Audi Cars: Illustrated History Books & Guides

Audi: A History of Progress

This book presents the history of Audi AG, from its foundation in Germany in 1909 to its position at the start of the 21st century. It offers a clear overview of the company's development and major changes over time.
The complete Audi "family tree" is described, including Wanderer, DKW, Horch, Audi A697, Auto Union and NSU, with attention to their role in motor sport and to the key people who shaped the brand.

This revised edition extends the original work and covers Audi's history up to the Le Mans victory in 2000. It includes hundreds of rare factory photographs and illustrations, showing both past and present in a high-quality hardcover volume.
For Audi owners, enthusiasts and automotive historians, "Audi: A History of Progress" is a valuable reference and a worthy addition to any library.

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Author:	Audi AG
Details:	276 pages, 9 x 8.25 in (24 x 21 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	550 photos and drawings
Language:	English
Publisher:	Bentley Publishers (USA, 2004)
ISBN:	9780837610368

Audi RS: History, Models, Technology

RS as in Rennsport: Audi's most evocative abbreviation represents special cars, fantastic drivetrain solutions and abundant traction. Born of a partnership with Porsche, these two letters evolved into a constant in most Audi model lines.

Motoring journalist Constantin Bergander and photographer Peter Besser provide an in-depth look into a fascinating series of automobiles, full of power and elegance.
This meticulously researched book tells the captivating story of all RS models, introduced first in 1994, from the disruptive Audi Avant RS2, all the way to the fully electric Audi RS e-tron GT. It explains the powerplants, the various all-wheel drivetrains, and the strategies behind the cars.

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Author:	Constantin Bergander, Peter Besser
Details:	256 pages, 11.2 x 9 x 0.91 in (28.5 x 24 x 2.3 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	403 b&w and color photos
Language:	English
Publisher:	Dalton Watson Fine Books (USA, 2022)
ISBN:	9781854433213

Audi RS

"RS", short for "Rennsport" (motor racing in German), represents Audi's most powerful models, known for exceptional engines and outstanding grip.

Born from a partnership with Porsche and developed by the subsidiary quattro GmbH, these models are now present across nearly all series. It began in 1994 with the high-performance Audi Avant RS2, a sporty station wagon, and the range gradually expanded to include many top-tier sports models.

This book traces the history of all RS models, from the Avant RS2 to the fully electric RS e-tron GT. It details engines, all-wheel-drive systems, and development strategies for each car. The evolution of Audi's sports division is also covered, from managing licensing and merchandising to becoming a renowned automotive manufacturer.

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Author:	Constantin Berganger, Peter Besser
Details:	208 pages, 11.8 x 9.8 x 0.98 in (30 x 25 x 2.5 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	380 b&w and color photos
Language:	French
Publisher:	ETAI (F, 2022)
ISBN:	9791028305031

Audi - L'irrésistible ascension

After being ousted from his own brand, August Horch founded Audi, then in 1910, then in 1932, the brand joined forces with three other manufacturers to found Auto Union, with its logo of four intertwined rings.
After the war, the group came under the control of Mercedes-Benz, manufacturing mainly cheap two-stroke cars. Losing momentum, Auto Union was sold to Volkswagen, mainly interested in factories, to meet the strong demand for Beetles.

However, the critical success of the F102, which became the Audi 72, encouraged the management to make Audi a brand offering luxurious and reliable front-wheel drive models. Under the leadership of Ferdinand Piëch, a brilliant engineer and grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, innovation, symbolised by the five-cylinder engine and especially the Quattro all-wheel drive with its multiple rally victories, would propel Audi in a few decades to the level of other German premium brands.

Covering many segments of the automotive market, Audi has become a world-renowned and appreciated German sports brand while retaining its DNA, made of technology, innovation and quality.
This book invites you to relive this history through fourteen iconic models. From the Audi Typ C, the first Audi competition car, to the Audi e-tron Sportback, which revolutionized the 100% electric SUV, to the Audi Quattro, world rally champion (1982 1984), discover the history of the brand with the rings.

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Author:	Aurélien Gueldry, Cathy Dubuisson
Details:	160 pages, 11.8 x 9.8 x 0.79 in (30 x 25 x 2 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	300 b&w and color photos
Language:	French
Publisher:	ETAI (F, 2021)
ISBN:	9791028304812

Audi, les anneaux magiques

Audi is definitely an atypical car brand in the German automotive landscape, with a history that goes back to the beginning of the 20th century, but which the general public only knows about the last thirty years, since the appearance of the revolutionary quattro. Since then, Audi has risen to the top three of the European high-end, with Mercedes and BMW. Unlike these two competitors, Audi remains an astonishing laboratory of design and technology.

Rediscover in this book from the Label Auto collection the emblematic models that have etched the genes of the brand with the four rings...

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Author:	Bernard Sara
Details:	128 pages, 9 x 10.6 in (24 x 27 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	many b&w and color photos
Language:	French
Publisher:	ETAI (F, 2012)
ISBN:	9782726895986

Audi - Innovation im Zeichen der Vier Ringe

The Four Rings - today the world-famous symbol of Audi - represent the union of Audi, DKW, Horch, and Wanderer. In 1932, during the crisis following the Great Depression, these companies formed Auto Union. This marked the start of a remarkable automotive history, with Audi emerging as the only remaining brand.

This book, illustrated with many contemporary images, explains how Auto Union was formed. It presents notable cars and motorcycles from the brands and explains why Audi still exists and why the Four Rings did not become five after the 1969 merger with NSU.

Modern innovations and current Audi models are also highlighted, including technologies like quattro, Audi Space Frame, and the five-cylinder engine, design studies, styling trends, and Audi's motorsport achievements. All series from A1 to R8 are presented, along with the history of Auto Union and NSU and the brands Ducati and Lamborghini.

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Author:	Didier Ganneau
Details:	168 pages, 8.1 x 11.6 in (20.5 x 29.5 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	many b&w and color photos
Language:	German
Publisher:	Delius Klasing Verlag GmbH (D, 2017)
ISBN:	9783667108586

Audi A2

When the first Audi A2 rolled off the production line in Neckarsulm in 1999, it was destined for great things: it was supposed to shake up the compact car market. Instead, the A2 passed unnoticed by the market. But even if it was not very popular at the time, today it is a sought-after classic - as a youngtimer on the used car market.

The Audi A2 was simply ahead of its time. The unusual van-like shape and the comparatively high price put off potential buyers at the time. But the A2 was a true milestone in automotive technology.
With its lightweight aluminum body, extremely low air resistance and economical engines, the smallest Audi of its time can still keep up with many current small car models today. Hardly any other small car at the time could offer the high-quality equipment with air conditioning, glass sunroof and leather seats, which were available on request.

In this book, Dirk-Michael Conradt tells the whole story of the small premium car. The experienced motor journalist and former editor-in-chief of the magazines Motor Klassik and sport auto is himself an A2 driver and fan.

- Complete chronology of the Audi A2 from the prototype to the finished model
- All technical data and production figures
- Around 200 partly unpublished photos from the Audi factory archive

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Author:	Dirk-Michael Conradt
Details:	252 pages, 11.6 x 11 in (29.5 x 28 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	363 b&w and color photos
Language:	German
Publisher:	Delius Klasing Verlag GmbH (D, 2018)
ISBN:	9783667113986

Audi RS - Geschichte, Modelle, Technik

The particularly sporty Audi models bear the magical RS abbreviation for "racing". With this first book about these high-performance cars, we present all RS models produced so far from Ingolstadt.
In close cooperation with Audi, the author expertly presents the fascinating, powerful and elegant models with all the technical details and many pictures.

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Author:	Constantin Bergander
Details:	208 pages, 11.4 x 9.7 in (29 x 24.5 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	extensively illustrated
Language:	German
Publisher:	Heel-Verlag GmbH (D, 2021)
ISBN:	9783868522099

Die Auto Union AG - Spurensuche Ost

The founding of Auto Union AG in 1932 was the first state-owned German automobile company, which united the car manufacturers Audi, DKW, Horch and Wanderer, which had been hit hard by the global economic crisis, rehabilitated them and led them to new heights. The brand's headquarters were in Chemnitz, although the company's administration was housed in the DKW headquarters in Zschopau in the early years.

Even today there are numerous architectural testimonies of the Auto Union in Saxony that have survived the bombing war, dismantling and planned economy - some renovated at great expense, but some left to decay and with an uncertain future.

The historian Martin Kukowski and the photographer Stefan Warter go on a search for clues and document the current state with impressive photos, accompanied by expert historical classification and photo documents from the archives.

With the support of Audi Tradition.

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Author:	Martin Kukowski
Details:	160 pages, 10.6 x 9.25 in (27 x 23.5 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	144 b&w and color photos
Language:	German
Publisher:	Delius Klasing Verlag GmbH (D, 2019)
ISBN:	9783667117106

Einblicke: Die Fahrzeugsammlung der Audi AG

The history of the Audi brand stretches back to the 19th century. The automotive treasure trove is correspondingly large, encompassing several brands: in addition to Audi, Horch, NSU, DKW, Wanderer and Auto Union.

With this opulent illustrated book, Audi is opening its doors for the first time and allowing us to share in the fascinating range of its brand history, from the first Horch to the Sport-quattro prototype.

The Audi archive contains an impressive collection that is usually not accessible to ordinary mortals. In addition to regular series models, there are mainly one-off pieces: Audi prototypes, test vehicles, studies that were never realized. There are also Audis previously owned by prominent people, custom-made models, racing cars - simply everything that is relevant to the company's history.

In order to document the extremely extensive and extensive archives of Audi AG, in-house photographer Stefan Warter spent several days in the "holy halls". In the process, he tracked down some lost treasures from the brand's history. Special Audi models are examined in more detail in exciting essays. A visually stunning journey through Audi history!

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Author:	Ralf Friese, Stefan Warter
Details:	256 pages, 11.6 x 10.8 x 1.06 in (29.5 x 27.5 x 2.7 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	385 b&w and color photos
Language:	German
Publisher:	Delius Klasing Verlag GmbH (D, 2022)
ISBN:	9783667125293

Audi 100 Coupé S

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According to legend, the Audi 100 Coupé S was not created as part of a marketing strategy, but from the personal wish of Technical Director Ludwig Kraus. In the 1960s, he preferred a coupé to a saloon as his company car. The team led by designer Hartmut Warkuß produced an elegant two-door model that could rival designs by famous Italian stylists.

Typical of its era, the interior featured corduroy seats and wooden trim. Power came from a 112 hp four-cylinder engine, which easily handled the car's low weight. The high price of around 14.000 DM limited sales and later turned the model into a sought-after classic.

In this monograph, Audi expert Dirk-Michael Conradt examines the development and variants of a car that shaped the brand's style.

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Author:	Dirk-Michael Conradt
Details:	256 pages, 11.8 x 11 x 1.18 in (30 x 28 x 3 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	594 b&w and color photos
Language:	German
Publisher:	Delius Klasing Verlag GmbH (D, 2025)
ISBN:	9783667129758

Audi 1910-2000 - Auto Union, DKW, Horch, Wanderer

Audi AG looks back on a varied and eventful history, with a tradition stretching back to the 19th century. In the course of the first wave of concentration in automobile manufacturing, Audi merged with Horch, DKW and Wanderer to form Auto Union AG in 1932. The four intertwined rings of the Audi logo are still reminiscent of the founding brands today.

Pages of the book "Audi 1910-2000 - Auto Union, DKW, Horch, Wanderer"

Today, Audi is one of the major German premium brands alongside Mercedes-Benz and BMW. Werner Oswald traces the history of this rise and the models with which Auto Union and its heirs achieved this feat in this volume.

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Author:	Werner Oswald
Details:	304 pages, 10.4 x 9.1 in (26.5 x 23 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	400 photos
Language:	German
Publisher:	Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2020)
ISBN:	9783613043145

Audi 80 - Alle Modelle von 1972 bis 1995 - Entwicklung, Technik & Design

For the first monograph on this milestone in Audi's history, the Audi Tradition department opened its archives. Readers gain comprehensive insights into the development and production of the successful Audi 80 series, highly valued in the classic car scene.
High-quality images, a detailed statistics section with technical data and production figures, and many little-known facts from internal sources complete this publication.
An updated edition that is essential for all Audi enthusiasts.

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Author:	Kevin Thiel
Details:	192 pages, 11.4 x 9.8 x 0.79 in (29 x 25 x 2 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	extensively illustrated
Language:	German
Publisher:	Heel-Verlag GmbH (D, 2023)
ISBN:	9783966645690

Audi Design - Zwischen Evolution und Revolution

Alongside technology, design is the deciding factor as to whether a car is perceived as attractive or not. Throughout its history (and prehistory), Audi AG has always managed to find the balance between these two poles. And so harmoniously that desirable automobiles have always been created under the sign of the four rings.
The current automobile design with the "Singleframe" radiator grille is also a prime example of the well thought-out, consistent design of a model family.

In two volumes, Prof. Dr. Othmar Wickenheiser, who has a doctorate in the development of automobile design, examines and explains the Audi design language in all its facets. As an automobile designer himself, he is excellent at clearly presenting complex issues using clear examples and drawing attention to things that may not have been noticed before.

It is in the nature of things that history, present and future are connected by a "common thread". A masterpiece that is bound to delight more than just fans of Audi design!

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Author:	Othmar Wickenheiser
Details:	640 pages, 13.2 x 10 in (33.5 x 25.5 cm), hardback, in cassette
Illustrations:	881 photos and drawings
Language:	German
Publisher:	Delius Klasing Verlag GmbH (D, 2014)
ISBN:	9783768837514

Die Auto Union GmbH - Spurensuche Ingolstadt

After the Second World War, there were still numerous vehicles from Auto Union AG on German roads, but the company was dissolved in 1948. The demand for spare parts and new cars was high, so in 1949 a new company was founded with headquarters in Ingolstadt: Auto Union GmbH. After several takeovers, today's Audi AG emerged.

Anyone who walks through the city with their eyes open can still find numerous architectural witnesses to the early years, even today, 70 years after the company was founded. In impressive photos, accompanied by expert historical classification and photo documents from the archives, this volume shows the current state of the buildings and invites you on an exciting journey of discovery.

With support from Audi Tradition.

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Author:	Ralf Friese
Details:	144 pages, 10.6 x 9.25 in (27 x 23.5 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	247 b&w and color photos
Language:	German
Publisher:	Delius Klasing Verlag GmbH (D, 2019)
ISBN:	9783667117120