You know what the Audi R8 needs? A supercharger. Right? More power, beauty of forced induction, all that jazz? The guys and gals over at PPI said just the same thing, laying a blower on top of the delicious V8 out back in the German exotic to crank out a total of 580 horsepower and [...]
Even though Audi will be rolling out two new editions of their mid-engine terror next year, the suits say waiting lists are only going to get longer. With the new RS8 V10 and its topless cohort, the R8 Spyder, just around the corner the company says that with folks already vying for the fifty or so [...]
Where would we be without the legions of spy photographers out there? Without this fantastic snippet of Audi’s mid-engined drop-top taking it to Nurburgring, for one. Looks like the topless German will sport a retractable soft top instead of the rumored removable targa roof . While this car won’t be fit for public consumption until [...]
Sorry for the break with reports from Tanner Foust’s European Vacation, but it seems he’s been busy and apparently Speed TV’s budget for the Supercars Exposed episodes he’s been filming over there doesn’t cut to finer hotels with internet access. Still we can’t feel bad for him. In fact even though he’s (most of the [...]
Here’s a crushing blow to oil-burning Fiends everywhere. Audi has announced that wedging the super potent, 500 or so horse, 750 lb-ft of bone-breaking torque V12 TDI is just too much of a pain to follow through with. Why you ask? It’s not so much a fitment issue as a feeding issue. The big-boy 12 [...]
The clever kids over at Car Magazine Online have somehow managed to get their paws on glimpses of all of Audi’s future models. From the Mini-challenging A1 pictured above to the M3-battling RS5, they’re all yours for the viewing. We don’t know whose palms had to be greased for this little stunt, but we’re glad [...]
Don’t get your undies in a knot just yet. Audi isn’t planning on putting its full weight behind jumping into the GT3 mayhem with their mid-engine monster. The beauty above is special creation by Audi Motorsport for select privateer teams. “But wait!” says you, “GT3 regulations prohibit the use of Audi’s soul — the AWD!” [...]
Our bros over at 0-60mag.com are thinking this is (possibly) what an Audi R8 Convertible looks like. We (and they) are pretty positive this is little more than a well done photochop. Now, unlike 0-60 we (meaning me) have always thought the A8 looks like hunchback dolphin. And those side blades are just gauche. But [...]
It seems like everyone’s gunning for the ZR1’s spot at the top of the Nurburgring heap, including Audi. The company has let it slip that the new V10 variant of the R8 will set a lap time lower than the now legendary ZR1 once complete. Along with the new 535 horse 10-pot, the car is [...]
Around here, some of us really love dual-clutch transmissions and see then as the the future. Others of us (ahem) are row ‘em if you got ‘em types; backwards but happy. One thing we can agree on is that plain old regular manumatics suck. Save for Mercedes’ 7-speed and the crazy-fast 8-speed Lexus stick in [...]
