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.
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As the first Audi-focused episode in the ooooIYKYK podcast, 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