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Porsche Cayenne Junior Spied Testing At Nürburgring

Think the Porsche Cayenne is a massive sacrilegious behemoth? Well, it seems that Porsche now wants to make another SUV that's not huge. What you see here is said to be Porsche's upcoming Audi Q5-based tall wagon. Shorter, narrower, and presumably cheaper than the Cayenne, this new offering will do battle with the BMW X3, Land Rover Freelander, Acura RDX, Infiniti EX, and Mercedes GLK, and the err... Audi Q5. More »

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12:20 PM on Thu May 8 2008
By Mark Arnold
2,397 views, 29 comments

Latest by harrycase: @sharkd:Um... yeh thanks for that more »

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Iron Man Producers Gives Audi Happy Ending After Destroying R8s

Having driven both the Audi R8 and the Audi Q7, we have to say that although we enjoy driving both, Iron Man Director and Producer Jon Favreau goes a little over the top talking about these two beautiful babies. Yes indeed folks, the theatrical release of Iron Man is just days away and the marketing machine is kicking into full swing. Since Audi is a major sponsor of the film, we get to see two different videos where the men in charge of the movie blab on about how great the cars are. Well, great for driving, but perhaps not for filming because apparently they couldn't get the Q7 to lock its brakes or do a burnout. Oh — and they couldn't destroy the R8 in the way they'd initially wanted to. Destroy an R8 in a huge conflagration? Not a chance if Audi and their big check have anything to say about it. Only they can do that to the R8. Double video action below the fold, and possible ending or alternate ending spoilers. More »

12:30 PM on Wed Apr 30 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
3,642 views, 19 comments

Latest by 2CVDJ: Couldn't they just pull the fuse for the ABS? Seriously I wanted to see this now when I hear they tortured numerous R8s I'm not so keen. God is angry and many kittens will die. more »

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2009 Audi Q5 Revealed, Officially

Not like anyone went to the trouble of revealing the 2009 Audi Q5 un-officially, but the point is the wraps have now come off the new Small-UV from Auto Union this morning ahead of the live reveal at this week's Beijing Motor Show. What more is there to say about this overgrown jellybean other than the press release below the jump? Audi says the Q5 gets "slim, coupe-like styling." We're of the opinion that just because a vehicle is marginally slimmer and more attractive than a Q7 doesn't allow you to claim "slim, coupe-like styling." So, if you believe they're spot on — then go ahead and hit the jump because you'll believe just about anything.

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9:00 AM on Sat Apr 19 2008
By Ray Wert
16,723 views, 137 comments

Latest by p3p3: SUV is not a 4x4. Range Rovers and Land Cruisers are not SUV's, they are 4x4's. When you go into a forest with a BMW X5 and hit a snag with it's underbelly it will be bleeding it's guts out, more »

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Audi Q5 Spied Taking Right Turn

These are absolutely the most exciting shots of the pending Audi Q5 we've ever seen. They've got us sitting right at the edge of our seats. Watch in excitement as the latest pointless utility vehicle makes a dramatic low speed right turn on a road winding lazily through an empty field. Ponder in amazement what reason Audi would ever have for building yet another crossover in an allready over-saturated market. Watch as you become stupified with astonishment as the shrunken Q7 makes it's worldwide debut at the China Motor Show in a couple of days, allowing you... More »

Spy Photos

11:20 AM on Thu Apr 17 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
3,042 views, 9 comments

Latest by RocketScientist: I'm number 9. 12 was optimistic. more »

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Jalopnik Drives Hybrid Technologies Lithium-Powered Super Car

Hardigree and I drove our respective red supercars at roughly the same time yesterday. While he went for the flashy Audi R8 V12 LeMans TDI Prototype and was escorted through traffic like a Russian Oil Baron by a phalanx of Audi Q7s, I hopped into the Hybrid Technologies Lithium Powered Super Car with the guy who built it. There was no top, so I enjoyed the welcome good weather—at last!—in NYC. OK, maybe the name needs a little work, but the car itself was a hoot to drive.
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Feature

9:00 AM on Fri Mar 21 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
1,869 views, 33 comments

Latest by stopcrazypp: @iamjames: @Tyson: This press release from Jan 2007 (before the Popular Mechanics article on april 2007) shows the L1X-75 probably NEVER had those stats. The range quoted was 100 miles in this article too.[www.autobloggreen.com] I think there might have been some more »

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Audi Q7 Coastline Concept Is A Real Land Yacht

Just in case you thought the new Q7 V12 TDI wasn't ridiculous enough with its 757.5 lb-ft of torque, Audi has made this nautically-themed Q7 Coastline Concept. Though we've gotta say that while this thing certainly is a land yacht, Audi missed the boat by not fully capitalizing on the maritime theme. First off, any ego-stroking self-respecting yacht owner needs a captain's hat, and plainly there is none such haberdashery included. There's also a very embarrassing lack of a "tender" vehicle; you would think that with all that V12 TDI torque you'd at least be able to tow along a Rinspeed sQuba or two. And while all the dark smoked oak trim is nice, we also wish the steering wheel was wooden with external spoke-handles. Oh, and the gear selector should be a big, brass lever. However there is one extravagance the we really like on the Q7 Coastline: the sun deck, which is just perfect for catching a tan... oh wait, that's the roof.

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8:20 AM on Mon Mar 3 2008
By Mark Arnold
1,383 views, 20 comments

Latest by bmoredlj: Remember the Peugeot Runabout Concept? I like that better. more »

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2009 Audi Q7 V12 TDI Revealed With Unbelievably Powerful Diesel Engine

While we were playing with Audi's smaller V8-powered diesel Q7 (thanks to the folks at Honeywell), it looks like the multi-ringed brand was working on taking the rocket-powered powerhouse of an SUV to a whole new oil-burning level with the new Audi Q7 V12 TDI. With the new bigger, longer and more uncut diesel engine under the hood it officially makes the new Q7 the most powerful diesel-powered passenger vehicle around. That big 6.0-liter engine generates a whopping 500 HP and (wait for it) an astonishing 757.5 lb-ft of torque. That means the new Q7 has a 0 to 100 km/h (62.14 mph) time of just 5.5 seconds. On average, it requires just 11.9 liters of fuel per 100 km — a figure translating to roughly 19.77 MPG. Do want. Oh yes, definitely do want. Presales of the Audi Q7 V12 TDI will begin in Germany during the second half of 2008 and we're of the assumption people will be calling it a 2009 model. Full details below the jump.

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6:18 PM on Sat Mar 1 2008
By Ray Wert
7,183 views, 74 comments

Latest by KatzManDu: I think my wife would take this over the LR3 she's coveting (this week) more »

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Hypermiling the 2007 Honda Civic 2.2 i-CTDi and 2007 Audi Q7 4.2 TDI

We'll admit it, we've been teases this week. Two forbidden diesels and nary a whisper of fuel economy. Well, today you get the goods. We aren't going to give you the standard "this is what we got in the city and this is what we got on the highway" spiel, because you can find that anywhere. Officially, the Civic does about 41/56, Q7 does 19/21. Booorrr-ing. What we're going to do is hypermile these cars. Although, much like Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men, we're not sure you can handle the truth. To be perfectly honest, we were shocked ourselves. Shocked and giddy, like a bunch of little girls splashing around in a pool of glistening diesel. Before you click through and watch the video, we need to lay down some facts. What we did can be repeated by anyone. There were no tricks, no cheats. Hell, we didn't even make that much of an effort. The footage you're about to enjoy isn't necessarily exciting, but from an engineering standpoint, it's smack-you-in-the-mouth amazing.

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12:00 PM on Fri Feb 15 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
33,711 views, 85 comments

Latest by laxman15: this might sound dumb but how is it that the Q7 went farther but used less gas? more »

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Was Ist Das? Neue Photos of The Audi Q5

We were so busy with the Q7 review, it seems the newly minted Autobild artists renditions slipped right by us. Our German is rusty (more like seized up) so we're going to treat these with kid gloves, but it looks like a new interpretation of details on the BMW X3 fighter. Even though some of these images are really clear, we have a hard time believing they're undoctored photos. You never know what those photoshopping kids can pull off these days. More »

Spy Photos

9:30 AM on Fri Feb 15 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
3,663 views, 16 comments

Latest by my favorite car is a motorcycle: @POLAЯ: Indeed! more »

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2007 Audi Q7 4.2 TDI

326 horsepower, 550 lb.ft. or torque, 0-62 mph in 6.4 seconds, top speed of 146 mph, acres of leather, panoramic sunroof, auto-manual six speed, multi-setting air suspension, power everything, parking assist... the Audi Q7 4.2 TDI practically bribes its occupants into loving it. It's hard to provide an objective review of a car which seems to do everything better than any other car in its class. Spending time with the Q7 oil burner, you get the distinct feeling we are getting the shaft with the gasoline versions.

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12:00 PM on Wed Feb 13 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
3,326 views, 34 comments

Latest by Black_Watch_Plaid: @Charles_Barrett: You're right. He drove it fairly often during the last season of the UK version of "Kitchen Nightmares". more »

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Behold the Power of Diesel

In the wake of the diesel tide that was the Detroit Auto Show, we decided to hoodwink talk our friends at Honeywell into providing us with some of the most forbidden fruits of the Euro-spec diesel world. As a result we've been living and commuting with the not-for-the-USA 2007 Honda Civic i-CTDi and the 2007 Audi Q7 4.2 TDI for the last week. Over the next three days we'll be laying out our reviews of these cars and of how they fit the driving habits of the average American consumer. We'll be reviewing them separately today and tomorrow, with something special planned for Friday so sit back and enjoy the oil burning ride.

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11:15 AM on Wed Feb 13 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
1,502 views, 29 comments

Latest by DΞLUXE: I actually know EXACTLY where that was taken - I had to reference some past pictures. Who got the permission on that one? more »

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Another Google Street View Crash

It's darn near an epidemic. As unlikely as it may seem, we have captured pictures of another Google Street View accident. Not only is this one more dramatic, it features a much healthier dollop of schadenfreude. Where before we had a random car crash, here we have a double luxo-SUV smash-up featuring the fancy pants Audi Q7 and Landie's Range Rover outside of the Phoenix Country Club. Feel that? That's stereotype humor rocking your socks off. Take solice in that there is still an element of 'WTF?'. Somehow that Range Rover finished the action upside down, and considering the extent of the damage we're surprised to see the occupant dutifully taking down insurance info. This is making us wonder how many Street View accidents there are out there.[Google Maps]

2:00 PM on Tue Jan 8 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
39,886 views, 38 comments

Latest by KaiserM715: This is hilarious, especially considering to total dollar value of cars involved. (maybe they should be driving CARS instead....) more »

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Purported Audi Internal Product Release Schedule Leaks on to Internet, Reveals Underpowered Audi TT-S

A number of Audi fan forums across the internet have a spreadsheet showing up that purportedly shows a list of each and every product launch in Germany for 2008 (high-res shot here). Included in the spreadsheet are such noted notables as the Q5 and Q7 V12 TDI at the end of the third quarter, the Audi TT-S listed in the second quarter and the A4 Avant is listed with a spring 2008 reveal. But, what's most interesting is the power number revealed by the document for the Audi TT-S. More »

7:45 AM on Tue Dec 4 2007
By Ray Wert
2,108 views, 10 comments

Latest by EuropaBambaataa: @nirad: Wasn't the Q5 always supposed to be an "A3 Allroad"? If so, than it was always transverse. Think Golf platform here. more »

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Report: Audi Q5 to Debut at Los Angeles Auto Show

We've already seen countless prototypes caught by the long-lens set. Now, according to Automotive News, Audi's new small SUV/crossover and younger debutante sister to the Q7 — that is, the Q5 — will receive its coming out at the LA auto show later this month. Apparently, Audi's competitor to the BMW X3 and upcoming Mercedes GLK will go on sale in the US in early 2008. Expect engine choices to run the Audi gamut, from 2.0-liter four to 3.0-liter six over autobox or VW/Audi's new seven-speed DSG. As is the case with all new Audi models, some are discussing an S version with the corporate 4.2-liter V8, though that's eminently wishful at this point.

9:30 AM on Thu Nov 1 2007
By Mike Spinelli
1,902 views, 11 comments

Latest by Heep: @my favorite car is a motorcycle: "Let's leave product planning to companies' marketing departments, shall we?" Oh, to rule the world! If I had my say, banning BMX X vehicles would be but one of my edicts. I'd make such a more »

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2009 Audi Q5, From Above

It could be wearing a wetsuit, or just a nice gabardine number, but AutoExpress spies caught Audi's midsize Q5 SUV. AE says the smaller Q-truck be fitted with Audi's twin-clutch S tronic automated manual box (Volkswagen's DSG), along with Audi's updated Quattto system and an automated drive control system that adjusts settings of the engine, transmission, steering and adaptive suspension one of several modes selected via Audi's Multi Media Interface (MMI). The five-seat Land Rover LR2 competitor will come in gas and diesel versions in the UK, gas only in the US. [AutoExpress]

Spy Photos

10:18 AM on Wed Sep 26 2007
By Mike Spinelli
2,210 views, 2 comments

Latest by Turboner: EPMD dropped the only Crossover I'm down wit. more »

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Audi Q5, Nearly There

Audi's entry in the small-SUV sweepstakes is nigh, and spy photogs caught it with only some of its skivvies on. The shots reveal the Q5 mid-mini ute sporting Audi's latest design tropes introduced with the A5 this past year. That is, a combination of heightened surface tension (a la BMW) and heightened curvaceousness, including a downward slope at the rear. Underneath is the same Modular Long Platform (MLP) underpinnings as the A5 and next A4. Expect the five seater to come with hill-descent control, adjustable air suspension and a range of engines. A 4.2-V8 powered S version, however, is a big, fat hmm. [via World Car Fans]

Spy Photos

9:30 AM on Thu Jul 26 2007
By Mike Spinelli
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Audi Q5 in Canvas

Please to ignore that man under the potato sack. He's allegedly driving the upcoming Audi Q5, which if all goes according to conjecture, will debut in 2009. Car insists a 400-hp Porsche-tuned version of the small SUV is forthcoming, though the Stuttgarters have said nein to that noise. Nonetheless, the new ute will be based on the new, modular Audi A4 platform and be built at the company's Ingolstadt plant. Look to the Shanghai surprise Cross Coupe concept car below for hints. More »

Spy Photos

9:42 AM on Tue Jul 10 2007
By Mike Spinelli
1,364 views, 5 comments

Latest by Turboner: @jrlombard: The wind's not feelin' it, either. Cd is much better than if you had a big square back creating a vacuum to slow you down and suck gas/diesel. more »

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Over the Back Fence: Audi Q1 SUV?

You say there's a combination of letter and number yet unused in Audi's lineup? We say there's a speculation hole yet to be filled. Today, that means a possibility Audi will build the Q1 SUV. Obviously the Q7 is reality, the Q5 is on its way, and the Q3 has already been mentioned in the same breath as the coming Volkswagen Tiguan. According to Germany's Sueddeutsche, a yet smaller crossover in the works from the Burghers of Ingolstadt that recalls the Steppenwolf concept from 2000. Word is the Q1 will cost in the 20,000-euros range and compete with Europe's two-door Toyota RAV4 in the expanding market for small soft roaders on that continent. The two-door SUV: How a car company lets us know it's making too much damn money. – Mike Spinelli More »

12:34 PM on Tue Apr 10 2007
By Mike Spinelli
1,429 views, 18 comments

Latest by Turboner: S1, heyall yeas! Q1, whyTF? It really does look like a lifted TT. I love Audi, don't get me wrong, but enough new models! I think we are approaching saturation... more »

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