THE 2010 AUDI A5 SPORTBACK and its supercharged performance-oriented S5 Sportback sibling may have centre stage for Audi at September’s Frankfurt Motor Show, but a pair of new volume-selling models are also lined up to join them.

The A3 1.2 TFSI is one of those cars, and with its 78kW/175Nm turbocharged 1.2 litre petrol four-cylinder engine, [...]

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Audi Australia has announced that the brand’s cutting-edge four cylinder 2.0 litre powerplant has been added to the A5’s spec sheet, with the new direct-injected motor promising a fair whack of power along with a commendably low thirst for fuel.

The A4 has enjoyed this motor for some time now, but only in manual guise. From [...]

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Audi has just wheeled out its latest fuel-saving start-stop system in Europe, which will come fitted to select models in the marque’s lineup.

Start-stop tech has been around for a while now on other cars, but the adoption of the system by Audi is a first for the German automaker. By shutting down the engine when [...]

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The battle has raged on since the first turbo found its way into a car, but now it’s settled: turbo power beats displacement.  V8 fans, your hate mail can be addressed to… Alright, so maybe it’s not that clear-cut, but with almost 90 percent of all new 2009 Audi A4 models leaving the showroom [...]

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It looks like another advertising war is flaring up in the media between Audi and BMW. This time, Audi US has fired the first shot from a Californian trench in the form of the all-new 2009 Audi A4, provoking BMW with the billboard line, “Your move, BMW.” 

Clearly an invitation too good to pass up, BMW has fired back with [...]

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Not unlike their Passat CC cousin in the UK, the 2.0-litre TFSI Audi A4 and A5 models can now be had with the company’s vaunted seven-speed S-tronic transmission.

While both offer slightly faster shifts and quicker acceleration, the A5 also sees a minor improvement in its emissions.

The Audi A4 achieves 100 km/h in 6.5 seconds (0.1 [...]

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As predicted back in November, German automaker Audi has, for the first time in its history, recorded over one million vehicle sales in a year. With a worldwide sales increase of 4.1 percent and 12 new models in its lineup, 2008 became Audi’s 13th consecutive year of record sales.

Building on the 964,151 cars sold in [...]

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It seems even the hideously wealthy are not impervious to hard times, as German powerhaus Porsche has announced it will cut production from December 22 to January 9, extending its annual Christmas shutdown by three days in response to the global economic slowdown.

“This is due to a difficult global economic situation, especially in the United [...]

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Renault has announced that its all-new Koleos will soon be available from Australian showrooms, bringing along its own unique Gallic flavour to the SUV segment.

The Koleos is Renault’s first 4×4 crossover vehicle and was developed jointly between Renault, Nissan and Samsung Motors, making the mid-size SUV French in name only. Still, if you were never [...]

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Despite the massive level of interest generated by its debut at the Detroit Auto Show and the praise heaped upon it by the lucky few motoring scribes who got to drive it, Audi has allegedly halted development of the R8 V12 TDI and scuttled any plans to bring it to market.

Although the concept version performed [...]

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The new Audi A4 has recently been awarded the top rating of 5 stars by Euro NCAP following testing for passive crash safety. The results achieved by the new Audi A4 for adult protection in frontal and side crashes as well as child and pedestrian protection make it one of the safest vehicles in its [...]

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The official video of Audi’s 2009 A4 Avant has found its way onto the internet. Tap the following link to read about the new A4 Avant or sit back and take in the close-up views in the following video.

[Source: The German Car Blog]

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