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As one of the most versatile automobile manufacturers today, Audi’s complex history dates all the way back to 1885.  Several private investors were involved in the formation and acquisition of the company in the late 1890s.  It was not until 1932 that were was stability in terms of company structure.  During this year, Audi merged with Horch, DKW, and Wanderer to form a company called Auto Union.  Though this company operated under one name, many felt that the models had features of all four ori...

With enhancements in design and technology, the updated2019 Skoda Fabia comes to this year’s Geneva Motor Show to rock the small car market. The design changes seem to have been done in a bit of a hurry to be honest, but the car does look fresh enough to deserve the title of ‘new’. To quickly go over the new stuff in the design of2019 Skoda Fabia, you have the revised fascia front and rear, complete with the new headlights and new wheel design, including an 18 inch option for the hatchback version. LED head and taillights are among the other new options. Size-wise, the Fabia hasn’t changed much, but inside the cabinredesigned instrument cluster, new trim strips for the dashboard and two-...

The crossover segment is showing no signs of diminishing. If anything, it is getting bigger, which is why even car makers like Skoda is delving deeper into this market. These sketches they have released previews theSkoda Vision X concept, a new urban crossover set for debut at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. Though compact, The Vision X is described by Skoda as having generous proportions and a spacious interior. The concept features at the latest trends incorporated into Skoda’s design language, but don’t hold your breath to see any of the cool styling elements of the concept, such asdistinctive bumpers, dynamic side sills, or the 20-inch alloy wheels, on the production model. The same ...

ABT Sportline is coming to this year’s Geneva Motor Show with a hotted-up version of Audi’s RS5 Coupe. To look at it you would thinkABT Audi RS5-R is a totally different animal than the standard car. But in fact the upgrades are pretty subtle in nature.This car just naturally look awesome. In the engine departmentABT Audi RS5-R does get a pretty good upgrade, but it’s nothing mind-blowing. The tuner has upped the output of the2.9 liter biturbo V6 motor by 80 horsepower and boosted the torque by 90 Nm. That means the RS5 now has 530 horsepower and 690 Nm of torque to play with. And that means it can sprint form 0 to 100 km/h in3.6 seconds as opposed to the standard model which completes t...

Whenever you tu on the news these days, all you hear is war and chaos and silly tweets by politicians. It makes you think the world is on the verge of collapse, and it very well may be. But that is only a matter of conce for us regulars, you see. The top one percent mind it not one bit, as seen by the spike in the number of hypercars they bought this year. Bugatti alone has delivered 70 Chirons, meeting their production plans as though they are making family sedans! As theultimate production super sports car, Bugatti Chiron is a must-have accessory for the billionaires the world over. We are prepare to bet next year’s salary not one of them ever uses the full potential of the 1,500 ...

Whenever there is a new Audi aounced, it is a given that a tricked-out ABT version will follow it. And so here is your 2018ABT Audi RS3, presenting an upgrade package that fits both the Sportback (hatchback) and Sedan versions of the hot little Ingolstädter. A single glance at the newABT Audi RS3 is enough to know it scores very high on the sex appeal index. But the upgrades devised for this car aren’t just cosmetic. They are designed to improve the high-performance Audi’s ride and handling, as well as its general driving fun, and at the same time give it cooler, more aggressive looks as a sort of bonus. This is best evident in the way the tuner has employed theheight adjustable KW...

Well, you don’t need to strain your mind anymore trying to envision what the new2019 Volkswagen Jetta will look like. VW has dropped the official renderings of the new mid-size sedan ahead of its NAIAS debut, and they leave nothing to the imagination. Here’s thew new Jetta, and isn’t it just… ordinary? Not that we were expecting some revolutionary new design or some extraordinary feature. But the2019 Volkswagen Jetta does not appear to different enough from the existing model to justify the title of ‘new’. In faiess though, they seem to have tried to include some of the design cues from the sexy Arteon into the Jetta, especially around the front and rear fascia. That means even thou...

Not wanting to jut hand over the competition to the rivals, and also to avoid being hated on by half the population of the world’s football watching crowd, Audi decided to give FC Barcelona footballers brand-new cars as well. A week or so ago they delivered a fleet of the latest models to Real Madrid players. This ought to level the playing field. It appears, though,FC Barcelona players have less extravagant taste than their Madrid-based rivals. Their chosen Audis are less diverse, and most have gone for the more practical models than the really sporty ones. Lionel Messi, Luis Suárez and Gerard Piqué selected the Audi RS 6 Avant, while five other,including Ousmane Dembélé, Sergi ...

The Ford badge is synonymous with reliability and you know that you are getting a well-built car if you opt for Ford. They are also known for developing practical, safe and affordable automobiles, making them a popular choice with young drivers right through to large families.The Ford Fiesta has been one of their flagship automobiles ever since its release in 1976. It is now in its eighth generation and remains one of the best-selling vehicles in the UK. A Great All-Rounder So, what is it about the Ford Fiesta that makes it an iconic vehicle? The Fiesta is a supermini that is a great all-rounder, which means that it ticks all of the boxes and is well-suited to a range of motorists. ...

In this installment of 2017L.A. Auto Show Preview we take a first look at the two of the most important SUVs to be unveiled at the event. They include the new2018 Infiniti QX50 premium crossover SUV, and the all-new and much talked-about 2019 Subaru Ascentthree-row SUV. The Los Angeles-bound QX50 is not just an interesting in terms of its design and features – and the fact that Infiniti’s SUVs are always a head and shoulders above the competition. This bad boy is alsothe first production vehicle ever to feature an engine with variable compression. The new VC-turbo petrol unit is what Infiniti calls “major step in optimising efficiency and emissions of the inteal combustion en...

As if the mega-rich superstars ofReal Madrid FC needed a free car, team sponsor Audi delivered a fleet of brand-spanking-new models to them to drive in the new season. The players must be under some kind of obligation to be seen in pubic in these Audis, as they normally would not drive them, what with all the exotics in their garages. Take Cristiano Ronaldo, for example. The dude has multiple Ferraris and Lamborghinis, and recently bought a Bugatti Chiron. A pre-facelift Audi RS7 probably doesn’t float his boat, even considering the fact that most other players got lesser models! [embedded content] While 14 of the players went for theAudi Q7e-tronquattro plug-in hybrid model so...

Next month we will finally, after what now feels like a decade, see the newLamborghini Urus SUV in full production trim. Trying to build some hype for the occasion, Lamborghini is showing off the good things about the Urus in short teaser v...

With less than two weeks to go until this year’s Edition of Los Angeles Auto Show, now an event on par with Detroit’s NAIAS, car makers have started teasing us with the new model they’ll be unveiling there.2017 L.A. Auto Show will see the d...

It’s true, when Subaru fans get to write to their remembrance of the things past they will mark today as the day the WRX STI died in the UK. Well, it’s not completely deceased yet. But with only 150Subaru WRX STI Final Edition models to go,...

The 50th aiversary of Lamborghini’s arrival in Japan was an important enough occasion to see the presence of the company’s CEO,Stefano Domenicali. The big man joined the processions atLamborghini Day Tokyo parade which brought together a huge nu...

Ford’s lineup for this year’s SEMA tuning show in Las Vegas includes a number of heavily tricked-out Focus models. One of the hottest of that bunch is this 2017Ford Focus ST by Blood Type Racing, which besides all the usual mods inside and out comes with a built-in drone. You know the thing is dope when it has its own drone. The drone onFord Focus ST by Blood Type Racing takes off from a he...

The Focus squadron Ford is bringing to this year’s SEMA show includes a variety of takes on teh family hatchback,each following a different route to style and performance. The 2017Ford Focus RS TriAthlete by VMP Performance you see is one that, we reckon, strikes the right balance between those qualities. While some may find the wayFord Focus RS TriAthlete by VMP Performance looks a bit ove...

The next tricked-out, SEMA-bound Focus we want to show you is a the result of a joint project between three giants.Universal Technical Institute, Tjin Edition and Pezoil came together to make thisFord Focus RS a one-of-a-kind, unrivaled street racer. With the resources of this bunch the RS could have all it wanted. And so it proves.Ford Focus RS by UTI, Tjin, and Pezoil gets a complete...

The last of the four top Focus tuner cars Ford is presenting at the 2017 SEMA show is this, theFord Focus RS by Rally Iovations. Rally Revival is the theme for this special little hatchback, and it’s got all the hardware it needs to cash the checks its name writes. Power is taken care of in theFord Focus RS by Rally Iovations with a whole host of aftermarket parts, all of which come fro...

Mazda revealed the highlights of their lineup for theTokyo Motor Show 2017, the home event where they usually outline the company’s strategy for the year ahead. And that’s what they are doing this year, with two concept cars which preview the next generation of products by Mazda and give us a taste of a new design language they are adapting. That doesn’t mean the age of KODO is over and we w...