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Audi Starts Building 1000 Q7s a year in India

Audi Starts Building 1000 Q7s a year in India

Audi has started production of the first Q7s to be built in Aurangabad, India. It already builds the A4, A6 and Q5 there. Audi plans to add the A3 to models built in India in 2013.  “Local production of the Audi Q7 is part of o...
23.11.2012 | 558 views | 0 comments
Audi Still Planning Q8 Flagship SUV Hints Dürheimer

Audi Still Planning Q8 Flagship SUV Hints Dürheimer

It will be marketed as the SUV equivalent to the A8

Audi is discussing its plans for a Q8 flagship SUV again, and according to the brand's R&D head Wolfgang Dürheimer the car will be aimed against the new Range Rover Sport. It will be marketed as the SUV equivalent to the A8.  ...
02.05.2013 | 10409 views | 0 comments
Audi Still Taking Gradual Steps Towards Future Super Car

Audi Still Taking Gradual Steps Towards Future Super Car

Does not have green light for production yet

Audi is still making small steps towards building a super car that would sit above the R8 in its range. The car is meant to take inspiration from Audi's recent Le Mans victories the same way that the R8 took inspiration from the R8 racecar. Au...
23.04.2013 | 6075 views | 0 comments
Audi Switches From A5 to RS5 Branding for 2013 DTM

Audi Switches From A5 to RS5 Branding for 2013 DTM

Slight update over last year's car

DTM switched to a new, shared chassis last year that had all of the teams switch to coupe-based cars. Audi branded its car as the A5 last year, but this year it is switching to RS5 branding in the DTM. The DTM series uses a spec chassis, and t...
06.03.2013 | 7109 views | 0 comments
Audi Takes Easy Win in Bahrain After Toyota Retires

Audi Takes Easy Win in Bahrain After Toyota Retires

The Six Hours of Bahrain was not easy on anyone. Even after the sun had gone down the ambient temperature was 32.4°C (90°F), and the dust on the track caused a significant number of electrical problems. The winning #1 Audi had a very e...
30.09.2012 | 1178 views | 0 comments
Audi Takes First 1-2 Win in Nürburgring 24 Hours

Audi Takes First 1-2 Win in Nürburgring 24 Hours

Audi had a fantastic motorsports weekend. Not only did Mike Rockenfeller put his A5 DTM in third at the DTM race at Brands Hatch, Audi took its first ever win at the Nürburgring 24 Hours taking first and second place with its customer R8 LMS ...
21.05.2012 | 4349 views | 0 comments
Audi Takes First Through Fourth in 6 Hours of Spa

Audi Takes First Through Fourth in 6 Hours of Spa

The 6 Hours of Spa was a race of domination. Audi took the first through fourth spots at the top of the grid, and Nissan-powered cars won the top three spots in the LMP2 class. Porsche took wins in both the GTE-Pro and GTE-Am categories.  ...
07.05.2012 | 953 views | 0 comments
Audi takes pole at Le Mans

Audi takes pole at Le Mans

Audi has taken the first step towards another overall win at Le Mans by taking the first and second positions overall in provisional qualifying yesterday. Peugeot was close behind taking the third and fourth positions. Its fastest car was only about ...
10.06.2011 | 1011 views | 0 comments
Audi Teases Quattro Concept Ahead of Frankfurt Motor Show

Audi Teases Quattro Concept Ahead of Frankfurt Motor Show

Audi is working on yet another concept to bring back the Quattro

Audi has added a gallery to its Facebook page showing the first sketches of a concept that it says it will show at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The images have the words Quattro next to some of the images, and some of the images do bare a resemblance...
14.08.2013 | 7603 views | 0 comments
Audi Teasing New Vehicle on Audi TV

Audi Teasing New Vehicle on Audi TV

Appears to be a coupe-crossover for the New York Auto Show

Audi has begun teasing a new model on Audi TV. While covered with a sheet, it appears to be a coupe crossover similar to the BMW X6.  Audi says that it will give the car a sneak preview on 00:01 CET (7:01pm EDT), which indicates that it w...
25.03.2013 | 1783 views | 0 comments

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