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  • 2011 Rimac Concept One

    Get all of the details on the 2012 Audi RS5 here. [MotorAuthority] Infiniti's electric sports car concept will debut at the Geneva Motor Show ahead of its 2014 production start. [MotorAuthority] Jennifer Lopez teams up with Eminem and Chrysler for the Fiat 500. [TheCarConnection] Rimac presents the Concept One electric supercar. [MotorAuthority] 2012 Chevrolet Sonic earns Top Safety Pick award. [GreenCarReports] Jay Leno's Garage checks out the Pagani Huayra. [MotorAuthority] Ferrari's Tailor Made program offers even more custom luxury. [MotorAuthority] Mercedes-Benz plans to bring its...

  • 2012 Audi RS5
    2012 Audi RS5 Preview

    The 2012 Audi RS5 is almost here, and luckily for us U.S. fans Audi’s uber-coupe will launch in facelifted form. This latest version of the RS5 made its official debut this week at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, bringing with it all the latest updates we saw introduced on the 2012 Audi A5...

  • 2012 Audi A8 L W12 Executive
    Audi A8 L W12 Exclusive Concept: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show

    What are you to do if you want a long-wheelbase Audi A8 with a W12 engine and a hyper-premium, limited-edition feel? Get on the short list for the 50 Exclusive Concepts that will be built, that's what. Announced today at the Frankfurt Auto Show, the A8 L W12 will see just 50 units built, featuring...

  • Audi Urban Concept launch, 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show
    Audi Urban Spyder Concept Mega-Gallery: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show

    The Audi Urban Concept is one of those cars we love and hate at the same time. Why? Because it's achingly cool in a futuristic, these-are-the-cars-we-were-promised-as-kids kind of way, but at the same time, still completely out of reach for the real world. The Spyder just adds to the discord with...

  • Audi A2 Concept, Frankfurt Motor Show, September 2011
    Audi A2 electric car concept at the 2011 Frankfurt auto show

    With just 114 horsepower and 199 pound-feet of torque from its electric motor, you might think the Audi A2 concept is a bit weak--but it weighs just 2,535 pounds and, hey, it's electric. Those figures are actually pretty close to the standard MINI Cooper's, and it's a fun-to-drive car. Getting the...

  • 2012 Audi RS5 live photos
    2012 Audi RS5 Live Photos: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show

    We're finally getting some more RS loving from Audi, and it's coming in the svelte form of the 2012 RS5. Sure, we'll have to wait until next year, but for now, we have these live images of the car from the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. With a 450-horsepower, 4.2-liter V-8, quattro all-wheel drive, and...

  • 2012 Audi A5 DTM race car live photos

    What's wrong with a hot German sports coupe getting a full-on, ground-up, carbon fiber monocoque race treatment? Nothing at all, that's what. Here's the proof. These live images of the 2012 Audi A5 DTM car show that, whatever BMW's M3 DTM car and Mercedes-Benz's AMG DTM car have to offer on track, the A5 DTM is already on pace when it comes to looks. Follow the link for more of our 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show coverage.

  • 2012 Audi A5 DTM race car live photos
    2012 Audi A5 DTM Race Car: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show

    The 2012 Audi A5 DTM is a purpose-built racer with little more than some visual cues in common with the production car, but it'll do battle with the companies primary rivals, both on and off track: Mercedes-Benz and BMW.

  • Audi Urban Concept launch, 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show
    Audi Urban Concept Live Photos: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show

    On the eve of the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, Audi has pulled the wraps of its new Urban Concept and in the process reaffirmed the automaker’s intention to provide future customers with multiple solutions for reduced emissions, congestion and fuel consumption. The Audi Urban Concept, of which...

  • Project Kahn matte gray pearl Audi A5
    Project Kahn Unveils Bespoke Audi A5 With Luscious Matte Gray Finish

    We’ve already seen Project Kahn’s work with the Audi A5 Cabrio, but now the British tuner has turned its sights to the A5 Coupe, adding a very distinct look to the car thanks to a custom matte gray finish. Whilst retaining much of the sleekness of the standard A5, arguably one of the...

  • 2012 Audi S8
    Audi Details New Twin-Turbo 4.0-Liter V-8 Engine

    The S6, S7 and S8 will all feature a new V-8 engine that Audi has detailed ahead of the Frankfurt Auto Show. The engine will also be featured in the Bentley Continental GT.

  • 2012 Audi TT RS race car
    2012 Audi TT RS Race Car Ready For Sale

    If Audi’s current R8 LMS racer is too extreme for you, the automaker from Ingolstadt, more specifically, its quattro GmbH performance division together with Raeder Motorsports, has announced that a slightly tamer five-cylinder TT RS race car is now ready for sale. We’ve already seen the...

  • Audi R8 LMS race car

    Audi’s R8 LMS race car has been with us for a little over two years now, and during that time has notched up quite a number of wins, including more than 100 GT3 class wins in Europe, Asia, Australia and South America. Audi is now preparing the R8 LMS customer race car for the U.S. A dedicated racing version conforming to Grand-Am regulations is planned to make its debut at the 50th anniversary race of the Daytona 24 Hours in January 2012. For use in the U.S., Audi’s quattro division is modifying the GT3 race car in the areas of the chassis, body, engine and suspension. The chassis...

  • 2011 Audi A2 Concept
    Audi A2 concept debuts at 2011 Frankfurt auto show

    There’s a new Audi model coming that will be positioned between the entry-level A1 and A3 Hatchback and soon-to-be released A3 Sedan, and now we have our first tangible evidence as to how it may look. We’re of course talking about the Audi A2, the long-rumored successor to the previous...

  • 2012 Audi S6
    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 S7
    2012 Audi S7: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show

    The Audi A7 has only been in showrooms for a short while, but the model we’ve been waiting for is still almost a year out from its sales debut. We are, of course, referring to the new Audi S7, which is set to go on sale in Europe in the spring of 2012 and should arrive in U.S. showrooms...

  • 2012 Audi S8
    2012 Audi S8: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show

    Audi pulled the wraps off the all-new 2012 S8, and the sporty flagship has gotten better than ever.

  • Audi R8 GT Spyder
    Audi R8 GT Spyder Walkaround: Video

    The Audi R8 GT Spyder has been with us for a while but we still can’t get enough of it, and we hope you can’t either us as we’ve just dug up an official video walkaround of the sultry convertible. In case you missed our previous post, the R8 GT Spyder is a hardcore version of the...

  • 2011 Audi Urban Concept

    We recently saw spy shots of a camouflaged Audi concept car doing some photography work in the heart of Berlin, Germany, and now the automaker with the four rings has revealed the concept at the 2011 Frankfurt auto show. The new concept is called the Audi Urban, and it’s just the latest in a long line of e-tron electric car concepts, some of which are destined for production in the not too distant future. Audi describes the Urban concept as a 1+1-seater, ultra-light car for congested urban spaces--available in both coupe and 'Spyder' convertible bodystyles. The automaker stresses that...

  • 2013 Audi Q5 S spy shots
    2013 Audi Q5 S Spy Shots

    A very mysterious Audi Q5 has been spotted sitting quietly in the Alps, and while at first glance nothing looks out of the ordinary, peer a little closer and you’ll quickly realize there’s something very odd about it. First and foremost is the imposing quad tailpipe arrangement at the...

  • 2012 Audi A8 Hybrid
    2012 Audi A8 Hybrid Preview

    We first saw the 2012 Audi A8 Hybrid back at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show but at the time Audi was short on details and coy about when the car might be launched. We can now confirm that the A8 Hybrid is set for sale in Europe next year, complete with its four-cylinder and electric motor hybrid combo...

  • Sony PlayStation sponsored Audi R8 LMS race car
    Audi R8 LMS Racing Simulator Races In To Gamescom 2011

    If you think the racing sim setup you have in your living room is impressive, think again. Audi's racing simulator on show at videogame show Gamescom 2011 in Cologne, Germany makes a mockery of your steering wheel and pedals combo. That's because Audi has created an entire R8 LMS GT3 race car...

  • Sony PlayStation sponsored Audi R8 LMS race car
    Audi Unveils R8 LMS Racing Simulator At Gamescom 2011

    This week saw the unveiling of a new racing simulator at the annual Gamescom video games trade fair, which took place in Cologne, Germany. While this isn’t particularly interesting automotive news in itself, the fact that the new simulator sports the style of the Audi R8 LMS race car...

  • 2011 Audi Urban Spyder Concept
    2011 Audi Urban Concept Goes Spyder

    It turns out Audi has two Urban Concepts to show in Frankfurt.

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