10
Jun
Click above for a high-res gallery of the TT clubsport quattro
Last year at the Wörthersee tour, VW and Audi threw red meat to the fans in the design of the Audi TT Clubsport quattro concept and the VW Golf GTI W12 650. Each was awesome in its own way, and now VW/Audi has set a precedent. …
2
Jun
Audi has dominated the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the R10 TDI diesel, and that year the company is making a run for its third consecutive win in a car powered by biofuel.
The German automaker says the three cars it’s entering will be fueled in part by diesel fuel produced from waste wood and ot…
5
May
Add Audi to the list of automakers who plan to add an electric vehicle to their lineup.
The German automaker’s top executive says Audi sees tremendous opportunities for electric vehicles and will roll one out within 5 to 10 years, promising “by thereupon we will offer cars without exhaust emi…
24
Apr
The market for compact sport-utility vehicles is bustling, and the trend — grounded in the ever-popular Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V — is starting to extend upward. The Acura RDX, BMW X3, Infiniti EX35, and Land Rover LR2 are already here, and the Volkswagen Tiguan and Mercedes-Benz GLK are coming…
2
Mar
When Audi’s Q7 V12 TDI concept, inspired by the magnificent R10 TDI endurance racer, rolled on to the Detroit Show floor final year, it seemed more like an engineering stunt than a harbinger of a production model. And yet, it’s here: The 2009 Q7 V12 TDI. Perhaps “here” is a bit of a misstatement: …
26
Feb
Audi created a stir in January when it unveiled a twelve-cylinder, diesel-powered version of its R8 supercar. But although the R8 V12 TDI was considered a concept, it was no mere flight of fancy. After inventing the turbocharged direct-injection engine and dominating endurance racing on diesel a…
20
Feb
Audi’s popular A4 has never fallen short in the looks agency, and the 2009 A4 sedan, unveiled in Frankfurt final year, was no exeception, sporting R8-style LED headlamps and a sensational, A6-inspired cockpit. But the company’s new A4 Avant, revealed ahead of an official debut at next month’s Geneva…
5
Nov
The World Solar Challenge in Australia this year featured a Greenfleet Technology division for high mileage alternative fuel vehicles. One of the top competitors was the Audi A3 TDIe powered by a 1.9L four cylinder diesel. The team of drivers covered the 3,543 km distance from Darwin to Adelaide…
5
Nov
It’s huge, it’s powerful and it’s a um, green? The upcoming Audi Q7 hybrid, coming to “certain markets” late next year, is supposed to spit out about 23 percent fewer emissions and use 23 percent less fuel than the standard Q7 3.6 FSI, according to Audi. The Q7 hybrid uses a 288-volt n…
27
Sep
We’ll relay the knowledge in this article on Auto 123 in the ever-popular backwards-first method of news reporting. That scoop ends that way: “Further down the road, as oil reserves become exhausted, bigger and better solutions will be needed.” While that may seem obvious, another point wort…
24
Sep
Audi is going to put off the launch of three new SUVs into its arsenal until the end of the decade, primarily for marketing reasons. Really, it’s only one new model - the compact Q5 - plus diesel and hybrid versions of its Q7 crossover.
The reason for the delay is primarily to avoid Audi’s ne…
21
Sep
While German automakers have a knack for offering large, mighty, luxurious, technically-advanced and therefore often heavy cars, they do not have a sterling reputation for producing eco-friendly vehicles. that fact was not lost on the motoring press at-large, including Neil Winton, who contribut…
20
Sep
German magazine Auto Motor und Sport has published some renderings of the concept version of the Audi A1 which should debut at the Tokyo Motor Show in October. Unlike the final small Audi, the A2, which used a rare aluminum platform and proved to be both expensive and slow selling, the A1 sh…
12
Sep
We reported the other day that Audi was planning to introduce a hybrid version of the Q7 SUV next year. The hybrid power-train was co-developed with corporate partners Volkswagen and Porsche. The Q7s platform mates the Touareg, and Cayenne will both use the hybrid setup as will the Porsche P…
