Audi News
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The current range of Audi A3 hatchbacks--Sportbacks in Audi speak--is a very competent model line, and in 2.0-liter TDI guise offers highway fuel economy as high as 42 mpg. However, in the U.S., where the sedan is king, the A3 only musters around 6,500 sales per year. That should all change with the almost certain arrival of the next-generation Audi A3, which for the first time will be offered with a sedan bodystyle as previewed by the A3 Sedan Concept at last week’s 2011 Geneva Motor Show. Speaking with Automotive News, Peter Schwarzenbauer, Audi board member for sales and marketing...
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Audi RS 3 Sportback debuts at 2011 Geneva auto showFull details on the 2011 Audi RS3 have been out for months now, including its brawny yet compact 340-horsepower turbocharged 2.5-liter inline five-cylinder engine, but today in Geneva, we got a good look at the car in person. It looks, well, hot, as a true hot hatch--even super-hatch--should. At a...
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Audi A3 Sedan Concept Live Photos: 2011 Geneva Motor ShowWhile it may not be as exciting as some of the performance and luxury models on display at this week’s 2011 Geneva Motor Show, the new Audi A3 Sedan Concept has an irresistible quality that’s hard to ignore. Perhaps it’s because the styling is reminiscent of the previous B5 Audi...
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Audi A3 Sedan Concept: 2011 Geneva Motor ShowFollowing yesterday’s leak and the official stuff we saw last month, Audi has finally released the full gamut of images and details on its svelte new A3 Sedan Concept, which is on display this week at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. The car is a preview of the next-generaiton A3 and represents...
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2013 Audi A3 Sedan Concept Leaked: 2011 Geneva Motor ShowPress embargoes don't make much sense in the digital era, and even less sense when they don't make it to their expiration date. The latest evidence of that fact: the Audi A3 Sedan concept, leaked this evening ahead of its official Geneva debut. The A3 Sedan concept is a sleek and aggressive design...
Nelson Ireson -
Audi A2 Launch Pushed Back To Early 2015The last we heard about development of a second-generation Audi A2 model was that the project was on hold due to the lack of a suitable platform. Now it’s been reported that a platform has been found and that the car is on track for a debut in early 2015, more than two years later than...
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Audi already has a lighter and more hardcore version of its R8 supercar, the new 2011 Audi R8 GT, which comes packing a 560 horsepower V-10 engine and a 220 pound lighter curb weight than the regular R8 V10 model. However, according to a new report, Audi engineers are developing an even lighter model dubbed the R8 NF. The automaker recently held a special presentation at its lightweight research and production plant in Neckersulm, Germany where several teaser images of the R8 NF were shown. The images included a computer-generated rendering of the car’s passenger cell, as well as carbon...
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Audi To Unveil High-Performance A3 Sedan Concept In GenevaThe Audi A3 is one of those cars that, despite its inherent goodness, hasn't ever really caught on in the U.S. Maybe it's the high price, or the fact that it doesn't offer much more performance than a Volkswagen Golf, which shares the underpinnings. Then there's the hatchback-only shape, which is...
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Audi Rolls Out A8 With LTE Broadband Internet In New ‘Audi Connect’ InitiativeAudi has fired off its latest offensive in the world of automotive mobile technology, revealing this week its new A8 flagship sedan fitted with a broadband Internet connection. While this is nothing special, the connection is based on the newer LTE mobile connectivity standard. Developed in...
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Spy Shots: Audi A6 HybridAudi 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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Audi A8 To Get 4G LTE BroadbandIt's no secret that cars are getting more connected every day. Since GM introduced OnStar more than a decade ago, the way that modern vehicles communicate with the world around them has gotten more and more sophisticated. So it's no surprise that Audi will be introducing the next-generation of...
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Audi Latest To Form Carbon Fiber PartnershipThe common theme of late amongst the major luxury automakers is to form industry partnerships with experts in the field of advanced lightweight structures, with an aim to eventually build lighter cars that are still relatively safe in the quest for improved fuel economy. We’ve already seen...
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On-demand entertainment is all the rage these days. You can fill your personal MP3 player with playlists and video clips or use your smartphone to watch television clips wherever you are. Personal radio is doing the same, with companies like Pandora and Spotify allowing you to create your own radio playlists, even recommending songs to you once the software has figured out your music tastes. Slacker is another such service, providing music personalization with internet radio, a desktop music player and a portable music device. Now, Slacker has raised $3 million in funding and industry experts...
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2012 Audi A6 Gets All-LED HeadlightsAudi’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 SedanFollowing 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...
Antony Ingram -
Audi A8 L Security Armored Vehicle Makes DebutWe’re used to seeing armored vehicles from the likes of BMW and Mercedes-Benz, however, Audi’s line of high security vehicles are a little less recognized. There was this previous armored version of the last-gen A8, but this was a custom order that had a pricetag running close to...
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2011 Geneva Motor Show Preview: ABT Sportsline Audi A7Audi tuning specialist ABT Sportsline has released the first images of its new performance kit for the A7 sportback, which it plans to unveil at next month’s 2011 Geneva Motor Show alongside a range of other modified Volkswagen Group cars. ABT has taken an uncharacteristically subtle approach...
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2012 Audi TT RS Makes U.S. Debut At 2011 Chicago Auto ShowWe’ve known that the awesome Audi TT RS--and its RS5 big brother--would be making it to the U.S. in 2011 for some time now, and at this past week’s 2011 Chicago Auto Show the TT RS finally made its local debut. Unfortunately, there are still no plans to bring over the Roadster version...
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Not so long ago, Kenny G was a major threat to the civilized world. Sleepy, innocuous notes rolled out of his saxophone and onto the world's airwaves, lulling us all into a false sense of comfort and security. Things could've gone terribly wrong, but Kenny's unearthly talent was, in fact, his own undoing: his music was so relaxing that when Kenny finally got around to issuing orders for world domination, we were all too sleepy to obey. It took Ace of Base to wake us up again. A decade or so later, Kenny G has returned -- this time, thankfully, as a punch line. Audi has tapped Mr. G to play a...
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Audi Seen As Most Valuable Luxury Brand In Strategic Vision StudyIn the past, value for money hasn’t been seen as one of the major requirements for luxury car buyers but in today’s ever competitive world value--or perceived value--is becoming more important than ever. Thankfully, there are resources on hand for consumers like Strategic Vision’s...
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Audi A2 On Hold, Production Quattro Still Under ConsiderationIt’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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Spy Shots: 2012 Audi Q3In response to shrinking sales of large SUVs in most parts of the globe, automakers are preparing a new generation of compact soft-roaders aimed at both the affordable and premium sectors of the market. We’ve already seen Ford release the Kuga crossover and Toyota add the Urban Cruiser to its...
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Audi Boss Rules Out Sub-A1 Model, Hints At Q1 CrossoverDespite numerous reports to the contrary, Audi CEO Rupert Stadler has ruled out plans to launch a minicar model positioned below the current A1, though that doesn’t mean Audi isn’t looking at other compact models. Audi has long been rumored to be developing its own minicar based on...
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Audi A6 Hybrid Gets Late 2011 European Launch, U.S. Two Years LaterAudi’s first hybrid model, the new Q5 Hybrid, is scheduled to go on sale later this year but after that it will be slow going for the automaker’s other gasoline-electric vehicles. While the new Audi A6 Hybrid, unveiled earlier this month at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show, will go on sale in...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran