The Germans at ABT Sportsline decided that is time for another tuning kit for the Audi TT-RS and prepared a new performance kit for the Ingolstadt model. The ABT tuners managed to obtain an amount of 500 horsepower from the five-cylinder 2.5-liter engine thanks to a new turbine mounter under the hood of the German model. This stunning amount of...
And another piece of news regarding the car manufacturer Audi. If you happen to own (or plan to own) an Audi S5 model (at least from 2009), then take a look at what Sportec has in store for it: a "Stage One" upgrade for both the quattro coupe and the cabrio that use the V6 3-litre supercharged engine. The Sportec...
The Audi R8 sports car family will get yet a little bigger with the arrival of the R8 Spyder 4.2 FSI quattro sporting 430 hp with a R tronic transmission or a six speed manual one, capable of going from 0 to 62 mph in 4.8 seconds and with a top speed of 185 mph (299 kmh). Taking a closer...
Here we have some spy photos revealing the S1 model from Audi during tests in Germany. As you can see, the small model is tested without any camouflage to hide the essential parts of the model, and this means that the German manufacturer is in an advanced stage regarding the S1 model. You probably noticed that S1 isn't too different...
The German model Audi S5 received the attention of the Swiss people at APS Sportec, the tuners developing a performane tuning kit that succeeds to increase significantly the horsepower amount of the V6 3.0-liter engine. In order to achieve the performance that will told you in few seconds, the APS Sportec tuning house recalibrated the ECU unit but also changed...
The German tuning house Senner decided to develop a tuning kit for the fresh Audi A1, a tuning kit that relates both to the performance and aesthetics. This tuning kit developed by Senner Tuning comes with more changes that affects, in the good way, the performance than changes that are regarding the aesthetic part, a fact that is normal for...
German tuners at SKN prepared a tuning package for the RS5 model from Audi that promises to reach and exceed the 500 horsepower barrier and as the tuner said in the official press release, the SKN Audi RS5 "finally produces the joy of riding on the road". There is no doubt that the Audi RS5 has an extraordinary design and...
People have always had an attraction for military cars, though many of them can't explain whether it is about their aggressiveness, their power or something else that binds them to admire such vehicles. Nevertheless, Canadian tuning company SR Auto Group thought it might be a good ideea to unveil two tuning kits for military oriented individuals, be it plain civilians...
The Canadians from SR Auto Group prepared an aesthetic and performance kit for the German supercar from Audi. The tuning kit was named "Militar" by the people at SR Auto Group and adopts a military theme. The tuners opted for some satin black rims of 20-inch. Audi R8 received some carbon fiber parts such as the front and rear spoiler,...
The Audi R8 Spyder received premium treatment from the German tuning company Sport-Wheels of which is Cristoph Poensgen currently in charge. According to him, the R8 Spyder has had some interesting and powerful fixes, of which you will find out bellow. In terms of engine power, two levels have been designed by Sport-Wheels. Level 1 consists of a software upgrade,...
Audi had a very good July this year because of an approximately eight percent sales increase was seen. There were two main factors involved in the sales climb: the United States and the People's Republic of China. Peter Schwarzenbauer, Audi Sales Chief, reported that the number of imported units in China had tripled, reaching 20,577 units, representing a 53 percent...
European owners of the Audi A1 that want to squeeze a little bit of extra horsepower out of their cars were given the chance by the German tuning company ABT Sportsline, which also happens to be the world's biggest Volkswagen tuner. Both petrol and diesel engines received a remap which added a boost of 30 hp for the 1.2l and...
Not even half a year passed since the announcement of the new Audi RS5 and the model already caught the eye of a certain tuning company. MTM from Germany did it's magic on the RS5, upping it's top speed from 155 mph to 188 mph. You might think they modified the 4.2-litre V8 engine, but in fact, MTM tinkered with...
Audi introduced the A7 Sportback at Munchen, Germany. The 2009 Detroit Auto Show was the place where the fans got the first preview of the just-introduced Audi A7 Sportback, namely the Sportback concept at that time. Two diesel and two petrol engines will be available for the Audi A7 Sportback, with hp amount that ranges from 201 to 295. Starting...
Audi A7 Sportback is introduced to the public by a video launched by Audi TV. The model will be launched on 26 July. The Ingolstadt manufacturer will launch the Audi A7 Sportback in Munich, the teaser video launched by Audi confirming this and giving fans the patience needed until the launch. The Audi A7 Sportback will be offered in a...
After we announced the end of production for the model produced by Chrysler, it's the PT Cruiser (you can read more here), now, it's time for a German manufacturer to announce the end of the road for one of their model. The Audi RS6 it's about to quit the production. September 2010 is the last month of life for the...
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...
