Audi cars

THE NEXT Audi S8 and S6 super-saloons are to replace the 5.2-litre V10 engine for a new twin-turbo 4.0-litre V8.Audi has confirmed that to meet emissions targets and follow consumer demand, the new engine has been developed to provide more power and performance along with up to 25% better fuel economy.Two derivatives of …

CAR MANUFACTURER Audi has bought the famous Italian motorbike manufacturer Ducati for an unconfirmed sum of around £705 million, including all debt attached to the firm.The Volkswagen-owned prestige car brand was rumoured to be interested in the motorbike firm, and its purchase now means that Audi will go head-to-head with …

THE EXEO has been thought of as something of a wise buy ever since its release in 2009. Wearing the undergarments of a previous generation Audi A4, only partially disguised with a nice new-for-2012 Seat frock means it’s a bit of a bargain.If I may be so bold as to shift the bottom line up so high, at £22,290 on your drive …

WITH Audi’s Allroad sub-brand proving a hit with those in the Shires wanting all-weather ability without the bulk of an SUV, it was only a matter of time before parent company Volkswagen muscled in on the market with something similar.Like Audi, Volkswagen has also opted to base its offering on an estate car platform. The …

ASK and you shall receive Stevie Jacks. The last report on this Audi Q5 long-termer caught the very last of what could be described as a very British summer, which is hardly a stern test for a car with four-wheel drive, a grunty diesel engine and the kind of clever electronic safety nets that the German marque seem to do …

ENGINES – As befits a niche model, the A4 Allroad comes with a modest range of engines –one petrol and two diesel units. Predictably, it’s the latter that offers the most flexibility and economy. The 2.0-litre option will be more than enough in most situations but the 3.0-litre unit is the clear winner if more performance …

“YOUTH is wasted on the young”, or so wrote George Bernard Shaw. It’s easy to agree but listen to the noises coming out of most car manufacturers and it is young people who are driving their business. Today’s youth are increasingly savvy, endlessly connected to each other and the world around them as well as very demanding.It’s …

FOUR-LEVEL adaptive air suspension, up to 70kg less weight and 20% more efficiency than before are the main selling points of the new Audi A6 Allroad quattro.Some six centimetres taller than the A6 on which it’s based, the four-wheel-drive-only A6 Allroad aims to continue the success of the old models, which were popular …

THE SAFEST cars of 2011 have been announced by safety testing agency Euro NCAP, highlighting the winners and runners-up across five categories.The Audi Q3 was the highest-scoring car in the ‘small off-road 4x4’ category, closely followed by the BMW X1.In the supermini category the Chevrolet Aveo took the spoils, with second …

CURSE this infernal weather. The one thing you think you can rely on is the irritation of British weather, but even that has been a total let down. All summer long I’ve been dreaming of an entirely white winter in order to maximise the smugness of being behind the wheel of this Q5: four-wheel drive, high driving position, …

THE CARS may be quick, but Lamborghini is not a company that does things in a hurry. In the last decade it has only launched two models - the Murcielago and the Gallardo - but on the strength of those alone it appears to be a sound approach.Some of the technology has a little age to it also: the Murcielago's V12 can trace …

SOME THINGS in life never change, and after more than 30 years it seems like the Audi A4 might be one of them. Thankfully things aren't always as they seem, and the game has moved on a bit.Rather a lot actually, as the stats show. Since 2000, which accounts for the last four models including the new one, the A4 has gained …

IT WOULD be unreasonable for those sitting at the top of the executive tree to get anything approaching sympathy in these current times, but spare a thought for those lucky few who have some difficult decisions to make: how many country homes do you need? Which private school should I send the kids to? And obviously, what …

FAMILIARITY is supposed to breed contempt, as my next-door neighbours will probably testify, but in the case of the Daytona Grey Audi Q5 sitting happily behind the house nothing could be further from the truth. In month one it covered enough miles to sail through the running-in period comfortably, and in month two the mileage …

Another futuristic concept car for Frankfurt. This time, it's a hot rod style Audi.

You'd think an Audi or BMW would top the list, but the Yaris supermini is like catnip to thieves.

Probably Audi's best drop top ever, but not perfect.

Audi has revealed an amazing new city car concept after snaps of it were leaked online.