INGOLSTADT, Germany — Audi expects a difficult year as the launch of over 20 redesigned and new models could hurt deliveries, after declining sales of high-end models and further costs from an emissions scandal kept profitability below that of Mercedes-Benz and BMW. Volkswagen AG’s main profit engine will introduce a new model every three weeks […]
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Audi will introduce four-door E-Tron GT by 2020
Audi has announced it will introduce a full-electric four-door GT model in 2020. As Audi outlined its electrified future in a press conference, the German manufacturer mentioned its electric lineup will include special “Audi Sport” performance models. One of the 20 electrified models introduced by 2025 will be an E-Tron GT version that will be […]
Don’t Look for Another Audi R8 after the Current One
– Although Audi is known to be working on a new turbocharged V-6 engine for the range-topping R8, longer-term prospects for the company’s flagship sports car are looking less certain. During an interview with Audi’s R&D boss, Peter Mertens, at the Geneva auto show, he admitted that there are no current plans for a direct replacement. […]
2018 Audi R8 RWS – First Drive Review
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2018 Audi R8 RWS Driven: A Tail-Wagging, Rear-Drive Audi
-On the great list of maladies you may consider likely in transforming the benign all-wheel-drive Audi R8 into a rear-wheel-drive special model—Death himself riding shotgun, wizards and fairies controlling the car’s otherwise innate balance, thrill-turns-to-regret oversteer—you can add zilch and nada. In virtually every use, this supercar remains the almost-too-tame, composed partner it has always […]
Audi gives Airbus’ flying taxi concept a stylish makeover
Did you think Airbus’ Pop.Up flying taxi concept was a little drab? So did Audi. It teamed up with Airbus and Italdesign to unveil Pop.Up Next, a reworked version of the two-seat autonomous vehicle concept. The new version is more stylish than the mostly functional original, and borrows more than a few cues from Audi’s […]
High Five: MTM RS3 R Upgrades Our Favorite Audi with 565 HP
– Roland Mayer began his career engineering Audi’s inline-five in the first Quattro, so if anyone can best tune these potent little engines, it should be him. Cue his company’s latest five-cylinder upgrade of the Audi RS3, the MTM RS3 R. – MTM (Motoren Technik Mayer) launched to fame with the S2 RSR, which was making […]
2018 Audi A4 – In-Depth Review
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2018 Audi A4 in Depth: An Energizing Sport-Luxury Blend
– The Audi A4 is perhaps the most well-rounded car in the entry-luxury sedan segment, thanks to its compelling combination of athletic performance, a comfortable and well-built interior, high-tech features, and handsome exterior design. It excels in almost all areas of our testing, outaccelerates its rivals while sipping fuel, and cocoons its occupants in a […]
2019 Audi A6 – Official Photos and Info
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