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  • Market Find: New Audi exclusive Nogaro Blue SQ7 in Texas

    Market Find: New Audi exclusive Nogaro Blue SQ7 in Texas

    What: 2025 Audi SQ7 Prestige
    Color:  Audi exclusive Nogaro Blue (nogaroblau; pearl effect UNI; Z5M; Audi)
    VIN: WA1VWBF78SD021902
    Mileage: Delivery
    Price: $118,165, currently with National Customer Credit so $115,165
    CarFax: N/A
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: Audi Grapevine, Grapevine, TX
    Link: Audi Grapevine

    Finding a sought-after Audi exclusive build in new car inventory is a bit of a Hot Wheels Treasure Hunt for big kids. Such is the case for this new car inventory Audi SQ7 fully loaded and in an excellent spec with Prestige equipment level, Night Vision Assistant and Trailer Hitch packages. Even better, it’s got Audi exclusive Nogaro Blue paint that is iconic in the eyes of Audi aficionados having been originally popularized on the Audi RS2 Avant. Given the tall wagon-like nature of the SQ7, we think it’s a good fit.

    Inside, whomever ordered this specified it with Arras Red leather. Frankly, we’re surprised they didn’t go with black leather in order to appeal to all the people who would love and can’t find an Audi RS 6 RS Tribute Limited Edition. Red is an acquired taste on a car like this, undoubtedly handsome and yet polarizing.

    Whatever the case, this is a very compelling car. Somebody should grab it before it’s gone.

  • Acquired Taste Market Find: Estoril Blue Audi S7 with Avantgarde Interior Choice

    Acquired Taste Market Find: Estoril Blue Audi S7 with Avantgarde Interior Choice

    What: 2017 Audi S7 Sportback
    Color: Audi Estoril Blue (estorilblaukristalleffekt; metallic UNI; LX5P; Audi)
    VIN: WAU2FBFC6HN050272
    Mileage: 89,223 miles
    Price: $26,999
    CarFax: Link
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: Morrie’s Inver Grove Mazda, Inver Grove Heights, MN
    Link: Morrie’s Inver Grove Mazda

    When it comes to Audi exclusive builds for the USA, cars with special exterior paint are most likely to be encountered. Special interiors are rare, and extravagantly custom interiors are even rarer. Take for example this Estoril Blue S7 Sportback, looking pretty normal on the outside. Open a door and climb inside though, and you’ll find a multi-tone interior likely very specifically made for the car’s original owner.

    Technically on the build specification, we’re seeing Audi exclusive leather-covered seat trims (YRB), Controls in Audi exclusive leather (YZ2), Audi exclusive leather trim in Valcona leather (package 2).

    In the photos, we leather in two shades of brown on the orange side of the brown spectrum. This includes rare places like the shifter and seat bases. There’s even a two-tone steering wheel including partial covering in tone of the brown colors. The distinctive wood trim with pin striping was a factory option in this C7-era S7, though looks even more exotic in this very distinctive interior specification.

    By our measure, the look is polarizing. It’s not for everyone, but there’s no doubt it’s highly unique and likely one-of-one.

  • Market Find: Tailored Audi Q5 on a First Car Budget

    Market Find: Tailored Audi Q5 on a First Car Budget

    What: 2010 Audi Q5 3.2 quattro
    Color: Unconfirmed Orange, Believed to Be Glut Orange a.k.a. Solar Orange
    VIN: WA1LKAFP9AA089980
    Mileage: 179,226 miles
    Price: $5,900
    CarFax: N/A
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: Pine Island, MN
    Link: Legacy Rides

    When you venture into the world of old and miled-up cars, finding anything tailored is a bit of a discovery. In this world of sub-$10K cars, what you find tends to be worn and thus not always the most pristine. Even still, a tailored find is a tailored find and would make a great first car for someone seeking something unique.

    Rather unsurprisingly, the used car lot in Minnesota that lists this car does not list the color. We ran a quick internal check and are not finding a known color code, the contents of that field on this car (99) likely not any color at all. So, we didn’t list a color above. Even still, we think we know what it is.

    In period, Audi was known to produce S and RS cars in an orange known both as Solar Orange or Glut Orange. They’re the same color code (LY2G / 3F). We’re 99% sure that’s this color, but haven’t been able to confirm it outright.

    As for the rest of this 179K mile Q5, that orange paint is most interestingly paired with brown leather. The car shows some wear on those seats, and it appears to have some light paint damage on the rear bumper. Honestly though, an in person inspection and and pre-purchase inspection (PPI) would be the best move on any car this age.

  • Market Find: Audi exclusive Chalk RS 5 sportback

    Market Find: Audi exclusive Chalk RS 5 sportback

    What: 2019 Audi RS 5 sportback
    Color: Audi exclusive Chalk (kreidegrau; non-metallic uni; M9A / 3H; Porsche)
    VIN: WUABWCF5XKA904207
    Mileage: 25,500 miles
    Asking Price: $58,800
    CarFax: N/A
    Window Sticker: Pictured Below
    Location: Morgan Hill, CA
    Link: Auto Trader

    This Tailored Driver has already started to cause somewhat of a crisis within our office. George loves the RS 5 sportback. George loves Porsche’s Chalk color. But he’s also picky. While not a Comp pack model, this RS 5 has just about everything he wants in a Driver. Now, can you retrofit the suspension and steering rack from the Comp? Probably. But as it’s not guaranteed, it’s a big gamble. Can we peer pressure him into a financial boondoggle? Watch this space to find out.

  • Color Check: Audi exclusive RS 6 in Dragon Orange

    Color Check: Audi exclusive RS 6 in Dragon Orange

    We’ve got one last car from German Audi dealer Scherer Sport to highlight their mix of RS 6 performance wealth… at least until they share a few more. For this particular RS 6 performance, the specification turns to a color introduced with the market arrival of the pre-facelift Audi Q8 range.

    That color is Dragon Orange Metallic (drachenorange; metallic Uni; LY2Y / Y4; Audi). This was a stock color on the Q8 range, meaning that even though it had a relatively low take rate it still can be found with some regularity on Q8, SQ8 and RS Q8 specimens.

    However, it’s rare as an Audi exclusive decision so finding it on an RS 6 is a fresh take on a familiar hue. It’s also not Samoa Orange, Ipanema Brown or Solar/Glut Orange, more typical amber hues from Audi exclusive. By our measure, that makes this RS 6 performance decidedly unique.

  • Color Check: Audi exclusive RS 6 performance in Riviera Blue

    Color Check: Audi exclusive RS 6 performance in Riviera Blue

    As mentioned yesterday, Germany’s Scherer Sport dealership has a building full of Audi RS 6 Avants. According to a recent Facebook post, they claim to have over 40 RS 6 Avants available at a promotional price. Amongst them is this very striking color combination.

    On the outside is Riviera Blue (rivierablau; non-metallic Uni; LP3G; Audi). Inside, this specification continues to strike a bold pose with light Diamond Silver Leather paired with Alaska Blue contrast stitching.

    The last time Scherer Sport ran this sort of promotion, headlining with a gaggle of Audi R8s, it coincided with the end of production of Audi’s mid-engine supercar. We know the launch of the A6 replacement is imminent (Mach 4 via ooooIYKYK.com). Given the proximity of that reveal, it’s quite possible the RS 6 Avant is nearing its production end.

    Get them while they’re hot. The C9 Audi RS 6 is expected to be a hybrid, which means added weight. Though the RS 6 Avant is no clubsport lightweight, we’re told the M5 Touring is over 400 lbs heavier.

  • Color Check: RS 6 performance in Audi Oak Green Metallic

    Color Check: RS 6 performance in Audi Oak Green Metallic

    Since the Audi showroom operated by Scherer Sport is in Germany and not in the USA, we’re not running this as a market find. Nevertheless, this Frankfurt-area Audi dealer appears to have a showroom full of new RS 6 Avants that is worth paying attention to as posted on their Facebook Page.

    At the front of that lineup, quite literally, is this example in Oak Green Pearl Effect (oakgrünperleffekt; metallic uni; Q82; Audi). Not to be confused with Porsche’s Oak Green Metallic that we’ve also seen painted on Audi exclusive commissions, the Audi take on Oak Green tends to be a little less dark and a little more gold.

    Scherer doesn’t confirm interior details on this car, though it appears to be a tailored Audi exclusive specification on the inside. It’s primarily black, though features accents including bolster panels in Cognac. This is a guess though, so those particularly interested in the interior specification should reach out to Scherer directly HERE.

  • Market Find: Audi exclusive Kemora Grey SQ8

    Market Find: Audi exclusive Kemora Grey SQ8

    What: 2022 Audi SQ8
    Color: Audi exclusive Kemora Grey Metallic (metallic-UNI; LX7F; Audi)
    VIN: WA1CWBF18ND017646
    Mileage: 10,233 miles
    Price at Time of this Writing: $TBD
    CarFax: Link
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: Audi North Houston, TX
    Dealer listing: Link

    Audi exclusive’s Kemora Grey is certainly a stunner, and Sewell’s Audi North Houston are big fans. How do we know? Well, this is the second build we’ve seen from them in Tailored Driver’s brief history, with the prior being this Audi S7. We also count ourselves among the Kemora faithful, and think it looks quite handsome in this application. As this just arrived at Audi North Houston, we’re eager for more images and an asking price.

  • Market Find: New 2025 Audi exclusive A6 allroad Painted Nogaro Blue

    Market Find: New 2025 Audi exclusive A6 allroad Painted Nogaro Blue

    What: 2025 Audi A6 allroad
    Color: Audi exclusive Nogaro Blue (nogaroblau; pearl effect UNI; Z5M; Audi)
    VIN: WAU72BF22SN028432
    Mileage: 12 miles
    Price at Time of this Writing: $81,995
    CarFax: N/A
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: Audi Fresno, Fresno, CA
    Dealer listing: Link

    Ever since it dropped as “RS Blue” on the original RS2, Nogaro Blue rose to legend status. Adding it to any Audi station wagon immediately amplifies appeal given the heritage, inspiring the building of countless Audi exclusive long roofs from mundane small displacement wagons to the most bruiser of RS cars. Whatever the case, they’ve got our attention and this time around it’s Audi Fresno with the A6 allroad you see here.

    This particular car is part of Audi Fresno’s new car fleet, so golf clap to that dealership for going off script and ordering something this cool. Equipment is Premium Plus, likely meant to keep the car from venturing too close to six figures that tends to be RS 6 territory.

    Update: This ran in the Audi exclusive Classifieds Group we manage on Facebook. A user in there, John Finley shared the following first hand information. “Saw it yesterday. The fender trim is matte Nogaro, which was kind of weird but didn’t look bad. It was a gift from Audi, so base trim. If anybody wants to go look at it, ask for Aidan Sherman. Good salesman and loves wagons as well.”

  • Color Focus: Goodwood Green Pearl Effect – Z6X

    Color Focus: Goodwood Green Pearl Effect – Z6X

    CODE: Z6X

    TYPE: Metallic uni

    CONTENT ARCHIVE: Goodwood Green

    SUMMARY:

    Aud’s Goodwood Green (goodwoodgrünperleffekt; metallic UNI; Z6X; Audi) was introduced in the early 2000s, quickly making its way to the RS 4 Avant (B5), then TT (Mk1), A4 and S4 (B6), S6 and RS 6 (C5) and S8. Unlike other Audi greens, Goodwood was close enough to British Racing Green to be universally appealing. No doubt this wasn’t lost on Audi designers and marketers who named the color for the historic British Estate that plays home to a historic racing circuit plus incredibly exclusive racing and automotive events.

    Despite the appeal of British Racing Green-like colors in the market, Goodwood didn’t prove to perform particularly highly when it came to install rates. Cars offered with Goodwood as standard remain relatively rare in their respective places, however the color has done much better within the Audi exclusive special paint program where it remains a popular choice.

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