Audi News

Volkswagen and its subsidiaries, including Audi, have been in hot pursuit of an industry-topping sales rank for the past several years, but the widespread economic downturn is shaping up to put those plans on hold. Previously, Audi had hoped to be the number one brand in luxury car sales by 2015...

The current generation of the Audi TT sports car has now been with us for almost six years, so to keep it fresh until the arrival of a successor sometime in 2014 Audi has released a stylish new trim package dubbed the S Line Competition. Introduced for the 2013 model year, the S Line Competition...

Volkswagen is recalling some 13,172 model year 2012 Audi Q5 crossovers, built between June 21, 2011 and December 9, 2011. At issue is a front sunroof glass panel that may not have been manufactured to specifications, and can shatter in extremely cold temperatures. While no accidents or injuries...

It may not be the fastest electric car around the Nürburgring-Nordschleife, but Audi’s R8 e-tron electric sports car, which goes on sale later this year, has set the fastest lap time around the famous German race track for a production-destined EV. The time set by the R8 e-tron was...

An Audi R8 being driven westbound on the Gardiner Expressway in Toronto late on Monday somehow caught on fire, with the flames eventually engulfing most of the exotic sports car. Fire crews were quick on the scene but weren’t able to save the R8, which became nothing but a smoldering heap...

Following the resignation of its chief Johan de Nysschen, and his eventual defection to rival luxury brand Infiniti, Audi of America has announced today a new chief in the form of Scott Keogh. Keogh moves up from a previous role as marketing chief for Audi and has more than six years of experience...

Audi has decided not to sell the latest version of its RS 4 in the U.S., although the brand with the four rings has promised to bring more of its uber-RS models stateside. After watching this video of Chris Harris testing the latest version back-to-back with two previous generations, as well as a...

Rumors of a performance diesel version of the Audi Q5 emerged just days ago, and now Audi has delivered the goods: the Audi SQ5, powered by a 313-horsepower, 479 pound-feet of torque twin-turbo 3.0-liter diesel V-6 engine. That's a lot of grunt for a relatively compact crossover, and the...

Audi's new BiTDI engine, revealed earlier this year, is fierce: rated at 308 horsepower and 480 pound-feet of torque, it's already a likely candidate for use in the A6, A7, A8, and even the Q7. Now, it looks like it might be headed for the Q5 as well. The twin-turbo 3.0-liter diesel engine is...

While the Audi A1 isn’t sold in the U.S., new upgrades for the car overseas may hint at some new trim options to be offered on some of the Audi’s other models, including ones sold here. The new upgrades are designed to add a sportier touch to the A1 premium hatch and carry an...

Audi’s original A2 was a “supermini” five-door hatchback, produced from 1999 until 2005. Meant to combat the likes of the Mercedes-Benz A Class, sales of the A2 never lived up to Audi’s expectations. Last year, Audi revealed a concept version of a modern A2, also in...

Audi’s latest-generation A3 has already been revealed in three-door hatchback form and is just starting sales in Europe, though this particular variant is unlikely to be offered in the U.S. Instead, Americans will get a stylish new sedan version of the A3, a car that has already been...

The 2013 Audi RS 5 will be landing in U.S. showrooms very soon, bringing with it one of the last naturally-aspirated performance V-8s from a German automaker and one sexy coupe body to house it in. A convertible version is also due, as revealed in numerous sightings of prototypes and even a leaked...

Audi’s first e-tron electric car, the high-performance R8 e-tron, is in the final stages of development ahead of its sales debut towards the end of the year. Here we have an exclusive spy video of a prototype conducting some high-speed runs at Germany’s Nürburgring race track. Audi...

A few years ago, fears of rising fuel prices and strict emissions regulations saw a number of major automakers ambitiously announce plans for the launch of electric cars. Two automakers with some of the most ambitious plans were Audi and BMW, which not only promised to launch electric cars but also...

One of our favorite automotive figures, if mostly for his candor, is no longer an automotive figure: Audi of America president Johan De Nysschen has resigned his post. The reports are just emerging, but the announcement by De Nysschen relates what appears to be a parting on good terms, at least on...

Unless you follow endurance racing, the name Allan McNish may not be all that familiar to you. If you’re a fan of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, you probably know that McNish won the race in 1998 and in 2008; if you follow the American Le Mans Series, you probably know that he was the series...

We've previously shown you spy shots of Audi's planned facelift for the 2013 R8, including in the Spyder bodystyle, but these latest shots show the car virtually undisguised. The facelifted R8 range, both in coupe and convertible bodystyles, is expected to be unveiled later this year. We’re...

If you’re in the market for a new Audi, you may be pleased to know that all 2013 models equipped with the MMI Navigation Plus or MMI Navigation Plus with MMI Touch packages now come with a four-year subscription to SiriusXM Traffic absolutely free. SiriusXM Traffic is a useful service that...

An Audi R8 LMS ultra was driven to overall victory at the 2012 Nürburgring 24 Hours endurance race.