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Audi maintains it isn’t at odds with parent VW over new EV?

Filed under: Europe , Hatchback , Audi , Rumormill , Electric Audi A1 E-tron concept – Click above for high-res image gallery All is apparently well in the house of Volkswagen . According to Automotive News , Audi has come out and refuted reports that the German automaker is butting heads with its parent company. Rumors had cropped up that the two had been locking horns over the creation of the Audi A1 E-tron .


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Formula Palmer Audi shuts down after 13 years

Filed under: Motorsports , Audi , UK Formula Palmer Audi – Click above for high-res image When the FIA wanted to re-innaugurate the Formula Two championship, they turned to one man: Jonathan Palmer. A former F1 driver, Palmer raced in 87 grands prix for such teams as Williams and Tyrell, went on to commentate for the BBC, and owns and operates a handful of racing circuits around the UK


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Audi R8 vs Porsche 997 – Top Gear – BBC

Jeremy Clarkson heads out on to the test track and pits the new Audi R8 V10 Spyder against the latest version of Porsche’s enduring 911 Turbo cabriolet. Go to www.youtube.com to see a full list of all high quality videos available on the Top Gear YouTube channel and don’t forget to visit www.topgear.com for all the latest news and car reviews.


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Say It Ain’t So: No next-generation Audi RS4?

Filed under: Coupe , Sedan , Performance , Audi , Rumormill , Luxury Audi RS4 – Click above for high-res image gallery Car and Driver’s German correspondent delivered some bad news to enthusiasts with the revelation that the Audi RS4 won’t get a “direct successor” because the RS5 is enough for all-wheel drive performance junkies. How the Audi brass came to that conclusion is beyond us – a fighting four door is just as entertaining and vastly more practical than its coupe counterpart. Just ask BMW





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Audi returning to BTCC with privateer A4 touring car

Filed under: Motorsports , Sedan , Europe , Audi , UK , Racing While archrival BMW may be downscaling its racing program – in touring car series particularly – Audi looks to be going the other way. For evidence, we turn your attention to Exhibit A: a new entry into the British Touring Car Championship for 2011. The two-car entry is being undertaken by Rob Austin Racing, a privateer British racing outfit taking a step up into the championship