2009 Audi A5 Sportback
 From the moment the first Mercedes-Benz CLS four-door "coupe" was introduced to the public, other German luxury automakers hit the drafting board. According to the German auto experts at AutoBild, Audi is just over a year away from unleashing its own cleverly packaged sedan. The A5 Sportback would be based off the A4/A5 platform, and takes a little of both models and melds them together. Audi parent company VW has already unveiled a four-door coupe version of the Passat destined for sale...

Decision on Audi R8 V12 TDI expected by mid-year
Audi has already shown us two concept versions of its V12-powered R8 diesel supercar but whether this means the concept is headed for production is still up in the air. Some officials within Audi claim there is a chance the car will be built, but at the same time there have also been several denials of the possibility of production. The latest twist in the story is that a final decision will be made by the middle of the year after all considerations concerning the economy and market forces are taken...

Mercedes GLK and Audi Q5 to debut in Beijing
Chinese carmakers are planning to launch dozens of new models and concepts at next week’s Beijing Motor Show but in and amongst all the fanfare there will be a number of major international debuts as well. Two of the biggest reveals at the upcoming show will be the production Mercedes-Benz GLK and the all-new Audi Q5. China has quickly become a key growth market for a number of international carmakers, many who see it as an opportunity to pick up lost sales from more established markets like Japan...

Audi Locus
Inspired by nature, created by Turkish designer Ugur Sahin Audi Locus is the concept car designed in 2007, but this exotic beauty probably will never see the daylight while riding in the streets. The main eye-catching features of Audi Locus' is "the way its surface shapes are formed with a continuous flow from the front end until the back of the car" explains Ugur Sahin. Exotic car Audi Locus has the same front grille as any other Audi and the shape looks somehow similar to Audi TT or Audi R8...

Audi RSQ concept
Designers had a realy tough job to create this supercar, because it had to fit into the future, but still represent an Audi design. Despite the very short time limit there were some good points - they had a completely freedom from all customers requirements, technical points and ergonomics while creating this exotic Audi car. The real magic of the Audi RSQ is sphere wheels instead of regular ones. Imagine beeing able to move front, back, left and right without having to turn the wheel. Steering wheel...

2010 Audi A1
The Audi A1 supermini will go on sale in March 2010, a secret company document has revealed. The engineering papers, which were sensationally leaked out of Ingolstadt, detail the Audi A1's new line-up of four-cylinder launch engines.The petrol model range begins with an 86bhp, 1.2-litre petrol engine. Further up there'll be a naturally aspirated 1.4-litre petrol with 122bhp and a high-performance, turbocharged version of the same unit that will yield 170bhp.New diesel engines include a 1.6-litre common...

2008 Audi A8 L 4.2 quattro Road Test
The Audi A8 is a car of many firsts and many facts, so here's a couple of interesting The A8 L is one of the finest luxury sedans in the world. Photo: Justin Couture, American Auto Presspoints which may be of use when starting out a conversation. The A8 was the first production vehicle to feature a twelve cylinder engine in a “W” arrangement. It also happened to be the world's first vehicle to be equipped with six airbags. And here's a particularly interesting point to break the ice when...

New Audi Quattro is all about the ride
AUDI AG The new Audi A5 3.2 Quattro coupe is available in a variety of colors including exterior paint with a “meteor gray pearl effect” and in a light-blueish hue. 2008 Audi A5 3.2 Quattro Body style/layout: Luxury, all-wheel-drive, two-door compact sports car. Price: Base with automatic transmission is $41,200 as tested, $52,140. Engine/transmission: The standard 3.2-liter, 24-valve, V-6 engine develops 265 hp and 243 pounds-feet of torque. The motor is linked to a six-speed automatic...

Audi D7 Concept Car
The Audi D7 concept was a part of Iran’s concept car exhibition “From Dream to Reality,” and it comes across as a flashy super sports car. It gets a front mounted electric engine for power, but the most striking part of the design is its use of Neon lights, for not just a flashy body, but even for headlamps and tail lights. The lights run across the length of the body, making it easily recognizable at night, but the job they do as headlights is most likely not very useful. More so...

First Drive: 2009 Audi A4 on the Autobahn and in Ibiza
Click the A4 Avant for a high-res galleryThe A4 is Audi's bread-and-butter, representing half of the brand's volume in the US market. So, when the premium brand from the Volkswagen group introduces a new version of its volume leader, it's a big deal. That's why Audi invited a contingent of American media over to Europe this week to play with the new A4 -- first on its home turf in Deutschland and then bombing around the Spanish resort island of Ibiza. The completely redesigned B7-platform A4 debuted in...