All of the editors over at CARandDRIVER have sat down and chosen their top 10 cars for 2012 that are available for sale in the United States. As always, the cars on the list don’t have to be the newest, and they don’t have to be expensive as nothing over $80,000 is even allowed to [...]
As beautiful as Audi’s lineup is inside-out, it’s hard to find a nice variety of design differences between most of its vehicles. For example, the new A6 looks very similar to the A4 and the A7 looks very similar to the A8. Audi has heard the feedback of its customers and is working on a [...]
Key Competitors: Mercedes CLS63 AMG, Porsche Panamera S, Jaguar XFR. Power: Twin-turbocharged 4.0 liter TFSI V8 420 hp and 406 lb-ft of torque. Transmission: 7-speed dual-clutch automatic. Performance: 0-60 in 4.9 seconds, 155 mph electronically limited top speed. Pricing: TBA. Availability: Fall 2012 Audi’s four-door coupe CLS-fighter, the A7, has been making quite the impression [...]
Do you think it’s possible to have too many options? Well, Audi clearly doesn’t. In the United States alone, the German brand offers 14 different body styles (not counting S models as a separate body style) and 21 models in its lineup. Next year, that number will continue to grow by at least another handful. [...]
The Audi A7 Sportback gets a bit more sport courtesy of Germany’s Senner Tuning. On the outside, the 3.0 TDI gets a stainless steel exhaust that ends at twin 3.5 inch tailpipes. The Audi’s air suspension is dropped 30mm and sits on 20×9.5 inch Varianza TIS rims, cushioned by a set of 275/35/R20 tires. Click [...]
Inventory is becoming an issue for Audi, which set a sales record last year with 101,629 sales in the United States. This year, Audi’s CEO Rupert Stadler expects sales to increase by 10 to 20 percent and says that the number could pass 150,000 units by 2015. For that reason, Audi has decided to build [...]
Audi today reported the best first-quarter in the company’s history after delivering 312,600 vehicles in the first three months of 2011, an increase of 18.4 percent worldwide than the same period in 2010 (264,017). Audi said it increased revenue in the first quarter of 2011 by 27.3 percent in comparison with the same period last [...]
Audi is all about cutting down the weight of their vehicles in order to increase fuel-economy and lower fuel-emissions. To show how crazy it is about reducing weight, Audi of America hired Taras Lesko who took 285 pieces of paper, 750 parts and 245 hours to complete the 2012 Audi A7 Papercraft. Let’s just hope [...]
Audi has announced pricing details for the 2012 Audi A7 Sportback, which will arrive in dealerships later this month. Prices for the 2012 Audi A7 3.0T quattro Triptronic will start at $59,250, which does not include the $875 destination charge, taxes, title, options, and dealer charges. Click here for more news on the Audi A7. All U.S.-spec [...]
