Are you in the market for a new car but have no idea what you want? NADAguides is here to help with their annual Must Consider List for 2011. “The annual NADAguides Must Consider List provides consumers with unique vehicles that may not necessarily be at the top of consumers’ minds, but have definitely earned [...]
In 2010, Audi once again sold more vehicles with all-wheel-drive than any other premium manufacturer. Audi ended up producing 437,792 vehicles with its quattro all-wheel-drive system last year. In the year in which Audi celebrated ’30 years of quattro,’ around 38 percent of all cars produced worldwide were equipped with the all-wheel drive technology. The most [...]
During an announcement today by Johan de Nysschen, the president of Audi’s American division, the automaker will offer a diesel engine option for the Audi A8, A6 and Q5 in the United States within the next 24 to 30 months. The Audi A8 and A6 are expected to be powered by Audi’s 3.0L turbo-diesel V6 [...]
With the new 2011 BMW X3 on the way to dealerships, Volkswagen’s Audi doesn’t that sales of its competitor Q5 SUV will be hurt by the launch of BMW’s second-generation compact SUV. “I don’t expect to see any downturn in Q5 volume. In fact, we will sell more Q5s next year than we did this [...]
The Audi Q5 is one strong competitor in the luxury compact SUV market. The German automaker is now expanding the reach of the Q5 with a hybrid model known as the Audi Q5 hybrid quattro, which will hit dealerships starting next year. Power for the 2012 Audi Q5 Hybrid quattro comes from a 2.0L 4-cylinder [...]
Audi announced today that the one millionth vehicle in China, a metallic blue Q5 crossover, was handed over to a customer from Changchun. Over 7,000 guests, including Board of Management from Audi AG, attended the ceremony. “This record is yet another milestone in the history of Audi in China,” remarked Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the [...]
According to some digging done by autoblog.it, Audi has no plans to do RS variants of the Q5 and Q7 SUVs. Quoting Stephan Reil, Audi’s head of Technical Development, the site reports that Audi has no desire to compete BMW’s X5 M and X6 M. Reil said that the RS models will only be produced [...]
Here it is – the 2011 lineup of compact SUVs, Crossovers or whatever you want to call them. BMW yesterday announced official pricing on the new reengineered and redesigned 2011 BMW X3 so we figured it’s finally time to ask a question we’ve been waiting to ask for a long time; which of the following [...]
The International Institute for Highway Safety announced that it has awarded Audi, Ford, Hyundai and Volkswagen models the 2010 Top Safety Pick award. “Based on new rollover test results the 2010 Audi A4 and Q5, Ford Flex and Fusion (twins Mercury Milan and Lincoln MKZ), Hyundai Tucson, Lincoln MKT, and Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen earn the [...]
In addition to the upgraded 2011 Audi Q7 and the all-new 2011 Audi A8, other models in the automaker’s lineup will be getting some updates for the 2011 model year. The new ZF-sourced 8-speed automatic, which will be called Tiptronic, will replace the 6-speed transmission in quattro-equipped vehicles with the 2.0L turbocharged 4-cylinder engine. Those [...]
