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According to Autocar, there's an RS version of the A7 Sportback coming. The Audi RS7 Sportback will be equipped with a naturally-aspirated version of the 5.2-liter V10 cranking out 580 HP paired with a dual-clutch gearbox. [Autocar] More »
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Not only is the Audi A5 Sportback not coming to the U.S., but as we heart-breakingly told you Monday night, neither is the more powerful Audi S5 Sportback. Cry with us below. More »
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Take a look at this 333 HP supercharged-V6 quad-pipe quattro seven-speed S-tronic 4-door S5 sportback! Sadly, a look is all you're going to get, because Audi isn't bringing this possible Panamera-fighter stateside. Gallery below to make us all sad together. More »
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The 2010 Audi A5 Sportback is officially the newest A5 family member and the 800th vehicle with more than two doors to call itself a coupe — but we'd rather complain about it not coming here. More »
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While it's not a full vehicle reveal, under the guise of "quality testing example," we get a look inside the hind end of Audi's upcoming A5 Sportback five door. Yep, sure is a hatchback. [Carscoop] More »
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Audi's sexy new coupe just got a younger, more practical brother that sadly, won't be coming here. Meet the Audi A5 Sportback, teased here for the first time ahead of its September unveiling at the Frankfurt Motor Show. More »
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Mitsubishi announced today that they will be bringing the utilitarian 2010 Lancer Sportback to the U.S. this summer, quirky styling and all. Watch out, Subaru! More »
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Nothing says subversive and edgy like issuing a press release about how subversive and edgy your scandalous, innuendo-laden TV spot is for the new Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback. More »
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Audi says this Sportback Concept presages a hatchback production model that'll arrive some time this year: the 2010 Audi A5 Sportback. More »
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The Audi Sportback Concept appears to be pushing market segmentation to the limit. Always wanted an Audi luxury crossover that wasn’t tall like a Q7 but bigger than an A6? Read on. More »
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Ready yourself for the inevitable screed of Clarksonian denigration ending in successively more nonsensical similes for how awful the Audi S3 and S3 Sportback featuring the flappy paddle shifters of the S-tronic transmission are. For the new model year, the S3s get the twin-clutch six speed selectable automatic transmission hooked to the 265 HP, 258 lb-ft 2.0 TFSI engine. The result will be hatefully despised as silly, but will make the car run to 60 mph in 5.5 seconds, that's two-tenths faster. Rubbish! Complete press release below. More »
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Audi’s hypothetical Mini rival, the Audi A1 Sportback is equipped with a 1.4-liter, 150 HP TSI engine that uses not only a turbocharger and supercharger, but a 27 HP, 111 Lb-Ft electric motor for both added performance and green credentials. Look for a production version of the Sportback to hit for the 2010 model year equipped with the new 7-speed DSG, but not the dinky hybrid. Audi’s spin follows. More »
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We knew to expect the 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback and 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart to see an official reveal at the Paris Motor Show next week ever since we saw the Lancer Prototype-S in Geneva earlier this year. It looks like we don't even need to go to the French capital, as a bevy of shots of the two new Lancer sportbacks have broken free of the confines of their embargoes to show us what we'll see live next week. More »
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Today brings new info on the pending Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback. According to unnamed Japanese sources, there's another variant in the works dubbed the Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback-X. The "X" stands for extreme, obviously: Just look at the rock-crushing fender flares, the lifted suspension and the Subaru Impreza Outback-challenging ruggedness. More »
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We've been excited about the Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback ever since we got confirmation that it would go into production. Now, we've got official shots and details to even further whet our appetites. This is the Ralliart trim model, which will have a turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-four pumping out a WRX-battling 240 HP. No word yet on an Evo Sportback, but we'd be plenty happy with this Ralliart if it comes to the US. The car will debut at the Paris Motor Show this fall, where we'll be able to get a closer look. For now, check out the full press release after the jump. More »
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Audi has released an entire lineup of its freshened 2009 A3 lineup — the 2009 Audi A3, A3 Sportback and the much-more-fun 2009 Audi S3, and S3 Sportback. We're in a bit of information overload here, with a ton of new information and photos on the slightly angrier, slightly more powerful and probably all-around better lineup. What does Audi expect, the new A3/S3 lineup sports eight engines, three transmissions, a new magnetic ride and handling control system, remodeled interiors and restyled exterior styling (most of that restyling budget's gone up front). Take a moment and feast your eyes on the pretty new 2009 Audi S3 with too much booty in the back right there in front of you and hit the jump for the huge data dump and galleries on all the rest of the A3/S3 lineup after the jump.
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Though not the next generation of the Audi A3 line which winked at us from the cover of Autobild, this shot of what appears to be the new Audi S3 Sportback sure does look good in a shrunken, well-powered wagon sort of way. Snapped somewhere in Germany behind the oppressive bars of what we're assuming to be some sort of Audi facility, the upgraded four-door hatch gets a set of 18 inch wheels and some aggressive body work. We're told to expect an engine to match that aggressive-looking exterior — specifically, a 265 HP 2.0-liter turbo four with a six speed manual or a flappy paddle shifter. We're happy to see the more powerful version is just around the corner, as one of the biggest complaints of the A3 is its relative lack of motivation for the price — though we suspect all that motivation will motivate Audi to command a meaty premium over the standard A3. [Audiblog via Carscoop] More »
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Looks like the Audi A5 isn't the only one stirring things up lately. WorldCarFans has posted spy photos they claim to be the long (looooong) rumored Audi A7. Their spy shots look like a test mule wearing an A6 suit that's a little bit too small but we still like what we see. The track is stretched a bit as is the wheelbase, the interior is very reminiscent of the A8 but sports a revised dash and *gasp*, a cloth interior. That probably won't be making it into US production models (whenever that happens). More »
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We don't know if these images from World Car Fans are official sketches, but they look pretty darn certifiably real to us. The concept, rumored to be coming to the 2008 Geneva Motor Show, is supposedly a lightly disguised production version of the Euro Spec 5 door Lancer Ralliart. The car will undoubtedly be powered by the same 240 hp turbocharged four banger we get here in the states with the all wheel drive gadgetry and active yaw controllers thrown in for good measure. We'll look for more info as this develops. [Carscoop via WorldCarFans] More »
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AutoBild is reporting (in German) that in calendar week 13 of 2009, Audi has a new model in the werks dubbed the A5 Sportback. Little is known about this possible new offering, but Autobild is going against the prevailing wisdom that the Sportback will be a wagon-like offering, saying it will compete in the emerging swoopy sedan category currently populated by the Mercedes CLS, pending Porsche Panamera and recently revealed Volkswagen Passat CC. While we're on the subject of the Passat CC, if this speculation is accurate, we're thinking this is V-Dub doing it's platform prostitution best with that new curvy roof line. We'll keep our ear to the ground for more details. [Autobild [translated] via Germancarblog] More »
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The 2.0 TFSI engine from the knights of Bruce has already taken some serious metal in the "Best of" categories. Now Audi's using that technology to create a smaller version of the award-winning 2.0-liter engine, announcing a new, "ultra-modern" (we're pretty sure that's code for über-Bruce) 1.4-liter four-cylinder Turbo Fuel Stratified Injection (TFSI) engine. It's ready to be dropped right into the engine bay of the Audi A3 and A3 Sportback. With 125 HP at 5,000 RPM and a maximum torque of 148 lb-ft. The first A3's to get the new engine hit the streets in September of 2007. Full press release after the jump. (Hat tip to Turboner!) [via AudiWorld] More »
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[Note: Jonny Lieberman loves his wagons. — ed.] Be still our beating heart. Those of you eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Jesus Phone are boring. Mitsubishi just greenlit production of the Lancer Sportback. This car was first shown as a concept at Frankfurt in 2005. And yeah, it's got a 2.0-liter 300 hp Evo mill. Plus some other engines that no one really cares about (1.5-liter and 1.8-liter gas mills plus a 2.0-liter diesel unit. The latter of which we won't get). Hey Audi and BMW, you still refusing to give us our RS4 Avant and M5 Wagons? Too bad, cause we don't want 'em any more. And Subaru, while we're truly stoked about the arrival of the 5-door STI, why'd you have to beat it so hard with the ugly stick? Which reallyt sucks for you, cause the EVO wagon looks really, really good. Good like when's the damn WRX paid off? It had better be 2008, when this puppy drops. One more pic after the jump. – Jonny Lieberman More »
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At the Tokyo motor show next month, Mitsubishi is showing a Japan-focused version of the Concept-X Sportback it unveiled in Frankfurt (maybe even in beautiful Photoshop red, like the press shot), which comes ever closer to the next-generation Evo X that will take its shape. Having already said the concept introduces a new vision for the company's new C-segment cars, all that remains is a confirmation from company officials that the X stands for "ten." Under the concept's hood is the customary, rally-ready 2.0-liter turbocharged four, with a six-speed manual/auto transmission controlled by paddle shifters. More »
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Flying in the face of the principle that it s best to increase market share rather than your brand portfolio, Mitsubishi is staking its future on a 51-gun assault on world markets, all built upon its new platform. First-up: the Concept Sportback, and man, does it look pissed. According to the official yada-yada, the aggressive design is a DNA exercise (ever see a chromosome pump iron?) that bridges Mitsi s sporting spirit to clever practical solutions like, um, its high roofline. Meanwhile, that Audi-esque front grill looks ready to swallow smaller hot hatches whole. Yum! More »
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Mitsubishi revealed a few new angles — including the back — of its new Sportback concept, which many say will inform its upcoming Lancer Evo X. The Sportback will headline the company's booth at the Frankfurt motor show this September, where it will introduce an aggressive, new design language that company officials say will show up throughout the Mitsubishi line in the coming years. More »
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Mitsubishi let fly with a detailed teaser image of the Sportback-Concept it'll be inveiling at the Frankfurt motor show — a follow-along to the sketch it released last month. The company says the concept will introduce its vision for a new generation of C-segment (i.e., small to middlin') cars as well as the "design inspiration for a new European five-door sports hatchback." Considering the company's director of sales said recently that a revolutionary new Evo X is in the works for 2008, the concept could hearken the design directon of $30,000 rocket sleds to come. The question is, will such a revolution mean the new Evo gets a rumored narrow-angle V8, or will the company stick with a rally-ready, turbo-juiced 2.0-liter four? Why not both? More »
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