Audi Q5 to be unveiled on April 19
Audi launched the official Q5 microsite that announce the launch of the future SUV on April 19. Q5 will compete with models like BMW X3, the future Mercedes GLK, Volkswagen Tiguan and Volvo XC60.The Q5 will debut with the same engine line-up found on the Volkswagen Tiguan: 1.4 TSI, 2.0 TDI or 3.0 TDI. A hybrid version will also be unveiled. [source]

Next generation Audi A3 renderings
Audi will launch the next generation A3 in 2011. Next to the standard version: a notchback and a SUV. The notchback version premium sedan will be placed between models like BMW 1-Series and BMW 3-Series.The future A3 notchback will not be a simple sedan with backpack, but a completely new car: the needed space will be obtained by an additional 14 centimeters to the current A4 length.As about the SUV version, we are talking about the Q3 of course, it will be based on the Volkswagen Tiguan platform and...

No Audi A4 hybrid for USA
It first was no hybrid version for the Q7 for the US market, and now new A4 hybrid will get the same fate. And all because of the plummeting value of the dollar.Audi USA communications director Jeff Kuhlman explained that the cost of homologating the hybrid system on both vehicles would likely not be offset by anticipated sales of the hybrids. As a result of low volumes and the unfavorable exchange rate, the prices would be too high to make business sense.Instead Audi is planning to offer the A4 with...

Audi RS8 to debut in 2009
       A while ago we were telling you about Spider version of the R8 supercar. In the same article we were also telling you that the starting next year R8 will be offered in two different body version: coupe and spider, both offered with a choice of three engines.One of them, the RS8 is set to be unveiled next year. Last year Audi denied the existence of a future V10 engine in a R8 supercar only because the company could not provide enough cooling for the...

Audi R4 denied
In the past few years there are rumors about a "baby" version of its R8 supercar to challenge the Porsche Boxster premium roadster. The new model was supposed to be called R4 and go into production in 2010 with a sales target of 30,000 units a year.But now, internal Audi sources told Automotive news that the automaker has no plans to build such an R4. " It was never in our product planning," the spokesman said.German media reports say Porsche’s top executives are concerned about Audi developing...

2009 Audi TT RS Roadster spy shots
Audi is currently working on the hottest version of the Audi TT Roadster: the TT RS, a model that is expect to go on sale in 2009 as a Porsche Boxster competitor. The TT RS Roadster will be powered by a twin-turbocharged 2.5-litre five-cylinder petrol engine. Output will be around 350 hp!The Roadster will also feature Audi’s quattro all-wheel drive system mated with a six-speed manual gearbox; while DSG will be available as an option.More about our Audi TT RS preview!2008 Audi TT RS Picture...