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Audi RS7 Aiming For 600 Horsepower, Twin Turbo V8
The Audi A7 is barely on sale, but rumors are already starting about the high performance RS7 that many expect to appear in the next couple years. With torque-vectoring all wheel drive, carbon ceramic brakes and an adjustable suspension, the RS6 should have the chassis upgrades to match the rumored 600 horsepower twin-turbo V8. With…
Audi Returning to BTCC Racing Series With 2011 Rob Austin Racing Audi A4s
Over a decade has passed since the last time an Audi vehicle graced the presence of a BTCC race. Rob Austin Racing however is changing all of that in 2011, campaigning two Audi A4 in the famous racing series. Rob Austin Racing has already ordered two Audi A4 Next Generation Touring Cars (NGTC) from GPR…
Audi R18 Le Mans Prototype Unveiled With Closed Cockpit Design
After Peugeot’s Le Mans victory, many speculated that Audi would be working on a new Le Mans Prototype to regain their dominance in the race series. And here we have it, Audi’s new R18 Le Mans Prototype and gone is their traditional open-top design. Not since 1999 has Audi brought a closed coupe to Le…
Audi RS6 Sedan: Artists Rendering
That certainly didn’t take long. Shortly after Audi revealed its new 2012 Audi A6 sedan, a digital artist that goes by the name EDL went straight to work, rendering up what a future RS6 version of the luxury saloon might look like. Noticeably missing is the traditional RS-series widebody, but we think we can all…
Audi to Advertise During Superbowl XLV
Audi of North America just announced that they will be advertising on Super Bowl XLV. This will mark the fourth time Audi is advertising at the big game, which comes with a big price tag. Each 30-seconds spot costs about $3-million or more, which would take a huge chunk out of Audi North America’s annual…
Audi Plant Uses Solar Power to Charge Electric Cars
Audi is all about harnessing the sun for its power. In fact, at its main plant in Ingolstadt, Audi plans for its e-tron models to have their batteries charged with current obtained directly from photovoltaic equipment on the plant site. That’s not all they’re using the sun for – by the end of the year,…
2012 Audi A6 Unveiled
Hours after we brought you leaked pictures of the 2012 Audi A6 comes the first official specs and photos of the new car, which should continue the current A6’s strong challenge to the BMW 5-Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class. North America will definitely see the 3.0L Supercharged V6 making 300 horsepower that’s being used in the…
2012 Audi A6 Photos Leaked
Audi is supposed to be revealing official pictures of their new mid-size A6 sedan within days, but a dutch site has apparently leaked the pictures first. Not surprisingly, the car looks like it splits the difference between an A4 and an A8, with Audi design cues so ubiquitous, that the car almost looks generic. We’ll…
Acura ZDX Is America’s Most Expensive Vehicle To Insure
A report by insurance comparison website InsWeb suggests that the priciest car to ensure in America isn’t a Nissan GT-R or some other foreign exotic favoured by the young and reckless, but the strange looking Acura ZDX crossover. According to the site, there is little data on the ZDX, as few people have bought one,…
Heikki Kovalainen Crashes Audi R8 LMS at Race of Champions Event [Video]
Formula 1 pilot Heikki Kovalainen crashed his Audi R8 LMS race car at the Race of Champions event over the weekend – how embarrassing. To make it worse, his girlfriend was riding shotgun. The accident was reportedly the result of a suspension failure – which is what we hope they’d say about us if we…
2012 Audi A6 Teased Ahead of Debut in New Video
Expected to be unveiled shortly and get an official world premiere at the upcoming Detroit Auto Show, Audi has once again teased its new A6 luxury sedan for 2012. We’ve already seen teaser images (above), but now the German automaker has released a short video. The video actually shows little, but that’s not all that…
Senner Tuning Audi TT RS Lays Down 430-HP
Senner Tuning has released their vision of what Audi‘s TT RS Roadster should be, calling it the Power TT. The name clearly comes from the added power the TT RS puts out: an impressive 430-hp (from the factory 360-hp) thanks to a reprogrammed ECU, high flow cat, valve-controlled exhaust system and an upgraded intercooler and…
Audi Sport Quattro Designer Calls Rally Car “Ugly”
Fans of 1980’s rally cars consider the Audi Sport Quattro to be the ne plus ultra of road-going rally machines, but one dissenter prominenter dissenter – the man who designed the Sport Quattro – has been vocal recently about his creation. In an interview with Autocar, Peter Britwhistle, the man responsible for the Sport Quattro,…
Audi RS3 Sportback Gets Optional Black Optics Package
Having just introduced the new RS3 Sportback model, Audi Exclusive is now offering a sporty Black Optics package. The package enhances the aesthetics of the RS3 sportback by offering a new front grille, grille frame, license plate holder and highly polished back exhaust tips. While those changes are subtle, the set of wheels that comes…
Audi RS3: The 340-HP Luxury Hot Hatch Video
After officially revealing the car earlier this week Audi has now released some B-roll video footage of the RS3 hot hatch. Powered by the same turbocharged 2.5-liter 5-cylinder found in the TT-RS, the RS3 Sportback makes 340-hp and 332 ft-lbs of torque. Mated to a 7-speed S tronic dual clutch transmission and using Audi’s quattro…
BMW, Mercedes Shorten Christmas Break so Factory Works can Keep Up With Demand
Good news for the economy, not-so-great news for BMW and Mercedes-Benz factory workers who had travel plans over the holiday season. In order to meet the growing demand for new models, these two automakers have decided to shorten Christmas breaks this year. This shortened vacation policy applies to BMW’s German plants in Dingolfing and Leipzig,…
Audi Plug-In Hybrid Due in 2014 as Automaker Sets Target to be Luxury EV Leader
Audi has set a goal to be the electric leader in the premium segment by 2020, with a plan that will include pure battery electric vehicles, hybrids and now plug-in hybrids. At a recent technical seminar Audi’s electric mobility manager Franciscus van Meel commented that Audi expects to bring to market its first EV by…
Forbes Compiles “America’s Dirtiest Vehicles”
We regret to inform you that the subject matter behind the enticing title won’t live up to whatever thoughts are circulating in your head. Rather, Forbes’ list of “Americas Dirtiest Vehicles” has to do with pollution and gas mileage, and is mostly comprised of cars we ourselves would want to own. Forbes used a variety…
Autonomous Audi TTS Ascends Pikes Peak Sans Driver
Audi‘s autonomous TTS ascended Pikes Peak without any human controlling it, but the trip took 10 minutes longer than normal, due to lower than average speeds. While a normal trip up the 14,110 foot mountain takes about 17 minutes, the autonomous TTS took 27 minutes. Speeds were much slower than with a human driver, with…
Audi RS3 Sportback Revealed With 340-HP
With the current A3 model nearing the end of its production cycle, Audi will send the car out with a bang, announcing an all new RS3 model. Putting even the Golf R to shame, the RS3 Sportback produces an incredible 340-hp and 332 ft-lbs of torque from the same turbocharged 2.5-liter 5-cylinder engine found in…
LA 2010: Audi A8 L is Filled With Extravagance and Horsepower
If your in the market for a new Corolla, the new A8 from Audi might not seem all that important, but to the German automaker it’s a crucial product for the U.S. market. Audi is making huge sales strides here and built the new A8 to rival the very best from BMW and Mercedes. Again,…
Audi R8 Owner Replaces Carbon Fiber Side Blades… for Wood
We’d like to believe the owner of this Audi R8 was just playing a joke when he/she came up with this idea. The R8’s carbon fiber side blades have always been a controversial part of the sports car’s styling, even with Audi offering a $1,000 option to match paint them. But this owner took matters…
Audi, Lamborghini and Bentley to All Get Panamera-Based Sedans
The Panamera is an incredible performance machine and the execs running the show over at Volkswagen intend to exploit all that the 4-door Porsche has to offer. According to a new report by Autozeitung, VW is planning three new models based on the Panamera: one for each of its high-end brands. In other words, look…
Audi Skipping S1 in Favor of RS1
With continued reports about the Audi S1 coming to market, new rumors suggest the folks at Ingolstadt may pass on the S1 badge altogether in favor of the hard-core RS1 variant. Arguably Audi already offers a pretty beefed-up version of the A1 using the 1.4-liter twincharger engine from the Polo GTI, making around 180-hp. It…
