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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...

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 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...

Every year we are treated to a whole bunch of new 911 models, but only a handful of them are interesting enough to warrant a close inspection. The 2018Porsche 911 GT3 Touring Package is certainly one of those, a wing-less, manual version of the GT3 built for purists. Here we take a close look at this superb machine in detailed pictures and videos. The distinguishing feature of the Porsche 911 GT3 Touring Package isa variable rear spoiler like the 911 Carrera in place of the regular GT3 large fixed wing. Being a pure sort of 911, the car features afour-litre naturally aspirated engine with 500 horsepower and460 Nm. Sent to the rear wheels via a six-speed manual transmission, that pow...

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 ...

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...

McLaren GT, the racing arm of McLaren Automotive, aounced today the start of a project that will bring about a GT3 racing version of the highly praised 720S road car. Set for launch in 2019, the still far offMcLaren 720S GT3 will phaseout...

As R8 fans are well aware, the new generation Mk2 version of the super car was released with only the V10 engine. That had to do with econmoy conces and the V8 not making much sense cost-wise. But if the V10 is just too much for you, do not despair because there is a newAudi R8 V6 in the works which will be cheaper and relatively frugal. To be released next year as an entry-level model, th...

From early 2018 customers in the UK can expect the launch of the new Audi A8. Set to be one of the most technologically-advanced cars in its segment, the 2018 A8 comes with refreshed design, autonomous technologies, andMHEV drivetrain electrification across the range. It tries to undercut the competition by offering better value for money. We’re not sure if that’s the right strategy in the l...

In a fairly extravagant ceremonyin Neuburg last night Audi reveled their new Formula E contender. Backed by ABT and with full support of the company, theAudi e-tron FE04 is set to take the brand into the future of motorsport and, hopefully, repeat the success they had in Le Mans only a few years ago. The development ofAudi e-tron FE04 and the subsequent technical work that is required to k...

That’s right. The R8, that old beacon of stability and common sense in the world of supercars has gone and become a senseless drifter! Actually, no. What it’s done is ditch the four-wheel-drive for a limited series of 999 cars called theAudi R8 V10 RWS. So Audi thinks only around a thousand people would want a rear-drive R8. But if this car’s fancier, prettier, sexier sister, the Lamborghini ...

This year’s Frankfurt Motor Show saw the retu of an icon. Every petrolhead above 20 knows and admires a generation or two of theAudi RS4 Avant, and there is a new one for 2018 and it seems as great as ever. Here’s a station wagon with a huge boot and 450 horsepower. Now THAT is a proper family car! The new 2018 Audi RS4 Avant is powered by a2.9 TFSI engine with 331 kW (450 hp) and 600 Nm o...

Porsche came to this year’s IAA motor show with something rather interesting.If you want a 991 GT3 but hate its wing and PDK transmission, then this new Porsche 911 GT3 Touring Package is the car for you. It is wingless and manual. And that, frankly, all there is to it with this optional package for the GT3. 2018Porsche 911 GT3 Touring Package comes with an adaptive rear spoiler similar to th...

If you gloss over the fact that there is an inherent paradox with theAudi Q2 All-Wheel-Drive – those who want a small crossover don’t need AWD, and those who need AWD don’t want a small crossover – you can sort of make sense of this car. After all, if you are having the looks of a SUV on your h...

One of the most beloved high-end hot hatches in the British market will soon hit the showrooms bringing with it a new sedan (saloon) variant. The2018 Audi RS3 models are now available to order, the Sportback (hatchback) priced from £44,300 OTR and the Saloon from £45,250 OTR. First deliveries ...

Honda NSX GT3 Honda/Acura aounced the highly anticipated 2018NSX GT3 customer race car is now available to order by qualified customers for the 2018 Motorsport season. Sold throughJAS Motorsport in Europe, HPD in North America and by Mugen in Japan at a base price of€465,000, the GT3 may n...

At Audi Summit 2017, an event dominated by the new Audi A8, the German company revealed a couple of nicely upgraded models which didn’t get the attention they deserved. They were the newAudi R8 Performance Parts and its little brother the TT RS Performance Parts. As the name suggests, Audi Sp...

Yep, here it is, one of the most highly teased cars in recent memory, the all-new 2018 Audi A8. For all the hype that surrounded this car’s debut it sure doesn’t look all that exciting, does it? But that is not really the point with the A8. This luxury sedan is designed to set new standards of l...

We now have an official date and place for the debut of the all-new2018 Audi A8: July 11 at Audi Summit in Barcelona. So it is probably a good time to go through the ‘preview’ information we have on the grandest Audi of them all, especially as this bad boy seems quite serious about wanting a bi...

Complementing the new Audi R8‘s range is a top-of-the-line open-top model released just in time for summer. The2018 Audi R8 Spyder V10 Plus is the most powerfulseries-productioncar from the German car maker with a 610 PS engine and acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h (62.1 mph) in 3.3 seconds. B...