Audi has announced details of a major series of updates to hit its Q7 SUV range, including the arrival of its feted TDI engine for the US market.

With a launch planned for the US Autumn this year, the Q7 has received the proverbial nip and tuck, with the German prestige manufacturer making numerous changes to [...]

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Thanks to the keen eyes and quick reflexes of QuattroWorld forum member ‘TheAudiGuy’, the updated Audi Q7 SUV has been caught unmasked on the roads of Atlanta.

The revised Q7 appears to have new front and rear bumpers - you will notice the markedly more aggressive front and rear treatments - along with LED tail-lights and daytime running lights.

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Not to be outdone by its parent company’s debut of the gorgeous Volkswagen Concept Bluesport, Audi has whipped the sheets off its latest Sportback - the Sportback concept show car.

Audi claims that the five-door model offers a glimpse at its future design ‘vocabulary’. With its pronounced coupe-like silhouette and large rear hatch, the 4.95m long, [...]

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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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It will come as no surprise, but another manufacturer is cutting back on production as a result of declining demand due to the melt-down in banking and world financial markets. Volkswagen has joined the growing list of manufacturers feeling the strain with a recent announcement that Touareg, Audi Q7 and Porsche Cayenne production would all [...]

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Audi’s Q7 SUV was revealed earlier this year at the Geneva Motor Show, but, with no word on pricing or specifications, many admirers were left with more than a few questions unanswered. Audi has now made good with the details and, in doing so, has revealed a plethora of reasons why the Q7 will likely win the hearts [...]

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Audi have provided a preview of their Q7 V12 TDI quattro prior to its Geneva Motor Show debut in the coming days. The monster oil-burner would have to be a shoe-in for the title of the World’s Ultimate SUV.

Featuring the same 6.0-litre V12 TDI diesel as Audi’s R8 V12 TDI 2008 Detroit show car, it [...]

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Is this the World’s first relatively sensible supercar? The stunning Audi R8 V12 TDI Concept appears to have been the “Belle of the Ball” at this years Detroit Auto Show. Making the production V8 R8 look delicate and petite, the R8 TDI is all open mouthed aggression and frankly, it looks sensational.

The heart of the [...]

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Audi are taking the task of reducing emissions very seriously with a press release recently issued that gives us a glimpse at the future for the Vorsprung durch Technik (lead by technology) brand.

Audi have announced that their Q7 Hybrid is expected to go on sale in its initial markets before the end of 2008. [...]

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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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