Audi A4 Avant arrives in Australia
Friday, September 5th, 2008 Posted in Audi | 4 Comments »Regular AUSmotive readers will know of my love for Euro wagons, a love nurtured by Audi's über RS2 estate from the mid 90s. Having the keys to an RS4 Avant for 24 hours last year only strengthened these feelings of ...
Audi R8 GT3 - purpose built customer racecar
Thursday, August 28th, 2008 Posted in Audi, Motorsports | 5 Comments »Remember when you were a kid and you had your dream car, a car, that in your mind, you would take from the factory and make it the fastest damn thing the world had ever seen. Well Audi has gone ...
Audi unleashes 426kW RS6 sedan
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 Posted in Audi | 2 Comments »Audi have just unleashed the RS6 sedan. With the same 5-litre V10 twin turbo from the Avant, the engine produces a mammoth 426kW (580bhp) and this is one car that sure needs reigning in. Let's not forget the 650Nm or ...
Audi R8 Spider seen unmasked at Nürburgring
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 Posted in Audi | No Comments »NextAutos is reporting sightings of an Audi R8 Spider on roads near Germany's famed Nürburgring. The Spider—although naming has not been confirmed—is believed to be available with the existing 4.2 litre V8 engine as well as the 5.0 litre V10, ...
carsguide drives the Audi TTS
Saturday, August 9th, 2008 Posted in Audi | 3 Comments »Okay so the video itself may not be the sharpest clip you'll see, but these guys have driven the stunning Audi TTS and I haven't!
Audi TTS adds brawn to beauty
Monday, August 4th, 2008 Posted in Audi | 4 Comments »Australian pricing and equipment for the new Audi TTS has just been confirmed. Powered by a 200kW/350Nm 2.0 TFSI engine, pricing for the 6 speed manual TTS Coupe (pictured top) starts at $92,000 and $97,100 for the TTS Roadster. Add ...
Volkswagen claims ‘Green’ medal at 2008 Olympic Games
Saturday, August 2nd, 2008 Posted in Audi, News, Skoda, Volkswagen | No Comments »The 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing start next Friday—08.08.08—and Volkswagen is looming as having as much presence around the Chinese capital as any of the athletes. A total of 5,000 vehicles have been assigned by Volkswagen Group China to aid ...
Next-gen Audi RS4 and RS5 expected to keep V8 engines
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 Posted in Audi | No Comments »A recent report published on the independent Audi website Fourtitude claims the next model RS4 and RS5 (B8-based) will use V8 engines. There has been a lot of speculation about the powerplants for the upcoming über-Audis, with some suggestion of ...
Audi adds new cab to its ranks
Monday, July 28th, 2008 Posted in Audi | No Comments »Audi Australia has just launched its newest addition to the A3 range—the all-new A3 Cabriolet—and they're pretty chuffed, by the looks. Audi Australia's managing director, Joerg Hofmann, says "The A3 Cabriolet clearly reflects Audi's brand values of sporty, progressive and sophisticated—with ...
Hyundai introduces tamper proof identification labels
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 Posted in Audi, BMW, Hyundai, News, Nissan, Porsche, Renault | No Comments »In a bid to reduce the chances of vehicle re-birthing Hyundai has joined Audi, Nissan and Renault by introducing self-voiding vehicle identification labels. The labels are cheap to produce and will be rendered useless if removed from the car. The ...
1939 Auto Union “Silverarrow” Type D
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 Posted in Audi | No Comments »Here is some footage discovered on YouTube of the replica 1939 Auto Union "Silverarrow" Type D built in England by Roach Manufacturing. This car will be driven at the 2008 Goodwood Festival of Speed, for the first time, by Pink ...
Audi welcomes the machine at Goodwood
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 Posted in Audi, News | 1 Comment »The 2008 Goodwood Festival of Speed (11–13 July) will see the world debut of an "all-new" Auto Union "Silverarrow" Type D. An authentic reconstruction of the 1939 dual-compressor model, the car will be driven at the event by Pink Floyd ...
Audi launches world’s first full LED headlamp
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 Posted in Audi | 1 Comment »The Audi R8 can now be optioned with full light-emitting diode (LED) headlights. The R8's controversially styled LED day time running lights have set a new visual language for Audi's lighting across their model range. But the R8 is the ...
Drive Thru: Audi A3 Sportback 2.0 TDI Ambition
Sunday, May 25th, 2008 Posted in Audi, Drive Thru, Reviews | 2 Comments »After recently driving the Audi’s close relation, the Golf GT TDI with DSG, I was keen to see how the A3 Sportback 2.0 TDI Ambition compared. The two cars share the same basic underpinnings, the same engine, producing the same ...
Australian International Motor Show - A German free zone?
Saturday, May 17th, 2008 Posted in Audi, BMW, Mercedes Benz, News | 3 Comments »GoAuto are reporting that Audi Australia has now been confirmed as the third major German manufacturer to withdraw from October's Australian International Motor Show (AIMS) in Sydney. Only Volkswagen remain confirmed, with BMW, Mercedes-Benz and now Audi pulling the plug. ...
