Entries Tagged as 'a1'

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Updates on Audi: A1 coming, Tokyo concept, A8/Bentley diet

Filed under: Convertibles, Tokyo Motor Show, Crossovers/CUVs, Hatchbacks, Audi, Bentley
4Car sat down with Michael Dick, a member of Audi’s board who heads up the product engineering side of things, and came away with new insights on the MINI-fighting A1, the future of Bentley and what products are waiting in the wings.
Starting small, Audi’s new A1 […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Ferrari negotiating engine deal with A1GP

Filed under: Motorsports, Ferrari

Ferrari is apparently running out of F1 teams to supply with engines, so it’s looking to other racing series altogether for new customers. For the current season, the Maranello-based team had to have the rules bent so that they could supply their engines to not one but two additional teams on the […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Audi still tweaking A1 prior to Tokyo debut

Filed under: Concept Cars, Tokyo Motor Show, Hatchbacks, Audi

The Tokyo Motor Show is less than two weeks away, but according to Automotive News, Audi still hasn’t finalized the design for its entry-level MINI-fighter, the A1.
The problem stems from Audi execs that think that the current concept is too radical to go into production. Although Audi’s […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Ferrari and A1GP sign six-year deal, announce new A2GP series

Filed under: Motorsports, Ferrari

Following the news that Ferrari was in discussions with A1GP, the international racing series has announced that the two racing outfits have signed a six-year contract with Maranello. The terms of the agreement have Ferrari supplying the V8 engines for all the national teams competing in the series starting the season after […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

BMW to show 1-series based concept in Tokyo

Filed under: Concept Cars, Tokyo Motor Show, Audi, BMW, Volkswagen

Over the course of the last few weeks, we’ve been constantly updating our comprehensive list of debuts slated for the Tokyo Motor Show, but one glaring omission continually jumped out at us: BMW. We know they’ll be showing off the M3 Sedan, but it was rumored […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Tokyo 2007 Preview: Audi unveils A1 concept before debut

Filed under: Concept Cars, Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Tokyo Motor Show, Hatchbacks, Audi
Click the image above for plenty of high-res pics.
It’s been over a year in the making, but Audi has finally released the details on its newest ultra compact offering. The Audi A1 Metroproject Quattro concept takes the ethos of BMW’s MINI, distills it down into […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

VIDEO: Audi’s Metroproject stays still for the moving camera

Filed under: Economy, Hybrids/Alternative, Videos, Tokyo Motor Show, Hatchbacks, Audi

The Audi metroproject quattro stars in its first promotional video. The 2-minute video shows a few of the cars niftier features, like the removable iPhone-like gadget that does iPhone-y things and also allows remote access to some of the vehicle’s systems.
However, the car does appear […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Audi exec wants to bring A1 Stateside

Filed under: Hatchbacks, Audi
click above imge for more high-res pics of the Audi Metroproject quattro Concept
Even though the A3 hasn’t been the sales success that Audi execs had hoped for, the automaker’s CEO, Rupert Stadler, is considering bring the smaller A1 to market here in the U.S. Times and tastes change, and Audi figures that […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Quattro Quarterly lays out Audi’s five-year plan for world domination

Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, Convertibles, Coupes, Hybrids/Alternative, Sedans/Saloons, Sports/GTs, SUVs, Geneva Motor Show, Paris Motor Show, Crossovers/CUVs, Hatchbacks, Supercars, Audi

The Audi Club of North America puts out a publication aptly titled the Quattro Quarterly that gives Audi owners the inside skinny on everything from future products to how to swap bigger brakes into their […]

Close
E-mail It