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The Environmental Protection Agency has announced that Volkswagen Group’s 3.0-litre V6 turbo-diesel engine is also equipped with an offending ‘defeat device’. The violation now involves one more brand from the Volkswagen Group – Porsche – as the V6 TDI engine is also found under the Porsche Cayenne, along with the …

Audi has unveiled the S4 and S4 Avant (wagon in Audi speak) at the Frankfurt Motor Show today. The performance-focused model of the A4 range (until the RS 4 comes along) is powered by a turbocharged 3.0-litre TFSI V6 engine developing 260kW of peak power and 500Nm of torque, available from …

Audi has given the Audi SQ5 TDI a hike in power of nearly 22kW and 50Nm of extra torque, as it becomes the latest Audi ‘S’ model to undergo the performance-intensifying ‘plus’ treatment. The biturbo 3.0-litre V6 TDI at the heart of the SQ5 TDI plus churns out a formidable …

The next-generation Audi A5 is not due until next year but Photoshop maverick, Theophilus Chin, has given us an early “preview” with his interpretation of the 2016 A5 in these renders. With the new A4 already unveiled, it isn’t hard to imagine how the coupe version will look. As you …

New South Wales Police have unveiled their latest street weapon – a brand new Audi RS 4 Avant. The Lake Illawarra Local Area Command of the NSW Police Force has taken delivery the Audi RS 4 Avant to support a variety of community and youth engagement programs. Pressed into service …

The first-ever Audi RS3 Sportback will arrive in Australia in October, priced from under $80,000, where it will wage war against the mighty Mercedes A45 AMG. At just $78,900 plus on-roads, the RS3 Sportback will be the most affordable RS model the company has ever produced. “The new Audi RS3 …

The second-generation Audi Q7 will arrive in Australia in September, priced from $103,900 plus on-roads and packed with sophisticated technology and more driver assistance systems. “The all-new second-generation Q7 will take Audi’s reputation for cutting-edge engineering, exceptional quality and sophisticated technology a giant leap further,” said Andrew Doyle, Managing Director …

Audi has further sharpened its flagship sedan with the introduction of the S8 plus, the company’s answer to the bahn-storming Mercedes-Benz S 63 AMG. Packing a tweaked 4.0-litre TFSI V8 engine with a whopping 445kW of power and 700Nm of torque, the Audi S8 plus is capable of blasting from …

A rendering alleged to be the upcoming Audi Q6 concept has leaked onto the web, ahead of the car’s debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show. If the rendering is indeed accurate, we can expect the new Q6 to be a stylish alternative to the boxy Audi Q7, with a swooping …

Audi has announced the new Audi RS4 Avant, which will go on sale as early as next year, will be joined by a RS4 sedan once again. Speaking with Autocar in the UK, Audi’s head of chassis development, Horst Glaser, said this has been driven by increasing demand from customers …

Audi Forum Ingolstadt (AFI) has unveiled a one-of-a-kind Audi RS3 Sportback featuring a series of bespoke enhancements, chief amongst them a set of sinister carbon-fibre wheels and a hard-to-miss airbrushed engine on the bonnet for a “see-through” effect. Carbon fibre is not limited to the swanky wheels either; as it …

ABT Sportsline has released a new tuning package for the Audi TTS coupe. Expressing its sharper dynamics is a new front lip spoiler, mirror caps, sideskirts, rear diffuser and a fixed rear spoiler. There’s also the ABT exhaust system with black chrome-plated tailpipes and lasered ABT logos. The car sits …

Audi has unveiled their updated RS7 piloted driving concept and it has shed a massive 400kg compared to its predecessor. The original concept, nicknamed “Bobby”, lapped the Hockenheimring at speeds of up to 240km/h. The latest version, named “Robby”, was tested at the Sonoma Raceway in California and took just …

The next-generation Audi RS4 will ditch its high-revving naturally aspirated 4.2-litre V8 for a downsized turbocharged engine. This comes as no surprise as rivals such as the BMW M3, as well as the upcoming Mercedes C63 AMG, have both gone the force induction route, thanks to ever stricter emission standards. …