Filed under: Hatchback , Audi , Rumormill , Electric Audi A1 e-tron concept – Click above for high-res image gallery Seeing the Audi A1 and A1 e-tron concept at this year’s Geneva Motor Show provides proof that the quad-ring automaker is putting a much larger focus on its small car offerings. With that in mind, new rumors are cropping up about a possible successor to the A2 – the quirky little hatch that never came to the U.S.... 

Posted on 03.8.2010 17:00 by Simona Alina Filed under: Audi | coupe | racing prototype | sports cars | Audi R8 | Cars | Car News Announced back in January, the first 20 Audi R8 LMS vehicles will be delivered to their teams by mid April. The GT3 cars will be raced at 24-hour races at the N  Read More →

Audi opens the R8 to the sky and sacrifices little in doing so. It’s well-documented that chopping the roof off of a car usually includes a list of sacrifices made in exchange for open-sky motoring. This is not the case with the 2011 Audi R8 5.2 FSI Quattro Spyder . The biggest compromise is doing without the kidney you’ll have to sell to afford the estimated $165,000 base price when the car arrives here in late fall. (Or you can wait an... 

Green Car Advisor: Gas Pains – Pump Prices Expected to Climb as Summer Nears Rising pump prices for gasoline already are being seen in a few states, and oil patch watchers say they expect the national average for a gallon of regular grade gas to hit $3 by early summer. Auto Observer: Hyundai Keeps the Heat on Toyota, Honda with New Tucson Hyundai is launching seven completely new products in the next 24 months, starting with the formidable... 

Posted on 03.3.2010 16:00 by Simona Alina Filed under: Audi | Geneva Motor Show | hatchback | Audi A1 | 2010 | Cars | Car Reviews | Audi Audi unveiled the S-Line package for the new A1 small hatchback at the Geneva Motor Show. And even if it adds no performance upgrades, the S-Line package adds a more dynamic appearance. The package includes: 17- or 18-inch cast aluminum wheels, S line sport suspension with dynamic suspension tuning, leather-wrapped... 

The renowned German specialist ABT Sportsline has unwrapped officially its ultimate ABT R8 GT R race athlete at the 80th edition of Geneva Auto Saloon. Based on the current Audi R8, the exclusive race machine draws inspiration from the true motorsport rides – light-weight body construction and optimal weight distribution. The newly styled race eye-catcher  Read More →

At Geneva Motor Show, ABT Sportsline has unleashed officially its remarkably sleek open-top supercar ABT R8 Spyder. Based on the recently released Audi R8 Spyder, the refined newcomer is far from the words “just another cabrio”, it strikes with uncompromising styling, top-end materials, matchless comfort and incredible performance. The vehicle’s exterior design is distinguished by newly  Read More →

Green Car Advisor: Audi Says It Will Bring Q5 Hybrid to Market Late This Year or Early 2011 On the eve of the 2010 Geneva Auto Show, Audi announced it will bring a Q5 Hybrid to market late this year or early next, which will make it the automaker's first automobile with a gasoline engine and an electric motor. Auto Observer: GM Reportedly Axes Cadillac…  Read More →

Filed under: Frankfurt Motor Show , Coupe , Performance , Europe , Luxury Hispano-Suiza – click above for high-res image gallery Before World War II there were several high-end European luxury marquees that sadly didn’t survive long past the Great Depression. One of these makes was Hispano-Suiza , and the car world was worse off as a result. Check out the V12-engined Hispason-Suizas built in the 1930s if you’re a non-believer.... 

Audi UK has today confirmed an OTR price of  Read More →

quattro technology from Audi has an anniversary to celebrate: The spotlights homed in on the first Audi quattro at the Geneva Motor Show on March 3,… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]  Read More →

The new e-tron model series from Audi will gain another new member at the Geneva Motor Show: The Audi A1 e-tron is a Mega City Vehicle (MCV) with an… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]  Read More →

Power like a big V6, fuel economy like a modest four-cylinder unit Audi presents the A8 hybrid as a technology concept at the Geneva Motor Show. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]  Read More →

Filed under: Concept Cars , Hybrid , Geneva Motor Show , Hatchback , Audi , Electric Audi A1 e-tron concept – Click above for high-res image gallery After teasing us with a few goodies yesterday, Audi has just released technical details on its new A1 e-tron concept that debuts later today at the Geneva Motor Show . As we already knew, the A1 uses an extended range electric architecture like the Chevrolet Volt , but with a compact and power-dense... 

It turns out that ABT Sportsline is not going to be the only tuner, which will present a custom program for the recently released 2011 Audi A8 high-performance luxury sedan at this week’s Geneva Auto Saloon, Hofele-Design’s PRs have also announced a similar program and provided few renders of the refined newcomer.  Read More →