Audi expected to introduce A5/S5 cabrio next year

Audi is intent on leaving no niche unfilled and the word from Inside Line is that the automaker is planning to unveil a cabrio variant of its A5 and S5 coupes. The convertible versions of the A5 and S5 won’t be fitted with the folding hardtops that have become de rigueur among its luxury competitors, [...]

Next generation Audi powertrain info comes to light

Audi looks set to go on a major engine downsizing kick in the next few years in an attempt to reduce fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. It doesn’t look like Audi plans any significant power reductions, but many of its engine will move smaller displacements and fewer cylinders with boosting. The result is lighter [...]

More details on Audi’s forthcoming 350 hp, supercharged S4

After a report yesterday that the next S4 would be benefiting from a supercharger, Volkswagen AG’s powertrain head, Wolfgan Hatz, presented the automaker’s new 3.0-liter TFSI engine at the Vienna Motor Symposium. According to Auto Motor und Sport, the new engine will be fitted with a blower and putting out around 350 hp when fitted [...]

Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Hyundai, Toyota

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My buddy Chris was beaming as his body pressed into the two-tone Recaro on the passenger side. “This thing is completely unbelievable,” he said, his voice a blend of awe and disbelief. Around us, the scenery flicked by as the crisp Sunday morning air was sucked [...]

New York 2008: Audi Forum hosts debut of Hunt Slomen custom-painted A5

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This past Wedneday evening, the Audi Forum in New York City hosted a gala party attended by celebrities and the weary automotive press in town to cover the New York Auto Show. The beautiful people on hand included Tom Brady (celebrity status: A), Tyson Beckford (celebrity status: B), Will [...]

Audi TTS Official Safety Car for 2008 Tourist Trophy Motorcycle Races.

For the first time in more than 100 years, a car sharing the same name as the world’s oldest car races – the TT – will become the official car at the famous Tourist Trophy motorcycle races next month on the Isle of Man.The latest and most powerful model in the iconic Audi TT [...]