Audi plans to introduce a new model every three weeks this year

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]