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    A local Chinese restaurant's name has always been puzzling: A8 China. It doesn't roll right off the tongue or follow the convention of having "garden," "kitchen" or "panda" worked in somewhere. It could be assurance of top billing on Yellow Pages.com and mobile apps like Urbanspoon, but our enthusiast side always thinks of the Audi flagship. If a new report from The Wall Street Journal's is any indication, there could be a connection after all. It seems the Chinese really dig Audis, especially the mid-range A6. From our recent review of the 2012 Audi A6, we agree it's not a bad choice. What...

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    2013 Audi A6 allroad quattro Spy Shots

    Like Volvo's XC line of cars and the Subaru Outback (and to a lesser extent the upcoming Impreza XV), which are essentially toughened, high-riding versions of more mundane family station wagons, the 'allroad quattro' moniker applies to off-road enhanced vehicles based on Audi’s Avant wagon...

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    Audi Launches New Mobile Features For U.S. Shoppers

    Audi is making it easier for new car shoppers by launching a range of new mobile features in its downloadable apps for cars like the A6, A7, and A8.

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    2012 Audi A6 Awarded IIHS Top Safety Pick

    The 2012 Audi A6 is one of the safest vehicles in its class thanks to a host of technological features, including standard electronic stability control (ESC).

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    Audi And FX Team Up On 'Untitled Jersey City Project' Short Film

    Audi has an intriguing new short film featuring the A6 set amidst a backdrop of money, fame and intrigue along the Jersey City waterfront.

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    2012 Audi S6 And S6 Avant: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show

    Audi is presenting three new S models at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show next month, two of which, the new S8 and S7 Sportback, we’ve already seen. The third S model is the new 2013 Audi S6, which will be making its debut in both sedan and Avant wagon bodystyles but is only destined for sale in...

  • 2012 Audi A6 Avant promo

    Audi has come to terms with the publisher of Eminem, Eight Mile Style, over the illegal use of the rapper's famous track Lose Yourself in an ad for its new A6 Avant in Europe.

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    2012 Audi A6 Hybrid: Forbidden Fruit

    Audi is getting ready to unleash its 2012 A6 Hybrid on Europe. It was originally due late this year, but now looks like it won't be on sale across the pond until early 2012. But the U.S. is still at least two years away from the hybrid--if we ever get it. Some reports, like the one from Inside...

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    2012 Audi S6 Avant Spy Shots

    It's hot, it's a wagon, it's an Audi, and it's not for you. The 2012 A6 Avant looks tempting, but it won't be sold in the U.S.

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    2012 Audi A6 Configurable Up To $72,930

    The 2012 Audi A6 configurator is now live. The range of options isn't huge, but it can grow pricey very quickly.

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    Audi S6, S7, S8 And RS6 Specs Break Cover

    Audi's next batch of performance sedans look to offer a heady mix of power and handling. But will they be enough to take on the German and American competition?

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    2012 Audi A6 Hits Dealers Next Month From $41,700

    The 2012 Audi A6 will be on sale in July, though you'll have to spend for the V-6 model if you want a sportier ride.

  • Eminem in Chrysler's Super Bowl XLV ad

    Remember our post last week about Audi’s new advertisement for the 2012 A6 Avant featuring a music score very similar to the one in Eminem’s top-selling track ‘Lose Yourself’? Yes, the same track famously used, with permission from the rap star, in Chrysler’s original Imported From Detroit ad for the 200 Sedan, which featured during this year’s Super Bowl. The last we heard Eminem’s publisher Eight Mile Style was seeking an injunction against Audi in Germany's Hamburg Regional Court. Turns out Eminem, through his publisher, has now filed a...

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    Did Audi Rip-Off Chrysler’s Imported From Detroit Ad Starring Eminem?

    The recently revealed 2012 Audi A6 Avant luxury station wagon may not be coming to the U.S. but does that mean Audi can release a promo video for the car that’s almost identical to one of this year’s most popular local car commercials? We’ll leave you to be the judge as to whether...

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    2012 Audi A6 Avant Not Coming To U.S.: Report

    We never really expected the 2012 Audi A6 Avant to grace our showrooms, despite hopes to the contrary. Sadly, it looks like our reasons for optimism, slim as they were, have taken a blow: Audi's Andrew Lipman says there are no plans to bring the car to the U.S. Unsurprising as it may be, it's still...

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    2012 Audi A6 Avant Preview

    All the details and images for the new 2012 Audi A6 have been out for a while now but there are still several variants apart from the regular sedan still in the works, though not all have been confirmed for sale in the U.S. These include the high-performance S6 and RS6 models, A6 Hybrid and...

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    2001-2004 Audi A6, S6, R6 Recalled For Fuel Tank Fire Risk

    Potential fire hazard or not, we still want an Audi RS6 in our driveway. Sure, we're ideally prefer the monstrous twin-turbo V-10 that followed the model under recall, but we wouldn't look a gift car in the tank. The tank is where the fire risk in the recalled cars lies: a plastic valve that flexes...

  • 2012 Audi A6 Avant spy shots
    2012 Audi A6 Avant: Spy Shots

    All the details and images for the new 2012 Audi A6 have been out for a while now but there are still several variants apart from the regular sedan still in the works, though not all have been confirmed for sale in the U.S. These include the high-performance S6 and RS6 models, A6 Hybrid and...

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    Luxury brand announces its technological sophistication by partnering with AT&T's now-downwardly-mobile 'cheap brand.' -- For those of us who have already been reading seemingly endless reports and speculation about the proposed merging of operations of two major U.S. cellular providers, it was hard not to see Audi's apparently-only-ill-timed release as that. Audi gave the official nod to T-Mobile as its official U.S. service provider for its Audi Connect navigation and infotainment system—the day after it was announced that cellular provider AT&T had offered to buy T-Mobile...

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    Video: Audi Highlights A6’s Aluminum Construction In New ‘Manipulation’ Ad

    The new 2012 Audi A6 is without doubt a technical marvel. Combining such technologies as radar-based cruise control and adaptive brakes, full LED headlights, a touchpad controller for the MMI interface, a range of fuel efficient yet powerful engines--including an eventual hybrid--and of course, the...

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    Spy Shots: Audi A6 Hybrid

    Audi has already revealed its new A6 Hybrid, using last month’s Detroit Auto Show to present its latest-generation A6 range as well as the hybrid model. However, while the regular A6 lineup will hit showrooms later this year as part of the 2012 model year influx, the new A6 Hybrid isn’t...

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    2012 Audi A6 Gets All-LED Headlights

    Audi’s R8 supercar pioneered the way with the first production all-LED headlight units and now the technology is filtering across to more affordable models like the new 2012 Audi A6 sedan. This will be the first time that all-LED headlights will be used on a sedan--the units on the Lexus LS...

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    Maintenance-Free All-LED Headlights For 2012 Audi A6 Sedan

    Following the lead of Audi's other models the R8 supercar, A7 Sportback and A8 luxury sedan, the 2012 Audi A6 executive sedan now comes as standard with all-LED headlights and LED daytime running lights, the latter a feature familiar to most modern Audis. The all-LED lights were first seen on...

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    Audi A2 On Hold, Production Quattro Still Under Consideration

    It’s no secret that Audi has ambitious goals to become the world’s leading luxury auto brand within the decade and is planning to boost its lineup to 42 different models by 2015. Not surprisingly we’ve seen several brand new model additions in the recent past, with cars like the...

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