Weekly Driver Podcast

In the next part of our uber nerdy discussion about racing cars, the conversation turns towards F1, the season thus far, Audi progress and team shakeups.

If you’re following F1, then you’ve likely caughtSam Collins on the Apple feed. He’s the one ex-plaining the minute design details to the chagrinof teams hoping their latest changes go unnoticed. Sam’s made a career of unearthing racing secrets,including discovering underground test chambers.Of course we’ll also talk F1, but will save that fornext episode since this one went quite long.

Given Bob Tullius' passing, catching up with pro driver Hurley Haywood just seemed like the right thing to do. Hurley drove for Bob in the years Tullius' team Group 44 campaigned the Audi 200 quattro in Trans-Am and the 90 quattro in IMSA GTO.

One of just two American journalists who traveled to Morocco to drive the new Audi RS 5, Car & Driver Editor in Chief Tony Quiroga tells us all about it, how it drove, how it handled and how it handled the weight.

John Hanlon is a major force in the world of preservation & restoration of historic Audi racing cars. At the moment, he's got the 1992 Audi S4 GTO, the final racing evolution of the Audi 5-cylinder engine, listed for auction on collectingcars.com. We caught up with him to chat about the car, though the conversation covered so many other subjects.

The new Audi RS 5 has dropped and it's got everyone talking. Most agree it looks like a home run, but is it too heavy and is Audi bringing it to America? Amidst that, there are executive changes going on at Audi. How will it all play out and will petitions like Nish's help make the Avant happen?

We can all be a little jealous of Jeff Glucker. He attended the Audi Revolut F1 launch in Berlin and has also driven the S1 Hoonitron. We caught up with him to talk F1 and ended up covering all of that and more.

Making the run to Allentown, PA for Carlisle's Auto Mania event with Garage 44's Adam Eisenhauer is an annual tradition. Now throw in a flash snow storm, closed highways, smashed cars, stranted motorists and new Vredestein Quatrac Pro + tires on the SQ8 and you have the makings of a trip worth recounting. Survive all that and we also revisit the Auto Mania experience.

Nishant Pillai is a savant when it comes to tailored blue cars. That he has a pair of matching Nogaro Blue builds including an RS 6 Avant RS Tribute Edition and Porsche Paint to Sample 911 GT3 RS is a legitimate Nogaro flex.

In the last few months since Auditography was last on the show, he's driven the Concept C, met with Audi CEO Gernot Döllner attended an F1 Grand Prix and reviewed a number of Audi models for his YouTube channel. We catch up & chew the fat.

Ilko Nechev is the muscle behind ad & sponsorship marketing for Porsche Club North America, Audi Club of America & Mercedes Benz Car Club of America. If you know you know, & then you may already know Ilko.If you don't, here's your intro. We chat events like SEMA & Retromobile Paris, + his car bio,including his tailored Porsche 911(993) in Maritime Blue.

Jonny Lieberman returns victorious, the only American journalist given the chance to drive the Audi Concept C.Sharing what he learned is only part of the conversation. We now know more about Audi's design resetting concept, what it drives like and theories on what we can expect.

Mike Callaghan has been in marketing for brands like Burton Snowboard, Thule and Hoonigan. Today, he's Head of Brand & Partnerships at FCP Euro. He's also a car enthusiast with a penchant for Audi. Catching up with Mike, the conversation covered a lot of bases, including marketing in the automotive space and locating Audi exclusive builds at CarMax like a HotWheels treasure hunt.

As a Motor Trend Staffer, regular personality on Spike’s Car Radio and host of MT’s Inevitable Podcast about the future of the automobile, Jonny Lieberman has plenty of experience with the world’s greatest cars - ICE, EV, or otherwise. So, we talk about driving purism building driver’s EVs and debate the place of EVs with synthesized gears.

Remember Volkswagen's Spektrum program that saw special paint underpin a series of Golf R models? Turns out even more Golf Rs and eGolfs were made for Canada - a program that inspired Spektrum to come to America. To get the backstory, we catch up with Megan Closset who was the Volkswagen Golf Product Manager at the time Spektrum came about.

Having photographed the car before its debuts in Milan or Münich, our friend Auditography returns to talk about the remarkable new Audi concept C.Check out his YouTube channel at ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Auditography⁠.

Meet Jeff Gerner and Dan Gray. With hot rodding and aviation in his blood, Gerner is an enthusiast who campaigned an Audi “ur” S4 at Pike’s Peak, then later the Bonneville Speed Week where he holds records. Jeff is now aiming to retire and the S4 is up for sale. Dan Gray of Authentic Auctions is helping him do just that, listing the car this week on Cars & Bids. Learn more about the men, the car and the whole process in this episode.Find the Auction Here: https://carsandbids.com/auctions/KZ5GkOqZ/1993-audi-s4?ss_id=141d77aa-4d90-4212-baea-0a8d3942e6c8&ref=lr_1_1

Meet Ryan Compton and Troy Sicotte, by day one is a branding attorney and the other the head of a renowned outdoor apparel brand. Both are Audi enthusiasts and owners. Both have served as President of Audi Club North America - the brand's largest owner's club worldwide. Motivated by the Auditography video 'Speak up for Audi', we analyze what's going on at the brand that's resulting in concern by its broad community of aficionados.Check out ⁠ooooIYKYK.com⁠ for more news and features about the Audi brand,

Next up, our first tailored build car and owner profile via Tailored Driver. Meet Jon Walton, owner of what we'd argue is the most subtle execution of Lamborghini's most bonkers Huracan. With the help of his dealership Lamborghini Philadelphia, Jon went deep into the offerings of Lamborghini's in-house tailor Ad Personam, including Sant Agata's back catalogue of colors. Here, he walks us through creating his unique specification, visiting the Lamborghini Lounge in Manhattan, Lamborghini's factory in Sant Agata, Italy and offers detail of his home cars and coffee gathering outside Philadelphia where he and his STO are regulars.Check out more tailored automotive content at http://www.tailoreddriver.com

As the first Audi-focused episode in our recurring ooooIYKYK series, George Achorn catches up with the creator behind the Instagram account and YouTube channel ‪ ⁨@Auditography⁩  who revealed an hour long video last week that was heartfelt, yet critical of the Audi brand he loves. We catch up with him to dig into his issues, and compare our own knowledge and concerns about the brand.Watch the Auditography Speak Up For Audi here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43C8hSLcCAc

What's a Tailored Driver? From limited edition model to factory commissioned special, remastered modern to reimagined classic, a tailored driver is something intentional, self expression on four wheels and something beyond monotone transportation appliances.Meet host George Achorn, Will Barber and Denis Podmarkov of TailoredDriver.com.