Filed under: Europe , Government/Legal , Audi , Volkswagen , Diesel As much as it has with the Quattro brand, Audi (and its parent company Volkswagen ) have more recently turned the letters TDI into an emblem of what it stands for as an automaker. Think of those three letters and you could picture no other marque, that’s how closely intertwined the two have become. But an attempt to enshrine that much in law has apparently failed.

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Videos , Hatchback , Audi , BMW BMW 1 M Coupe vs Audi RS3 – Click above to watch the video after the jump There’s no end to the vehicles to which you could compare the BMW 1 M Coupe . You could pit it against its big brother the M3 , or the original that is its spiritual ancestor. Top Gear put it in unusual context with the Volkswagen GTI .

Filed under: Europe , Crossover , Audi , Luxury , Quick Spins Stylish Urban Trekker Writ Small 2011 Audi Q3 – Click above for high-res image gallery The idea of a small premium crossover like the new Audi Q3 , while certainly not lost on North Americans, does seem to face both corporate and public resistance Stateside. The frequent customer logic goes something like, “It’s small and expensive, so why wouldn’t I just buy the bigger Q5 or maybe an A4 ?” Hence most of the reason why Audi North America hesitates on bringing the Q3 over to us. This sporty, tall sort-of-A3 is considered an “A-SUV” in Europe, belonging to the smallest A-segment of the market there.

Filed under: Concept Cars , Coupe , Audi Audi Quattro Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery We knew Audi was up to something when it invited us to drive the super-hot Quattro concept late last year. The coupe, currently based on the RS5 architecture, pays homage to the original Ur-Quattro from 1980, and by inviting the media to drive the delicate concept, Audi wanted to show us how serious it is about someday offering a production version

The countdown to the 2011 24 hours of Le Mans is underway. Audi is a dominant force at Le Mans, winning 9 times in the last 11 years. Our drivers and engineering team have less than two weeks left until the biggest race of the year

Filed under: Concept Cars , Performance , Hatchback , Audi , Misc. Auto Shows Audi A1 clubsport quattro concept – Click above for high-res image gallery Audi and all-wheel drive go together like mothers and apple pie

Twitter: twitter.com Name: DiRT 3 Release Date: May 24, 2011 Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 Publisher(s): Codemasters

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Videos , Audi , BMW BMW 1 Series M Coupe vs Audi TT RS – Click above to watch video after the jump Here’s a matchup made in heaven. The crew from Motor Sport Magazine took the time to pit the BMW 1 Series M Coupe against a fitting rival – the Audi TT RS . The two German sports coupes go fender-to-fender on track, and thanks to a few well-placed video cameras, we get to ride along for the action.

We test the all-new 2012 Audi A7 and find the supercharged 3.0-liter engine to be more motivating than expected…

Filed under: Motorsports , Marketing/Advertising , Videos , Audi A Day in the Life of an Audi Driver – Click above to watch the video after the jump They don’t call it endurance racing for nothing.