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Age rating: 12 Years The new Audi A1 episode movie: The final episode reveals the secret of “the next big thing”. And it´s definitely not what John (Justin Timberlake) or anybody expected.

Age rating: 12 Years The new Audi A1 episode movie: In the fifth episode of “The next big thing” John and Toni (Justin Timberlake & Dania Ramirez) finally reach their destination. Visit the website www.audi.com to watch the fifth episode once more and and experience what happend behind the scenes.

Filed under: Hatchback, Audi, Rumormill, Electric

The original, all-aluminum Audi A2 was a unique beast, which Heinrich Timm, Audi’s head of lightweight design, maintains was ahead of its time. However, the rumored 2012 A2 is likely to utilize a steel unibody platform, and the latest reports indicate that Audi’s mini-lux will have a new reason for being special.

Autocar quotes anonymous sources who say the next A2 could be Audi’s first electric-only vehicle. While the UK rag doesn’t go into detail, Audi has dropped hints that a variant of the A2 could utilize the extended-range EV hardware under the hood of the A1 e-tron concept shown at the Geneva Motor Show. The e-tron utilized a 60 horsepower electric motor paired to a 330-pound lithium ion battery pack. The “extended range” part of the A1 e-tron concept comes courtesy of a small, powerful rotary engine that would work as a generator whenever the battery pack was depleted. Audi quotes the EV range of the A1 e-tron concept at about 33 miles per charge.

Do we think the A2 will be electric-only? Our magic eight-ball says “ask again later,” so we’re thinking the earliest we’ll know anything is this September at the Paris Motor Show.

[Source: Autocar]

Rumormill: Audi A2 could be electric only, or not originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 24 May 2010 18:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Videos, Hatchback, Audi, Luxury

You see that look on Justin Timberlake’s face? It’s called Acting - yes, italicized and with a capital “A” - and you need to get ready to see it like you’ve never seen it before. Timberlake is bringing his best Stanislavski chops to episode two of Audi’s short film series for the A1, The Next Big Thing. There are plenty more chases, guns, and Dania Ramirez to follow up from episode one, and the plot and everything else is getting thick as Vermont maple. So don’t waste any more time - follow the jump and check it out.

[Source: Audi]

Continue reading Video: Timberlake angles for Oscar with episode 2 of Audi A1 series

Video: Timberlake angles for Oscar with episode 2 of Audi A1 series originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 14 May 2010 12:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Audi, Rumormill

With its lightweight aluminum spaceframe and miniature luxury aspirations, the first generation Audi A2 was a vehicle a bit ahead of its time. That would make the little Audi a revolutionary vehicle were it not for the fact that customers weren’t all that interested with the price premium that comes with expensive spaceframe technology, and it could be argued that the A2 wasn’t all that attractive, either. See above and decide for yourselves.

In any case, Autocar reports that the four-ringed automaker will make a second go at the A2 in 2012, but this time the innovative and expensive spaceframe won’t be part of the package. The British site claims that the next A2 will inherit a version of the traditional steel unibody layout from the A1, giving Audi more cost leverage when competing with the likes of BMW and Mercedes-Benz in the small front drive near-lux segment.

Audi chairman Rupert Stadler reportedly stated that an EV variant is a possibility for the upcoming A2, with hardware not unlike that of the A1 e-tron concept. Regardless of the variant of A2 Audi is considering, we’re not too hopeful that the little German will ever make its way Stateside.

[Source: Autocar]

Report: Audi A2 coming back in 2012 originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 07 May 2010 18:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Age rating: 12 Years The new Audi A1 episode movie: The first episode shows John Frank (Justin Timberlake) in a café where he meets the attractive and mysterious Toni (Dania Ramirez) who is being followed. Trough her, John is driven into “The next big thing”-action! Visit the website www.audi.com to watch the first episode once more and experience what happend behind the scenes.

Filed under: Budget, Europe, Hatchback, Audi, Celebrities, Luxury

When Audi first announced it would be relying on the talents of Justin Timberlake to push the company’s new A1, we were a little skeptical. At first, it looked like JT was to do little more than stand on stage and look pretty next to the pint-sized hatch, but it appears the four-rings has other plans in mind, including a new action driving series starring none other than the singer-turned actor.

If you’re thinking a bunch of star-packed mini-movies sponsored by a German automaker sounds more than a little familiar, it should. BMW followed the same recipe with Clive Owen in The Hire way back in 2001 and 2002. The result was a total of eight short films that remain some of our favorite time-wasters to this day. What can we say? You can’t have James Brown drag race the devil for his soul and not be a winner.

From what we can tell from the short trailer, Audi’s effort looks to have all the right ingredients. There’s gun fire, car chases, tire smoke, good music and, of course, a hot antagonist (Dania Ramirez). Throw in any semblance of plot, and you’ve already got 9/10ths of a Michael Bay masterpiece. Sign us up. You can hit the jump to see the trailer before the action begins next month.

Continue reading Video: Audi and Justin Timberlake show off The Next Big Thing

Video: Audi and Justin Timberlake show off The Next Big Thing originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Proficiency is a wonderful thing to see in any category - we can even watch a great lawn bowler do his thing for a minute or two. So, when it’s something closer to our interests, like Audis and Photoshopping, we can hang in a little longer. What you see here isn’t an Audi S1 - just an A1 made to look like one. Highly sped up, it takes a few minutes to make this happen. It will probably take Audi a little longer, but make no mistake, we hope they’re watching. Follow the jump to watch the transformation unfold on video.

[Source: YouTube]

Continue reading Video: How to transform an Audi A1 into an S1

Video: How to transform an Audi A1 into an S1 originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 27 Mar 2010 20:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In Barcelona, Audi presents a unique new event: area1. Various interactive installations invite visitors and artists to discover and become part of the multi-faceted A1 universe.