Archive for the ‘Audi’ Category

Audi S7 Sportback UK Pricing

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 14:44 by No Comments
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Audi A7 Sportback is a proper rival for Mercedes CLS350. Its V8-powered S7 will take on the V8-powered Mercedes CLS500. The new S7 features a 4.0-litre TFSI with its 420PS and 550 Nm of torque which takes this elegant five-door coupe from 0 to 60mph in 4.7 seconds and on to a top speed of [...]

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2012 Beijing: Audi A6 L e-tron

Monday, April 23, 2012 7:08 by No Comments
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Audi expands its range of e-tron concept cars by making this version of the A6. This is the first luxury-class e-tron car with a powerful powertrain and every amenities you find in a normal executive saloon. The car is based on the long wheelbase A6 - Audi’s bestselling model in China – produced at Changchun plant. [...]

Posted under category: Audi Tags: Audi A6, Audi e-Tron, Beijing Auto Show

2012 Beijing: Audi Q3 Jinlong Yufeng

Monday, April 23, 2012 6:50 by No Comments
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Here’s another Dragon-inspired car at this year’s Beijing Auto Show. To mark the launch of the new Q3 in the Chinese market, Audi came up with two concept cars. One if the RS Q3 concept we told you about earlier, and one is this, the Jinlong Yufeng. That is Chinese for “Golden Dragon in the [...]

Posted under category: Audi Tags: Audi, Audi Q3, Beijing Auto Show

Official: Audi Acquires Ducati

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 18:11 by No Comments
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As Ducati’s love affair with AMG comes to an end, Audi steps in with a proposal, and buys the famous Italian bike maker. The Supervisory Boards of AUDI AG and Volkswagen AG approved the acquisition today in Hamburg, but for the transaction to be completed it has to be approved by the competition authorities. Audi [...]

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Audi RS Q3 Concept Revealed

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 7:52 by No Comments
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At the next week’s Beijing Auto Show Audi will unveil a concept car based on the Q3 to gauge the interest in a hotted-up version of this crossover. Dubbed the RS Q3, the concept car features a dynamic body kit, sport, lowered suspension, big wheels, and the 2.5 liter TFSI engine of of the TT-RS [...]

Posted under category: Audi, Concept Tags: Audi, Audi Q3, Audi RS Q3, Beijing Auto Show

ABT AS6 Based on Audi A6 Avant

Thursday, April 12, 2012 16:48 by No Comments
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German tuner ABT released a new tuning package for the latest Audi A6 Avant. Traditionally called the AS6, this sporty wagon gets a classic ABT body kit with neat and subtle elements, suspension upgrade, wheels and tires, and of course, significant engine tuning. What you end up with a good-looking, practical and fast family bus. [...]

Posted under category: Audi, Tuning Tags: Abt, Audi, Audi A6 Avant

Audi Developing “e-sound” For “e-tron” Models

Tuesday, April 10, 2012 16:27 by No Comments
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As you know one of the main concerns with electric cars is their soundlessness. It is lovely for the people inside the car, but for pedestrians, it is kinda dangerous not hearing them coming. To get round this problem car makers are working on artificial noises for their EVs. Audi has taken this matter very [...]

Posted under category: Audi Tags: Audi, Audi e-Tron, Videos

Audi A6 Allroad Quattro UK Prices and Specs

Monday, April 2, 2012 19:24 by No Comments

Audi A6 allroad is the next car to receive its official price tag in preparation for market launch in July. This 4×4 estate which is as capable as a SUV, but doesn’t look like one, is priced from £43,150 OTR to £49,445. This car has all the benefits of a SUV, but without the high [...]

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Audi QS3 by ABT

Friday, March 30, 2012 11:17 by No Comments
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Audi Q3 is widely regarded as a boring crossover among the journalists. Evo’s Harry Metacalfe once said he’d rather fill up his tax form than drive this car. Enough said! Now Audi tuner ABT has released a package for the car that might enliven things up a bit. The ABT QS3 was first revealed at [...]

Posted under category: Audi, Tuning Tags: Abt, Audi, Audi Q3

Walter Rohrl and Audi S1 Quattro Reunite at Pikes Peak

Wednesday, March 28, 2012 14:41 by No Comments
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Former rally champion, and current Porsche ace test driver, Walther Rohrl will get behind the wheels of the Audi Sport quattro S1 in 2012 Pikes Peak, 25 years after he set a record  that still stands today. This is one of the greatest reunions in the history of motorsport, ever. Both the car and the [...]

Posted under category: Audi, Motorsport Tags: Audi, Pikes Peak, Videos, Walter Rohrl

2013 Audi A8 Hybrid Priced From €77,700

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 8:39 by No Comments
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The hybrid version of Audi’s large luxury saloon, the A8 Hybrid gets a price tag  prior to its market launch in Germany and all other European countries in May 2012. The A8 Hybrid is priced at €77,700 fro the standard wheelbase, while the long wheelbase model starts at €85,400. The LWB is primarily designed for [...]

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Audi A5 DTM In Full Racing Outfit

Thursday, March 22, 2012 7:58 by 1 Comment
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Development of the new Audi A5 DTM is finally done and they can unveil the car in full glory to the public. So here it is, with all the racing liveries it will be sporting this year in DTM, where they have to race against new entries from BMW and Mercedes. four of the cars [...]

Posted under category: Audi, Motorsport Tags: Audi, Audi A5 DTM, Dtm

Want An Audi R8? Tweet About it!

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 19:14 by No Comments
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Satisfied with the last year’s results, Audi America is re-launching a promotional campaign that allows five lucky fans to have an R8 for a weekend, either at their home or at the Infineon raceway track. It is both easy and hard winning the chance though. All you need to do is tweet, but it’s what [...]

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Audi Begins 2012 WEC Season With One-Two Victory

Monday, March 19, 2012 13:18 by No Comments
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Here we go again, Audi is right back at the top of things, scoring a perfect one-two at the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship opener in Sebring. The victory is significant because it’s been achieved by the Audi R18 TDI, the old diesel-powered car. The Sebring 12 Hours was its farewell race, and it went [...]

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ABT Tuning Kit For 2013 Audi A3

Friday, March 16, 2012 12:40 by No Comments
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Already ABT reveals a tuning plan for the new Audi A3, revealed not a week ago at the Geneva Motor Show. The ABT AS3 gets the tuner’s typical styling cues such as the unique grille and rear diffuser. It’s not that ostentatious though, as ABT kits usually tend to be. It looks good. Read More… [...]

Posted under category: Audi, Tuning Tags: Abt, Audi, Audi A3