Concept

Frankfurt 2011: Audi A2 Concept is an utterly fantastical electric car, with lasers. [nggallery id=92]

Filed under: Concept Cars , Frankfurt Motor Show , Audi , Electric The jump from teaser rendering to metal was kind to the new Audi A2 concept, which debuted in Frankfurt today.

Filed under: Audi , Electric Audi e-tron concept – Click above for high-res image gallery By the year 2020, Audi hopes to be the “leading premium seller of electric vehicles,” Franciscus van Meel, the automaker’s manager for electric mobility, told AutoWeek during a recent technical workshop at the company’s headquarters in Ingolstadt, Germany. In addition to launching a number of hybrid vehicles (including the A8 and Q5 ) over the next few years, Audi plans to debut a plug-in hybrid in 2014. Exactly what sort of plug-in hybrid we’ll actually see hasn’t been disclosed just yet, but the whole business is part of Audi’s e-tron division – the folks that gave us beauties like the R8 -based e-tron supercar (pictured above) that debuted at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show

Filed under: Sedan , Hatchback , Audi , Design/Style , Luxury 2011 Audi A7 Sportback – Click above for high-res image gallery There’s a new automotive segment being born as we speak. Previewed by the Porsche Panamera , Aston Martin Rapide and BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo , modern four-door sportback sedans combine the functionality of a hatchback with seating for four or five, all wrapped in a shapely, sleek package.

Filed under: Sedan , Hatchback , Audi , Luxury 2011 Audi A7 Sportback – Click above for image gallery Tomorrow afternoon, Audi will formally unveil the new A7 Sportback at a museum in Munich. While that fanfare will go on as scheduled, as is so often the case nowadays, the big reveal has been undercut somewhat as leaked official images have made their way onto the web a day early

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 .

Filed under: Concept Cars , Motorsports , Coupe , Performance , Europe , Audi , Electric , Racing Audi e-Tron – Click above for high-res image Audi is letting the mighty e-tron out to play with the other kids, taking its EV concept to the Silvretta E-Auto Rally in Austria. The competition is designed to pit the latest and greatest of the electric vehicle world against each other over 10 special stages that cover a total of 104 miles. The company has picked Michael Dick, a member of its board for technical development, and Lukas Luhr, a factory race driver, to helm the machine throughout the event

2007 Audi Cross Coup