China’s struggling auto sales, German automakers fighting stricter emissions regulations, an American leading the Volkswagen North America arm, joint ventures in China and talks about ethanol. All of this and more in The Morning Shift for Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018.
For some reason, Audi seems to have a complicated relationship with Vehicle Identification Numbers. They’re not really complicated things, but Audi has admitted to using falsified VINs on South Korean cars in an effort to make emissions testing verification more difficult. As a result of this, three Audi employees are…
Audi CEO Rupert Stadler, who temporarily stepped away from his position at the company after being implicated in Volkswagen Group’s Dieselgate scandal and jailed back in June, is finally leaving the company after months of deliberation by the automaker’s lawyers and board of directors, Reuters reports.
Following the Audi R8 LMS GT3 in 2015 and the Audi R8 LMS GT4 in 2017, the new, 2019 Audi R8 LMS GT3 is the latest of the German automaker’s customer-friendly race cars. They’ve all looked awesome and this one is no different.
A new NAFTA deal, more battles over fuel-economy regulations, a jailed CEO with the chance for a big payday, and the sedan that keeps on dying. All of this and more in The Morning Shift for Monday, Oct. 1, 2018.
Audi’s all-new, all-electric SUV, the 2019 E-Tron, will be the first electric offering from the automaker with a starting price of $74,800. It’s a considerable amount of money, even for a luxury car, and Audi has plans on how to best sell it.
Ever wonder why the Audi logo is four interconnected rings? Of course you have; you’re a human (or possibly a hyperintelligent dog). Many of you know the answer: those rings represent the four marques of the Auto Union, the company that we now know as Audi. Those brands were Audi, DKW, Wanderer, and Horch. It now…
The new 2019 Audi e-tron looks... fine. It’s serviceable. It makes me miss the golden age of Audi design from about 10 or 15 years ago. Wouldn’t you love to see an electric car from the people who designed the original TT?
A 0-60 time of 5.5 seconds, a top speed of 124 mph, maximum drive torque achieved in a quarter of a second. This is the 2019 Audi E-Tron, Audi’s first all-electric offering.
Self-driving technology in a race to protect itself from legal battles, automakers that just can’t quite grasp how and where to sell their cars, CEOs in jail, eco-friendly semi trucks and heirs to the automaker thrones. All of this and more in The Morning Shift for Friday, Sept. 14, 2018.
Ford is still undergoing a massive shift, Volkswagen still can’t get its pollution under control, and the Chinese automotive industry is a mess. This is The Morning Shift.
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to mourn the death of the stick shift in Audi’s lineup. Felled by ever-better automatics and dual-clutch transmissions and, most of all, apathetic buyers, the manual gearbox bows out on the 2018 Audi A4. For this somber occasion, Audi’s giving us a special edition A4 with a…
Remember when all of your problems could be solved by throwing down a banana peel, causing your opponent to comically spin out behind you, leading you to victory and temporarily broken friendships? Well that was just Mario Kart, and now you’re an adult, but could it still work in real life?
Some cars have been sold with a large metal shifting stick in the center console and a third foot lever intended to decouple engine power from the drivetrain. Very few people in the U.S. automotive buying market ever figured out what these strange pieces were intended for, and as a result never bought them.
In case you hadn’t heard, this “cheating diesels” thing that started three years ago is still going on. Enjoy your morning commute to work, breathing in a lot more nasty vehicle emissions than you ever thought you would. This is The Morning Shift for Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018.
I don’t know if you know this, but Prince Harry got married recently. It wasn’t a big deal. But you know what is? His 2017 Audi RS6 Avant that’s for sale now, and it’s as bitchin’ as they come.
Last year, Audi announced it would be bringing a suite of driver assist technologies, “Traffic Jam Pilot,” to the United States, but it would be difficult to get that approved through U.S. auto regulations. it turns out, it was too much for Audi, which has bailed.
One of the great losses to the racing world was that Audi’s last Le Mans car never raced. Here’s an idea: Turn it into an electric car and put it into production.
Audi will allow customers to place a $1,000 refundable deposit to order the company’s E-Tron electric SUV when it is unveiled in September, a tried-and-true strategy for cashing in early on electric car hype.
The 2019 Audi Q3 has been heavily updated inside and out, with a fresh design that’s thankfully a toned-down version of the recently revealed Audi Q8 SUV that also looks like a tough, perfectly capable crossover with a nose inspired by a staple remover.
