Showing posts with label Audi brands. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Audi brands. Show all posts

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Audi Q3 comes with five-cylinder turbo engine

After the Q7 (launched 2006) and Q5 (2008), Audi is presenting the new Q3 in these days, which rounds off the SUV range to the bottom. Available with two TFSI (2.0-liter four-cylinder engine with 170 hp/125 kW or 211 kW PS/155) and TDI (140 kW or 177 bhp/103 PS/130 kW) 4.39 meters short of the launch in the fall Audi Q3 with prices starting at € 29,900.

In addition to these four variants, Audi plans to offer a particularly powerful end of 2012 Q3, the needs to fear with his athletic performance are not competitors in the premium segment for compact SUVs. Q3 This is currently being developed by the sporting subsidiary quattro GmbH, which is responsible for all RS models, the R8 V12 TDI and the Q7.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Le Mans 2011: Tenth victory for Audi

Audi has won one of the most exciting and dramatic 24-hour race of Le Mans history. Marcel Fässler (Switzerland), André Lotterer (Germany) and Benoit Treluyer (France), runner-up last year overtook yesterday with the R18 TDI before more than 250 000 spectators the tenth overall Le Mans victory for the brand.

The three-Wekrs Peugeot were the runners-up four, where the car came with the number "9" by Simon Pagenaud, Sébastien Bourdais, Pedro Lamy few seconds behind the Audi to the finish. After Audi lost in the first third of the race Audi R18 TDI by two of his accident, all hopes were resting on the vehicle with the number "2", which had secured the pole position in qualifying.

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Audi at the "Wörthersee Tour 2011"

Audi is also in this year at the Wörthersee Tour in Carinthia, the great meeting of the Audi, Seat, Skoda and VW fans from 1 to 4 June 2011 represent. The meeting takes place this year at 30 Plays instead. Audi A1 shows the Clubsport Quattro. The heart of the Audi A1 Clubsport Quattro is a five-cylinder 2.5-liter, turbocharged and direct injection.

Compared to its base in the Audi TT RS and RS 3 Sportback TFSI performance has grown again to 370 kW / 503 PS and 660 Nm. The maximum output of the engine is ready 2500-5300 tours. As with the A4 DTM exhaust flows from the left flank just before the rear wheel. The 1390 kg lightweight A1 Clubsport quattro sprints to 100 km / h in 3.7 seconds.

Friday, February 11, 2011

Audi A7 Sportback wins "Design Summit"

The Audi A7 Sportback has the "Design Summit" of the magazine "Auto Bild" won. A jury chose the model with a total of ten new vehicles with a large lead in the first place. The design experts evaluated different categories such as proportions, styling, innovation, texture and quality. (Ampnet / jri)