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MTM launches its 472-horse Audi TT RS with a 194 mph run at Nardo

Filed under: Aftermarket , Coupe , Performance , Audi MTM Audi TT RS – Click above for high-res image gallery You’d be forgiven for believe the Audi TT RS is fast enough. By most accounts it is, packing a 340 horsepower, turbocharged inline five, it’s good for a four-and-a-half-second sprint to sixty and a 174 mph top speed. But if you’re going after the triple-century metric mark (close to 200 mph), you’re going to need a little something extra


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2010 Petit Le Mans dominated by diesels again, hybrid Porsche performs well [w/video]

Filed under: Motorsports , Videos , Audi , Chevrolet , Porsche , Ferrari , Peugeot , Racing Rain didn’t cut this year’s Petit Le Mans short. Unlike last year’s race, racers went carbon-fiber fender to carbon-fiber fender for the full 1,000 miles at Road Atlanta during the running of the 2010 Petit Le Mans. By the time the checkered flag fell, Peugeot walked away with a one-two win, effectively establishing a French dynasty in the American Le Mans series


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Report: Second generation Audi A1 could come to the U.S.

Filed under: Hatchback , Audi , Luxury 2011 Audi A1 1.4 TFSI – Click above for high-res image gallery Less than a week after complaining about the A1 ‘s lack of a U.S. visa comes word that Audi is considering bringing the second generation entry-level hatch to the States




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Paris 2010: 2011 Audi A1 1.4 TFSI

Filed under: Europe , Paris Motor Show , Hatchback , Audi 2011 Audi A1 1.4 TFSI – Click above for high-res image gallery Despite the success of the Mini Cooper and America’s newfound love of hatchbacks , Audi continues to deny us the all-new A1 . There are a variety of reasons for excluding the pint-sized hatch from the U.S. market (marketing, brand image, average transaction price, etc.), but the introduction of the twin-charged A1 here at the Paris Motor Show has us questioning all of them


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Audi Quattro concept celebrates 30th anniversary of original

Filed under: Concept Cars , Coupe , Performance , Paris Motor Show , Audi , Design/Style Audi Quattro Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery We’ve been speculating , applying the magnifying glass to spy shots and just plain wishing that the rumors were true. They are – Audi is set to debut the Quattro concept car at the Paris Motor Show in celebration of its famous all-wheel-drive system’s 30th anniversary.