Audi development boss, Wolfgang Durheimer, has confirmed a new, bigger ‘Q’ to sit above the Q7. But will it be the Audi Q8 or Audi Q9? We’ve long wondered when Audi would get round to expanding its range of ‘Q’ badged SUVs to include sporty coupe SUVs as well as a new range-topper bigger than the Q7. But Audi […]
Audi planning their own version of the electric VW e-Up
It’s reported by the German motoring press that Audi are working on their own version of the electric e-Up city car for launch in 2015. [nggallery id=764 template=customlinks] Audi has played endlessly with their e-tron range of electric cars and range-extenders in recent years, but precious little has seemed even close to production. Perhaps the most promising […]
Audi TT ultra quattro concept sheds 300kg & heads for Worthersee
The Audi TT ultra quattro concept is a lightweight TT, based on the TT RS, that manages to shed almost 300kg in weight. Will debut at Worthersee 2013. [nggallery id=1492 template=customlinks] With every car maker on the planet trying to improve their average economy and emissions to deliver tax savings for buyers and keep legislators […]
Car makers to be forced to disclaim ‘Official’ economy figures
A landmark ruling by the Advertising Standards Agency against Audi will see car makers forced to disclaim official economy figures in their advertising. We’ve banged on for a long time about the futility of official economy figures, especially as car makers get better and better at ‘gaming’ the official economy tests to produce the results they want. Much of the impetus to […]
Audi A3 & S3 Saloon: New York Auto Show 2013
The 2014 Audi A3 and Audi S3 have been revealed at the New York Auto Show, a new range topper for the A3 range. Launches UK summer 2013. [nggallery id=1456 template=customlinks] Audi teased the A3 saloon last week, although under the dust sheet covering the car in the tease it did seem to be sitting […]
Audi A3 Saloon teased – or could it be the Audi Q6?
Audi are teasing a new reveal for the 2013 New York Auto Show which we think in the new A3 saloon. But could it actually be the Q6 instead? We had a preview of the Audi A3 saloon as long ago as the Geneva Motor Show in 2011 and it now looks like Audi are […]
Audi A6 allroad 3.0 TDI is the five millionth Audi with quattro 4WD
The first Audi qauttro hit the headlines in 1980 and now – 33 years later – Audi has produced its five millionth car with AWD – an A6 Allroad. It’s thirty years since Audi became the first mainstream car maker to offer a four wheel drive road car when the Audi quattro hit the road, offering a (certainly for then) fulsome […]
VW’s big jump in profits shows the cost for ‘Premium’ badges
Volkswagen’s profits jumped by £5.7 billion to £25.5 billion with sales numbers up by one million. But the big profits come from ‘Premium’ badges. What’s in a name? Extra profit for VW seems to be the answer if you’re buying a VW Group car. Volkswagen has released it sales and profits for 2012, showing an […]
Audi A1 & A3 get 1.4 TSI with Cylinder on Demand
Audi is introducing cylinder on demand technology to the A1 and A3 with the launch of the 1.4 TSI CoD option in the UK. Price from £16,740. Cylinder deactivation – or cylinder on demand – is a technology that’s been around on big engines for some time. After all, if you’ve got eight cylinders to […]
Audi A3 g-tron revealed
Audi has revealed the A3 g-tron Sportback ahead of the Geneva Motor Show, an A3 that runs on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and petrol. [nggallery id=1417 template=customlinks] Back in September, we reported that Audi are to produce their own fuel for cars, so it makes perfect sense for them to reveal a model that runs on Compressed […]