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Audi has begun a pilot program in Munich with the electric utilities Stadtwerke Muenchen and E.ON and the Munich Technical University (TUM) by releasing 20 of its A1 e-tron cars for fleet testing. The public utility has installed charging location...

There are 13,000 drivers in the pilot program

Audi has begun a 13,000-car test in its home city of Ingolstadt to work on its wireless paid parking system. It calls the system “Audi connect wireless payment.” The goal is for the system to eventually be included as part of Audi...

On March 25th, Audi unveiled its new Le Mans challenger – the R18 Evolution 2 – for four days of intensive testing at a Florida proving ground. Whilst the two Audi R15++ had to settle for fourth and fifth in the gruelling 12 hours of Sebr...

Its first safety test was rolling a DKW off a hill

Audi performed its first auto safety test 75 years ago when a group of DKW engineers rolled an F7 off a hill in Golm, Germany, in 1938 to see how it would hold up. To show that they were proud of the car, they did it in front of the public and med...

Audi plans to finish its €860 million purchase of Ducati today officially making the Italian sport bike builder a complete part of Volkswagen Audi Group.  "We expect the announcement this afternoon from our colleagues in Bo...

Audi has announced plans to introduce a high-security variant of the A8 to its current line-up. The A8 L Security is a heavily-armoured luxury sedan that will feature an array of safety and security features to protect occupants from outside attacks...

Audi Tradition will travel to 25 events in Europe this year showcasing historic Audi models. This includes a visit to Monaco with Jackie Ickx driving an Auto Union Type D through the city, and an Auto Union Type C will open the 24 Heures de F...

Official debut will take place next week at the Paris Motor Show

After introducing the third generation TT earlier this year at the Geneva Motor Show, Audi is now unveiling its Roadster variant. According to the german manufacturer the design team wanted to reinterpret the classic style of the model and complem...

Audi is adding a little extra zip to its TT RS in the guise of the new Plus model that adds 20hp (15kW) and 11lb-ft (15Nm) of torque to the standard TT RS in both Coupe and Roadster form.  The TT RS Plus tweaks the 2.5 TFSI five-cylinder ...

Audi is giving buyers €4,300 in free equipment on the new TT S Line Competition edition. The S Line Competition package is available on any TT with up to 211hp that includes the 1.8 TFSI, 2.0 TDI and some tunes of the 2.0 TFSI engines.  ...