The rumour mill ahead of the Geneva Motor Show says Audi will unveil their third e-tron concept. This time the Audi A1 e-tron. Which makes real sense. The Geneva Motor Show – which in case you’ve been living as a hermit in a cave for the last few weeks – starts tomorrow for press and […]
Audi R8 Spyder – V8 in the pipeline?
Audi are reported to be planning to produce an R8 Spyder with a V8 engine. Will they use the setup from the new RS5 complete with DCT ‘box? We finally got the Audi R8 Spyder at the Frankfurt Motor Show last year. And it was worth the wait. Audi decided that as a halo car […]
Bridgestone Potenza S001 – standard on 458 Italia & Rapide +video
A bit of VT of the latest tyre from Bridgestone – the Bridgestone Potenza S001 – as fitted to the Aston Martin Rapide and the Ferrari 458 Italia. I think it must be a petrol-head thing, but we love tyres. Anything from a cross-ply to the latest high-performance job is a source of fascination. Our […]
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 RS5 (2010) – brochure leak
The creators of the digital brochure for the new Audi RS5 have posted the entire contents on their website – before Audi has had chance to release the details of the RS5 which is due at Geneva. We’ve been expecting Audi’s hot A5 – the Audi RS5 – for a bit longer than we initially […]
Audi A1 – Finally
Audi has finally released details of the new Audi A1. On sale in November from £13k, it aims to take on MINI as ‘The only premium car in its sector’. We said only yesterday that we weren’t going to run another story on the new Audi A1 until we got some proper meat. Audi has […]
Audi A7 – Spy Video
The Audi A7 – a four door coupe – will launch in 2010 and we have spy video of the A7 winter testing in Norway. The Audi A7 seems to have been coming for a long time now. A swoopy, four-door coupe it’s yet another of Audi’s attempts at niche-filling, and is aimed straight at […]
Audi A1 – the ONLY premium Super Mini
Audi are claiming that their soon to be launched Super Mini – The Audi A1 – will be the only premium car in its sector. We’ve got a bit bored with the tease that is the Audi A1. After all, we have a pretty good idea what it’s all about and it seems to be […]
Audi Q5 – Made in India
Audi are to start building the Q5 in India alongside the A4 and A6 at the Skoda plant in Aurangabad. With the rise and rise of car sales in emerging markets, and the huge import duties car makers face on cars built in Europe destined for these new markets, it’s no wonder car makers are […]