Audi News

Audi’s upcoming A5 coupe is just around the corner and should give the recently launched BMW 3-Series Coupe some serious competition upon its release. Latest images of the sleek new coupe undergoing testing on the busy streets of Paris have turned up, with latest rumors suggesting that the...

Audi’s Q7, A8 and A6 vehicles can now be equipped with an iPod connection that works in conjunction with its MMI computerized control system. The set-up includes a storage compartment for the iPod plus an adaptor, and is housed inside the vehicle’s glove box for the sedans and the rear...

The roadster version of the Audi TT has just been unveiled, and it now comes in just two flavors. The range topping model comes with a 3.2L V6 that develops 250hp and drives all four wheels via Audi’s quattro AWD system. The base model is equipped with the 2.0L TFSI motor producing 200hp and...

The popularity of hybrid vehicles will depend on whether or not US auto sales increase beyond its current levels, according to a statement from Audi engineer Marius Lehna to Reuters. Despite rising fuel prices, the German car maker will only expand its hybrid range if the market development...

Next year will see the launch of two new versions of the Audi TT coupe. Here’s an image of the first of these new vehicles caught while testing in Germany sent in by a reader of German newspaper Bild-T. Most of the engines from the coupe will carry over to the canvas topped roadster but...

Despite earlier reports that Audi was dropping plans for a high-performance TT-RS, we now have news that the company is developing two new performance versions of the recently released coupe. The new models will be labelled the TT-S and TT-RS and are scheduled for delivery in 2007 and 2008...

Audi may add another Q-car to its ranks with a possible Q6 Sport Activity Coupe. Pegged to go head-to-head with the rumoured BMW X6 and Mercedes-Benz GLK from Audi’s German competitors, this new soft-roader would create a new niche for sporty off-roaders with coupe-like styling—a cross...

Earlier we posted the official images of Audi’s futuristic R8 coupe. Now we have images taken live from the actual unveiling at the 2006 Paris Auto Show. Production will start in autumn of next year at Audi’s plant in Neckarsulm, with an annual output of only a few thousand. The quattro...

After the long drawn out gestation period Audi’s first ever mid-engined sports car is finally here. With the multitude of concept car and spy shot info that’s been circulating the net for months now, there isn’t anything really new to add. Sales of the new car will start in the...

The two rivals both claimed the right to be the official limousine for the Pope during his recent visit to Bavaria. With both companies locking horns, it required the Munich Archibishop’s office to broker a compromise. When in Munich, the Pope would be driven in a 7-Series but during his...

Audi has just released images of its upcoming V12 powered turbo-diesel Q7 off-roader. The mega SUV is expected to be displayed at the Paris Motor Show and is set to be the most powerful diesel production car ever and will benefit from Audi’s Le Mans winning R10 racer, which is also powered by...

Previously we reported that Renault will unveil their latest concept car (code named Z20) today, in preperation for the Paris Motor Show. Today, they released details about the Nepta concept car, a four-seater cabriolet with a low-slung body shape and a spacious interior combined with massive...

Audi’s understated A8 limo may receive the V-12 TDI powerplant from the Audi R10 race car that won this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race. Displacing 5.5 liters, the monster diesel manages to develop 550 horsepower and 811 pound-feet of torque. This isn’t a complete...

What looks like an unassuming Audi TT is actually a prototype for a new RS version of the popular sports car. Caught undergoing testing in Germany, the TT RS is likely to pack a twin-turbo charged version of the two-liter TSFI four-cylinder instead of the larger 3.2-liter V-6 engine. Power output...

Audi is about to embark on an all-out performance onslaught with the release of an entire range of new RS models. RS is Audi’s performance arm, similar to the M division of BMW. Manufactured by Audi’s quattro GmbH subsidiary, the RS series of vehicles are some of the fastest performance...

Car customiser JE Design have created a wide-body kit for the Audi Q7, which, not surprisingly, is labelled the Q7 WIDE BODY. The normally understated look of the Audi is masked by the excessive body kit that screams “plastic fantastic.” This is an obvious case of too much money and no...

Audi's late entry into the world of SUVs is doing much better than they expected. Their planned capacity of 60,000 units per year is already overstreatched so they've decided to add another 10,000 to that. Audi marketing man Ralph Weyler claims that a further increase to 80,000 units is on the...

It appears the MINI wasn’t Audi’s only pint-sized target. Rumors are circulating that Audi plans to build a smaller roadster version of its iconic TT in a partnership with Austrian motorcycle manufacturer KTM. Initial plans were for KTM to work with Volkswagen rather than Audi, but this...

Audi has written an important chapter in the history of motor racing with its historic triumph in the 2006 24 Hours of Le Mans race. The new Audi R10 TDI was the first diesel car to win arguably the toughest car race in the world. In front of a record crowd of 235,000 spectators, Frank Biela...