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Audi has announced a couple of new additions to their rakish coupe line-up with the launch this month of the A5 3.2 FSI quattro tiptronic and the S5 4.2 FSI quattro tiptronic just two of the four new models expected to arrive in the next 12 months.

The big news is the imminent arrival of the all-paw A5 3.2 FSI quattro tiptronic which is priced from $95,900. Powered by the same direct injection 3.2 FSI petrol engine as the A5 multitronic, in quattro tiptronic guise it’s mated to a 6-speed tiptronic transmission that works in combination with Audi’s renowned quattro permanent all-wheel drive system.
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Not too long ago, the only car that had LEDs on its nose was the Knight Industries Two Thousand from that most 80s of television shows, Knight Rider. These days however, LED technology has progressed beyond KITT’s sweeping red bar to something that more closely resembles a proper headlight, and in a first for a European manufacturer Audi have developed an all-LED headlight cluster for their R8 supercar.
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Remember the stunning Audi TT Clubsport Quattro from 2007? Well, according to Car Audi are set to produce a limited run of between 50 and 100 of the roofless roadster which is great news. The not so good news is that they look likely to head to just one destination, the Middle East.

The rationale behind restricting this very special, roofless car to just one market is quite simply the weather. Without a roof of any sort, the Middle East is the one place where the TT Clubsport Quattro stands the best chance of not being rained upon.
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It’s difficult to believe that anyone would think the twin-turbocharged V10 Audi RS6 would need anymore power but it looks to be on the cards. Audi are not averse to tinkering with their RS line-up and the previous generation RS6 came in for some fettling during its dying days with the introduction of an RS6 ‘Plus’. The plus equated to an increase in power from 335kW/450hp to 358kW/480hp – not bad.

But it gets better with the current generation RS6. According to AutoTelegraaf, an Audi snitch has confirmed that Audi look set to bump the power up for another ‘Plus’ version. Already sporting a massive 432kW/580hp in standard tune, the ‘Plus’ will likely come packing 457kW/613hp worth of heat. Surely that has to be enough?
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