Filed under: Sedan , Audi , Luxury When Audi announced the 2013 A8 with the 3.0T V6 , it didn’t mention fuel economy numbers but did tout the 333-horsepower engine’s “great efficiency.” According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the V6 efficiency exactly matches that of the more powerful 372-horsepower, 4.2-liter V8 – the 3.0T was rated the same 18 city, 28 highway as the naturally aspirated 4.2. It’s figured that the stop/start system fitted to the V6 will provide a slight bump, which, since the EPA doesn’t factory such tech into its testing, doesn’t register in the official numbers. It’s difficult to make fuel economy comparisons with the same engines in other countries since they have different power ratings; in Germany, for instance, the V6 is rated at 286 hp, the 4.2 isn’t offered and the 4.0 TSFI V8 makes 414 hp – but in that case, the V6 does get better gas mileage, if you’re wondering
Audi celebrated the grand opening of its innovative and stunning Audi Pavilion in the renowned Automobile City.
Filed under: Audi , Porsche , Volkswagen Automobile ‘s Georg Kacher goes deep into the Volkswagen product plan, looking at the 32 models that the group’s ten brands will roll out over the next five years.
Filed under: Sedan , Hatchback , Audi , Luxury We just attended a thorough workshop covering the tech inside the next Audi A3 , the new compact from Ingolstadt that the U.S. gets in October 2013 as a five-door Sportback model, as well as a new four-door small sedan.
Filed under: Sedan , Performance , Audi , First Drives , Luxury Proof That Less Of Some Things Can Equal More. It’s been fascinating to sample Audi’s new greener edition of the EA824 V8 in all of its various incarnations. Our first crack at the new TFSI powerplant with cylinder-on-demand was in Audi’s own 513-horsepower S8 , and we then went on to try it out in the new 500-hp Bentley Continental GT and GTC V8 models
The new Audi S7 Sportback takes to the streets of Munich for the first time
Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing , Audi , BMW , Mercedes-Benz , Luxury A report by the Center of Automotive Research at the university of Duisburg-Essen in Germany has revealed that Mercedes-Benz , currently the number three luxury carmaker, could move up to number two in 2015, Automotive News reported . Mercedes owned the second slot until last year, when Audi overtook it. BMW has held the lead in the luxury market since 2005
Filed under: Motorsports , Videos , Audi Three years ago, Audi released the documentary Truth in 24 highlighting its three-car effort at the 24 Hours of Le Mans . Despite the Four Ring’s success at the race in the last decade, they were undoubtedly the underdogs to the much faster Peugeot teams that year, making for a Hollywood-like ending when Audi managed to take home the victory with teamwork and a little help from the weather. The first film was such a success that Audi announced earlier this year that they would release Truth in 24 II , once again featuring their three-car team battling Peugeot at the world’s most famous endurance race.