Audi

Yanking a silk sheet off a car at ‘grand reveals’ is so old-hat. Audi obviously thinks so, and didn’t resort to this old chestnut for the first public appearance of its Merc S-Class/BMW 7 Series-baiting A8 limo. Instead, the Ingolstadt carmaker spun the debutant around like a Tonka Toy on a giant robotic arm. It was all part of the glitz and glamour of the ‘Audi Summit’ in Barcelona – a four-ringed extravaganza where the brand aimed to put the focus on its plans for future mobility, autonomous driving…and basically anything other than diesel scandals.

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The month of May shines a bit with fewer recalls recorded compared to previous months. Here’s the list.

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We got an exclusive sneak preview of the architecture underpinning the all-new (D5 generation) Audi A8 that will be revealed in July. Rather than fixating on an ‘aluminium-intensive’ formula, as touted by some manufacturers in their bid to shed kilos from their cars, Audi has adopted a multi-material approach to the make-up of the next-gen flagship sedan.

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The Takata airbag problem plagued most manufacturers and forced them to recall millions of vehicles during 2016. With the airbag-related problem still creating waves, 2017 started off with some more vehicles making a walk back to the dealer.

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The Audi Q5 has been around externally unchanged since late 2008. That’s an eternity in car years, but the German carmaker has been keeping the line-up fresh with new engine options and trim levels. One of those is the SQ5, which is the quickest version of the Q5 you can currently get. It’s a little late in the year to test an outgoing model, considering our more “prominent journalists” have already driven the all-new Q5 model in Europe recently, but this is actually our first time behind the wheel of any Q5.

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Here is a list of all the recalls for the month of October, many of which are relevant to GCC-spec vehicles.

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Audi was present and well at the Paris Motor Show 2016, and with them they brought the fastest and most powerful model in the A3 line-up, the Audi RS3 sedan. It also has the privilege of being the first compact sedan from Audi to adorn the RS nameplate.

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Audi’s svelte A5 coupe has now been around for nine years, but it’s aged with the utmost of grace –- so much so that one could argue it’s still as visually appealing as the much newer BMW 4-Series and Mercedes C-Class Coupe it competes head-to-head with. But it’s clear an all-new model was due if the A5 was to remain competitive with Teutonic rivals in terms of performance, dynamics, cabin layout and mod-cons. Right on cue, here’s the new second-gen 2017 A5, which we had the opportunity to sample at its recent international launch in Portugal.

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