Audi expands A4 lineup with less expensive, more efficient models
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Audi Prices A6/S6 starting at $45,100/$75,900
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Audi expands A4 lineup with new FrontTrak model, six-speed manual on quattro
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Audi ups entry diesel powertrain for the 44 mpg A5 coupe
Audi has decided to launch a new diesel base engine for the A5 coupé in European market: a 2.0-liter 170hp variant, using common-rail injection technology, that can be used with either FWD or the Quattro all-wheel drive setup. With the front-wheel configuration, the A5 manages to burn 5.3 l/100 km (44.3 mpg U.S.) in the European Mixed Cycle and has CO2 emissions of 139 g/km. That's noticeably better than the Xavier Navarro
Paris preview: Audi downsizes the S4 engine
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Audi TT Speedster headed to limited-production for Middle East market
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Audi A3 TDI Clubsport Quattro concept
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VW Group's next small-car platform to get AWD across the board
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"Cool Stuff" from Audi coming to the U.S.
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 über-performing version of the A4. Inside Line has been assured by Audi USA's Christian Bokich that they "won't hold back on the cool stuff from Germany," meaning you won't have to hunt down esoteric E
Updates on Audi: A1 coming, Tokyo concept, A8/Bentley diet
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.
Quattro times two: Audi develops new sport differential
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 sporty (read: rear-wheel drive bias) driving dynamics.
Porsche, Audi to unite on Audi R4?
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 sports car called the R4 as well as the next Boxster and Cayman. The R-car will be the lowest rung in an "R" lineup that will hop even numbers from R4 to R10.
Should Audi develop a crate engine?
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 engine from Ingolstadt.
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