The thought of autonomous, self-driving cars brings doom and gloom to most gearheads. It's hard not to imagine a future where driving for fun is a thing of the past. We probably don't have to worry for quite some time, so in the meantime it's easier to appreciate the technology behind cars like...
Audi just released a terse statement expressing sadness over the "helicopter incident" during filming of the Stanford/Audi autonomous TTS Pikes Peak car. Details are sketchy... September 17, 2010 by Nelson Ireson
The Audi TT/S Roadster, a soft-top convertible that comes as either a manual or an automatic top that opens and closes in a lightning-quick 12 seconds, boasts a lot of big... August 25, 2010 by Michael Larner
The team at the Center for Automotive Research at Stanford University (aka CARS) is planning a top-speed record run, but they don't have a driver--and they don't need one. Or... April 12, 2010 by Nelson Ireson
For a robotic car, there can hardly be a more perilous challenge than the Pikes Peak run, as even city traffic and concrete barriers don't pose the same risk as... November 18, 2009 by Nelson Ireson
Porsche, the once unassailable leader in the sports car segment, has proven that it is not completely shielded from the current economic crisis sweeping the globe. In an... June 16, 2009 by Kenneth Hall
No matter how far the carmakers take the horsepower wars - or how much they back down from them - the aftermarket is always prepared to go farther. Too much is never enough... April 10, 2009 by Alex Kaufmann
Audi's TT platform has shown some seriously long legs, running in updated but still very familiar form from its debut in 1999 to the present. Now it's showing even more... April 1, 2009 by Alex Kaufmann
The hotly-anticipated TT-RS will hit showrooms in Europe by the middle of the year but ask Audi when it will arrive in the U.S. and the only answer you will likely receive is... March 9, 2009 by James Martinez
Audi’s TT shook up the sports car scene when it was first released nearly a decade ago. Since then both the front- and all-wheel drive versions have won fans and... October 31, 2008 by Ralph Hanson