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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

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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.

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Why BMW’s supercar will blow the Audi R8 away

The Audi R8 may have been the doyenne of city boys and those with orange wifes for the last couple of years, but BMW’s confirmation of a new supercar to rival the four rings must be sending shudders through Audi’s … Continue reading

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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

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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?

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Geneva Motor Show 2009: What’s the star car?

The Geneva Motor Show kicks off today and we’ll be bringing you up-to-date coverage live from the show. Check back throughout the day for all the latest images, videos and show reports of the latest cars. What’s your star car … Continue reading

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Are you buying a car in January?

January will see a bundle of hot new superminis unleashed onto UK roads – including the Alfa Romeo Mito, Ford Ka and Fiat 500 Abarth. With plenty of car deals, low petrol prices and postponed tax increases, 2009 is a … Continue reading

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Audi: Why are they so popular?

Car sales are plummeting, manufacturers are going cap in hand to governments asking for bailouts, but Audi is weathering storm The latest European car market data from JATO shows that while car sales plunged by 25.3 per cent in November … Continue reading

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