May 24, 2012

New Audi A5 & S5 2012 facelift revealed

2012 Audi A5 S5 Facelift

Audi has refreshed the A5 and S5 for 2012 with small cosmetic tweaks, revised engines and the loss of the V8 in the S5. It doesn’t seem five minutes since the Audi A5 arrived, bridging the gap between the A4 and A6. Or, as the cynics may say, allowing Audi charge a lot more for what is [...]

Audi A5 Coupe Sport by Project Kahn

Audi A5 Coupe Sport by Project Kahn

Project Kahn produce the Audi A5 Coupe Sport with go faster body kit, lowered suspension and quilted Nappa interior. Costs £31,875. Project Kahn take stylish and appealing cars and add some glitz. Not always to our taste, we must confess, but not usually a glitterball explosion in a branch of Halfords either. And it could be argued [...]

Audi A4 Black Edition, A5 Black Edition & A4 Technik launch

The Audi Black Edition

Audi has announced a Black Edition for the A4 and A5 offering trendy gloss black cosmetics and upgraded wheels plus a new trim level for the A4 – the Audi A4 Technik. The whole ‘Black Edition’ thing is a big seller at the moment. We had Jaguar launch the Black Pack for the XKR a [...]

Audi RS5 – Driving Video

After the official debut of the Audi RS5 at the Geneva Motor Show this week we have RS5 driving footage on offer. It’s a bit sad, but the majority of the attention on Audi at the Geneva Motor Show has been on the Audi A1. Which is understandable. Not only is it Audi’s first serious foray in to [...]

Audi RS5 2010 Press Release

Audi to present the RS 5 in Geneva * Coupé with 331 kW (450 PS) high-revving V8 engine * RS 5 also efficient – 10.8 liters per 100 km (21.78 US mpg) * Newly-developed center differential for quattro drivetrain Unbridled power lurking in a classically elegant coupé: the Audi RS 5 will debut at the [...]

Audi RS5 (2010): It’s official UPDATE: UK Prices

Audi has now released details of the new Audi RS5 which will go on sale in May and offers 450bhp from its 4.2 litre V8. Update: When we ran this story all we had from Audi was the Euro price for the RS5. But they’ve now told us that the “…RS 5 is expected to [...]

Audi A5 ‘Suicide’ Advert – Fake

The Audi A5 Suicide Avert

An Audi advert featuring an attempted suicide in an A5 Clean Diesel has been dubbed a fake by Audi of America Doing the ‘Viral’ rounds over the last few days on the interweb has been a video for the Audi A5 ‘Clean Diesel’ which really didn’t seem to fit in to the non-contentious Audi mainstream [...]

Audi A5 Coupe – the aluminium future.

Audi has built a lightweight A5 with aluminium body.

Audi has revealed an A5 featuring an aluminium space frame and aluminium body. This points the way to new lightweight Audi models to add to the A8 and R8. The headline is reminiscent of the ‘Jaguar Land Rover  – Aluminium Future’ story we ran a couple of months ago. But this time it’s Audi who [...]

Audi A5 Sportback – the Video

We reported a few days ago that Audi has confirmed the Audi A5 Sportback, yet another in the niche explosion Audi is engineering across its range. But the A5 is a handsome car, and the Audi A5 Sportback is also a pretty decent looking bit of kit. Not only that but it’s practical – with [...]

Audi A5 Sportback – Official

Audi has released details of the A5 Sportback that will launch in the UK in September. Here we have a driving video

We’ve had the leaks and teases on the Audi A5 Sportback, and now it’s official. Audi are on a mission to fill every niche that exists – and some that don’t – in order to reach their goal of selling 1.5 million cars a year by 2015. Set to go on sale in the UK [...]

Audi A5 Sportback – first official picture

First official picture of the Audi A5 Sportback (click image for a bigger version)

Here we go again – more tease from a car maker. This time it’s Audi’s turn, with the first official picture of the soon to be revealed Audi A5 Sportback. And it’s such a shock – we’d never have guessed this is how it would look! The Audi A5 Sportback is Audi’s latest niche car [...]

2009 Audi S5 / A5 Cabriolet Revealed

The stylish new Audi A5 Cabriolet for 2009

It’s arguably not the best time to announce a range of stylish, quality convertibles. No one’s buying anything, and winter is here. But that hasn’t stopped Audi, who today revealed details of the S5 and A5 Convertibles. Audi get so much right (and so little wrong) these days. There hasn’t been a real dog in [...]