Audi R8 V10 Spyder

SPORT-WHEELS, Galactic Audi R8 Spyder with 600 HP

Audi R8 V10 Spyder
Audi R8 V10 Spyder
Audi R8 V10 Spyder
Audi R8 V10 Spyder

Audi developing new diesel fuel cap to avoid misfills

Audi is following BMW in introducing a mechanism to prevent misfueling of diesel vehicles with gasoline. It's generally not possible to put diesel into a gasoline vehicle because the larger diesel nozzles won't fit in the filler neck. However, the smaller gas nozzles will fit in the diesel neck. Audi's system, like the one used by BMW, adds a flap in the neck to prevent fuel flow. The flap only opens up if the nozzle presses on contact points just below the cap. The smaller gasoline nozzle won't be be able to hit all of the contacts at once and the flap will prevent fuel from getting into the tank. Apparently, the improved refinement of modern diesel engines has led to an increase in misfueling in recent years, prompting both BMW and Audi to add the new feature. BMW has had this mechanism in all of its diesel vehicles since early 2009.

AUDI Q3 may launched in India

Though entire world is awaiting Audi Q3’s launch which is scheduled next year, India might have some good news here. Though Audi have rubbished reports of launching their mini-SUV in India next year along with its global launch, market experts believe India will get Audi Q3along with the world. The reason behind this is Audi is investing a lot in Indian arm; they would not like to lose out in any manner, especially after BMW announced the launch of their mini SUV, X1.

Audi would love to launch Q3 in India. Though Audi have kept Q3’s platform a secret, international auto publications believe Audi to borrow Golf Mk5 or Mk6 components. Reports also suggest Q3 to be available in three models, a 2.0L, 3.0L and 3.6L generating 197 bhp, 229 bhp and 282 bhp respectively. These models will also have the option of 4WD or on-demand 4WD.

Audi Is Combating For No.1 In Luxury Car

We will soon see Indians moving in to more luxury cars including the premium SUVs. Thanks to the numerous offerings from luxury car makers lining up almost twenty new model launches in India. Audi is one of the leading luxury car brand as its growth is 70 percent contributing to the growth of 40% in Indian luxury car market.
Audi, the luxury brand of the Volkswagen group is focusing to up its share in the country's auto industry to 25% and this will be 5% more than the present growth. Audi's rivals like BMW and Benz are aggressively increasing their brands with opening new showrooms and thereby widening their car distributions.


Audi eyes on No.1 position in Indian luxury car segment like occupying the top slot in European Union and China. According to Michael Preschke, the head of Audi India said that the company wants to be number one in India and they exceeded their budget by nearly 40 per cent and Audi is very happy for that. The German car brand plans in place with regards to products, network and branding and Audi has an ambitious target for next year. The Indian Audi head is assured that even next year Audi should be in position to exceed the target again.

After the commencement of 2010, Audi has got 20 new models and have been launched and there are 10 more launches. The wider lineup of Audi products would indicate the increasing competition in the luxury car segment. BMW and Benz are quietly working to build their own portfolio of cars. China and India are the two major localities where there is lot of scope for luxury cars primarily due to the newness of these products for Indians and also due to the booming economy.

2010 Audi R8 Spyder 4.2 FSI - Photo, Detail

The R8 Spyder 4.2 FSI quattro will be rolling into German showrooms in the third quarter of 2010. Sales will be starting soon at a base price of €121,000.











Audi is adding another model to its R8 high-performance sports car lineup: Hot on the heels of the R8 Spyder 5.2 FSI quattro comes another model with a V8 engine. The 4.2-liter FSI produces 316 kW (430 hp) and launches the open-top two-seater to 100 km/h (62.14 mph) in 4.8 seconds on its way to a top speed of 299 km/h (185.79 mph). The engine is mated to the R tronic sequential manual gearbox; quattro permanent all-wheel drive is standard.

Audi R8 Spyder adds another engine

Audi will add a new model to its lineup of luxe sports cars. The R8 Spyder 4.2 FSI Quattro will feature a V8 engine that offers 130 hp less than its big brother, the 560 hp R8 Spyder 5.2 FSI. But with a top speed of 185 mph and only a fraction of a second slower off the line, it's still PDQ.

The upside of the smaller engine is the price: the R8 Spyder 4.2 FSI will start at 121,000 euros (about $152,169). It's a nice discount from the R8 Spyder 5.2 FSI's base price of 156,400 euros for not a lot of trade-off.

The roadster will be available in the third quarter of 2010, but in the meantime you can watch this clip from National Geographic's "Ultimate Factories" to see how the R8's ultralight aluminum frame is built.

Audi’s Robotic Car Looks Hot In Old-School Livery

The autonomous Audi TTS that will try to climb Pikes Peak without a driver is packed with leading-edge tech, but Audi went old-school with livery that pays homage to its glory days in rallying.

Audi pulled the wraps off the latest iteration of the robotic car we took a ride in a few months ago, and the livery looks great. The stripes recall those of cars like the awesome Sport Quattro S1 Pikes Peak and Quattro Rallye A2, though the overall look is cleaner.

“We were very much inspired by the Pikes Peak race cars,” Raul Cenan, lead designer on the project, says. “But there was very different technology used in those cars overall. So we decided to go with more modern elements that were heritage-inspired.”

Audi and the guys at the Stanford University Dynamic Design Lab and Volkswagen’s Electronics Research Lab in Palo Alto are constantly tweaking and tuning the 2010 TTS ahead of its ascent up Pikes Peak in September. Pikes Peak is one hell of a place to test an autonomous car — the course is among the most harrowing in motorsports, a flat-out sprint through 156 turns on a 12.4-mile climb to the clouds.

The best drivers attack the route at speeds of up to 130 mph. Chris Gerdes, head of the Center for Automotive Research at Stanford, assured us the TTS will be pushed to its limits.

Elton John Audi A1 Sold For 522,000 USD

Do you remember the cute and pink Audi A1 designed by Damien Hirst from a few days back. It was sold at Sir Elton John's auction at the Tie & Tiara Ball last night for 350,000 GBP, or 425,000 EUR, or 522,000 USD. That's more than half a million dollars! The money brought by the auctioned Audi A1 will go to Sir Elton John's AIDS Foundation (EJAF).

Last night's fundraiser featured almost 700 VIP guests from around the world who wished to help the research against AIDS. This foundation, which was established back in 1993, manages over £14 million in programmes across 15 countries. Apart from the research mentioned earlier, the foundation also helps with the medication, nutrition, education, shelter and support for millions of people around the globe.

The new generation Audi TT to debut in 2014

Audi has great plans for its future and they have declared these for public consumption and appreciation. For a beginning they plan to usher in the new RS3. To be launched at a major auto show, the new RS3 would be using the same engine as the TT-RS, which is a 2.5 liter engine that has direct fuel injection system producing 340 bhp and 330 lb-ft torque. Limited number of this car would be made available.

In 2011 at the Frankfurt Motor show they would be unveiling a car which would be the successor to the current A3. It is being built on a complete new chassis which is the same one being used for the seventh generation Volkswagen Golf. Audi also has plans slated for launch of a compact sports car named R4 as also variants of the A1 and wishes to revive the A2 project which is a completely electric model. The R4 on the other hand would be a hybrid version with a rotary engine installed at the base unit. There is also the emission free version of the R8 sports car that would be launched in late 2012.

Audi R4 in the pipeline for 2013 production?

R4 that’s scheduled to be out on the market in 2013.

What’s more, the rumored R4 is also looking to be based on what is now one of Audi’s most talked about concept cars in recent years, the E-Tron concept that we all laid our eyes on at the Detroit Auto Show earlier this year.

As far as what tech specs will come with the car, it’s expected to weigh in at nothing more than 2,500 pounds and will have either a 1.4-liter TSI engine that produces 180 horsepower or an engine similar to the ones being used in the Audi TT, that is, a 2.0-liter TDI inline-four that produces 170 horsepower. No word yet on how much the R4 is going to command in the market, but the rumor is that it will be slotted just below the TT with it’s price tag of $27,000.

Audi A1 1.6 TDI

Arriving nearly 10 years after BMW launched the first generation MINI, the A1 gives Audi a new contender in the premium-badged small car category, going up against Citroen’s DS3 and Alfa Romeo’s MiTo, too.

With some 18,000 models expected to be sold every year, Audi is pulling out all the stops. There’s a wide range of turbocharged engines, a long list of options for personalisation and a focus on quality unseen in the class before. The icing on the cake is a price range that starts from £13,140.

So, what’s the A1 like to drive, and is it good enough to knock the MINI off the top spot? Well, the A1 is brimming with showroom appeal. Its chunky shape is attractive, classy and every inch the small Audi, with its bold front end, coupé-style sloping tailgate and optional contrasting roof rails.

Whether you go for SE, Sport or S line trim, you’ll get alloy wheels, stop-start, air-con and a six-speaker CD stereo with iPod connectivity – so there’s no lack of equipment, either. Of the three trims, S line (which we’ve driven here) is the most visually aggressive, with 17-inch alloys and a sharp bodykit.

But next year the A1 will be available with a £1,950 Competition Line pack, which adds even racier looks and stickers to make the car resemble the firm’s classic Quattro rally car.

Inside, the cabin offers quality none of its rivals can match. The dash is covered in a neat soft-touch moulding, all the switches feel slick, and the latest pop-up MMI cabin control system from the flagship A8 is available, too.

As with the exterior, there’s scope for personalisation, with contrasting trim inserts and a range of packs that include kit such as 3D sat-nav, Bluetooth and a 20GB music hard drive.

2011 Audi A1 First Drive

Audi, go ahead and take our cherished ex-child pageant heartbreaker Justin Timberlake to do your celebrity lifestyle pre-launch marketing for your new big-volume car. Quote to us your estimated U.S. fuel mileage numbers in the damned press materials. Invite a few American hacks in to drive the wee one in Berlin. But Valhalla forbid that you should ever deign to export the 2011 Audi A1 for sale in North America.

Through the tree-thick former East Germany over many curve-starved roads, we have just driven around the impeccably put-together 2011 Audi A1. Based on the same chassis underpinning the maybe-for-North-America Volkswagen Polo — 2009 European Car of the Year and 2010 World Car of the Year — the new baby Audi (model "AU210") could hardly be anything but good driving material. We played hard with the current top-trim version, the 1.4 TFSI with its 121-horsepower turbocharged direct-injected 1.4-liter inline-4; it's like driving a nicely warmed-over A3, only smaller and tighter.

The U.S. and Canada do not get the Audi A1. The Germans always tantalizingly qualify this status with "not currently," but it would take a lot to convince Audi North America that it needs to bring over an Audi that's this small and doesn't currently offer all-wheel drive. What a bloody shame, too. The 2011 Audi A1 will definitely have both BMW and Mercedes moving forward the plans for their respective compacts; if the other two don't come out with something comparable soon, they're idiots. (And no, the Mini doesn't count as BMW's premium compact.)

Big Things Come in...
Positioning of the 2011 Audi A1 is pretty clear after a first drive. One intention is to compress several big-car touches from the Audi A8 into a compact layout. One echo of this design impulse is the latest LED headlight design for which Audi has become recognized and which the other Germans are now copying — and which we're also sort of getting tired of already. There's also the new hexagonal single-frame grille first used on the latest A8.

Inside, the touch surfaces are distinctly premium in heft and all the switchgear and stalk design is dedicated for the A1 (part of the sleeker new look we'll see on all Audis from here on). In the center stack area, the latest scaled-down version of the optional MMI onboard functionality is a direct carryover from the new design launched with the A8. Instead of cramming the MMI screen into the center dash as on all sub-A8 Audis, now the 6.5-inch screen pops up from the front shelf, thus separating functions and adding lots of clarity to the layout. The entire area around the driver cockpit now just looks better for it, too.

Audi Q7 Prototype with 62 Speakers: Wave Field Synthesis

If you've ever thought that 5.1 surround in a car was overkill, prepare to be blown away.

(Credit: Audi)

Audi, an automaker best know for its image of "understated luxury," is busy creating one of the most over-the-top OEM car audio systems that we've ever seen. The Audi Sound Concept takes an Audi Q7 SUV and crams 62 speakers into the cabin. Nope, that's not a typo: sixty-two!

The system consists of five tweeters spread between the dashboard and the rear seating area, a woofer in each of the four doors, a single subwoofer out back, and a whopping 52 midrange speakers wrapping the perimeter of the cabin and enveloping the passengers in 360 degrees of sound. You're definitely not going to want to crank this rig up to 11.

Each door of the Audi Sound Concept is home to about a half-dozen speakers.

(Credit: Audi)

The dashboard, rear hatch, and each of the roof pillars are home to still dozens more speakers.

(Credit: Audi)

However, there's more to this setup than pure volume. The true reason Audi is going to all of this trouble is a technology called Wave Field Synthesis. In a nutshell, this technology uses an obscene number of speakers to create a virtual soundstage that the listener inhabits. The advantage is that localization is reduced and audio takes on more 3D characteristics than a simple five-channel surround-sound system can offer. Virtual audio sources can move around the listener, above and below, or appear to be coming from outside of the vehicle. And unlike traditional audio arrays, the audio staging isn't dependent upon the listeners' positions. Sound is perceived from the same virtual location by every listener within the ring of sound.

However, don't expect to run down to your Audi dealer next month and pick up a Q7 with the Ludicrous Speaker Package; in its current testing configuration the amount of amplification needed to run the rig doesn't leave much, if any, space for hauling groceries. If the technology in the Audi Sound Concept ever sees the light of day, it won't be anytime soon. We're hoping to see more of this sort of technology when the 2010 car show season winds back up later this year.

Audi's fourth-generation A8

Audi's fourth-generation A8 may well have been the last new Audi that is substantially bigger than the model it replaces. Sources in Ingolstadt suggest the next-gen Q7, due 2013, will be a smaller, less aggressively styled SUV.


While Mercedes plans to extend the wheelbase of the next GL to make even more room for a full-size third row of seats, Audi is toying with the idea to offer two distinctly different Q7 body styles: an XXL seven-seater for China, the Middle East, and North America and a relatively compact five-seater for Europe and the rest of the world. But as Q7 sales have dropped sharply in the course of 2009, Audi is carefully weighing the options.

2011 Audi A8 Gets Wireless Internet Hotspot

Audi AG is touting the fact that the 2011 Audi A8 will be the first car in the world to offer an optional factory-installed Internet hotspot. But Audi of America cannot confirm at this point whether U.S. customers will be able to get the option.

"U.S.-specific applications and adaptation are still under way," wrote Audi of America spokesman Christian Bokich in response to an e-mailed query from Inside Line on Monday. "So it's too early to speak on pricing, timing or confirmation of this for the U.S.A."

Audi AG introduced the high-tech option on Friday, noting that passengers in the front and rear of the A8 can simultaneously access the Internet using up to eight terminal devices such as laptops, Apple iPads or netbooks.

The driver inserts a data-capable SIM card into the Bluetooth online car phone to activate Internet access.

Audi A1 Marketing Stunt Fail

This Audi A1 flipped over while climbing a halfpipe during a public marketing stunt at Cinqunantenaire Park in Brussels last week. Audi attempted to suppress photos of the incident, but here's the hilarious aftermath.

Audi's been giving test rides up-and-down a halfpipe in Brussels in order to demonstrate the skateboard-like maneuverability of the new Audi A1, but on the fourth day of testing a stunt driver nosed into the wall and flipped over on its side. The car was pushed over by Audi employees and the driver and passenger were quickly freed. The smoking car was then covered up and rolled away out of view of the public.

Audi Pumps Up the R8

The Audi R8 GT.

Just in time for swimsuit season, Audi has trimmed excess pounds and added extra muscle to its midengine R8 sports car. The 2011 Audi R8 GT is now 210 pounds lighter than the current R8 5.2 TSI. The GT also has 35 additional horsepower, for an even 560, that came from fine-tuning the naturally aspirated V-10 engine mounted behind the passenger compartment.

Officially revealed earlier this week in Monte Carlo (where else?), the R8 GT is meant to appeal to well-heeled owners who enjoying exercising their high performance road car on a racetrack. Audi has not revealed the sticker price for the American-spec R8 GT, though Edmunds Inside Line estimated that the price could surpass $300,000 in some European markets. In the United States, a base R8 coupe starts at $114,200.

So what do you get for the wildest version of the R8? For starters, rarity. Audi plans on building only 333 examples at its Quattro GmbH facility, the German automaker’s über-performance center in Neckarsulm, Germany.

Diesel-Powered Audi R4 'Looks Good' For Production

Audi e-tron Detroit Concept

Our British friends at Autocar are citing unknown "high-ranking Audi insiders in Ingolstadt" as saying that there is a strong likelihood that a new Audi R4, Volkswagen BlueSport and possibly an unnamed entry-level model from Porsche are in the offing.

Assuming there is a degree of truth to the report from the British mag, the R4 would get a pair of turbocharged gasoline engines (displacing just 1.4-liters and 1.6-liters, respectively) along with the intriguing option of a 2.0-liter turbodiesel mill. Previously, Audi has shown off a small sportscar concept, seen above in the image gallery from Luxist's sister-site, Autoblog, powered by an all-electric powertrain.

Iron Man 2 drives an Audi R8 Spyder

Robert Downey Jr. has returned to his role as the ingenious engineer and superhero Iron Man ... which is motoring to the top of the box office charts.

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Audi R8 5.2 V10 Spyder Spied

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Audi R8 Spyder

Robert Downey Jr. arrived for the premiere at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles in an Audi R8 Spyder. It was a scene straight out of the Marvel Studios movie, in which main character Tony Stark drives the open-top two-seater.

The supercar matches the Super Hero's indestructible suit with its own carbon fiber composite materials in parts of its exterior skin, along with a high-strength aluminum frame known as the Audi Space Frame. And, they both have their hearts in the right place: a glowing artificial one in Iron Man's chest, and an impressive mid-engine design in the R8, which is visible externally.

With its jet propulsion, the Iron Man suit worn by Robert Downey Jr. is unrivalled - and the R8 Spyder, with its 525 hp engine, needn't fear its rivals either.

The 5.2 litre FSI engine of the R8 powers the two-seater convertible to a top speed of 313 kilometres an hour.

Only flying could be better - and in this case, Iron Man clearly comes out on top.

But Robert Downey Jr. hardly needs to concern himself. In the movie, he has the best of both worlds.

"Just like the first movie, Iron Man 2 is the perfect environment for the Audi R8. Like us, the technologically ingenious Super Hero Tony Stark represents Vorsprung durch Technik. And just as the R8 Spyder was developed from the Audi R8, the Super Hero Tony Stark surprises us with new innovations," said Lothar Korn, head of marketing Communications at Audi.

Audi RS6 by Reifen Koch

Fire breathing uber Audi wagon...

The current generation Audi RS6 is not offered in the States. This one is even more rare...

Tuned by Reifen Koch it features more power, more looks, and did we say more power?

With a software upgrade, sport exhaust and a meaty tires to take on that increased performance this car features a staggering 700 horsepower.

Think twice next time when you are going to race a wagon: it could be one of these uber wagons.

Before one can dream about a tuned Audi such as this in the States, Audi must first bring the car here.

Audi R8 V10 revised

Audi R8 V10
We love our supercars to death. We obsess over their top speeds and great power. But what is it like to actually use one? Over 500 miles of European motorway, we discover an inconvenient truth.
Full Disclosure: Audi flew us from Budapest to Munich and provided us with a rental car to get from Munich to Ingolstadt. They also gave us €300 in an unmarked envelope to cover the cost of gasoline and Red Bull. I drank a lot of Red Bull. After all, most of our going was in Austria. And when in Austria, you do as the Austrians do: drive slow, get hopped up on Red Bull, and never, ever urinate in a private lake.

Seven Custom Audi A1 At 29th Wörthersee Tour

Audi’s marketing plan for the new A1 seems a bit too complicated! As Justin Timberlake is busy filming with this car in America, In Europe they have prepared not one, not two, but seven custom A1 for the upcoming Wörthersee Tour 2010 in Austria. Every car is painted in a distinctive way and represents, as Audi says, a motto. Pointless they might be, but they’re nice eye candy for the show!

Audi A1 Miniseries Stars Justin Timberlake

All-purpose heartthrob Justin Timberlake is co-starring with Audi's A1 in a new miniseries that has just debuted on Audi's Web site and YouTube.

The Next Big Thing, as the series is called, has all the usual accoutrements of the thriller genre: a beautiful woman (Dania Ramirez), a gun battle and a narrow escape, all packed into a two-minute, high-energy clip. The A1 plays the role of the getaway car, and the series is planned to be interactive.

Audi S5 Cabriolet Review

Audi S5 Cabriolet

When it comes to performance drop-tops, few come as sorted as the beautiful new Audi S5 Cabriolet, writes The Wheel Deal.

For as long as I can remember, droptop versions of performance models have always been treated with disdain by true motoring enthusiasts. And rightly so because back in the days before us humans had invented clever things like keyhole surgery and social networking, we just didn’t have the technology to successfully lop a car’s head off without screwing with the rest of its body. In fact this operation would often just create something that wobbled and flexed and fussed its way through every corner – a machine void of the qualities that made its coupé sister so good to drive in the first place. Fortunately things have evolved since then and the latest batch of hair-ruffling hotshots actually seem to be silencing the fiercest critics with a level of go that finally matches all that boulevard show. And one of the cars that has aced this formula with the most success is Audi’s racy S5 Cabriolet.