Following the announcement of the new Audi RS 3 sedan earlier this year, Audi Australia is now introducing the Sportback hatch version with the same mental ingredients. The new hatch pretty much becomes the most powerful hot hatch on the market, using a new 2.5-litre turbocharged five-cylinder engine to generate […]
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2018 Audi Q2 2.0 TFSI now on sale in Australia, quickest version yet
Audi Australia has announced a new powertrain option for its smallest SUV, the Q2, adding the 2.0 TFSI with quattro all-wheel drive. It becomes the quickest and most powerful Q2 on the market. Joining the 1.4 TFSI Design front-wheel drive petrol and the Q2 2.0 TDI Sport quattro all-wheel drive […]
2018 Audi A7 Sportback revealed, gets mild-hybrid tech
Following a teaser earlier this week, the all-new, 2018 Audi A7 Sportback has been revealed. It boasts improved handling and long-distance comfort over the outgoing model, and features an advanced, all-digital control system. At 4969mm long, 1908mm wide, and 1422mm tall, the new model is 5mm shorter, 3mm narrower, and […]
2018 Audi A7 Sportback previewed, debuts this week
Audi has sent out a teaser of the new Audi A7 Sportback, which will be unveiled later this week. It’s set to showcase some of the new technologies seen on the recently-revealed A8. In terms of the design, the 2018 A7 Sportback will display Audi’s latest front end treatment with […]
Former Volkswagen chief engineer arrested for dieselgate – report
The former head engineer at Volkswagen Group, Wolfgang Hatz, has reportedly been arrested by German authorities for his role in the massive dieselgate scandal that saw millions of vehicles roll out from VW Group brands with illegal software. Hatz was employed by Volkswagen Group as an engine developer for Audi […]
2018 Audi Q7 e-tron on sale in Australia in January
Audi Australia has confirmed the 2018 Q7 e-tron plug-in hybrid large SUV will go on sale in Australia in January next year, bringing some of the brand’s Le Mans racing technology to the full-size premium SUV segment. Getting straight to the point, the Q7 e-tron is powered by a 3.0-litre […]
2018 Audi RS 4 Avant unveiled with 2.9 twin-turbo V6
The 2018 Audi RS 4 Avant has been unveiled at the Frankfurt motor show in Germany, reviving the nameplate after a two-year hiatus. As previously suspected, the new model forgoes a V8 and switches back to a turbocharged V6, like the original model in 2000. In the new model it’s […]
Rear-wheel drive Audi R8 V10 RWS special edition revealed
Remember the Audi R8 teaser over the weekend? It’s now been confirmed as the first road-going rear-wheel drive R8, called the R8 V10 RWS (Rear Wheel Series). As suspected, the R8 RWS is a special edition model that will be built in limited numbers. Just 999 units will be made […]