The convertible version of the Audi R8 receives the V8 engine capable to develop 420 horsepower under the hood. The eight-cylinder unit will provide a cheaper alternative to the existing V10. After the V10 engine was used only at launch of the convertible version of the R8 supercar, Audi has decided to expand the model's range to meet the demands...
You know the Audi A1 will soon be seen around the world and it's already being famous. And what you should now know is that a hot S1 version which will compete with the Mini Cooper S. The confirmation on this version of Audi's special hot hatch comes from the company boss himself, Mr. Rupert Stadler. While he refused to...
You may remember the A1 Art Car Audi donated to Elton John's charity ball for his AIDS foundation I wrote about here. Well it turns out that the organizer's expectations as at the end of the night the check that would secure ownership of the very special Audi A1 creation was worth £350,000. Yes, that is the equivalent of €425,000...
The 2010 International Engine of the Year awards seen an end to proceedings and in that end there were ten different engines being honored in 11 categories, plus an overall winner chosen. The engines were rated by a jury of automotive journalists from around the world had the difficult task of rating the engines and ranking each of them in...
The Elton John AIDS Foundation's White Tie and Tiara charity ball planned for this year will be getting a hand at the fund raiser part thanks to Audi and British contemporary artist, Damien Hirst, who came through and are donating a special version of Audi's A1 premium supermini. The Audi A1 art car will be auctioned during the event, which...
Audi announced the introduction of new entry-level engines in the range of A8 model. Under the hood of the flagship will be available a 3.0 TFSI unit capable to develop a total power of 290 hp and 420 Nm. After being released only with the V8 diesel and petrol engines, of 4.2 liters and 350 horsepower respectively 372, the model...
It would seem that Audi's plans for world domination (of car sales, of course) will be put on hold for a while as not only did they not manage to outsell BMW but something else, rather peculiar, has happened. The homeland rivals took away their number two spot in the luxury car makers by outselling them due to a variety...
With the 24 Hours of Le Mans approaching fast most of the competitors for this year's event are ready. One of the most important players to the event is the Audi Motorsport team and this year they will be racing what they are calling the 2010 Audi R15 Plus. The Audi R15 Plus is the second generation of Audi's endurance...
A couple of years ago, Audi's Design team, probably bored with their office, came up with a very cool, stylish and futuristic looking soccer table. Back then, it was just an after hours project, most likely done for the fun of it (classical success story in design) but now it's ready and available in the "flesh". Albeit in limited hand-made...
Audi has been hard at work trying to push forward the launch of the A1 as soon as possible so it can have a competitor to the BMW Megacity vehicle, which will go on sale in 2013 so to this respect they have pushed the launch of the A2 forward by two years. Since it was originally planned for 2014...
Spanish independent designer Daniel Garcia decided to give the world his a new interpretation of BMW's Vision Concept that's seen from Audi's (unofficial) perspective. Enter the Audi A9, this not only fits the category for Hybrid and Concept but also wishes to have a Sports Sedan tag added to the name. Since it is a concept, it is quite difficult...
If you're the sort of person who is considering a big luxury saloon but hasn't found one that'll keep the kids quiet Audi's A8 may be just what you're looking for. Why is that? Well, mostly due to the fact that the 2011 Audi A8 will be the first car in the world to offer an optional factory-installed WLAN hotspot...
German tuning house, Avus Performance have taken a look at the Audi S4 and said they could do better and came up with the following proposal. This new package will give you a new exhaust system, modifications to the suspension system, new wheels and some other things as well. Let's start the dissection of this new Audi S4 with the...
Audi is planning on taking the win at this year's 24 hours of Nurburgring and they're getting of to a great start as the qualifying session for the event ended with four examples of the R8 LMS racer filling out the first four grid positions for this weekend's race. This is a momentous achievement as it will be the first...
The 2010 edition of the 24 hours of Nurburgring will kick off this weekend and will feature a start grid with three Audi customer teams entering no less than seven Audi R8 LMS racers. The three teams in question are ABT Sportsline, Black Falcon and Phoenix Racing. Last year Audi's team entered this race and made the R8's debut by...
Reifen Koch is another German tuning company that has set out to update the already very powerful and slightly insane Audi RS6. Difference between the madness here and the madness of the MTM Audi RS6 Clubsport is that this car seems to have a better way of hiding its power. The Reifen Koch version of the RS6 doesn't come with...
The recently facelifted Audi TT is getting close to launch date and the two liter diesel engine has been confirmed for it despite no real changes having been made to it. The diesel in question is, of course, a TDI and it develops 170 horsepower while still being quite economical. Besides the 170 horsepower from the engine that's going to...
Audi have got something special in store for their A1 supermini as they are preparing it for this year's edition of the Wörthersee GTI Tour. The Wörthersee GTI Tour will take place in Reifnitz, Austria, on May 12 and that's when we will see the revealing of the seven Audi A1 custom made. What are these custom versions? Well the...
Have you ever considered Audi's RS6 as being a bit slow? Neither did I but German tuning company MTM think it they can do better. Enter MTM Clubsport package to make it more of everything and give it a properly loud paint job that features three colors and some decals. There's more, of course... The MTM Audi RS6 Clubsport means...
Audi has just announced that it will be offering customers a vehicle to compete with stuff like the Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera, the Porsche 911 GT3 RS and the iconic Ferrari Scuderia. While it may be a bit late to join this club as all these cars have been around for quite some time now Audi believe that their stripped out...
