Fresh Audi S1 spy shots
Friday, August 20th, 2010 Posted in Audi | 6 Comments »This otherwise innocent looking Audi A1 is believed to be a near production ready S1 pocket rocket. Apart from the images, there's no new speculation from our last update posted in June, except to suggest the official reveal of the ...
Audi RS7 rendering
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010 Posted in Audi | 1 Comment »Following the recent launch of Audi's new A7 Sportback it hasn't taken long for the Photoshop gurus to create an RS version. Here is an RS7 rendering produced by dacim12 from DeviantArt. It's all pretty straightforward stuff; take a regular ...
30 years of quattro: The drive of progress
Thursday, August 5th, 2010 Posted in Audi | 1 Comment »As part of Audi's ongoing 30 years of quattro celebrations they have released a new video titles The drive of progress. It runs for just under 10 minutes and takes us through the origin of the famous Audi drivetrain, seen ...
A closer look at the Audi RS3 prototype
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010 Posted in Audi | 12 Comments »Dutch website Autoliefhebber brings us some new and close up pics of the now familiar Audi RS3 test mule. We last saw pics of this prototype (note registration HN TT 342) back in June, with some video not long after. ...
Audi A7 Sportback photo gallery
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 Posted in Audi | 2 Comments »Early this morning Australian time Audi pulled the wraps off the A7 Sportback in Munich. There were no surprises and the coupé styling cuts a sharp and stylish look. The A7 Sportback follows the path laid by the A5 Sportback ...
Audi A7 Sportback leaked images
Monday, July 26th, 2010 Posted in Audi | 2 Comments »The Audi A7 Sportback is due for an official reveal in Munich early tomorrow morning (Australian time). But, as is the custom these days, a number of official looking images have emerged. The four images here would appear to be ...
Drive Thru: Audi TT RS
Friday, July 23rd, 2010 Posted in Audi, Drive Thru, Reviews | 10 Comments »The Audi TT RS has some very healthy numbers on its side. Let’s start with the 2.5 litre turbocharged inline five cylinder that produces 250kW of power and 450Nm of torque. That torque is all yours from a low 1600rpm, ...
Is the R4 really going to be an R5?
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010 Posted in Audi | 1 Comment »Back in January Audi revealed the Detroit showcar Audi e-tron; a concept model derived from the R8-based e-tron first shown at Frankfurt in 2009. The day after the baby e-tron was revealed speculation began, suggesting the concept model could be ...
Audi A7 Sportback to debut next week
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 Posted in Audi | 2 Comments »Audi have announced the world premiere of their new A7 Sportback model will take place next Monday, 26 July at 6:30pm UTC (which is 4:30am on Tuesday 27 July for Australian readers). The launch will take place right in the heart ...
VIDEO: More Audi RS3 spotting
Friday, July 9th, 2010 Posted in Audi | 4 Comments »Over at Spyshots.nl they have a new video of an Audi RS3 test mule flying around the Nürburgring. Definite sounds of S tronic farting at gear changes can be heard. It also sounds very much like the five cylinder growl ...
New vehicle sales report - June 2010
Thursday, July 8th, 2010 Posted in Audi, Holden, Hyundai, MINI, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Subaru, Toyota, VFACTS reports | 1 Comment »The end of financial year saw some big numbers in terms of new vehicle sales in Australia. In fact, the final sales tally of 108,722 vehicles is the highest selling month on record. It betters the previous monthly high by ...
Megafactories mega week
Monday, July 5th, 2010 Posted in Audi, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, Rolls Royce | 1 Comment »Australian Foxtel subscribers are in for a treat this week with five Megafactories episodes airing on the National Geographic Channel. Some of the car world's most desirable brands are showcased. On Monday you can learn all about the Lamborghini Murcielago SV; ...
Truth in powersliding
Sunday, July 4th, 2010 Posted in Audi, Random videos | 2 Comments »Back in May we learned an Audi R8 V10 and an empty El Toro Marine Base were a match made in heaven. Now, we get an encore performance. Bravo, I hear you say. WebRidesTV have published this behind the scenes footage ...
More Audi S1 gossip
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 Posted in Audi | 6 Comments »There's been a bit of chatter around the tubes this morning about the Audi S1. Mostly there's nothing new being said, other than this from Audi boss Ruper Stadler, "Sportiness is a core value for the Audi brand and we ...
Audi S5 Sportback - Australian pricing & specs
Sunday, June 27th, 2010 Posted in Audi | 2 Comments »Audi's very svelte and very attractive S5 Sportback went on sale last week. Audi has set the list pricing for this car at $129,300. For your money you get the same excellent 3.0 litre supercharged V6 engine from the S4 saloon. ...
