Audi has been a company who’s history has been cemented in the world of diesel engines. With win after win after win in endurance races like Le Mans and the ALMS with silent, torquey diesel engines in the R8, R10 and new R15. For years, diesel Audi’s have sold incredibly well overseas in Europe where [...]
Continue reading...5. October 2009
In a new campaign called the “Jump for Joy” campaign to show enthusiasm for their cars. Well, with this particular full version of the newest ad from Bavaria takes a big jab at the boys from Ingolstadt. Apparently, Audi drivers are incapable of jumping into their car via the Dukes of Hazzard method? Either way, [...]
Continue reading...30. September 2009
If you love 5-cylinder engines from Audi then you’ve only got a very short list of cars to choose from. Thankfully, AutoCar posted a feature that shows off two of the best 5-cylinder cars in Audi’s history: the classic Ur-Quattro with its turbocharged 2.2L and the TT RS with its 2.5L turbocharged engine. For those unaware, [...]
Continue reading...22. September 2009
The M3 and TTRS are cars most typically wouldn’t compare given the way they both dispatch their duties of being sports cars. The TTRS relies more on forced induction, all-wheel-drive and a lithe, somewhat petit 2.5L 5-cylinder engine compared to the M3 coupe which uses a more brute force with a 4 liter V8, rear-wheel-drive [...]
Continue reading...25. August 2009
When is an an Audi not an Audi? When some fool decides to rebadge it as another model! In this instance, someone thought it would be a good idea to cover a V8 Audi R8 in BMW Roundel badges. On top of the BMW badges on the front, rear, and even the engine cover, this person [...]
Continue reading...11. August 2009
Surprise! The new A8 is actually a Japanese luxury sedan made by Mitsubishi. Well not really, but this car was spied with an inverted Mitsubishi emblem and some light body cladding driving along the road in the Southwest.
Continue reading...26. July 2009
Everyone knows the R8 V10 is going to be a great car, it just had one caveat: what’s it going to cost? is it going to price out fully loaded in Lamborghini Gallardo territory? Or will it be priced low enough that it makes the R8 with the 4.2L V8 look completely irrelevant? Well, yes, [...]
Continue reading...21. July 2009
Are you ready to see the new Audi A8 on its newest D4 platform? We know we are! So far, these are likely the first shots that have come from Audi to tease fans before the new A8 is unveiled - likely at the Frankfurt Auto Show in September. What we see here is the nose [...]
Continue reading...16. June 2009
Audi’s hottest upcoming convertible, the R8 Spider is still a few short months away from its debut in September at the Frankfurt Auto Show. Sales are expected to start early in 2010, but, it should be worth the wait as Audi is going keep the 4.2 V8 from the original and it’s expected that the [...]
Continue reading...14. June 2009
We’re working on finishing up our post to recap the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans and Audi’s overall performance during the race, but that doesn’t mean that’s the only thing we’re posting about Le Mans. Nirad, over at Quattroworld’s forums, posted a video of the 2009 S4 being pounded around the Circuit de la [...]
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11. October 2009
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