Weekly Driver Podcast

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