Filed under: LA Auto Show , Hatchback , Audi , Diesel Audi A3 TDI – Click above for high-res image gallery At the LA Auto Show this morning, the Audi A3 TDI was crowned the 2010 Green Car of the Year, wresting the title away from last year’s winner, the Volkswagen Jetta TDI . Even though three hybrids made this year’s list of finalists, the A3’s win marks the second year in a row that a TDI diesel car took top honors in the Green Car Journal competition.

Filed under: LA Auto Show , Convertible , Performance , Audi 2010 Audi R8 Spyder – Click above for high-res image gallery This isn’t the first time we’ve seen the drop-top Audi R8 Spyder. Images were leaked in early September, and we were there in Frankfurt for its official debut . That said, its unveiling at the LA Auto Show was less than climactic..

Filed under: Concept Cars , LA Auto Show , Coupe , Audi , Electric Audi e-tron concept – Click above for high-res image gallery We weren’t exactly electrified by Audi ‘s e-tron concept when it debuted at the Frankfurt Motor Show in blazing red paint this past September, but we did like the color. So, when the e-tron reappeared at the LA Auto Show this week wearing orange… bummer.

Audi has unveiled the all-new fourth generation A8 full-size luxury sedan for the 2011 model year. This preview gives over 8 minutes of footage which includes driving scenes with natural sound, static beauty shots of exterior and interior plus close up detail shots.

Filed under: Sedan , Audi , Celebrities , Design/Style , Luxury 2011 Audi A8 – Click above for high-res image gallery We’ve just returned from the Audi A8 world premiere here at Miami’s star-studded Design Week, and we’ve got a slew of images of the new range-topping sedan. More evolutionary than revolutionary in style, the new wundersedan is nevertheless an impressive looking piece with the visual charisma to go toe-to-toe with the celebrities that filed in to fawn over its broad shoulders. Despite the clear heritage link to the outgoing model, there are a number of new technologies under the skin that represent firsts for the brand, including full LED headlamps that adjust their direction and throw based on the navigation system, a new development of MMI that includes a handwriting recognition feature, and an updated 4.2-liter FSI V8 engine with more power (372 horses) and an eight-speed Tiptronic gearbox.

Filed under: Hatchback , Audi , Luxury Audi A1 Sportback concept – Click above for high-res image gallery After watching from the sidelines for years as arch-rival BMW found success with the Mini brand, Audi is finally gearing up to jump into the scrum with the new A1. But unlike the Mini One (which slots below the Cooper in overseas markets), Audi doesn’t intend to target the budget market. Instead, the new A1 will take aim directly at the Mini Cooper.

Filed under: Sedan , Audi , Reviews , Luxury 2009 Audi A8L – Click above for high-res gallery We come not to bury the A8L, but to praise it. Next week the newest generation of Audi’s aluminum spaceframe panzer will greet the world in Miami, and we expect it to be a leap through a wormhole compared to the today’s car. After a week with the current model at the end of its six-year run, we walked away from a saloon that still has us smitten.

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Audi , Rumormill 2010 Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro – Click above for high-res image gallery We’ve learned to take “scoops” from Auto Express with a grain of salt. But Britain’s car tabloid says they have it on good authority that Audi is working on an even more extreme successor to the current range-topping R8 supercar.

Filed under: Detroit Auto Show , Spy Photos , Sedan , Geneva Motor Show , Europe , Hatchback , Audi , Luxury 2011 Audi A7 Spied – Click above for high-res image gallery The intrepid spy shooters at KGP have caught the 2011 Audi A7 uncovered in a testing lab in Germany ahead of its official reveal next year, and the sleek, low-slung saloon/coupe hasn’t lost much of its flavor in the transition from showcar to production.

Filed under: Aftermarket , Coupe , Performance , Audi MTM Audi TT RS – Click above for a high-res image gallery German tuner MTM has a long history with Audi’s inline-five. In fact, company founder Roland Mayer helped develop the turbocharged five-banger for the Sport Quattro back in the mid-80s, and MTM produced a 400 horsepower version of the motor as one of their earliest performance packages. Nearly 20 years later the technology and the cars have changed, but MTM is still doing its thing