Filed under: Marketing/Advertising , Videos , Audi , Humor Audi customers going to extreme measures to get a new car – Click above to watch the video after the jump Audi has taken to the Web to poke fun at its own recent supply issues while sneaking in a quick jab at its competitors. The company claims that Mercedes , BMW and Lexus owners have been jumping ship to Audi in record numbers, which is why Ingolstadt can’t keep its dealers stocked. The commercial may soon wind up being more accurate than it is funny, as the company has dwindled down to a 27-day reserve supply of cars, is at maximum production capacity at its European factories and is seeing huge numbers of custom orders.
Filed under: Europe , Marketing/Advertising , Videos , Audi Audi A1 commercial is big, yet small – Click above to watch the video after the break The Audi A1 may be small, but the latest home-market spot for the supermini highlights the car’s features in a big way. How big? How about a towering wall of guitar amplifiers that’s really an enormous Bose speaker like those you’ll find inside the A1?
Filed under: Wagon , Europe , Audi , Luxury 2012 Audi A6 sedan – Click above for high-res image gallery The last time we heard anything about the upcoming A6 Avant , our spy photographers were braving brutal winter cold to snag a few heavily camouflaged photos of the luxury long roof. Now Audi has confirmed that it will pull the sheets off of the vehicle during a live television broadcast that will also be streamed on the interwebs for all to enjoy.
Filed under: Spy Photos , Performance , Crossover , Audi Audi Q5 S spy shots – Click above for high-res image gallery Our intrepid spy photographers have caught what appears to be the first prototype of a hotter Audi Q5 S crossover. This tester is clearly sporting larger brakes and a quad-exhaust setup, leading us to believe that this isn’t just another S-Line suspension and badge job.
Filed under: Safety , Technology , Audi Audi is rolling out a new roadside assistance app for owners equipped with an iPhone, Blackberry or Android device, and drivers with older Audis can get in on the action as well.
Filed under: Sedan , Performance , Wagon , Recalls , Safety , Audi , Luxury 2004 Audi A6 Avant – Click above for high-res image gallery Got a hankering to own an Audi from the beginning of the Aughts? If you’re hunting for an example that wears a model badge with the number “6,” you might want to have a mechanic take a look its nipples. More specifically, make sure the rollover valve in the fuel system has been given proper attention, otherwise the nipple can become cracked and lead to fuel winding up on the ground instead of feeding the engine
Filed under: Motorsports , Audi , Peugeot , Racing The second round of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup took place in Belgium, and even though the Audi R18 took to the starting line for the first time, Peugeot was able to take the top two spots on the podium after six hours of racing. Interestingly, the qualifying results were the opposite of the race results: Audi racers occupied the first three positions on the grid , and although a Peugeot 908 was in fourth, it wasn’t a team car, it was that of the Oreca squad. Due to an incident-strewn and red-flagged qualifying session, the first Peugeot Sport Total car was back in 13th, the second was in 18th, and the third wasn’t even classified and started at the back of the grid.
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Filed under: Motorsports , Audi , Peugeot Audi R18 TDI race cars qualify 1-2-3 at Spa – Click above for high-res image gallery Audi’s newest diesels are running strong. A trio of R18 TDI race cars have qualified 1-2-3 at the Le Mans Cup 1,000km of Spa. It should be noted, of course, that Peugeot’s cars didn’t get the chance to set qualifying times due to a red flag that ended the session for all teams
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