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Audi's new A4 has earned top marks in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's latest round of crash tests, a huge improvement over its predecessor. IIHS says the 2017 A4 received a "good" rating, its highest, in all of its crash tests—including the demanding small-overlap frontal crash...

Audi is set to unveil its second-generation A5 coupe on June 2 at a special ceremony at the Audi Forum located in Ingolstadt, Germany. We already know the car will look much like the outgoing model thanks to the sighting of numerous prototypes. However, today we’re able to peer past the...

Although there are some stereotypes that might suggest otherwise, cars are only as considerate as their drivers—even the autonomous ones if they're Audis. The German automaker's next-generation A8 is set to debut a fully autonomous mode when it hits the market next year. In the meantime, Audi...

In its annual general meeting held today in Ingolstadt, Germany, Audi outlined two key areas of focus for the future: electrification and digitization. No doubt spurred on by the emissions cheating scandal Audi is embroiled in together with its Volkswagen Group parent, the automaker is accelerating...

Audi is rightfully proud of its R8 LMS race car's competition history that includes 323 wins internationally since arriving in 2009, and to celebrate it has taken the wraps off of a new special edition version of the road-going R8. Just 24 examples of the R8 V10 Plus Selection 24h will be...

A new generation of the Audi A4 is being launched for 2017, one that’s lighter, more powerful and much more advanced than ever before. It arrives with only one engine option, though with two outputs. The engine is turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-4 good for 190 horsepower and 236 pound-feet of...

Yet another China-exclusive long-wheelbase sedan has debuted at this week’s 2016 Beijing Auto Show. The latest is the A4 L based on the new “B9” A4. Its wheelbase measures 114 inches in length or about 1.6 in more than on the standard A4. This translates to more interior space for...

Audi is planning a significant expansion of its RS performance range in coming years, an expansion that has started with a new TT RS unveiled today in both coupe and convertible bodystyles at the 2016 Beijing Auto Show. The new TT RS, which is due in the United States next spring, comes with a...

Audi’s A6 and A7 underwent their respective mid-cycle updates for 2016, which saw the cars receive refreshed exterior styling and more technology in the cabin. For the 2017 model year, Audi is implementing a few more updates. Specifications for the United States are yet to be released but we...

Audi’s new A5 is almost ready for its world debut and once again there will be multiple bodystyles and performance levels. Today we have the first spy shots of a prototype for the new S5 Cabriolet (we've already seen the S5 coupe and S5 Sportback). It’s also the first time we’re...

Audi's product placement folks must be high-fiving each other over the automaker's big role in the upcoming Marvel film, Captain America: Civil War. Referring to the yet-to-be-released film as a "blockbuster," Audi says that it supplied 2017 Audi R8 V10 Plus coupes, 2017 SQ7s, 2017 A4s, and 2016 A7...

Don't get too excited because we’ve been here a few times already but according to the latest reports out of Germany Audi is planning a new mid-engine sports car to slot in between the TT and R8. AutoBild reports that Audi is looking at launching a new sports car based on the bones of the...

These are our first spy shots of the new Audi S5 Sportback. The current A5 Sportback range, including the S5 Sportback, isn’t sold in the United States but recent comments from Audi of America President Scott Keogh suggest the next-generation version is coming. Audi’s next-generation A5...

Have you wanted to be one of the first in the U.S. to take a ride in the new 2017 Audi R8 V10 Plus? Thanks to the wonders of technology, you're about to be. These days, new 360-degree video tech is giving people experiences they've never imagined, and now Audi's used that tech to offer a hot lap...

It turns out the extra-long Audi A8 we saw yesterday was commissioned by Harald V, the King of Norway. Its delivery is part of the celebrations of the 25th anniversary of his inauguration. The car has already been spotted in Norway with the license plate "A-2”. We're told this is a...

Audi’s new A4 is just arriving in showrooms, in standard and sporty S4 variants. Now we have spy shots of a prototype for the high-performance RS 4 variant, specifically an RS 4 Avant wagon. Unfortunately, it’s not clear if the car will be offered in the United States. You’ll...

There are a surprising number of automakers offering limousines straight from the factory. In the past year alone we’ve seen the S600 Pullman from Mercedes-Maybach and the Mulsanne Grand Limousine from Bentley. Now Audi has entered the fray with its A8 L Extended. The A8 L Extended measures...

Usually when heading down the often expensive path of modifying your car, one of the aims isn’t attempting to make the car look and sound like the spawn of Satan. We’re not sure if that was actually one of the aims of this Audi RS 7 project, though it certainly looks that way due to the...

This year’s World Endurance Championship is just getting started with official testing, known as the Prologue, currently underway at France’s Circuit Paul Ricard. Audi has been the dominant force in top-level endurance racing for the past decade but has lost out to rivals in recent...

The open-top version of Audi’s second-generation R8 supercar made a surprise showing this week at the 2016 New York Auto Show. Like the coupe, the open-top R8, officially labeled an R8 Spyder, now offers a V-10 engine only. However, here it only offers one output at present: 540 horsepower...