Audi News

Now that Audi’s A5 coupe has been revealed, it’s only a matter of time until we see the release of the Cabriolet version. This latest rendering gives us an early look at the car’s new styling ahead of the model’s launch in roughly twelve months time. The A5 Cabriolet is...

Audi has released official details for its new A5 model, ahead of the car’s world debut at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. Riding on an all-new platform that will spawn Audi’s next generation A4 and A6 line of cars, the new A5 highlights many of the features we will soon be seeing...

This futuristic looking Audi is the creation of a computer design fan who always wanted to create a modern version of Audi’s own AVUS concept car. You may recall that the AVUS was a concept displayed by Audi back in 1991 at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The designer of the AVUS 2, however, even...

Official images of the all-new A5 Coupe have been leaked by Audi’s own dedicated site, and thanks to a tip from our friends at Auto Motor & Sport, we can reveal to you one of the most anticipated models of the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. After seeing numerous images of prototypes undergoing...

The first Audi R8 coupes haven’t even hit showrooms but already there are rumors about future drivetrain updates as well as a possible new convertible model. Dutch magazine Autovisie is saying that Audi will release the drop-top version of the R8 sometime next year, likely to be called the R8...

German tuner Motoren Technik Mayer, commonly referred to as MTM, has laid their hands on the new Audi S3, turning the sports hatch into an uncompromising racer. The tuner has developed two performance packages for the already potent TFSI engine. For the first stage, MTM replaces the engine's...

Audiphiles will be excited to know the company has launched the microsite for its upcoming A5 coupe. Following Audi’s tradition of setting up a website preceding the arrival of a new model, the A5 microsite includes a countdown until the vehicle’s official release on the 6th of March at...

Audi is keen to expand its sales in the US, easily its biggest market, and it plans to do so using a three-pronged attack. Automotive News reports the company will be increasing the number of models on offer, adding more exclusive dealers and advertising more, especially on the Internet...

Audi’s highest product chief has confirmed that the Shooting Brake concept shown at the 2005 Tokyo Auto Show will not enter production. In an interview with Netherland’s AutoVisie magazine, Ulrich Hackenberg said that the shooting brake model would only serve to eat market share from...

After the successful launch of the Audi Q7 last year, the luxury carmaker from Ingolstadt is preparing the launch of its second “Q” car, tipped to go on sale early next year. Labelled the Q5, the new soft-roader will go head-to-head with the awkwardly styled BMW X3 as well as an...

If you’ve ever thought about taking your car to a track day, you might want to check out this video, taken from the Fifth Gear. Its got presenter Tiff Needell taking the new Audi S3 around a track. Along the way he imparts his knowledge about track driving for the uninitiated and shows off a...

Audi’s advisory board has agreed to spend 11.8 billion euros over the next five years in car development, with a massive 8.4 billion from that for brand-new models. The Audi brand intends to extend its range of vehicle models from the existing 22 to a total of 40 by the year 2015. From 2007...

The team over at Fifth Gear have compared the new Audi TT with the recently updated BMW Z4 Coupe. The test is done on the track so it’s a good place to see whether Audi has managed to improve the handling compared to the notoriously bad last-generation TT. One little side note is that you do...

If you’re after a performance upgrade that will make ever other “hot hatch” seem like a “mildly warm hatch,” you can’t look further than the upgraded Audi S3 being offered by German tuning house Wimmer Rennsporttechnik. Our friends over at Autoblog.nl uncovered...

Volkswagen Group’s new chief Martin Winterkorn has hinted that the company’s plant in Brussels could be used to build a new subcompact for Audi dubbed the A1. Germany’s Der Spiegel reports that Winterkorn is planning to meet Belgian Prime minister Guy Verhofstadt later this week...

DaimlerChrysler was the first to the market with the innovative clean diesel system, but now it appears that the other major German carmakers will be launching their own BLUETEC range of vehicles. Volkswagen and its subsidiary Audi will be making an official announcement later this month at the LA...

The motoring world is well aware of the performance potential of Audi’s diesel technology. We’ve already seen the diesel-powered R10 come first in this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans race as well as the confirmation that a diesel engine will feature in the TT coupe. Now there are...

Audi’s boss of Marketing and Sales, Ralph Weyler, has confirmed that the automaker is working on the A1 and that it’ll bring the fight to BMW’s MINI in 2009. The new car will be built using underpinnings from the previous Golf and current Polo, and is expected to cost around...

Update: Click here for official BMW 6-series facelift details. BMW will be adding its twin-turbo 3.0L diesel engine to both the 6-series coupe and convertible, with the new car set to wear 635d badges. The output of the 286hp six-cylinder motor will enable the big coupe to reach 100km/h from rest...

Audi wants to make good on its previous failed attempt at delivering a small car positioned below its A3 hatch. Audi sold the original A2 supermini up until 2005, and managed only average sales results. Total production numbers are estimated at only 175,000 units, which pales in comparison with its...