Audi has launched an awesome commercial for the new sports differential in the new Audi S4. It has a very nice winter season touch to it! You really need to see this one!

Check out this South African review of the new Audi S3 Sportback.

Audi fans will need to have some patience, because the Audi RS5 will only arrive in the showrooms in 2010. Until then Audi will keep testing the new supercar.  Above you see a recent spy video of the Audi RS5 testing on the Nurburgring Ring.

At this early moment in time, Audi has not yet revealed specifications for the new model. However, we already know that the RS5 will be powered by the 4.2 litre V8 engine generating 450 bhp. This should allow for a 0-100 km/h acceleration of around 5 seconds and a (limited) top speed of 250 km/h.

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Audi is going big in the US with an exclusive sponsorship of the inauguration of the next President of the United States. There are a couple reasons why the German car manufacturer has decided to do this. Firstly, Audi had its best sales year to date in 2008, delivering over one million units worldwide in 2008. Second, it is Audi’s 100th Anniversary of automobile production. And third, which is perhaps the most important reason, apparently the marketing folks at Audi saw quite a bit of synergy between Obama’s call for change and their own focus on progress. After all, their tagline is Vorsprung Durch Technik, or advancement/progress through technology.

Audi is making possible limited advertising on ABC, CBS, and NBC evening newscasts during Obama’s inauguration next Tuesday. They’re also doing an 8-page (!) “Progress is Beautiful” newspaper insert in the USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The Miami Herald, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, and The Boston Globe. They’re doing Web promotions such as bringing the inauguration speech live online as the exclusive sponsor of streaming broadcasts on ABCNews.com, CBSNews.com, Msnbc.com, and WashingtonPost.com. Finally, they will be buying full-day sponsorships of Slate.com and sole sponsorship of TheAtlantic.com on January 20th. All told, their web efforts should bring inaugural coverage to over 30 million individuals in real time.

[Source: TheCarConnection]

Audi has unveiled the Sportback Concept at the Detroit Motor Show today.

The German car manufacturer admits the design is coupe-influenced, which is also evident in the four seat arrangement (eg. two rear seats instead of three) of the Sportback Concept. Audi seems to be following a trend with this car, as coupe sedans have only been a recent development. Models such as the VW Passat CC, Mercedes-Benz CLS and the BMW X6 are the most obvious examples.

The Sportback Concept is powered by a 3.0 liter V6 diesel generating 225 bhp and will be the cleanest diesel yet from Audi.

[Source: Audi]

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Audi is showing off their top-model R8 V10 5.2 Quattro at the Detroit Auto Show.  Make sure you check out the high-res images!

The long-awaited R8 V10 5.2 FSI made its official world debut at this year’s show. Powered by a 5.2L V10 taken from the Gallardo LP560-4 mounted amidships, the new R8 now has 525 horsepower and 391 lb-ft torque. A few minor things have been updated on the exterior and this version includes all-LED headlights, wide side sills, and new 19-inch 10-spoke wheels.

Gallery: Audi R8 V10 5.2 FSI Quattro

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BASF Coating has created some sizzling Audi TT mods in very brilliant colours. Have a look!

It’s not just CARIZZMA’s extraordinary colors that will be knocking visitors off their feet, though. “With our premium paint system we are proving that a spectacular tuning finish can also be environmentally friendly. After all, with CARIZZMA, we are the only manufacturer to offer a waterborne paint for car tuning, meaning that it complies with the stringent environmental legislation,” said Karl-Heinz Edinger, head of Sales for R-M Germany.

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In the AUTOMOBILE Magazine’s 2008 All-Stars Awards, the Audi R8 supercar has been chosen as the ‘top winner’. Please read the editorial assessment of the R8 below:

“This year’s list is one of the broadest we have compiled. Our 2008 Automobile of the Year Audi R8 is joined by stalwarts such as the BMW 3-series, newcomers like the Ford Flex, and repeat winners Chevy Malibu and Volkswagen GTI,” said Jean Jennings, president and editor-in-chief of AUTOMOBILE Magazine. “These 10 cars are the year’s fastest, most exhilarating, ingenious, awe-inspiring, accomplished, and compelling cars available in the U.S.”

Each year, the editors of AUTOMOBILE Magazine convene to test, evaluate, and debate the performance, significance, and pure enthusiast appeal of the cars that make the biggest impact. Award winners will be featured in the February issue of AUTOMOBILE Magazine.

Audi R8: AUTOMOBILE Magazine calls the R8 the kind of iconic sports car that comes around once or twice a decade. Dramatic inside and out, the R8 is wide, low, and purposeful-it is a luxury grand tourer as much as it is a pure sports car.

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This Audi RS6 Avant was spotted in Austria. The car is matte black all over, except the headlamps have been missed. This black finish gives a somewhat sinister impression to the otherwise awesome RS6.

[Source: Autoblog.nl]

This is Audi’s new EU commercial for the new Audi Q5. Called “Unbox the Box”, the advertisement features an animated man who shapes a cardbox into the new SUV. 

This is the Dutch version of the advertisement, calling the Q5 the most streamlined SUV, and fitting in environmentally friendly classes of B and C. In the Netherlands, cars are categorized on an A through G scale of cleanliness, with A having the least negative effects on the planet. Dutch purchasers get a tax rebate when purchasing an A or B car.

The new Audi Q5 has a choice between 3 engines: 2.0 liter TFSI petrol, a 2.0 liter TDI, or a 3.0 liter TDI. The petrol engine gets 211 bhp and has a 0-100 km/h time of 7.2 seconds. The diesel engines get 170 bhp and 240 bhp respectively. Their 0-100 accelerations are 9.5 seconds and 6.5 seconds.