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Confirmed: Audi RS5 coming to America in 2012, R8 Spyder priced from $161,000*

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Audi , Luxury 2011 Audi RS5 – Click above for high-res image gallery The on-again/off-again rumors about whether or not Americans will get to sample the hotter-than-hot Audi RS5 Coupe end now – the automaker has officially stated that the coupe will hit the States sometime in 2012. Yes, that’s a bit later than what had originally been speculated , but we’re still stoked that Audi has decided to include us on the RS5 goodness



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Audi confirms A7 Sportback global reveal for Monday

Filed under: Sedan , Hatchback , Audi , Luxury 2009 Audi Sportback concept – Click above for high-res image gallery The long-awaited production version of the Audi A7 will finally debut on Monday, July 26 at 8:30pm CET – that’s 2:30pm Eastern – and you’ll be able to watch live on the interwebs at Audi TV .




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Autoblog attends 2010 Le Mans Classic, celebrates 80 years of legendary racing

Filed under: Motorsports , Classics , Performance , Europe , Aston Martin , Audi , BMW , Lamborghini , Porsche , Misc. Auto Shows , Ferrari , Racing 2010 Le Mans Classic – Click above for high-res image gallery, and help us caption some of the cars! Every two years in July, hundreds of vintage race cars gather at the famed Le Mans race circuit in France to fire up their engines and relive the glory days in the historic corners and long straights of the nearly 8.5-mile Circuit de la Sarthe. But that’s just part of it.



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Review: 2010 Audi A5 is a personal luxury coupe for the modern age

Filed under: Coupe , Audi , Reviews , Luxury 2010 Audi A5 – click above for high-res image gallery With the introduction of the A5 for 2008, Audi launched itself into a vehicle segment it had never competed in – one which has waned significantly over the past two decades. Not so long ago, the personal luxury coupe was one of the top selling segments in the U.S., but for a wide variety of reasons, the overall sales picture left it behind. Now you might ask yourself, “How is an A5 in any way similar to the likes of a 1970s-era Chevrolet Monte Carlo or Ford Thunderbird?” At first glance, the A5 is something completely different, but when you dig below the surface, there are more similarities than one might think – particularly when considering the 2.0T model