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VIDEO: 700-HP Saab 99 Quattro Turbo is like missing Koenigsegg ancestor

Sweden has just over nine million people – that's an entire country whose population is just a little bigger than New York City – and we'd believe it if someone told us they exclusively devoted their time to blessing the world with peculiar automotive concoctions. We'd file this latest one under "quirky," but it's far too powerful: a 1969 Saab 99 given the Audi Quattro treatment and a turbocharging to the tune of 700 horsepower. And then left to look rather stock. The brainchild of a man named Gustav, it's development is ... Read more →

Frankfurt 2009: 2010 Audi 3.0 TDI clean diesel quattro would make an excellent gift to the U.S. Jonathon Ramsey

The 3.0-liter, 240-hp diesel that first served in the Audi Q7 has been assigned to duty in the Audi A4. We drove the 3.0 in the Q7 during last year's Audi Mileage Marathon, and both mileage and ...

Don't Tell Mom the College Fund's Dead: Audi R8 V10 to start at $146,000* Chris Paukert

Although we haven't gotten the chance to drive it yet (we will be soon), Audi has plunked a price tag on its 2010 Audi R8 5.2 FSI Quattro – better known as the V-10 R8. The mid-engined ...

More Audi "Ur-Quattro" revival rumors surface, debut expected in 2010 Damon Lavrinc

Rumors of Audi's plan to resurrect the Ur-Quattro continue to persist, with Auto Motor und Sport reporting that the highly modified A5 is due to arrive sometime next year. According to the German pub ...

Review: 2009 Audi A4 3.2 Quattro, too good for its own good Damon Lavrinc

Like nearly every other automotive outlet on the planet, we've become increasingly enamored with Audi's recent product portfolio. From the A3 to the S8, the Q7 to the R8, with all the accolades ...

Rendered Speculation: Audi to resurrect Ur-Quattro with lightweight twin-turbo A5? 6 months ago on Autoblog

As far as classic Audi models go, nothing is as iconic as the legendary "Ur-Quattro". The 1985 Audi Quattro was a beast of a car in its day, even if it only had 160 horsepower. When the new Audi S5 hit the roads, the Ingolstadt fanatics over at Fourtitude stacked the two of them up against each ...

Stop Time: Mecchanice Veloce and Brembo team up for carbon-ceramic watch 6 months ago on Autoblog

Aluminum, titanium, stainless steel, vulcanized rubber...it was only a matter of time before somebody made a watch out of carbon ceramic. And who better to do it than Brembo and Meccaniche Veloci? The former you'll know well as the most recognized name in brakes. The latter may be known to some of ...

Retro Comparo: Fourtitude puts S5 against Ur-Quattro 7 months ago on Autoblog

Fourtitude has conjured up an original, red 1985 Audi Quattro and yoked it next to a 2009 S5 to see how the two pull their loads. Of course, with 160 hp, a curb weight of 3,115 pounds (U.S. spec) and 58/42 weight distribution, the original Quattro and its Road & Track-timed run of 8.3 seconds ...

Pics Aplenty: Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro 9 months ago on Autoblog

The Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro is ready to assume the mantle of "it" car for 2009. You probably still remember all the tasty details from our Detroit Auto Show coverage, but here's a brief refresher, just in case. The latest, greatest R8 packs Ingolstadt's 5.2L V10 under its glass engine cover. ...

Audi Prices A6/S6 starting at $45,100/$75,900 10 months ago on Autoblog

Audi's upgraded A6 and S6 are scheduled to hit US dealerships in January, and the four-ringed midsize sedan has new pricing to match its upgraded powertrains. The A6 3.2 premium stars at $45,100, a price bump of over $2,000 over the 2008 model. The newest member of the A6 family, which comes ...

Audi expands A4 lineup with new FrontTrak model, six-speed manual on quattro 10 months ago on Autoblog

Audi is expanding its A4 line-up to include two new option levels on its entry-level sedan; one equipped with FrontTrak (read: front-wheel-drive) and another that finally offers a six-speed manual on the base quattro-equipped A4. The 2009 Audi A4 2.0T FrontTrak mates a CVT to the 2.0T inline ...

Audi TT Speedster headed to limited-production for Middle East market 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the spied Audi TT Clubsport Quattro. Car dropped a dime on Audi HQ to get the scoop on the automaker's production plans for the recently spied TT Clubsport Quattro, and as suspected, the roof-less coupe will be making a limited production run. Audi plans to ...

Audi A3 TDI Clubsport Quattro concept 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Audi A3 TDI Clubsport Quattro. Audi has released the first official images of its newest concept before the wraps are taken off at the Lake Wörther Tour in Austria later this month. Think of the Audi A3 TDI Clubsport Quattro concept as a smaller, ...

VW Group's next small-car platform to get AWD across the board 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Audi metroproject quattro Concept. Buyers of the next generation of Volkswagen-developed small cars will have one more option box to tick when placing their order: all-wheel-drive. The new platform, dubbed PQ25, will find its way underneath a handful of new ...

Enter the Rumormill: Audi A4 Allroad Quattro 1 year ago on Autoblog

The Outback treatment of the new Impreza may not be a best seller, but if emerging reports are to be believed, Audi thinks it can do a better mini-me impression by applying the Allroad concept – its take on the Outback theme – to the smaller A4. Currently the Audi Allroad is based on ...

"Cool Stuff" from Audi coming to the U.S. 1 year ago on Autoblog

Audi's given the A4 an S-Line package for European consumption, and they're pledging that the US won't get stiffed when the fifth-generation A4 lands in America in late 2008. The German word for sport is, uh, sport, and the S-line bits can appease S4 aspirants without the heavy outlay for the ...

Updates on Audi: A1 coming, Tokyo concept, A8/Bentley diet 2 years ago on Autoblog

4Car sat down with Michael Dick, a member of Audi's board who heads up the product engineering side of things, and came away with new insights on the MINI-fighting A1, the future of Bentley and what products are waiting in the wings. Starting small, Audi's new A1 will not share the all-aluminum ...

Quattro times two: Audi develops new sport differential 2 years ago on Autoblog

According to Motor Authority, Audi has developed a new differential that will find its way into all its Quattro-equipped vehicles next year. The new diff quells Audi's inherent understeer by shuffling torque between the rear wheels, thus improving overall road-holding and lending itself to more ...

Audi announces U.S. pricing on new A5 and S5 models 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for more hi-res pics. Audi has finally released U.S. pricing on its new A5 and S5, and those of you looking to get into Audi's newest hotness can do so for the bargain price of $39,900. That's where the base A5 model will start, complete with a six-speed manual, while the S5, ...

Porsche, Audi to unite on Audi R4? 2 years ago on Autoblog

Porsche of late is doing everything to remain in the news. Crystal balls are still trying to glean what Porsche plans to do with Lamborghini and Bugatti, which have thrived under Audi's watch. Now the brand, for which there is no substitute, has struck a deal with Audi to develop an entry level ...

eBay find of the day: Audi Quattro Roadster by Treser 2 years ago on Autoblog

Hardtop convertibles – called coupé-cabrios across the pond – are commonplace enough these days that seeing one out on the road, as nifty as they are, isn't such a novelty anymore. Long before the first-generation Mercedes-Benz SLK, before the Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4 Spyder, but ...

Shanghai Motor Show: Audi Cross Coupe Quattro live shots 2 years ago on Autoblog

click on the pic above to view the gallery Cross-training sneakers took a little while to catch on, too. They weren't the standout shoe in any of the segments they straddled, but they aimed to be competent for more than one use. Think of the Audi Cross Coupe concept as a vehicular cross trainter. ...

Video: Audi Quattro kickin' it old school 2 years ago on Autoblog

Mitsubishi Lancer? Subaru Impreza? Sure, they're the modern-era rally-car stalwarts, but long before they rose to prominence, Audi simply dominated the world rally circuit with the then-new and innovative Quattro all-wheel-drive system with which the German carmaker has by now become synonymous. ...

Should Audi develop a crate engine? 2 years ago on Autoblog

Crate engines are all over the place, as long as you're willing to limit yourself to American makes and V8s. As cool as an LSX-powered Audi would be, it would offend the sensibilities of some, though it'd be great in a "that's just not right" sort of way. What would be right, though, is a crate ...

VIDEO: Audi re-mixed 2 years ago on Autoblog

Audi Quattro fans should love this video. Compiled of footage of Audis old and new taken from television commercials, motorsports coverage and even a couple Top Gear segments, the five-minute video quickly gives you all the four-ringed circus you could ask for. Despite the occasional (and ...

Goodwood announces "Spark of Genius" theme for 2007 event 2 years ago on Autoblog

A scant 189 days separate us and the motoring nirvana that is the Goodwood Festival of Speed (FOS). While everyone else is counting down the number of shopping days until Christmas, we're dreaming of the automotive pornography that we'll witness when we make the trip to West Sussex in late June. ...

Autoblog Night Watch: Walter Rhrl is a bad, bad man... 2 years ago on Autoblog

...and I mean that in the best, best way. It's short and sweet, but you get the point. The front-mounted camera perspective demonstrates the utterly ridiculous power of the Audi S1 and the equally ludicrous behavior of the spectators. Röhrl is a surgeon behind the wheel. It's unbelievable, ...

VIDEO: Snowbound Showdown - Audi Quattro vs. Dog 2 years ago on Autoblog

In this lighthearted ad, Audi shows us how its quattro-equipped A4 Avant thwarts a car-chasing canine in the snow. Mostly, I chose this because I wanted to look at snow, as it's like 65 degrees and raining here, even though the calendar on my PC swears it's December 1st. I demand an explanation ...

Paris Motor Show: Audi S3 3 years ago on Autoblog

Fans everywhere of the sporty A3 hatchback have even more reason to drool -- its wicked twin, the Audi S3, just launched in Paris, and we've got pictures to prove it, thanks to Autoblog's Eric Bryant. With 265 turbocharged horses pumped out by one of Audi's new TFSI engines, this is one hot hatch ...

More details on the Audi A1 3 years ago on Autoblog

Slated to compete with the Mini Cooper at a base price of $20,000 to $23,000, the Audi A1 will ride on the Golf V platform all the way to the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. In addition to design based on the Shooting Brake concept, the vehicle may come along in 2010 as a roadster or 2+2 ...

AutoCar heaps praise upon new Audi TT driving experience 3 years ago on Autoblog

AutoCar has driven the new Audi TT, and proclaimed it to be a genuine Porsche Cayman S rival. With a combination of sharpened responses, reduced weight, improved power and the availability of the improved S-Tronic dual-clutch gearbox, the magazine indicates that the four-ringed fashion statement ...

Audi TT RS will be beauty and beast 3 years ago on Autoblog

The first gen Audi TT was known as a beauty, but hardly a beast. In many a comparo it was passed over for the top spot because its relatively heavy curb weight kept it from keeping up with the pack. Enter the Audi TT RS scheduled to arrive by the end of the year in Europe and likely never in the ...






Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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