Archive for the 'Audi' Category

Audi creates limited edition, 252-hp A1 Quattro

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

Christmas just came a few days early for Audi fans with the announcement of the A1 Quattro, a high-performance, limited-edition version of Audi’s subcompact hatch. As its name would imply, the A1 Quattro comes equipped with the automaker’s legendary all-wheel-drive system, with power provided by the same 2.0-liter turbocharged and direct-injected four-cylinder used in theS3. The reworked mill puts [...]

Audi launches design initiative to deal with criticism that all models look alike

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

The accusation began when the Audi A8 took on rather similar detailing as the smaller A4, and it was all but confirmed with the arrival of the latest A6: Audi was making the same car in different lengths. BMW, in fact, has been accused of the same thing with its sedans. Unlike BMW, though, Audi is apparently working to change [...]

Audi A7 wins Motor Press Guild’s inaugural Car Of The Year award

Monday, November 14th, 2011

The Motor Press Guild has named the 2012 Audi A7 as the its first-ever Car Of The Year. MPG calls itself the largest automotive media association in the United States, and says that the the A7 was chosen as the first recipient of the organization’s Car Of The Year award because of its styling, handling and slew of advanced [...]

2013 Audi A4, S4 and A4 Allroad Quattro fully revealed

Friday, October 28th, 2011

The Audi A4 has been the German automaker’s best-selling model for 39 years running with over 10 million individual examples sold, so any sort of major update to the machine is a big deal in Ingolstadt. For the 2013 model year, Audi has bestowed its A4 with revised sheetmetal and powertrains in order to keep it at the forefront [...]

Audi going carbon/aluminum for next-gen R8 chassis

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

Cars keep getting heavier. It’s an unfortunate trend, but one that we’ve grudgingly come to accept. But the next-generation Audi R8 is tipped to buck the trend. According to reports quoting Audi’s chief engineer Michael Dick, the 2014 R8 will undercut the current model’s weight by some 100 kilograms (220 lbs), while increasing torsional rigidity by 30%. [...]