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Audi Drops Sketches Of A5 Cabrio, Sportback, A7 And Next-Gen A8
Eschewing trite teaser images, Audi has instead given us some actual eye candy, providing official design sketches of four upcoming models: the A5 Cabrio and Sportback, the all-new 2010 A7 four-door coupe and the 2011 A8 sedan. While the A5 Cabrio looks pretty much like a topless A5 coupe, the A5 Sportback is unique for not looking at all like a traditional sportback model, instead bearing resemblance to notchbacks of yore. The A7 brings TT-esque styling to the burgeoning four-door coupe market, while the revised A8, at least in sketch form, looks just about tough as hell. Take a look for yourself in the gallery below.
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4:00 PM on Mon Oct 27 2008
By Andrew Stoy
2,158 views, 34 commentsMost discussed Bumblebee: Any designers reading? Why do concept car drawings always use unrealistic proportions and clearances? Obviously, that convertible won't have wheels more »
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Audi Engine Strategy Through 2011 Leaked
Someone in the know over at Audiblog.nl has spilled forth a detailed list of all Audi brand engines for all models through the 2011 calender year — and the release dates for new models. In addition to the big engine news, the leakers claim that we'll be seeing the rumored Audi A7 model in June of 2010, as well as an S7 version following that fall, and a return to form for the next generation Audi S4. Look below for a detail look at what's coming up for Audi in the next three years.
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1:40 PM on Thu May 29 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
8,128 views, 24 commentsLatest by layabout: Good news about the S4,i can see they need an R8 spyder,how can an R8 owner fit himself & his more »
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Brooklyn Valet Hoons, Kills Audi A8?
It's the worst case scenario. Anyone that's ever left their car with a valet has had this flash in their mind right as the grinning attendant takes the keys and assures that he'll "take care of it." It's the oddly specific fear that the valet is going to take your car on the road, drive it far too hard, and smash it into pieces. Well for one Audi A8 owner, that fear has been realized...we think.
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Audi Driver Kills Teen, Sues Dead Youth's Family Over Car Damage
In what can only be called the worst case of AADS (Asshole Audi Driver Syndrome) ever recorded, Tomas Delgado, a Spanish businessman, is suing the family of a boy he killed while speeding in his Audi A8. The accident caused 14,000 Euros of damage to the all-aluminum luxury car, and Delgado is also looking to cover the additional 6,000 Euros in transportation costs he incurred while the Audi was in the shop. He argues that his 17-year-old victim, Enaitz Iriondo, who was wearing dark clothes while cycling at night, caused the damage while he was in the process of having his young life snuffed out by Delgago's hurtling death chariot. Quoting Mr. Delgado—and please restrain your urge to vomit here: "I'm also a victim in all of this, you can't fix the lad's problems, but you can fix mine." His lawyer, Beelzebub, Esq., offered no comment on the case, which will see an expected verdict on January 30 and perhaps witness the Earth open up to swallow Delgado whole. [via The Mail] -
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Commenter Of The Day: Strange Loops Edition
Today's very special Commenter might have just pulled off some web 3.0 shit. We're not totally sure, but regardless we totally like it. Actually, we've always been obsessed with strange loops — where one system (say grammar) fights with another (say logic). For instance, check this out, "The following sentence is true. The preceding sentence is false." Grammatically it works, but logically it's meaningless. Want to read more about strange loops, isomorphisms and men from Crete? Pick up Douglas Hofstadter's most excellent, Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid. Want to find out who's the Commenter of the Day? Jump. More » -
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Frankfurt Auto Show: Audi RS6 Avant in White
While we knew the Audi Audi RS6 Avant was coming, we had no idea Bryan Adams was going to belt out an acoustic rendition of Run to You after the cover was pulled on the V10 twin-turbo wagon. As the rest of the presentation was in German the details are still hazy. We do know the world needs more hopped up sportwagons now more than ever. An A4 and A8 were also kicking around coverless. Now with bonus gallery! -
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Audi A8 for 2008
Can you spot the differences? If you said, "front turn indicators," give yourself a nice bowl of vorsprung durch technik. If not, don't get all self-hating, most of the changes — save the signals, new side mirrors with embedded signal lights and LED taillights — are underneath the skin. The Audi flagship for Europe gets a new, fuel-sipping 2.8-liter direct-injection FSI six producing a healthy 210 horsepower that can coax the largest of Audis past the 60-mph mark at nigh on eight seconds. What's more, Audi says it's giving the luxobarge a more engaging feel by way of a re-configured steering kit and adaptive air suspension. New sound damping further reduces noise, vibration and harshness, and a fresh set of driver-assistance tech includes side-assist (blind-spot) and lane-departure warnings. It's just like the same old A8, only just slightly different. If it were dish soap, it'd have a flamboyant "New!" printed on the box, and you'd keep buying it. (Click through for official release.)
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Jalopnik Late Night: Astronauts Gone Wild!!!
We admit; this is only peripherally related to cars. However, that doesn't change the fact that US Navy Capt. Lisa Nowak drove 900 miles wearing diapers to confront, allegedly intimidate and possibly kidnap another woman in an airport parking lot. Nowak felt Colleen Shipman was romantically involved with Space Shuttle Discovery pilot William Oefelein whom Nowak had a big ole crush on (even though she's married with children, as is he). Back to the important bits: The diapers were so Nowak wouldn't have to stop and pee on her voyage from Houston to Orlando. The article states that lots of astronauts wear diapers. This raises a number of questions in our mind, chief among them being what sort of a vehicle has a 900-mile range? Even Clarkson the Great could only coax 800 miles out of his diesel Audi. And we wager that NASA-chick here was driving pretty fast. Plus, if she had to stop for gas, why not stop for a pee? Unless... yeah. Fans of the first season of Upright Citizens Brigade will find below to be the funniest headline of all time. More » -
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Spy Photos: Next-Gen Audi A8
What's under the skin of this widebody Audi flagship? According to spies it's the next-generation A8, which if you ask those who stalk such luxurious prey, is due for release in 2009 as a 2010 model. How can you tell? Cast your peepers on the wider fenders and body elongation, which hearkens the next model's expanded footprint, via Audi's Modular Longitudinal Platform, an architecture shared with the A4, A6, Q6 and upcoming A5. Expect better handling and a tighter road feel, more power and the Le Mans-winning TDI V12 under the hood, optionally speaking. More »
7:12 AM on Wed Jan 24 2007
By Mike Spinelli
2,775 views, 4 commentsLatest by BlackIce_GTS: Way to cave in to my demands, Audi (re: V12+8 series). Now make replica UR Quattros. more »
