Audi’s latest RS4 Avant has gone on sale in the UK, with prices starting at £54,925 OTR before any options. It is available exclusively as a station wagon. Powering Audi’s most potent ‘A4’ is a high-revving, naturally aspirated V8 engine that generates 444hp (450PS/331kW) at 8,250rpm and 317 lb-ft (430Nm) of …
Read More »2013 Audi A6 Avant Launched in Australia
Audi’s new A6 wagon – Avant in Audi speak, has landed in Australia. Priced from A$81,800, it is available in two efficient direct-injection, turbocharged four-cylinder engines.These highly efficient power plants are up to 21 percent more frugal compared to the previous model’s engines. The 2.0 TFSI engine generates 132kW …
Read More »What’s in the name? Deciphering the badge of a BMW
Things used to be much simpler in years gone by with the German brands. One used to be able to tell the size of the engine simply by the badge on the car’s boot lid – 320i for example informs you that the car is a 3-Series powered by a …
Read More »Audi Celebrates Facebook Milestone with R8 Burnout
If you had 500,000 Facebook ‘Likes’, you would probably type a few words of thanks to express your gratitude to your friends; or if you were Lady Ga Ga, you might send each one of your fans a signed copy of you latest CD. But what if you are a …
Read More »2013 Audi Q5 – New Hybrid Quattro Added to the Range
Audi has just launched its refreshed range of Q5 SUVs which are more powerful and efficient. There are five engine options: three diesel and two petrol engines, plus an all new hybrid. All engines are now equipped with a start-stop system. Fuel consumption is reduced by up to 15 percent. …
Read More »e-Sound by Audi
We all know that electric cars will likely be part of our motoring future. From the little Mitsubishi i–Miev to the Audi R8 e-tron, manufacturers are frantically developing practical electric cars that provide the cruising range of internal combustion engines, but without the nasty tail pipe emissions associated with …
Read More »Audi’s 3rd-Generation RS4 Rolls In As An Avant
The last generation Audi RS4 was one of the brand’s darlings. It handled immaculately and is endowed with phenomenal power from its sonorous V8. It was also built like a bank vault with the four-ringed brand’s fastidious attention to detail. When it was discontinued in 2009, it left a void …
Read More »Details of Next-Generation Audi R8 Exposed
The next generation Audi R8, due in 2015, will be lighter and more powerful. No surprises there. What may start a debate at the pub is it will only be available with an automated manual transmission – a 7-speed dual clutch gearbox. Yes, the manual gearbox is very much …
Read More »Limited Edition 253hp Audi A1 Quattro
Audi will be unleashing a high-performance A1 – dubbed the A1 Quattro, as a limited edition. As its name would imply, the small Audi comes equipped with Audi’s Quattro all-wheel-drive system. Power comes courtesy of the same 2.0-litre turbocharged and direct-injected four-cylinder used in the S3. The engine is tuned …
Read More »Audi Motorsport R8 LMS Ultra Ready for 2012
Ingolstadt, 2011–11-17 – In 2012, the Audi R8 LMS ultra will succeed the successful R8 LMS GT3 sports car with which R8 LMS customers have won 115 races and 12 national and international titles in the space of just three years. Improving a totally successful vehicle yet again: This was …
Read More »Junior R8 To Join Audi’s Sports Car Range
It looks like Audi will another sports car, a junior R8, that sits between the TT and R8 to rival Jaguar’s upcoming C-X16. An Audi insider told Auto Express that “if the go-ahead was given today, it would take around 3 years to put into production”. The new car, expected …
Read More »2012 Audi A5 Range Gets Refreshed
The Audi A5 range will get a refresh in 2012, this includes a mild face-lift, minor detail updates in the interior as well as improved performance and efficiency. While the face-lift is minor, the redesigned front end of the new A5 certainly is an improvement. I particularly like the new …
Read More »2012 Audi A5 High Resolution Wallpapers
The Audi A5 range will get a refresh in 2012, this includes a mild face-lift, minor detail updates in the interior as well as improved performance and efficiency. While the face-lift is minor, the redesigned front end of the new A5 certainly is an improvement. I particularly like the new …
Read More »Tuned: 400 AWHP Supercharged Audi RS4
The B7 Audi RS4 is one of the best sports saloons ever built. It features a 4.2 liter V8 engine sending power to all four wheels via Audi’s highly acclaimed Quattro AWD system. So to make it better, it only makes sense to go for forced induction. This is what …
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