The Audi TT ultra quattro concept sheds a significant amount of weight, adds more power and retains all-wheel drive in time for its appearance at Volkswagen AG’s annual Worthersee tuning festival in Germany next month. The special ...
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Audi Australia is planning to introduce its first plug-in hybrid model, the Audi A3 e-tron, to the local market late next year. While currently "not confirmed 100 per cent yet", Audi Australia managing director Andrew Doyle said the ...
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One of five new or facelifted Audi RS models to arrive this year, the Audi RS6 Avant?is slated for a November local launch priced from "around $230,000″ according to the brand. Powered by a 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine ...
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Rumours that the Audi R8 e-tron project has been killed off appear false, with new pictures surfacing of the all-electric supercar in cold weather testing. Insiders at Audi cited expensive battery technology and a lack of power as reasons ...
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Nine-time World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb has scored a thrilling triumph in his FIA GT debut, driving a McLaren MP4-12C GT3 racecar. Loeb, and driving partner Alvaro Parente, took top honours in the qualifying race of the opening ...
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Audi has strapped the new Audi R8 V10 plus to a dyno sans its rear bumper, engine cover and half of its exhaust. Then they filmed it. The video shows the new 404kW/540Nm 5.2-litre V10-powered Audi R8 V10 plus starting up, turning its ...
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Audi is considering a road legal version of its R18 e-tron Le Mans racer to take on the new LaFerrari and McLaren P1. The German brand named its first ever supercar, the R8, after its original Le Mans racing car that achieved domination ...
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Audi is aiming to make its performance cars more involving for drivers, says the company’s technical boss. The German brand’s sporty models have struggled to match the dynamics and driver engagement offered by many of its ...
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After debuting in 1980 in the original 147kW quattro car – a car that remained in the model line-up until 1991 – quattro technology then formed a crucial part of the 225kW 1984 Audi Sport quattro and eventually the almighty ...
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The all-new Renault Clio RS200 Turbo will be quicker, lighter and more fuel efficient than the car it replaces. Renault has confirmed the technical specifications of its new city-sized hot-hatch ahead of its international launch next ...
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A new Porsche supercar that would sit between the iconic 911 and upcoming 918 Spyder will switch its sights from the Ferrari 458 to the Ferrari F12 if it goes into production, according to company sources. Porsche CEO Matthias Muller has ...
The Audi TT RS Plus, the company’s second-fastest production car, has landed in Australia. It trails only to Audi’s R8 supercar in the acceleration stakes, making the TT RS Plus a fitting send-off for the famous coupe before ...
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The annual Bathurst 12 Hour endurance race kicks off this Friday at the world famous Mount Panorama circuit in New South Wales, and the more than 50 entries from Australia and around the world are readying their racecars for the gruelling ...
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Renowned world wide for its highly successful diesel-hybrid Le Mans racecars, Audi is planning to introduce a road-going diesel-hybrid supercar in 2017, codenamed the Audi R20. Audi development chief Wolfgang Durheimer has previously ...
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German carmaker Audi is planning to unveil the 2014 R8 sports car at the upcoming North American International Auto Show in Detroit,US,to be held during 14-27 January 2013. The new sports car is offered with three powertrain options ...
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