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.

A  variant of the A3 hatchback, powered by a 1.2 litre TFSI petrol engine, is the first of the [...]

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AUDI HAS BEGUN testing the next-generation A3 in Germany, transplanting the new hatchback’s mechanical package into the body of the closely-related Golf VI in an attempt to keep prying eyes away.

But despite the unassuming facade of the Golf, our spy photographers weren’t fooled by the prominent wheel arch flares that have been grafted onto the [...]

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AUDI HAS INTRODUCED a pair of new super-thrifty diesel engines to the European A3 lineup, delivering hybrid-equalling fuel economy in a sharper-looking shell.

Two engines are on offer, both 1.6 litre common-rail turbodiesel inline fours. The lower-spec version is relatively uncomplex and puts out 66kW and 230Nm and can deliver a combined fuel economy figure of [...]

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The RS3 would sit above the Audi S3 (2009 model above) as the flagship of the A3 range.

While Ford of Europe’s ballistic Focus RS isn’t likely to make its way ‘Downunder’, the 2012 Audi RS3 would seem a more likely option for Aussie hot hatch enthusiasts.

Based on the upcoming 2012 Audi A3, there are no [...]

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Pictured: The current model Audi S3, the sports version of the A3.

In a bid to appeal to a wider audience in the North American market, Audi is set to add a four-door saloon to the A3 range.

Come 2011 the Audi A3 will be available to American buyers as a hatchback, sportback, cabriolet, and the soon-to-be [...]

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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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Audi’s engineering boss Michael Dick has been dropping hints all over the place about the German luxury marque’s plans for the future, including the news that the 2014 Audi S4 and Audi S5 could each drop to four cylinders.

Now, in an interview with Dutch auto mag Autovisie, Dick has revealed that the company is looking [...]

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In addition to announced cut-backs in Q7 production, Audi will go one step further by laying off 40 of its 200 strong temporary work force at its Győr plant in Hungary. It’s the same story here too, as reduced demand forces more and more manufacturers to review their operations and tighten purse strings.

The Győr plant produces the [...]

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Audi to launch the cleanest diesel in the world

• Audi will be first manufacturer to meet future emissions
• High-volume model series to include ‘e’ models in future
• Integrated strategy cuts fuel consumption and emissions

From mid-2008 Audi will be putting the cleanest diesel technology in the world into series production. The new TDI engines with their ultra-low [...]

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