Audi's 2013 Fleet Preview
Ready to race are (l-r) Carolyn Edwards of LeasePlan USA, Linda Ellis of Boral Industries, and Mary Jo Welch of Enterprise Fleet Management.
Taking a break during a ride-and-drive through the grape vineyard countryside of Sonoma Valley, attending fleet professionals enjoy the California sun at a local restaurant.
The 2013 Audi A7 is a 5-door Sportback that is available with a 3.0L turbocharged TFSI V-6 generating 310 hp. Photo by Mike Antich.
A dozen Audi R8 models were put through the paces at the 1,600-acre Infineon Raceway by attendees, who tested their high-speed performance capabilities.
The Audi Allroad will replace the A4 Avant in the 2013 model-year. Standard equipment is the Audi Quattro all-wheel-drive system.
Two of Audi’s major fleet customers are Frank Memolo of Panasonic and Linda Ellis of Boral Industries.
Walkaround demonstrations were provided for Audi models at the Infineon Raceway. Above is a demonstration of the A7 hatchback. Photo by Mike Antich.
Professional Audi drivers (left) provided executive driver training instruction to attendees prior to them taking to the track to test drive Audi models.
Mike Miller (left), VP of operations for LeasePlan USA, discusses Audi’s 2013 model lineup at the Infineon Raceway with Ross Friedmann, senior commercial accounts manager for Audi of America.