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Audi Sets 2011 Audi R8 Spyder 5.2 Quattro Prices

Posted on 24. Jul, 2010 by admin.

Audi today announced that pricing for the new 2011 R8 Spyder 5.2 quattro supercar will begin at $161,000 with the first of the hand-assembled models reaching U.S. showrooms as soon as next month.

Audi also confirmed today that it intends to sell the Audi RS5 in the U.S. market starting in 2012. The high-revving 4.2-liter V8 engine in the Audi RS5 Coupe generates 450 horsepower. Like all Audi RS models sold in Europe and other markets, the RS5 Coupe applies its power to the road with quattro permanent all-wheel drive. Details on equipment levels, pricing and fuel economy standards will be released at a later date.

Anticipation has been building for the arrival of the first Audi open-top supercar since it appeared as the car of choice for main character Tony Stark in the blockbuster action film Iron Man 2. The newest Audi R8 maintains the perfect balance of form and function that has distinguished coupe models in the R8 sports car family. But the R8 Spyder adds innovative touches that integrate the soft top without altering the dynamic styling lines, optimal weight distribution or high-performance characteristics of the coupe models. [...]

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Audi R8 GT: Lighter, Faster, Stronger

Posted on 06. May, 2010 by admin.

The R8 high-performance sports car has been a winner from the very beginning. This applies to both the production models, winners of the “World Performance Car” Award in 2008 (R8) and in 2010 (R8 V10), and to the race car, the R8 LMS, which won 23 races in its first season and claimed three championships. The genes of the race version are now coming to the street – in the R8 GT. The exclusive series is limited to 333 units. Each R8 GT has a badge with its production number on the shift lever knob. [...]

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2011 Audi Q7 Get Several Updates

Posted on 14. Apr, 2010 by admin.

The Q7 is the large Audi for the sporty individualist – the high-performance SUV for sport, leisure, family and business. Now Audi has made it even more powerful and efficient, with a choice of three new V6 engines and an 8-speed tiptronic transmission.

Even more power, even higher efficiency: Audi has revised the engine lineup for the Q7. The two gasoline engines, both V6 units but with different power outputs, are new, and so is the second-generation V6 TDI. A mighty V8 diesel completes the range. All the engines for the Q7 combine two technologies: forced induction and direct fuel injection. A high-performance recuperation system that recovers energy during braking is also a standard item with all six- and eight-cylinder engines.

The new 3.0 TFSI gasoline engine embodies Audi’s downsizing strategy: replacing engine displacement with supercharging. Within the 90-degree angle formed by its cylinder blocks there is an engine-driven supercharger that compresses the intake air. Two charge-air intercoolers prevent the air temperature from rising, so that the engine draws in more oxygen for the combustion process. Vigorous thrust and spontaneous throttle response make the 3.0 TFSI engine, with its sonorous note, an ideal source of power for the large high-performance SUV from Audi. [...]

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Audi Celebrates Premiere of the New A8

Posted on 19. Nov, 2009 by admin.

Audi today announced that the culmination of its 100th anniversary celebration will be held at the world’s most important art and design fairs, Design Miami/ and Art Basel Miami Beach. At this prestigious event, Audi will reveal for the first time the all-new 2010 edition of the brand’s flagship sedan, the Audi A8. The reveal will take place at the Audi Pavilion, a temporary museum structure built on Miami Beach in proximity to the iconic Fontainebleau hotel. The reveal and exhibition will coincide with the Vernissage of “The Art of Progress” exhibit, which itself is inspired by key attributes of the new A8, as well as the Audi brand’s core philosophy. [...]

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Audi Reveals the Purely Electric e-tron

Posted on 15. Sep, 2009 by admin.

Audi presents the highlight of the IAA 2009: the e-tron, a high-performance sports car with a purely electric drive system. Four motors – two each at the front and rear axles – drive the wheels, making the concept car a true quattro. Producing 230 kW (313 hp) and 4,500 Nm (3,319.03 lb-ft) of torque, the two-seater accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h (0 – 62.14 mph) in 4.8 seconds, and from 60 to 120 km/h (37.28 – 74.56 mph) in 4.1 seconds. The lithium-ion battery provides a truly useable energy content of 42.4 kilowatt hours to enable a range of approximately 248 kilometers, or 154 miles. [...]

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Audi Releases Prices for 2010 A4, A5, Q5

Posted on 17. Jul, 2009 by admin.

Audi today released pricing for the 2010 model-year Audi A4 sedan, Audi A5 coupe and Audi Q5 crossover vehicle, which are headed to authorized Audi dealerships to meet strong consumer demand.

Audi moved sales of the 2010 models ahead a few weeks following a successful sell-down of the previous model-year inventory. Sales of the 2009 Audi A5, for example, finished June 168% ahead of the sales pace set a year earlier. Demand for the all-new Audi Q5 has been exceptionally strong since its February introduction to consumers with sales hitting 5,701 so far this year. [...]

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Audi Sets Prices on the 2009 Q7 TDI

Posted on 09. Apr, 2009 by admin.

Audi today released pricing for the 2009 model-year Audi Q7 TDI clean diesel, its first clean diesel vehicle for the U.S. market. The Q7 TDI is scheduled to arrive in U.S. dealerships later this month. [...]

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Audi Q5 Driving Experience Tour

Posted on 11. Mar, 2009 by admin.

Audi today announced the launch of the Audi Driving Experience to introduce the all-new Audi Q5 crossover vehicle. Audi Driving Experience visits Washington, DC, New York, Chicago, Miami and Los Angeles and provides a hands-on driving experience that gives participants the opportunity to be the first to drive the class-defining Audi Q5.

The Audi Driving Experience will feature more than thirty Audi Q5 vehicles and will consist of a three-hour program providing participants a firsthand experience with the Q5. The program is open to the public through online registration. The Audi Driving Experience begins in Washington, D.C. on April 3 and concludes in Los Angeles on May 15. Each session begins with a 360-degree projection demonstration in a state-of-the-art, interactive theatre which explores Audi and how it stands apart from other brands. Following that, drivers will get behind the wheel of the Q5 and drive on city roads as well as a driving clinic course with Audi Driving Experience instructors. The program will also include an extensive tour of the vehicle as well as a safety presentation that highlights various features of the Q5. The Audi Driving Experience offers participants the opportunity to experience the mobility, versatility, luxury and performance of Audi’s all-new crossover vehicle. [...]

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