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Audi Urban Concept Sportback ready for wireless charging in the city

Filed under: Frankfurt Motor Show , Audi , Electric Not as easily spotted as its Spyder relative , the Audi Urban Concept Sportback more closely matches the renderings we saw before the start of the Frankfurt Motor Show . That’s not to say we were totally prepared for the quirkiness of either version, but at least the Sportback’s carbon fiber reinforced plastic body was somewhat known to us.




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Watch time-lapse build of Audi’s massive temporary display hall in Frankfurt

Filed under: Frankfurt Motor Show , Videos , Audi , Design/Style We’ve walked through many auto show displays over the years, and while we can appreciate all the hard work that goes into making them happen, we rarely reflect on it. Having said that, it isn’t often that we come across a display that is as impressive as the temporary one built by Audi for the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show . And when we say “built,” we’re talking about a ground-up structure that is as attractive as it is massive


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2012 Audi S6 gets the 4.0L twin-turbo treatment

Filed under: Frankfurt Motor Show , Sedan , Performance , Audi The hot new 2012 Audi S7 is certainly worthy of your attention (and your drool), but if swoopy hatchbacks aren’t your thing, perhaps the svelte new S6 will pique your interest. After all, it packs the same twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V8 as the S7, cranks out the same 420 horsepower and 406 pound-feet of torque, and has the same list of technological gadgets to keep you and your passengers entertained


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Audi shows off near-production R8 e-tron prototype

Filed under: Concept Cars , Frankfurt Motor Show , Coupe , Performance , Audi , Electric When Audi unveiled the original e-tron Concept at the last Frankfurt Motor Show in 2009 , a production version seemed to be nothing more than a glimmer in the very distant future.




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2012 Audi S7 saunters slyly onto stage, shows sultry shape

Filed under: Frankfurt Motor Show , Performance , Hatchback , Audi , Luxury It seems Audi has hit upon a bit of love-it-or-hate-it styling with its new A7 full-size five-door. Regardless of your stance on its aesthetics, we can all agree that the motor does a fine job of hauling the hefty hatchback around


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Facelifted 2012 Audi RS5 breaks out before Frankfurt debut

Filed under: Frankfurt Motor Show , Coupe , Performance , Audi A light nip and tuck is often all that a stylish sports car needs as it gets older. The Audi RS5 isn’t even old yet, but’s gone in to have some work done anyway. With a refreshed face, the RS5 has emerged on the internet ahead of its global debut at this week’s 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show .