We’ve had a sneak-peak at what Audi’s all-new Q8 could potentially look like when it debuts next year, courtesy of a German publication’s interview with Audi’s head designer. Speaking with Welt, the man in charge of Audi’s styling Marc Lichte has given us a few clues as to what to […]
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Audi A3 spikes up new VW emissions-cheating allegation
Volkswagen Group could be up to no good again, with suspicions that the latest Audi A3 is using emissions-cheating devices. It’s been reported that lab test results ran by the European Commission, following initial suspicion uprooted by results from German transport authority Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA), proved the latest Audi A3 released […]
2018 Audi Q3 to jump on MQB platform, hybrid option likely
Audi’s Q3 crossover is due for renewal in 2018, where it’s set to migrate from the current PQ45 platform to Volkswagen Group’s MQB matrix. This comes at a time when all three German prestige carmarkers are investing very heavily in diverse and competitive SUV options. Before the Q3 comes, Audi’s […]
Audi SQ7 4.0 TDI V8 on sale in Australia from $153,616
Audi Australia has announced local details for its new diesel powerhouse, the Audi SQ7 large SUV. It follows in the footsteps of the SQ5 performance diesel mid-sizer. Based on the new Audi Q7, the SQ7 is Audi’s answer to SUVs such as the BMW X5 M50d performance diesel. It features […]
Mercedes on track to become luxury car sales leader this year
Mercedes-Benz is on track to become the biggest luxury carmaker in the world in terms of sales this year, overtaking BMW. Daimler boss Dieter Zetsche told media last week that Mercedes is on track to sell two million vehicles this year. This would put it on top of BMW and […]
Audi debuts on-board traffic infrastructure communication tech
Audi has announced that its new vehicle-to-infrastructure system has been released on several of its models, with Las Vegas the first US city to support the new V-to-I system. We reported back in August that Audi was preparing for real-world application of its V-to-I communication system, a first for the […]
VW admits Audi transmission could give incorrect emissions data
Volkswagen subsidiary Audi has confirmed that recently discovered software installed in the transmission of some of its vehicles can in fact manipulate emissions results. Last week we heard news on revelations from German publication Bild am Sonntag that claimed the California Air Resources Board (CARB) had discovered prohibited software within […]
Audi found to be using emissions-cheating devices in gearbox – report
Californian authorities have discovered yet another cheat device on some of Audi’s vehicles unique to the cheating methods Volkswagen Group is now notoriously known for, according to reports. According to an Automotive News report, German publication Bild am Sonntag has revealed that US regulators found software installed in some Audi […]