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Audi introduces rear-wheel driven R8 RWS

When you think of major selling points of various performance brands, each has their own that they’re known for – correctly or not. Think Audi Sport, and you’ll likely think understeer, or at the very least all-wheel drive. The former would be a false assumption for the most part – … Read more

Audi Sells Out – quattro goes Front-Wheel Biased:

quattro – Audi’s lauded permanent all-wheel drive (AWD) system, due in part to historic success in motorsport, and in part to marketing – has sold its soul to the eco-devil! In the pursuit for efficiency Audi will be rolling out its newest generation of quattro, called ‘quattro with ultra’ (remember … Read more

441kW Audi TT debuts electric turbo tech:

Ever wondered what would happen if you took an Audi TT and added, oh, I don’t know, a whole asylum of insanity to the mix? Well it seems Audi did, and they deemed it fit to equip the sports coupe with 441kW (600Hp) and a 6-speed manual transmission. This is the … Read more

Audi reveals new R8 supercar:

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We’ve seen two different leaks and Audi teasing us with a peak at the new R8’s laser headlamps, but Audi has just revealed the 2^nd generation R8 supercar in V10 and V10+ guise ahead of

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Tech-Talk: What is Haldex?

You may have heard of it, you may not, but you've definitely heard of vehicles where it's used. So what exactly is Haldex? — You may have heard of it, you may not, but you’ve definitely heard of vehicles where it’s used. So what exactly is Haldex?

We are all created equally, some of us more equal than others, as the saying goes. The same could be said of all-wheel drive systems though – is Audi’s quattro better than Subaru’s

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Audi Reveals 5-door TT – only as a concept:

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How many times have you heard an Audi TT owner say, “You know what I really wish my car had? Another 2 doors, not like an A3 sedan though, a genuine 5 door TT.” Exactly,

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170kW Audi S1 revealed:

Audi's bonkers S1 develops 170kW and sprints to 100km/h in 5.8s.

Admit it, at some point in time you’ve fantasized about taking a car the size of, oh I don’t know, an Audi A1, and sticking in an engine capable of something like 170kW. You’ve fantasized and planned and plotted, and then at long last you’ve come to your senses and decided that you’d either get yourself killed or your wife would never let you get away with spending the kids’ college fund on something so stupid. So then, I suppose we ought to thank Audi for being crazy enough to do it! Meet the Audi S1.