The Audi R8 e-tron, piloted by Markus Winkelhock, clocked a time of 8 minutes 9 seconds around the 20.8 km Nurburgring circuit setting a record as the “fastest production electric car” around the ‘Ring. The only issues are that it is neither a production car, nor has anyone tried to set a record before with an electric car so that it can be beaten.
Audi is using the 24 Hours of Le Mans to campaign for their newly-introduced 313 hp SQ5 crossover.
Audi has released the official specs of the company’s 2013 incarnation of the RS4 Avant station-wagon.
For 2013, Audi have given their Q5 crossover a mid-life facelift. The styling updates are subtle, so are the interior enhancements.
Seemingly not hitting sales targets as a straight-up Mini competitor, Audi has now launched a traditional 5-door version of their 3-door A1 supermini hatchback, dubbing it the Audi A1 Sportback.
We honestly never got the point of the A5. To add to the pointlessness, we then got various versions of it thrown at us. Anyway with the idea of bringing things up to date, Audi has now released a facelifted 2012 RS5 powered by Audi’s go-to-engine; the hand-built 4.2-litre naturally aspirated V8 delivering 450 hp at 8,250 rpm and 430 Nm of torque at 4,000-6,000 rpm sending it to 100 km/h from a standstill in just 4.6 seconds with an electronically limited top speed of 250 km/h (or 280 km/h on request).
Audi is all set to take the wraps off their latest range of “S” versions of their underwhelming cars at the 2011 Frankfurt International Motor Show.
You may have heard by now that Audi has launched their Mini-wannabe model, the A1, in the UAE. Armed with a 122 hp 1.4-litre “TFSI” engine, women and girly-men are being lured by various promotional activities for the A1, including product placements around malls, big billboards on the streets, and overly-positive “reviews” in local magazines. If you really want this front-wheel-drive supermini though, you can wait for this one. Caught by one of our readers, Nabeal Malik, it looks to be a higher-spec Audi A1 model.
This is the all-new 2012 Audi Q3. It is a rebodied VW Tiguan, and falls in the sub-compact crossover segment, alongside more original competitors such as the Infiniti EX and the BMW X1.
ABT is offering a performance package for the 2011 Audi A7 Sportback. The package includes facial and engine upgrades on both the 3.0-litre petrol and diesel engines.