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There’re practical cars for the masses and there’re performance cars for the passionate. But if style to you is everything, then there’s only one place to look – open-top sports cars. And the Audi TT Roadster is arguably the segment’s leader. Now in its third generation, Ingolstadt’s most iconic model …

While the standard Audi RS3 is no slouch, sprinting from rest to 100km/h in just 4.3 seconds thanks to 270kW and 465Nm from its 2.5-litre TFSI five-cylinder engine, Audi tuning specialist MTM thinks otherwise. The tuner managed to extract a further 54kW and 140Nm from the boosted five-pot to bring …

Audi has unveiled their World Endurance Championship challenger for the 2016 season. The new Audi R18 racer will continue take on petrol-powered Toyota and Porsche competitors with diesel power. The revised 4-litre V6 engine will lose its flywheel energy storage hybrid system as company in favour of a lithium-ion battery setup similar …

An Audi RS 7 and an elevator, who is the quickest? Watch the video below as an Audi RS 7 takes on the elevators in Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building. Called the “Elevation Challenge”, the race pits Audi Sport driver Edoardo Mortara in an Audi RS 7 against the …

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 …