Car magazine brings word of Audi’s plans to update its R8 model, including this mash-up rendering. Due in the first half of 2014 they say the second-generation R8 will lose its iconic sideblades and, more predictably, its manual transmission too. We can only think it would be a cost or time saving measure to drop [...]

World Car Fans brings us a decent gallery of 2012 Audi A3 spy shots. As the auto espionage pics trickle in the details revealed by Audi grow. Here we have been given a good preview of the front of the car with headlight and fog light treatments virtually undisguised. To be honest the next-gen A3 [...]

Audi has muscled on on the world of Spanish football by releasing a new A1 promo ahead of this weekend’s El Clásico fixture. Audi has a track record of associating its feisty A1 with football; you may recall previous connections to the Japanese national team and Bayern Munich. This promo includes enough tyre sliding action [...]

For reasons best known to themselves Audi has rocked up to the Tokyo Motor Show with an A1 dedicated to the Japanese football team. Called the ‘A1 Samurai Blue’ the one-off concept model will be sold with a portion of the proceeds going to charity. Audi say they plan to release a special limited edition [...]

A recent screen grab from the Audi parts catalogue ‘ETKA’ lists a 184kW/250PS Audi A1 quattro. Let’s assume for a moment that the listing is 100% accurate; that’s quite a lot of power for a little A1. Best guesses would say that any such engine would be found wearing an S1 or RS1 badge. We [...]

Rumour suggesting Audi will bring a new Audi TT concept to the Tokyo Motor Show is gathering momentum. Whatever the origins of the sketch above it has been heavily inspired by the stunning Audi quattro concept, first shown at Paris a little over a year ago. It’s expected the next-generation TT will make a move [...]

Audi has released images and information for its five-door A1 Sportback, which will go on sale in Australia around the middle of next year. It’s pretty much the same as the three-door A1 we liked so much when drove it last year. The roofline is 16mm taller and there’s a fraction more rear leg room. [...]

Audi has confirmed its car and driver lineup for the 2012 Bathurst 12 Hour. The race takes place on 24–26 February 2012 and will again see two factory-backed R8 LMS cars at Mount Panorama to defend their title. Defending winners Darryl O’Young (Hong Kong) and Christopher Mies (Germany) return and will be joined by Christer [...]

It’s now over three years since Audi first released a racing version of their R8 supercar. In that time it has won over 110 races, including the 2011 Bathurst 12 Hour, and claimed 12 national/international titles. The R8 LMS ultra is the latest incarnation of Audi’s GT3 racer and is set to be launched in [...]

Here’s some excellent video of a truly great Audi Quattro S1 replica from Bulgaria. The back to the future rally weapon was made by ProSpeed from a road going Quattro donor car and is said to be good for 770hp. We approve. Bulgarian hillclimb champ Niki Zlatkov is at the wheel and provides us with [...]

Here’s a sneak peek inside the next-generation Audi A3. Surprisingly there’s a hint of A1 there with its vents and radio controls. The ever important cupholders are an improvement over the current 8P series as well. Moving down the centre console it looks like the new A3 will feature a start button (not so well [...]

Last weekend BMW unveiled the final version of its new M3 DTM racecar. Also on hand for the category’s season finale in Hockenheim were Audi (A5 DTM) and Mercedes-Benz (DTM AMG C-Coupé) with their 2012 challengers on display. 2012 marks a return to DTM racing for BMW, a series they have been absent from since [...]

In the last of our galleries to feature the facelifted Audi A4 range we bring you the S4 sedan and Avant. The S4 is powered by a supercharged 3.0 litre V6 producing 245kW/440Nm. It can reach 100km/h in 5.0 seconds and with a gentle touch drinks petrol at a rate of 8.0l/100km.

In addition to the facelifted A4 range Audi has also updated the A4 allroad quattro. But as Australia didn’t get this model last time, these pics will be as close as you’re likely to get. It’s a shame really, with the amount of soft roaders and SUV wannabes on our roads there has to be [...]

Audi has just released images and info on the facelift of its volume selling A4 range. Here you’ll see images of the A4 saloon and Avant, with separate galleries of the new A4 allroad quattro and S4 range to follow. The headlight treatment introduced in the A5 range has been adapted for the A4; it’s [...]