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The green limo: Audi A8 hybrid

March 9th, 2010 Shteph

The Audi A8 is the newest limo on the block and this is the A8 hybrid which aims to be the greenest in the segment. Shown at the Geneva show for the first time, the A8 hybrid’s drivetrain consists of two propulsion units – a 2.0 TFSI internal combustion engine and an electric motor – that develop a total output of 245 bhp and 480 Nm of torque. This enables a 7.6-second 0-100 km/h time and a top speed of 235 km/h, done in Transporter style coolness.

A hydraulically operated wet clutch links the TFSI with the electric motor (with 45 bhp and 211 Nm), which makes available its grunt from standstill. In the boot lies the Audi’s lithium-ion battery pack, which still leaves 400 litres of luggage space. Subsystems that operate on engine power in a regular car have been modified to run entirely on electric power in the A8 hybrid, such as the air-con compressor, electromechanical steering system and brake booster, all managed by a “pulse control inverter” system. All these will appear in the Audi Q5 hybrid, to be introduced later this year.

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Audi prepares successor for A2?

March 9th, 2010 Shteph

Audi A1 e-tron Geneva

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 went to the U.S. and only had minor success in Europe.

“There’s clearly room for another product and another concept between the A3 and A1,” Audi CEO Rupert Stadler told AutoWeek during the Geneva Motor Show. The new A2 would likely be A1-based and use an electric powertrain, possibly sourced from the A1 e-tron concept. European media has reported that the A2 successor is expected to debut by 2014, and no word has been given about a possible U.S.-spec version. However, with Audi keeping the A1 away from American soil, it’s likely that the A2 would be a Europe-only affair, as well.

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Abt R8 GTR: carbon-fiber hottie

March 4th, 2010 Shteph

Abt R8 GTR

We got our first peek at Abt’s R8 GTR late last year, but like with many cars, it was a whole different experience to see it in person. To say carbon fiber has been used liberally is an understatement, as the entire car is clothed in the lightweight material. The look suits the R8, and Abt has managed to give the car a more aggressive look without going overboard. The interior is lathered in carbon fiber as well, and lightweight Recaro racing seats help reduce weight even further. In total, Abt has managed to take 220 pounds off the Audi R8’s heft. (more…)

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Full technical details for Audi A1

March 2nd, 2010 Shteph

 audi a1

Audi has just released technical details on its new A1 e-tron concept that debuted at the Geneva Motor Show. A1 uses an extended range electric architecture like the Chevrolet Volt, but with a compact and power-dense Wankel rotary engine/generator to keep the battery alive after power from the grid is depleted. The diagrams released by Audi show that the Wankel is mounted in the car’s rear behind the T-shaped battery pack that sits mostly under the rear seat. (more…)

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Audi’s most efficient mid-size sedan. In Australia.

February 26th, 2010 Shteph

 

Audi will launch the most-efficient mid-size sedan in Australia with the local launch of the new A4 2.0 TDI e model this week. The Audi A4 2.0 TDI e, equipped with a 6-speed manual transmission, sips just 4.8 litres of diesel per 100 kilometres and emits a mere 124 grams of CO2 per kilometre, making it the best value of any vehicle in its class. The new Audi A4 2.0 TDI e is available as a sedan only for Australian customers and is priced from $49,900.

According to Immo Buschmann, Audi Australia’s General Manager Marketing, efficient and progressive combustion engines are a clear focus for the company’s product strategy in Australia. “While Audi has a clear focus on fully-electric vehicles for future sustainable motoring, our mid-term philosophy is to continue reducing the consumption of our excellent combustion engines. These engines become more efficient with every new generation, and there’s still more room for improvement in the future,” Mr Buschmann said. (more…)

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Audi RS5 leaked images

February 21st, 2010 Shteph

audi rs5 brochure

Aparently Audi didn’t want to share images of its long-time rumoured RS versions of A5, but it seems nothing in this world can be kept secret. Leaked images of Audi RS5 have come to our attention to delight our sight and to make pur imagination go wild. However, we don’t have much information about this sleek coupe, but some parties have said that the RS5 will be powered by a naturally aspirated 4.2-litre V8 with around 450bhp and 450 Nm.

Apart from the red line set at about 8200 rpm, that indicates a peppery mill, we learned from the brochure that there’s a lack of a manual option; Audi’s S-tronic auto transmission is pictured here. Options will include three types of front seats and four wheel designs.

Until full details offered at Geneva, hit the link and enjoy the pics.

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Audi A1. Unimpressive!

February 13th, 2010 Shteph

2010 Audi A1 side

Audi calls A1 “the first premium car in the small compact sector” and created it as a competitor for Mini or Ford Fiesta. The car has lost none of the visual strength of the metroproject quattro – the concept that previewed it at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2007. 

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R8 Spyder video

January 22nd, 2010 Shteph

For some the usual Christmas present, for others “la piece de resistence”, and for most a super sports car they slaver at, tagged by a whipply price,  R8 Spyder V10 5.2 FSR Quattro is for sure, for everybody, a gorgeous beast.

Worthless to detail its performances or to praise the eye-catching looks, just click the link below and raise your hats to the breath-taking Audi masterpiece. Or just lay down, close your eyes and let that minxish engine sing you a lullaby. It’ll make you purr!

Audi R8 Spyde Video.

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Awards for Audi

January 17th, 2010 Shteph

Audi put forward their newest auto products and both have won prestigious awards at Detroit Auto Show.

The Audi A8 was given the ‘Award for Design Excellence’, this being  the second year in a row that Audi has won the ‘Award for Design Excellence’, which was given to the Audi Sportback concept in 2009.

The other winner is Audi e-tron, which was given the overall ‘Best in Show’ Award. It was almost a unanimous decision, even if it is a concept. Judges say they were impressed by the car’s size and proportions.

Seems Audi is keeping up with the Joneses!

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Audi to-do list.

January 17th, 2010 Shteph

Audi headquarters. Management calls a meeting. People running down the halls, papers flying in the air, everybody yelling. Finally, the grandpas wearing glasses, schlepping their perfusion enter the meeting room. Silence falls. Top-grandpa rolls his wheel-chair next to the table, adjusts his voice and dithers: Meeting theme: TO-DO LIST FOR THE NEXT HALF DECADE…Hopefully I will survive to tear you of a strip for not accomplishing it! Everything gets dark, grandpa cackles, tilts his head back with a demonic look in his eyes, then chokes: You think we’re gonna let those puny BMW or Mercedes get in front of us? #1 on the list: (more…)

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R8 Baby Brother bowls over

January 13th, 2010 Shteph

You take an Audi, place R8 on its back and slide through lanes with zero emissions. How does that sound? Not to mention the looks of this e-tron. The German manufacturer has done it again. They have impressed Detroit Motor Show attendants with this electric concept of R8, which was revealed last year at Frankfurt.

Shorter and smaller than the TT, it is based on an aluminium space fame chassis, and gets carbon fibre reinforced plastic body panels to keep weight to an absolute minimum. The batteries are placed at the rear axel, behind the passenger’s seat so they maintain a gravity center, only that baby brother has just two batteries instead of four, like Audi R8.  These drive the rear wheels, and are capable of delivering up to 204bhp. Other figures promise the car will sprint from 0-62mph in only 5.9sec, while top speed is 124mph, though limited to preserve the batteries. With a potential range of 155 miles, company engineers promise the car can be fully charged in as little as two hours, though owners will need a special 400volt electricity supply, or you can charge it at your regular power outlet in…11 hours…which makes me believe you will get that 400volt supplier.

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Suicide to Sell A5?

January 7th, 2010 Shteph

We all know that advertising, PR, commercials, marketing and linked-to features make almost 70% of the product you sell. The catchier the commercial, the bigger the figures in sell reports. Some people have such a developed imagination that hey could sell matches and make you believe they are Havanese cigars.

We’ve seen ALL sorts of commercials, some funny, some boring, some interesting, some…stupid, and we’ve come to wonder how far can PR departments go with the commercials in order to raise you an eyebrow and check the product.

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S4. Audi S4.

January 7th, 2010 Shteph

Audi haven’t given up the battle with arch-rival BMW and it seems they got the recipe for a sport sedan finally capable of making our 2010 Best10. What’s it about? Well…

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The Tempting Tuned TT

January 6th, 2010 Shteph

You steer a TT? And you think you’re the top dog, doncha? Well, think again, ’cause Volkwagen got out to business and its tuner, Oettinger has twiddled a bit with Audi’s speedlust baby.

Apart from their engineers and electronic technicians, who are constantly developing and perfecting new engine enhancements, OETTINGER’s mechanical production facility posses’ decades of technical know-how as well as an appropriately equipped machine shop to make any automotive dream come true. (more…)

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Stupendous 3,319.03 lb-ft of Torque E-TRON Off by One Figure

January 5th, 2010 Shteph

Bugly Audi flaunted themselves with the all-electric version of a shrunken R8, overpraising the supposedly 4,500 Nm-of-torque engine on e-tron (3,319.03 pound-feet!!!!). The figures made many eyes roll, many mouths drool and surprinsingly many more calivers take a pen and paper and start calculating. And it seems they were right: Audi got the sums all wrong! (more…)

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