Filed under: Supercars, Audi
We see a lot of rumors here at Autoblog, but this one just has to come true. Word around town is that the same engine that powers the 580-hp 5.2L twin-turbo V10 in the recently announced Audi RS6 Avant could also find its way to the back hatch of the Audi R8. […]
Filed under: Coupes, Euro, Videos, Supercars, Audi, BMW, Bugatti
We found a couple great Fifth Gear videos for you from the new season, so we decided to put both into one post. First (above), Vicky Butler-Henderson pits two of the hottest luxury sport coupes, the all-new Audi S5 and the BMW 335i. These two vehicles show […]
Filed under: Coupes, Audi
The Audi R8 isn’t even on sale yet in most parts of the globe, but already we’ve heard of cars going up in flames in Germany and now we have a story about one that’s gone amok in downtown Moscow. From the images, it appears the driver lost of control of the […]
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 […]
Filed under: Audi
Winding Road recently talked face to face with Audi of America’s executive veep, Johan de Nysschen, who was surprisingly forthcoming with details about the automaker from Ingolstadt’s future product plans. For one, Audi does intend to sell a four-door coupe like the Mercedes-Benz CLS, but not until around 2012. de Nysschen indicated a […]
Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Marketing/Advertising, Crossovers/CUVs, Audi
Audi is going to put off the launch of three new SUVs into its arsenal until the end of the decade, primarily for marketing reasons. Really, it’s only one new model - the compact Q5 - plus diesel and hybrid versions of its Q7 crossover.
The reason for the delay is […]
Filed under: Aftermarket, Tuners, Hybrids/Alternative, Wagons/Estates, Audi
Click the image above for a duo of high-res shots of Abt’s AS6 Avant.
When we envision the most quintessential European conveyance we normally imagine something diesel-powered with a hatch. The Audi A6 Avant springs to mind immediately, but with only 233 HP and 332 lb.-ft. of torque on tap, […]
For those unfamiliar with the DTM, it’s a European touring car series that sees major carmakers such as Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Opel compete against each other using race cars based on their regular production models. At the series’ most recent event in Barcelona, Audi motorsport boss Wolfgang Ullrich instructed all his drivers to park their […]
Filed under: Sports/GTs, Green, Tech, Supercars, Ferrari
Direct injection has allowed automakers like Audi to compete on horsepower without the need to boost displacement, and the added fuel economy and reduced emissions has helped push the technology as the next big thing on the green scene. Ferrari has seen the benefits of what direct injection can […]
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 […]
