Audi has announced a pair of new common-rail diesel engines that will join the A3 and A3 Sportback lineups. The most powerful variant of the 1.6-liter TDi produces 105HP and 230 Nm (170 lb-ft) of torque, and is combined with Audi's new start and stop, and energy recovery systems. With this engine the A3 sprints from 0 to 100km/h (62mph) in 11.4 seconds and reached a top speed of 194 km/h (121mph) while consuming on average 4.1 liters of diesel per 100km (57.37 US mpg). This equates to 109... Read Full Story
Audi has recently released a set of teaser pictures for its upcoming A5 Sportsback model. Apart from the A5 Spy pictures the car will be matted with a 2.0 TDI engine generates 168BHP with a price of around £27,000.
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There is also a 3.0-litre V6 TDI with 237bhp, the 2.7 TDI with 187bhp, and two petrol units, the 208bhp 2.0 TFSI and 261bhp 3.2 V6. All engines are direct injection.
Audi has hinted that a cheaper model, possibly the 141bhp 2.0... Read Full Story
German tuning boutique Avus Performance has unleashed its latest offering based on the pre-facelift Audi Q7 fitted with the 4.2-liter V8 TDI diesel engine. To give the large SUV some extra oomph, Avus Performance updated the software of the V8 diesel's ECU thus boosting output from 326HP to 365HP and peak torque from 760Nm to 880Nm or 649-lbs/ft. According to the German firm, the result is a 0-62mph (100km/h) time in the 6.0 second range and a top speed of 245km/h or 152mph... Read Full Story
In 1982, Audi introduced its redesigned 5000 to the world and unwittingly influenced the shape of sedans to come. The 5000’s smooth flanks, disk wheels and flush-mounted side glass were replicated by a generation of cars over the next two-and-a-half decades, and when its successor debuted in 1994, (more…)
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In the latest Fifth Gear episode Jason Plato reviews the 2010 Audi TT RS in a time attack test where he has to drive the sporty roadster through five different countries before catching a plane that will take him back home. The 2010 Audi TT RS is powered by a turbocharged 2.5-litre 5-cylinder engine [...]
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If your looking for a great way to fill out the wheel arches on the new Audi A4, these wheels may be for you. The STaSIS SE08 aesthetic incorporates a bold interpretation on the classic Euromesh style. They are available in 20” x 9” fitments for Audi’s new B8 chassis (A4, A5, S5) the SE08 compliments Audi’s evocative lines with muscular style. Offering the room for wider tire fitment, and providing the perfect offset to fill the fender well the SE08 offers improved looks and... Read Full Story
Here’. an interesting US review of the Audi .3.2.0 TDI. Speaking of twisty stuff, we saw plenty of it during our time in California. While working on . project in Thousand Oaks, we spent time traversing canyon roads between there and Malibu in . variety of vehicles, including the .3. The .3 was the only front-wheel-drive car that we drove, but it held its own quite well. Like the Jetta that we raved about in the same area last fall, the .3 proved to be . remarkably well-balanced machine... Read Full Story
Thursday, June 04, 2009
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The good news is that we found out that the bespoke department over at Audi's Japanese division has released three special edition versions of the V8-powered S5 Coupe dubbed Exclusive. The bad news is that Google's online translator proved worthless when it came to decipher the Japanese press release (any help will be appreciated). But anyway, here's what we managed... Read Full Story
Details of the latest Audi A5 Sportback, which is due to hit European markets after its introduction at the Frankfurt Motor Show this September, have been released by the carmaker today.
Price tag in Europe for the new model begins at 36,050 Euros ($49,850) for the basic 2.0-liter TDI model, but Audi has [...] Read Full Story
