Section: Audi
Written By: Seyth Miersma
May 8th, 2008 4:45 PM
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While our eBay Motors tastes usually run more to the complete car style, occasionally we do find ourselves wandering the wide and wild aisles of the “Parts & Accessories” category.
There, amongst the second-hand short block Caterpillar diesel motors, and multiple hundreds of General Motors crate engines, we stumbled upon this perfectly ridiculous tuned Audi 20-valve, turbocharged, 2.3-liter, inline-five. In addition to a custom Borg Warner turbo and aluminum intercooler, the bored out powerplant can boast a fully balanced forged crankshaft, forged rods and bearings, and a fully ported and polished cylinder head. Those adds, in addition to a list of parts far too long to repeat here, will reportedly deliver the new owner with 900-plus German-engineered horsepower. Now, if we can just find a go-kart big enough to mount it in…
+ eBay Motors: AUDI S2 RS2 2.2 2.3L TURBO CONVERSION 900HP FULLY BUILT
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Written By: Winding Road Staff
May 6th, 2008 11:00 AM
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A technological masterpiece, the 2008 Audi A5 impressed us during its week-long stay in our test fleet. We have praise for the LED headlamps, well-appointed interior, and even Audi’s MMI interface. Our A5 was equipped with the 3.2-liter V-6 matched with Quattro all-wheel-drive. It’s a sweet setup, but would we have it over a 3-series? We’re still trying to decide.
Click through the jump for our full impressions and click the images below to open a gallery.
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Written By: Winding Road Staff
April 28th, 2008 11:00 AM
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We celebrate spring break driving the Audi R8 TDI Le Mans. Will they build it? Can the South Beach mob stop looking at itself long enough to care?
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Written By: Seyth Miersma
April 23rd, 2008 10:00 AM
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While Audi is still planning to bring forth a hotted-up version of its TT coupe by around 2010, the car’s name has been the subject of a little wrestling within the larger Volkswagen Group family.
While the new TT was originally slated to be called the TT RS, Autocar is reporting in its April 9 magazine that newly powerful VW Group voices at Porsche put the kibosh on that title. The Porsche boys have made it clear that RS belongs to them…when it comes at the end of a name.
“Porsche has the monopoly on the ‘RS’ suffix in the VW Group,” said the VW source. “Audi can only use it as a prefix, as in ‘RS6’.”
RS or no, we’re just excited that Audi is still steaming forward with its designs on a 340 horsepower TT.
(Here’s an Audi that follows the rules, an RS6 Avant, in our gallery below.)
+ Autocar
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Written By: David Yang
April 21st, 2008 3:00 PM
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On the eve of the Beijing Auto Show the Audi Q5 made its world premiere at the New Poly Plaza in Beijing.
Developed on Audi’s new MLP platform, the Q5 is the second model in the German carmaker’s Q range after its Q7 sibling. The 9.22 feet wheelbase SUV has three engine options available - one gasoline and two TDI engines – all turbocharged. The most powerful 3.0-liter V-6 diesel takes the Q5 from 0 to 62 mph in 6.5 seconds, kicking out a top speed of 225km/h (139.81 mph).
In addition to Ingolstadt, Germany, Audi’s home town, the new model will also be produced in Changchun, Jilin Province of China. The car is expected to come to the U.S. in 2010.
(Click on the images below to launch a gallery of live Q5 images or through the jump to read Audi’s official press release.)
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Written By: Seyth Miersma
April 19th, 2008 7:00 AM
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Audi has given up the dirt on its new Q5 SUV set for launch in front of the teaming throngs at the Beijing Auto Show.
To say that the Q5 takes a page from its Q7 older brother would be mildly understating the case. The SUV essentially takes the Q7 and shrinks it to four-fifths scale, retaining the proportions, silhouette and overall demeanor of the lager vehicle.
Audi tells us that the Q5 is ready for U.S. production, offering a 3.2-liter FSI six-cylinder with 265 horsepower and 243 pound-feet of torque. The engine will be hooked up to a six-speed Tiptronic transmission, and will of course make use of Audi’s legendary quattro system.
Take a look at the new Audi Q5 in our gallery below or click through the jump to read the official press release.
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Written By: Seyth Miersma
April 8th, 2008 2:00 PM
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Audi has already started on plans for higher performance versions of its R8 and TT sports cars, but the German carmaker is now hinting that stripped down “sport” models are also possibilities.
At a recent press event Audi’s chief of quattro development, Stefan Reil, made mention of the fact that lightweight versions of both the TT and the R8 were under consideration. Referring to lightened iterations of the coupes Reil said, “This is the direction you can go and make business. It makes sense for the TT, and maybe in the future in an R8.”
This wouldn’t be the first time that Audi went down this road with a sports car; the company built a limited edition TT quattro Sport (pictured above) in 2005 to mark the end of the first generation car. Audi also has plans already for high-po RS versions of the TT and the R8, with the R8 RS likely to get a 580 horsepower twin-turbo V-10.
(Check out another fine Audi, the R8 TDI Le Mans concept, below.)
+ Motor Authority: Audi exec hints at lightweight R8 and TT ‘Sport’ models
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Written By: Matt Davis
March 20th, 2008 12:00 PM
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Here at the New York auto show every year is the presentation of the hotly awaited World Car awards. This is the perfect venue, what with the United Nations being here in Manhattan and all, and the pre-show New York bagels are a very hot item for international journalists.
Seriously, from the looks of it all, the WCotYs are gaining credibility in big ways. Ford sent over a European CDTi Mondeo sedan, BMW shipped a 118d four-door hatch, Mazda found the only Mazda2/Demio currently in North America, and every other candidate for the four World awards was present as well.
(Click through the jump to read on.)
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Written By: Matt Davis
March 20th, 2008 9:00 AM
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Our Audi US moles at the New York show are telling us today that when the latest A4 sedan and Avant arrive here in October of this year that the latest-generation 2.0-liter TFSI engine comes with it.
Amazing but true, this new four-pot turbo will be upped to 211 horsepower output and torque of a whopping 258 pound-feet. That’s up from 200hp and 207lb-ft on the current 2.0-liter TFSI which we already love. We test this fresh motor soon on the happy isle of Ibiza and you’ll lap it all up.
(Click through the jump to read on.)
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Written By: Seyth Miersma
March 14th, 2008 4:00 PM
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Know by many as the Ur-Quattro (Ur being a German prefix meaning “original”), the Audi Quattro Coupe is one of the coolest and most significant road-going rally cars of all time. When the car hit the scene in 1980 it was one of the first to take advantage of freshened rules allowing competition rally cars to utilize all-wheel-drive. Early skeptics doubted the validity using such technology in a sports car, but were quickly proven wrong when Audi began racking up rally wins.
While the customer spec Quattro is undoubtedly tamer than its fire-breathing racing brothers, it is by every account still an involving drive. The turbocharged five-cylinder engine and five-speed manual should make willing companions for those looking for fun on the twisty bits. While the legendary Quattro system should keep even enthusiastic drivers safely on the pavement.
This particular 1985 example on eBay Motors is in fine tune for someone looking for a classic driver. With over 40,000 miles on the clock the Audi hasn’t lived a sheltered life, but the car seems to have been maintained to a high standard, with paint and interior in almost showroom condition.
+ eBay Motors: 1985 Audi Other quattro
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Written By: Steven J. Ewing
March 13th, 2008 11:30 AM
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The Audi Q7 is a sharp, powerful vehicle, and we recently had the chance to test a European iteration of the quad-rung crossover. Drivers in the States currently have their choice of two direct-injection engines: a 3.6-liter V-6 that produces 280 horsepower and 266 pound-feet of torque, or a 4.2-liter V-8 making 350 and 325. While both of these engines have ample power, they do not come close to the turbo-diesel V-8-equipped Q7 coming to the U.S. in 2009, which pumps out 320 horsepower and 561 pound-feet of torque.
The torque rush in this machine comes on strong at 1800 rpm and lasts well into the upper rev range. This allows the 5401-pound crossover to move from a standstill to 60 miles per hour in 6.3 seconds. The Quattro all-wheel-drive system eliminates the torque steer that comes with turbo vehicles, especially since most of the power is sent to the rear wheels in dry conditions. This allows for a clean boost of acceleration that was greatly appreciated in runs from 40 to 80 mph. Many Michigan highway entrance ramps require that you push the pedal to the metal in order to get up to a proper merging speed, but this was not a problem in the diesel Q7. At one point, a person riding shotgun exclaimed a very hearty “Wow!” when he saw how easily the Audi shot up to highway speeds.
(Click through the jump to read the rest of this review and click the images below to open a gallery.)
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Written By: Phil Floraday
March 12th, 2008 10:30 AM
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It’s always nice to be appreciated, and Audi certainly shows appreciation to its employees. In a press release today, Audi AG announced that the average bonus for its workers was nearly $8200. That adds up to $343 million in bonuses based on the outstanding profits from last year’s operations. It seems like fewer companies are offering any kind of bonus to non-executive employees each year, so we’re happy to see Audi is sharing the wealth with the people who helped make everything happen.
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