Category Archives: Audi
Audi’s incredible new engine
Sometimes great things happen when old designs inspire thoroughly modern engineering. Such is the case with Audi’s 2.5-litre five-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine. It gives a nod to Audi’s rally heritage and the engines fitted to its championship-winning cars of the … Continue reading
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Bitten by the Spyder bug
I recently had the privilege of joining an Auto Trader journalist on a car launch day with Audi. This was a brilliant insight into one of the many layers of the world of motoring. Unsurprisingly, it was enormous fun.
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‘Fire up the Quattro’ as prices double
The popularity of the BBC’s Ashes to Ashes is said to have doubled the price of used Audi Quattros. The iconic motor was produced between 1980 and 1991. It is now the chosen mode of transport for the shows lead … Continue reading
Billboard wars: BMW vs Audi
It seems the advertising battle between arch-rivals Audi and BMW is well and truly back on. BMW has placed a huge advert for its new 5 Series on a billboard directly above the largest Audi dealership in Hong Kong.
Audi’s ‘Vorsprung durch Technik’ victory
Audi has been granted full control of its ‘Vorsprung durch Technik’ slogan, following a seven-year legal battle. In a landmark ruling by the European Court of Justice, Audi has won the right to extend the slogan’s trademark protection to include … Continue reading
Audi R8 Spyder – why is it brown?
We love the Audi R8 here at Auto Trader – especially the gorgeous new drop-top Spyder. But we can’t help noticing the ‘interesting’ colour on the Audi R8 Spyder. Why would they make it brown?
Light fantastic: the coolest model cars ever
If anyone has been watching James May‘s Toy Stories on the Beeb, you’ll know what a sucker he is for model cars. But I bet not even the big-haired Top Gear presenter has seen anything quite like this. Modell-Lichtsystem has … Continue reading
New technology for a new year
Audi has just announced it will be equipping its new A8 saloon with the kind of tech that turns anyone with an iPhone weak at the knees. When the car goes on sale next year, you’ll be able to integrate … Continue reading
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Audi builds rally-KITT
The annual Pikes Peak Hill Climb in Colorado, USA requires drivers to swallow the biggest brave pill in the automotive calendar. During the 12.4 mile sprint to the 9,390ft summit the road turns from tarmac into dirt and in places, … Continue reading
Dream Drives
Yesterday we ran a piece on rendered supercars. Penned by up-and-coming designers fed up of waiting for manufacturers to produce the kinds of cars we want to see, they’ve put mouse to screen and created their own. And some of … Continue reading
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