Audi - Repair and Service Redwood City - Audi RS E-Tron GT Ice Race Edition marks 40 years of Audi Sport - Bosch European Redwood City - (650) 368-3000

  

Audi last week revealed the RS E-Tron GT Ice Race Edition, a special version of the automaker's high-performance electric sedan built to celebrate this year's 40th anniversary of the Audi Sport division.

As the name suggests, the car also highlights Audi's support of the GP Ice Race, an annual motoring festival that takes place in the winter on frozen Lake Zell in Austria. The colors are meant to signify the event; the silver and white represent snow and the purple is apparently meant to represent ski goggles.

Completing the exterior design are 21-inch wheels in black, and a roof in carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic.

The interior hasn't been shown, but Audi said the division of colors makes the cabin look like it has four seats, though it actually has five. The colors used include silver and black, plus purple for accents including contrast stitching.

 

2024 Audi RS E-Tron GT Ice Race Edition

 The steering wheel features a mix of leather and Alcantara and has a silver stripe at the 12 o’clock position. The infotainment features some unique graphics, one of which is a serial number, something that traditionally has been a physical plaque.

No change was made to the car's mechanicals. Like all RS E-Tron GT sedans, the special edition is powered by a dual-motor powertrain generating a peak 637 hp, or enough for 0-60 mph acceleration in 3.1 seconds.

Only 99 examples are destined to be built, all for the European market.

Audi Sport was established in 1983, originally as Audi Quattro. Since then it’s been expanded to handle other projects including customer racing and personalization work via Audi Exclusive. A name change to Audi Sport in 2016 helped solidify the division as it expanded into new markets where the original name could be confused with Audi's Quattro branding for all-wheel-drive systems.

source: https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1140843_audi-rs-e-tron-gt-ice-race-edition-revealed

by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
http://www.boscheuropean.com

 

VW - Repair and Service Redwood City - VW Group of America becomes official importer of Rimac in US - Bosch European (650) 368-3000

  

 

The U.S. sale and aftersale services for Rimac's Nevera electric hypercar and future models from the Croatian company will soon be performed by an established outlet thanks to a new arrangement with Volkswagen Group of America.

In the arrangement, signed during last month's 2023 Monterey Car Week and announced on Wednesday, VW Group of America will become the official importer of Rimac vehicles in the U.S.

The move isn't a surprise as Rimac's car division is one half of the Bugatti Rimac partnership, which is 45% owned by Volkswagen Group, and VW Group of America already serves as the official importer for Bugatti vehicles.

As part of the new arrangement, Sascha Doering, the chief operating officer of Bugatti America, will take on an expanded role that will encompass the Rimac brand.

Mate Rimac

 “For both the Bugatti and Rimac brands, the U.S. is the strongest single market in the world, so it’s important that we curate a sales and ownership experience befitting the extraordinary cars that we’re delivering to customers,” Mate Rimac, Bugatti Rimac's CEO, said in a statement.

Rimac's Nevera is the sole model currently offered by the Croatian company. It isn't clear whether additional model lines are planned, though the company has previously hinted that it wants to stick with a single hypercar line to serve as a showcase of technologies from its Rimac Group parent, a leading supplier of EV technology to the wider automotive industry.

Bugatti on the other hand has multiple models in the pipeline. In addition to the Chiron it currently offers, the company on occasion launches low-volume models, such as the upcoming Bolide track car and Mistral roadster. Bugatti is also working on a successor to the Chiron that will be revealed next year ahead of the start of production in 2026.

source: https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1140875_vw-group-of-america-becomes-official-importer-of-rimac-in-us

by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
http://www.boscheuropean.com