Category Archives: Audi
- February 14, 2008
- Audi Announces UK Pricing for TTS Coupe & Roadster
The first Audi TT to sport the ‘S’ insignia is now available to order in Coupe and Roadster forms in the UK market with prices set at £33,380 and £35,380 respectively.
Equipped with a 272 HP 2.0-liter turbocharged engine, the TTS comes with either a standard six-speed manual gearbox or optionally at £1,400, the Audi S [...]
- February 8, 2008
- Russian Driver Doing Circles with an Audi R8– also posted in Videos
Russia, middle of the day, a gorgeous super-car, an Audi R8 and a crazy driver. What can these lead to? Circles on the road. Is this safe? Of course not, but what can you expect from a filthy rich guy that wants to show off.
The bad thing is that he’ll probably have to change those [...]
- January 30, 2008
- Audi A7 4-door Coupe – Latest Renderings
When I first read the Audi model rollout schedule for the next five years I’ve seen there is a 4-door coupe in line for sale from June 2009 and I’m talking about Audi A7.
They are already doing undercover testing for it for a series of V6 engines from 3.2-liters that develops 268 bhp to a [...]
- January 14, 2008
- Detroit 2008: Audi unleashes its diesel monster, the R8 V12 TDI
Today Audi brought some more of its Le Mans-conquering technology to the street in the form of the new R8 V-12 TDI. The R8 V12 TDI is a concept that melds the 6.0L V-12 diesel from last years Q7 concept with the award winning R8 sports car.
The concept engine shares a cylinder count with the [...]
- January 4, 2008
- Detroit ’08 Preview: V12 diesel-powered Audi R8 TDI to be unveiled
Audi has already publicly revealed it will be showing two vehicles at this year’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit. One it called a “stunning” concept car and the other is a new production car making its world debut.
One of the two cars will reportedly be an Audi R8 powered by the brand’s V12 [...]
- December 27, 2007
- Automobile names Audi R8 top car for ’08; GM wins for hybrid tech
It’s that time of year where everyone’s prognosticating like Nostradamus about what the coming year will hold. The authoritative ink slingers at Automobile magazine have decided that Audi’s R8 deserves the dual honors of 2008 Automobile Of The Year and Design Of The Year, as well.
While infused with the generous spirit, Automobile named General Motor’s [...]
- December 9, 2007
- Playboy names hottest cars of ’08, crowns Audi R8
Since 1953, thousands of beautiful models have posed for Hef’s Playboy magazine, and yet the R-rated publication prides itself on giving “readers” more than just a bunch of naked women in various poses.
To celebrate its diversity of content, the bunny has penned its hottest new rides of 2008.
If it wasn’t already obvious that Mr. Hefner [...]
- December 3, 2007
- Audi R8 named “SportsCar 2007″ by Autobild
The panel of experts at Germany’s Autobild Sportscars has chosen its annual car of the year, and unsurprisingly, the SportsCar 2007 award goes to the Audi R8.
When you consider that everyone from Jeremy Clarkson on down has been reduced to a puddle of drool by Ingolstadt’s take on what a supercar should be, it comes [...]
- November 27, 2007
- 2007 Class of The World’s Most Beautiful Automobiles– also posted in Aston Martin, BMW, Lamborghini, Lexus, Maserati, Mazda, Mercedes, Nissan, Opel, Peugeot, Renault, Supercars, Volvo
The Lamborghini Reventón has been named L’Automobile più Bella del Mondo. Translation: The World’s Most Beautiful Automobile.
It earned this honor in the Special Models category of this annual automotive fashion show, recently held for the fifteenth time at the Castello Sforzesco in Milan, Italy.
There are eleven categories in all, though the Special Models category is [...]
- November 23, 2007
- Crazy eights! MTM builds an 888-hp Audi R8
The Audi R8 is apparently a tempting platform for tuners. We’ve seen sketches of the Abt Audi R8, we spotted the APR Audi R8 at the 2007 SEMA Show, and we recently took a look at the carbon fiberized PPI Audi R8.
MTM, those crazy Germans who built the twin-engine, 740-hp Audi TT Bimoto, brought their [...]
