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Spy Shots: Audi R8 GT3 caught lapping the 'Ring Take one Audi R8, add a pinch of Satan's dandruff it's potent stuff and you get this: the R8 GT3. Spy photographers have caught this racing version of Audi's R8 supercar, which itself is named after the very successful diesel-powered R8 LeMans racer, circling the famed Nurburgring in Germany. As you can see in our gallery below, it looks all business with a Boeing-sized rear wing out back and asphalt-scraping carbon fiber splitter up front. Other mods made for racing include the large vent in the "hood"... Article added: 2008-11-19 07:12:03 Article Views Rating: 131
Makes sense: Audi S5 to replace V8 with supercharged V6 If you didn't see this coming, we recommend a trip to the optometrist. Audi is about to swap the V8 engine in the S5 with the same supercharged V6 going into the new S4 sedan. Inside Line is reporting that the dulcet-but-dated 4.2L V8 is on the way out. The new 329-hp supercharged V6 engine will take its place. Call it the S-engine-elect.With nearly the same power and much better fuel efficiency, the lighter V6 will be the cure for what ails the current S5. While its styling is superb, its powerband and... Article added: 2008-11-19 07:11:48 Article Views Rating: 139
REVIEW: Jeremy Clarkson Not The Audi RS6's Biggest Fan Why have sales of the supercharged Jaguar XJ languished so badly for such a long time? Because if you buy one, you are 107 worse than someone with a BMW M5. That’s like turning up at the urinals with an acorn and finding the man next to you is winching out a fireman’s hose. Worse, you are a massive and humiliating 172 worse than someone with the subject of this morning’s missive, the £77,730 Audi RS6 Avant.[source] Article added: 2008-11-17 13:26:25 Article Views Rating: 141
Audi S5 : The Real Sports Coupé On the Road:When it comes to power and sound, Audi’s latest V8 is quite stunning. The S5's has been further enhanced when compared to its older sisters the RS4 and R8, both phenomenal road devils. A little silent when throttled down, we hope one day Audi will unleash this engine's real voice.Soft and agile, the S5’s V8 fascinates us with this power. Quattro Technology 4WD transforms our car into a real missile with a precision provided only on high end sports cars like the RS4 and R8. Want proof?... Article added: 2008-11-17 13:26:21 Article Views Rating: 139
Audi at 2000,000 in the USA in 3 years?! When Audi AG’s board member for marketing and sales Peter Schwarzenbauer sat down recently in Mallorca with American journalists at the launch of the new S4, the executive took on a decidedly Warren Buffett-like tone. Buffett, a master investor and subsequent billionaire has a saying - “When people panic, buy. When people buy, panic.” In other words, big gains can and will be made by going strong and head long into a downturn like the one the world economy is dealing with today.Now apply that to... Article added: 2008-11-17 13:26:21 Article Views Rating: 129
Cabriolet Audi S5 The first pictures, albeit not very good quality, new cabriolet Audi S5. As expected, open-top car will be equipped with the same 4.2-liter V8 engine power of 354 hp, and that compartment. However, it is likely that the gig will get turbocharged V6 engine volume of 3-liter Audi S4, forced up to 350 hp Premiere of a new car will take place at a forthcoming North American Auto Show - in Los Angeles or Detroit. Sales cabriolets Audi A5/S5 will begin in the second half of 2009. Article key : Cabriolet... Article added: 2008-10-20 10:01:18 Article Views Rating: 248
Audi A1 Sportback It's hard to do battle with MINI in the premium compact segment. The Cooper and its derivatives bring style and nostalgia to the game, proving that consumers are okay with spending some hard-earned scratch on an iconic coupe.The Audi A1 Sportback – designed to fill the slot left by the discontinued A2 – lacks the MINI's wistful sensibilities, but it comes packing an extra set of doors, four usable seats, some handsome sheetmetal and an multimedia interface that ties in with the driver's... Article added: 2008-10-02 09:03:47 Article Views Rating: 315
Audi Q7 V12 TDI Audi refers to its new V12 TDI turbodiesel as "majestic", but somehow, that word fails to adequately describe the company's latest oilburner. Grammy-winning singer Seal was on hand to belt out his hit "Crazy", and that term more accurately describes a 6L diesel that makes 500 HP and 737 lb-ft of the twisty stuff that latter number is maintained in the useful range of 1800- 3000 RPM. This is accomplished via a pair of variable-vane turbochargers that apply 1.6 bar 24 PSI of squeeze to... Article added: 2008-09-22 09:10:16 Article Views Rating: 395
Audi reveals 2009 RS6 sedan, new A6 sedan and Avant Other self looks like we won't be acquainted with to wait in lieu of the paris Motor Show as far as get our earlier glimpse of the 2009 audi RS6 sedan and it's lesser a6 siblings. 0-liter gasoline TFSI four-pot, a 290 hp, 2. The forementioned woolen mill that powers the avant manifestation allows the sedan towards heavy right foot towards 60 in 4. An s-line package includes 18-inch clockworks and a sports suspension that drops the exasperate height by 30mm. Dynamic Ride Control reduces period and roll... Article added: 2008-08-28 07:52:04 Article Views Rating: 558
Driven: The 2009 Audi RS 6 Avant With every European car manufacturer it seems, there will always be a selection of models not available on the left side of the Atlantic the greener grass on the other side of a row of pickets. For Audi, there is no more in-your-face example of this European forbidden fruit than the latest and greatest RS 6 Avant. And even though a more American mainstream-friendly sedan is known to be on the way, there's been no mention of any potential sale of the car in the States. That said, the car hasn't exactly... Article added: 2008-08-08 07:30:29 Article Views Rating: 244 |
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