AUDI HAS TODAY announced the launch of the new Audi Q7 V12 TDI, its 6.0 litre V12 diesel engine developing 368kW and 1000Nm of torque from 1750rpm.

The twin-turbo V12 engine is paired with a six-speed tiptronic transmission and, like all models in the Q7 line-up, Audi’s quattro all-wheel-drive system.

Along with the addition of the huge [...]

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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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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.

The [...]

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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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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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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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Porsche have displayed a production version of their Cayenne Hybrid at the L.A. Motor Show and in true Porsche fashion this is a hybrid with an eye on performance.

Appeasing those worried about global warming and satisfying the whims of folk who want a big performance SUV is not the easiest of tasks but Porsche [...]

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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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Bentley are swinging between extremes this week. First off there was news of a Veyron W16 powered Arnage prototype skulking around the backstreets of Crewe. Now the Bentley head honcho Franz-Josef Paefgen has been heard to say that he also wants to keep “old faithful” in the line-up a little longer. Bentley’s current 6.75-litre V8 [...]

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