Ever so slowly, the United States is getting over its prejudice against hatchbacks. The subcompact segment is booming more than ever and the vast majority of vehicles in this range have a five-door configuration. Take the new Ford Fiesta, for example – the hatch is easily outselling the sedan. This may be well and good for [...]
The Audi A1 certainly looks the part of a premium micro mini. Luxury touches like LED headlamps and available faux aluminum trim helps make the case that Audi’s newest and smallest ride deserves to wear the four-ringed badge. But beyond attractive sheet metal and a typically wonderful Audi interior, we can’t help but wonder how the A1 [...]
Chas Murphy, until recently the U.S. product manager for Audi’s TT, R8 and RS sports cars, said of the R8 V10 Spyder: “You have to drive the car. It can’t be put into words.” Well, we drove it over the hills and through the woods of the Cleveland (Cali, not Ohio) National Forest, and we can put it [...]
If you’re mad about the fact that Audi won’t be bringing its new A1 to the United States, you’ll want to look away – our spies have captured the hotter S1 version of Audi’s pint-sized hatch. This prototype may only look like an A1 in S-Line trim, but our spies point out that the larger tailpipes and heartier [...]
The arrival of the Audi A7 in the U.S. is almost a given, designed to slot in – predictably – between the A6and all-new A8, while finally providing Audi with a Mercedes-Benz CLS competitor. But what of the A5 Sportback? According to our sources, the success of the A7 will play a key role in Audi’s decision to import the A5 [...]
