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  • 2 million cars sold by Audi in US

    2 million cars sold by Audi in USAudi said yesterday that it has crossed a very important milestone: over two million vehicles sold in the United States. The milestone came in late June with the sale of an Audi A3 TDI, the reigning 2010 Green Car of the Year, to a customer at Keyes Audi in Van Nuys, California. The car is part of a new Sportback model line by Audi, with the A7 aiming to go against the Mercedes-Benz CLS in the "four door coupe" segment.Audi first entered the U.S. market 40 years ago with the Audi Super 90 and Audi 100, and it plans to hit the three million mark ...

    Tags: audi, us, milestone, cars, sales

  • Video: 2011 Audi A7 Sportback to be revealed this month

    Video: 2011 Audi A7 Sportback to be revealed this monthAfter Audi launched the Dutch teaser site for the upcoming A7 four-door-coupe last week, German manufacturer announced today it will officially reveal the car. The car will debut at a special event that will take place on July 26, 2010, at the "Pinakothek der Moderne München", a modern art museum situated in the center of Munich, Germany.The new A7 Sportback is based on the A7 Sportback Concept first shown at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show and will be mechanically related to the next A6. It has a 2+2 seats configuration and is manufactured on Audi's modular longitudinal build kit (LBK) on which the A8 is ...

    Tags: a7-sportback, audi-a7-sportback, a7, 2011-audi, audi, video, revealed

  • Cargraphic upgrades the Audi RS6

    Cargraphic upgrades the Audi RS6As you may all know, the Audi RS6 is going out of production at the end of the current year's third quarter, but this doesn't mean that tuners will say goodbye without offering it some improvements.Now is the time for many tuners to rush and create modification kits that enhance its performance and aspect, allowing it to offer even mote thrills to its owners.German tuner Cargraphic is one of them and has developed a new tuning package that offers a decent boost to the German Autobahn blitzer. Audi RS6 Cargraphic package is the latest package which includes both performance and aerodynamic updates.Regarding the engine updates, ...

    Tags: rs6, audi-rs6, audi, cargrahic, upgrade

  • Audi launches A7 Sportback teaser site

    Audi launches A7 Sportback teaser siteAudi has recently launched a teaser site for its upcoming A7 model, upgrading the Audi A6 model series. Unfortunately, it doesn't manage to bring any new info for the, except that the car will be based on the 2009 Sportback Concept, which was introduced last year.The vehicle will come with a set of cool styling features, such as a low roofline, frameless door windows, colossal alloy wheels, large front air intakes, aggressive brakes and quad-outlet exhaust tips. The car will be underpinned by Audi's longitudinal built kit (LBK), which is also the platform used for the new A8. The vehicle will also receive an RS ...

    Tags: launches, teaser, site, a7, sportback, a7-sportback, audi-a7-sportback, audi

  • Lottery winner looses his Audi R8 in a fire

    Lottery winner looses his Audi R8 in a fire An Audi R8 valued at $140,000 with options, belonging to a Connecticut Powerball winner, was destroyed in a fire. It seems that the car caught fire suddenly, out of the blue, and firefighters are close to classifying it as accidental. This happened on Sunday morning, around 9 a.m, in a limited-access parkway from Connecticut. Rahul Patel, of Newington, was driving the car, only a week old, northbound on the parkway, when, between exit 46 and 47 in Fairfield, he looked up in the rearview mirror and saw black smoke coming from the rear of car, where the engine is located. After he pulled over on ...

    Tags: lottery, winner, looses, fire, r8, audi-r8, audi

  • The end of the Audi RS6 has come

    The end of the Audi RS6 has comeGerman manufacturer Audi has initiated the plans to end production of the current RS6 model, the most powerful creature on the battlefield, at the end of the third quarter of 2010.The model will undoubtedly make its market return in a couple of years since the next-generation Audi A6 is scheduled to debut sometime early next year, most likely at the Geneva Motor Show. The next RS6 will follow shortly.Available as an estate and saloon, the current generation Audi RS6 is powered by an all-aluminum alloy 4,991 cc V10 engine that uses twin-turbocharging and FSI direct fuel injection that delivers 579 hp between 6,250 ...

    Tags: end, come, rs6, audi-rs6, audi

  • Pole position for Audi R8 LMS at Nurburgring 24 hour race

    Pole position for Audi R8 LMS at Nurburgring 24 hour raceAudi certainly has made an impact at its return at the 24 hour race of Nurburgring. For the first time in the history of the 24 hour race of Nurburgring, Audi will start from the pole position. This is possible thanks to an excellent qualifying session for the German automaker and its Audi R8 LMS racing models. Actually, the qualifying session went so well, that the first four places at the start of the 24 hour Nurburgring race will be occupied by the four Audi R8 LMS that will participate. Dr. Wolfgang Ulrich, the head of Audi Motorsport, said ``That four of our customer cars ...

    Tags: r8, audi-r8, r8-lms, 24-hour-race, 24-hour, race, nurburgring, nordschleife, audi

  • Audi is optimistic about first quarter sales

    Audi is optimistic about first quarter salesAudi expects an important growth on sales in the 1st quarter of 2010, especially after the positive February results. Audi sales last month were raised to 75,900 cars, a 19.9 % increase if you compare it to last year period.The American sales increased too; official numbers showing a growth of 33.6 % compared to 2009's February. The company sold 6,216 autos, compared to 4.653 last year. In these 1st 2 months of 2010, Audi’s sales raised to 35.7 percent to 12,726 from past year's 9,375 sold cars in the same 2009 period.Johan de Nysschen, Audi of America President said Audi continues with the positive ...

    Tags: q1, sales, optimistic, audi, february

  • Audi A8 and Q5 Hybrids on the road for 2011

    Audi A8 and Q5 Hybrids on the road for 2011AUDI AG: driveline strategy for the future - electric mobility as an integrated concept ?Q5 hybrid to be unveiled in 2010, A8 hybrid can be ordered from late 2011 ?"e-tron" to be Audi`s brand name for electric mobility Audi is working intensively to answer questions of future mobility. In late 2010/early 2011 the Q5 hybrid will reach the market, the first Audi with a combination of gasoline engine and electric motor. In Geneva Audi is exhibiting the A8 hybrid for the first time as a concept car: Its CO2 emissions of 144 g/km (231.75 g/mile) are the best figure in the full-size category. Another world premiere in Geneva ...

    Tags: a8, q5, hybrids, geneva, e-tron,

  • 620Hp Abt R8 GTR unveiled before Geneva

    620Hp Abt R8 GTR unveiled before GenevaThe ABT R8 GT R - A motorsport champion for the road Sure, the R8 is no lame duck, and this is even more so once the sports car has been tuned by ABT Sportsline. The result is a real model athlete, which does not just ooze power, but also doesn`t have a single gram of fat on its body. With the limited version R8 GT R (with only 25 units available) engineers and designers have gone one logical step further: experience from motorsport flowed into the design, and all the components have been systematically trimmed to ensure a light-weight construction and optimal weight distribution. ...

    Tags: r8, gtr, abr-r8, r8-gt-r, r8-gtrm audi-r8, audi-gt-r, geneva
  • january 2007 Audi A3
  • 3-doors, coupé - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 216 km/h
  • june 2008 Audi A3 Sportback
  • 3-doors, hatchback - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 203 km/h
  • june 2008 Audi A3 Cabriolet
  • 3-doors, hatchback - Fuel: diesel
    Topspeed: 205 km/h
  • june 2008 Audi A4
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 185 km/h
  • june 2008 Audi A4 Avant
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 222 km/h
  • june 2008 Audi A5
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: diesel
    Topspeed: 187 km/h
  • june 2008 Audi A6
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: diesel
    Topspeed: 205 km/h
  • april 2008 Audi A6 Avant
  • 2-doors, cabriolet - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 218 km/h
  • november 2007 Audi A6 allroad
  • 4-doors, sedan - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 225 km/h
  • july 2008 Audi A8
  • 4-doors, sedan - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 250 km/h
  • november 2007 Audi Q5
  • 4-doors, sedan - Fuel: diesel
    Topspeed: 250 km/h
  • may 2008 Audi Q7
  • 5-doors, stationwagon - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 218 km/h
  • january 2009 Audi R8
  • 5-doors, stationwagon - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 232 km/h
  • july 2008 Audi TT Coupe
  • 5-doors, stationwagon - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 238 km/h
  • january 2009 Audi TT Roadster
  • 5-doors, stationwagon - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 250 km/h
  • september 2007 Audi 100 Avant
  • 2-doors, cabriolet - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 215 km/h
  • september 2007 Audi 100
  • 2-doors, cabriolet - Fuel: bio-ethanol
    Topspeed: 225 km/h
  • september 2007 Audi 200
  • 5-doors, stationwagon - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 225 km/h
  • july 2006 Audi 200 Avant
  • 5-doors, stationwagon - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 225 km/h
  • september 2007 Audi 80
  • 5-doors, stationwagon - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 225 km/h
  • may 2001 Audi 80 Avant
  • 5-doors, mpv - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 214 km/h
  • july 2000 Audi 90
  • 5-doors, mpv - Fuel: diesel
    Topspeed: 178 km/h
  • may 2001 Audi A2
  • 5-doors, mpv - Fuel: diesel
    Topspeed: 178 km/h
  • june 2007 Audi A4 Cabriolet
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 213 km/h
  • january 2009 Audi allroad
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 190 km/h
  • january 2009 Audi Cabriolet
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: diesel
    Topspeed: 192 km/h
  • january 2009 Audi Coupe
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: diesel
    Topspeed: 207 km/h
  • january 2005 Audi Quattro
  • 5-doors, stationwagon - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 198 km/h
  • january 2005 Audi V8
  • 5-doors, stationwagon - Fuel: diesel
    Topspeed: 189 km/h