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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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9:00 AM on Fri Mar 21 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
1,658 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 »

new york auto show

Audi R8 Diesel Is Coming Sans Four Cylinders, Booourns

Little did we know that as we spent our time hanging around the Audi V12 LeMans concept at the Audi party in Manhattan last night that this particular model may never be. According to AutoBlog.nl, Audi's Martin Dick announced the V12 TDI would inspire a diesel model carrying a 382 HP 4.8-Liter TDI V8, instead. While this may help with fuel economy and price, it means prospective buyers will have roughly 118 horsepower less to play with.

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10:15 AM on Thu Mar 20 2008
By Matt Hardigree
948 views, 33 comments

Latest by Dr. Schm: Somebody lost 4 cylinders. . . I SHALL FIND TEM!! DOC SCHM TO TEH RESQ!! more »

new york auto show

Mazda2 Named World Car Of The Year

A committee of fat old men "experienced auto journalists" (i.e. not us) have named the Mazda2 as the world car of the year. Just beating out the Ford Mondeo and Mercedes C-Class in a thoroughly interesting, relevant and credible competition. Additionally, all three finalists for World Green Car Of The Year were diesel powered, with the BMW 118d Efficient Dynamics winning. The Audi R8 surprised no one by receiving the cardboard pyramids representing both the World Car Design Of The Year and World Performance Car awards.

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9:16 AM on Thu Mar 20 2008
By Wes Siler
1,272 views, 15 comments

Latest by Spasticteapot: @ash78: Actually, the fuel economy on a Mazda 2 is quite good. It's basically a Ford Fiesta on a crash diet. 5th gear said it actually handled pretty well, too. more »

r8-spotting

Audi R8 Crashes In Portugal, Old Luxury Takes Vengeance

We'd heard "Old Luxury" was pretty pissed over that whole turf war with Audi over luxury buyers since the Super Bowl. You remember, right? Yeah you do — that was when the Audi R8 dropped the horse head faux Bentley grille into "Old Luxury's" bed. Well, anyway, it looks like that hit they've had out there on the Audi brand has finally taken down one of their made men in Portugal. Yup, scratch one R8, paisan! Sure — it looks like an innocent traffic accident, but that's just what "Old Luxury" wants you to believe. All we know is Audi better watch themselves and their Le Mans R8 TDI next week at the New York Auto Show. Or at least get Iron Man in as a hired goombah to protect it. All we know is, we haven't been this upset since that R8 went up in flames a while back.

[via Quatro rodas e um volante!]

8:32 PM on Thu Mar 13 2008
By Ray Wert
8,710 views, 54 comments

Latest by bmoredlj: Strike through "traffic accident" as well - it's a "collision." "Accident" implies no one was at fault... more »

iron man

Audi Opens "Iron Man" R8 Micro-Site, Gives Us A Few More Seconds Of Hot Video Action

After the big Super Bowl blitzkrieg, we all kind of knew the media marketing on Iron Man would muscle it's way beyond mere trailers, and it just has. The culprit? Audi, of course. The multi-ringed brand has spent some serious Deutsche-marks to set up a mini-site for the movie that shows off the R8, the rest of the Audi lineup, some historical background on the brand all about the Vorsprung durch Technik and about three whole seconds of all-new footage from the new movie with some Audi hand-job action spliced with it. Whatever. We're still excited about the movie and everyone already knows how excited we already are for the Audi R8. Although we'd prefer they'd have used the "Iron Man Red" Audi R8 V12 TDI Le Mans we saw live in Geneva. Full press release below the jump.

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7:45 AM on Mon Mar 10 2008
By Ray Wert
4,510 views, 10 comments

Latest by robb9: The R8 V12 will probably win. The Murc can be beat by a Z06... more »

geneva motor show

Audi R8 V12 TDI Le Mans Puts You In A Trance

We can't get enough of this Audi R8 V12 TDI Le Mans Concept. OK, so its not quite on the track or in showrooms just yet. And yes, it's an awfully brilliant "Brilliant Red" paint job on this oil-burning torque monster. However we imagine that when it does hit the streets with all that ground-pounding torque , the world might just spin backwards. Maybe that's why it's just sitting still for now. The globe needs time to brace itself for the impact. So much for diesels being Earth-friendly.

5:15 PM on Tue Mar 4 2008
By marnold
1,917 views, 22 comments

Latest by Turboner: Just give me some ecstasy and let me drive it already. more »

geneva motor show

Audi V12 TDI Le Mans Live at the Geneva Motor Show

The Audi V12 TDI Le Mans looks a bit different under the Geneva spotlights than in the press shots, but the nonetheless bad child of the Audi stand still looks ravishing in crimson. The 12-cylinder TDI, producing 500 hp and and 737.56 lb-ft of torque is also a sexy beast of tubage and whirly parts. Its 0-to-62 time of just 4.2 seconds is a fine number. Though we're wondering how the boffins can keep the tires from powdering with peak torque at 1,750 RPM. Questions, questions.

3:10 AM on Tue Mar 4 2008
By Mike Spinelli
2,467 views, 31 comments

Latest by ZX2.0: This thing makes a lime-green, fast and furious Eclipse look tasteful. And with a redline of 4500 RPM, its probably going to feel like driving a Peterbilt. more »

geneva motor show

Audi R8 V12 TDI Le Mans Revealed For Geneva!

With the Geneva Motor Show mere hours away, the reveals are coming fast and furious. Here's the latest from the multi-ringed brand — the Audi R8 V12 TDI LeMans. If you'll remember, they first revealed this oil-burning bad-ass at the Detroit Auto Show back in January. But now it'll get ready for the track. That's because this is apparently the first 12-cylinder diesel engine in a high-performance roadgoing sports car. So with a 6.0-liter diesel under the hood, this R8 concept car will generate around 500 HP and 737.56 lb-ft of torque. Yes, that's the same as the Audi Q7 V12 TDI that broke over the weekend. But did that look anything like this thing of beauty we have before us? And did that have a 0-to-62 time of just 4.2 seconds? And with this beautiful "Brilliant Red" paint? Didn't think so. Hit the jump for the full press release.

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6:17 PM on Mon Mar 3 2008
By Ray Wert
4,650 views, 53 comments

Latest by porschephile: i am the rightful inventor of badassity more »

super bowl ad watch

Iron Man Super Bowl Commercial No Longer Just A Tease

Here's the full Iron Man Super Bowl commercial we showed the teaser shot from on Friday in all of it's auto-loving glory. See the Audi R8...just sitting there. See the Saleen S7...just sitting there. See the Cobra...just sitting there. See...umm...the Tesla Roadster...yeah, you get the picture. Well, whatever works for Tony Stark, ya know? Remember to follow along with the rest of our automotive Super Bowl commercial coverage once your done with your fill of Marvel madness.

8:57 PM on Sun Feb 3 2008
By Matt Hardigree
7,258 views, 19 comments

Latest by smokeydog001: @ NOVALOAD Archie probably already has it on e-bay. more »

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Audi "Godfather" Super Bowl Commercial Puts Old Luxury "On Notice" With The R8

Here it is, hours before Audi's "Truth In Engineering" Super Bowl commercial is supposed to air before hundreds of millions of Super Bowl viewers this evening. The commercial's filled with all the tinges of the "Godfather" we were told to expect when Audi's Scott Keogh said the automaker with many rings would be going a little bit more "West Coast" in their marketing of luxury. So go ahead and watch as Audi puts "Old Luxury" on notice with the Audi R8. Remember to check out the rest of our automotive Super Bowl commercial fun as we get more of the crazy car ads up throughout the night — especially as we'll probably be seeing the Audi R8 once more this evening in the Iron Man Super Bowl commercial.


[via Truth In Engineering]

2:46 PM on Sun Feb 3 2008
By Ray Wert
14,194 views, 49 comments

Latest by v1650: Weak. The grille in the bed is some nondescript anglo Rolls-uar thing. Except for Bentley - which VW owns - and Rolls, the Brits are no longer players in this market. Would have been better if it were a Benz more »

detroit auto show

Detroit Auto Show: Audi R8 V12 TDI Live

Here are the first shots of the Audi R8 with all of that oilburning V12 TDi goodness you've been waiting for. Confirming the well supported rumors that we heard, the Audi R8 V12 TDI is all the power with slightly less of the petroleum depletion. As we thought, the V12 displaces six liters and produces 500 horsepower and 738 lb-ft of torque while still achieving a mileage of nearly 23 MPG (US/Highway). Below is the press release, which required us to listen to Bryan Adams to get to you.


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3:00 PM on Sun Jan 13 2008
By Matt Hardigree
8,338 views, 47 comments

Latest by smokes: And for tomorrow's trick, it's going to fly away... more »

detroit auto show

Detroit Auto Show: The Audi R8 V12 Video Leaves Nothing To The Imagination


If you love the idea of the of the Audi R8 V12 TDI, but don't yet feel that you've experienced it fully, allow us to take you on a 360-degree video journey of every angle of the oil-burning sports machine. We're not sure what our post-Soviet friends at Auto Tuning News had to do to get their hands on the studio video, and we probably don't want to know, but we're happy to share it with you. More »

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10:00 AM on Thu Jan 10 2008
By Matt Hardigree
3,116 views, 44 comments

Latest by rgseidl: @ Htrodblder - the R8 prototype that caught fire featured a turbocharged gasoline engine. Audi engineers had to admit defeat and cancel the effort. They had not been allowed to change the exterior shape and therefore couldn't make the cooling work. However, more »

detroit auto show

Detroit Auto Show: Audi R8 To Feature V12 TDI Engine, We Sort Of Called It

When all of those R8 mules started bursting into flames the blogosphere bit down pretty hard on a description from Quattro GmbH that they were packing V10 twin-turbo'd engines. We quickly posted a response from J.F. Musial claiming that we should expect anything but that V10 for the next R8. Thanks to an embargo break from Auto Motor und Sport, we now know that the R8 coming to Detroit will be featuring a V12 TDI turbodiesel. Booyah! It's good to be skeptical. More »

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10:30 AM on Fri Jan 4 2008
By Matt Hardigree
4,085 views, 26 comments

Latest by louv: I guess this means the racetracks will need to start selling diesel next to the 105 octane racing fuel!!! more »

iron man

Audi Releases More Details of Iron Man Product Placement Extravaganza


Compared to iRobot, Iron Man takes it easy on the R8 in the trailer, showing only maybe two seconds of it as the trailer begins. We're not sure if this is going to be a hit or not, but the Audi R8 seems a bit pedestrian for someone who is supposed to be a freaky genius billionaire. On the other hand, an Audi S5 seems about exactly appropriate for Virginia "Pepper" Pots, the secretary played by the lovely Gwyneth Paltrow. The film is going to be directed by Jon Favreau, so expect it to be "so money" or something like that. Full press release below the jump:


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3:00 PM on Thu Dec 20 2007
By Matt Hardigree
3,286 views, 24 comments

Latest by Heftyjo: @Charles_Barrett: Yea but 4 of them are clogged with hamsters wrapped in duck tape. more »

detroit auto show

Audi to Reveal Production Car and Concept Car at Detroit Auto Show

Audi just revealed their gameplan for the Detroit Auto Show next month, and they're letting the world know they'll be seeing a "world first" and a "stunning concept car" from the Teutonic multi-ringed automaker. Our bet is we'll be seeing the Audi TT-S drop as the production car and our sources tell us we'll be seeing some form of an Audi R8 derivative as the concept. Let's call it an R8 V10 or an RS8 or — something. We guess we'll just have to wait and see. Full press conference after the jump. More »

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8:30 AM on Thu Dec 20 2007
By Ray Wert
1,134 views, 1 comment

Latest by drewdraws2: Anybody remember when Audi made the kick-ass-est concept cars ever? The Avus, Quattro Spyder (ok, well, hot at the time), TT concept, the freaking Rosemeyer? Now it's all thinly veiled production hatchbacks and SUVs the size of schoolbuses. What the hell more »

jalopnik reviews

Audi R8, Part 3

Here comes the long-awaited Part 3 of the R8 review. Remember that cool Audi-branded USB flash drive that Audi gave me back in Part 2? I just took a look at the Expensively Produced Photos on it, and some of them are so pretty that I figured I should share them in gallery form. Now, on with our traditional Part 3 wrapup- to nobody's surprise, this car is not suitable for treehuggers!

Why you should buy this car:
You want to turn a large amount of money into a definitive statement on your sense of style and respect for top-shelf engineering. Oh, and you want to drive really, really fast.

Why you should not buy this car:
The R8 is neither insane nor flashy enough to satisfy your Inner Hoon.

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12:30 PM on Mon Dec 10 2007
By Murilee Martin
2,386 views, 25 comments

Latest by R8er: I just took delivery of my 2008 R8 on 12/02/07. I can not tell you how awesome this car is (ok, i am still buzzing from new car syndrome), but really, I have owned some great cars (ie. 2004 Porche more »

car of the year

Playboy Names R8 Car of The Year. Plus: What's The Sexiest Volvo?

What does it really matter what Japanese automotive journalists think is the Japanese Car of the Year, or what the European journalists think is the European Car of the Year? Who even cars what Motor Trend says is their Car of the Year? We want to know what Playboy thinks. LBJ said it best, "So goes Playboy, so goes the nation." The venerable Audi R8 is the lad's mag's pick for this year's top ride, along with some selections in a few other random categories. The full list below the jump:

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9:30 AM on Mon Dec 10 2007
By Matt Hardigree
1,074 views, 22 comments

Latest by clevershark: Nah, the sexiest Volvo is definitely the current C70. more »

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Audi R8, Part 2: Welcome To The Racetrack!

Here it is, folks, the long-awaited sequel to Audi R8, Part 1! Some rumors have been making the rounds among our more conspiratorially-minded readers that the long delay was due to my imprisonment at an Audi-run rendition facility at an unnamed Eastern European location, on the orders of Audi brass enraged by my mentioning a '92 Honda Civic in the same breath as their übercar. Not true! The reality is less exciting (and more lame) than that: I just haven't had time to finish the damn thing. OK? Right, now let's head over to Infineon Raceway!
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11:30 AM on Tue Dec 4 2007
By Murilee Martin
4,515 views, 41 comments

Latest by Naters4: @R-GTI: A well scheduled Saturday? Going to go to Home Depot? Yeah, buy some wallpaper, maybe get some flooring, stuff like that. Maybe Bed, Bath, and Beyond, I don't know, I don't know if we'll have enough time... But seriously, more »