed star, four rings, and roundel under the same roof.

Motor1 · Dec 11, 2023

Audi Trainees Transform Classic NSU Prinz Into All-Electric Sports Car

Built to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Neckarsulm factory, the restomod has a 240 hp electric motor from an Audi e-tron.

Motor1 · Jul 9, 2023

Ranked! The top 10 pre-war grand prix cars

Grand prix racing had been around for nearly half a century before the arrival of Formula 1. The inaugural world championship in 1950 is often used as a starting point, but there had been plenty of brilliant machines and epic races already.

Motorsport · Mar 11, 2023