The new GTI is packing a revised 2.0-liter TFSI four putting out 210 hp and 207 lb-ft of torque through either a six-speed manual or DSG gearbox and on to the front wheels through a new electronic limited-slip differential (XDS).
The Audi Q7 TDI large crossover with a diesel engine receives yet another tuning program from a reputable tuner. The German B&B company has presented two tuning sets for both current Audi Q7 3.0 TDI and the upcoming Q7 with a more powerful diesel V8 with a displacement of some 4.2 liters.
Audi is running with a new promotional technique in which they use cleaning agents to “paint” the sidewalks in New York City. A great choice in location, considering the cleanliness of the city.
The images created on the sidewalks depict...
This year Audi will feature the A3 TDI – awarded “Green Car of the Year” by Green Car Journal. Can you tell the direction the auto industry is heading here? Featuring the A3 TDI is a very smart move on Audi’s part, and will likely bring in a lot of buyers. This will also help out the diesel market in general, which will be a positive step, especially in the US market.
At the January 2008 NAIAS in Detroit, Audi showed an R8 sports car with a V12 TDi diesel engine. Derived from the race engine in the Le Mans-winning R10, the 500-hp (373-kW) 1000-Nm (739 ft.lb) production unit will see its first application in the production Q7 SUV.
With big SUVs and even smaller crossover SUVs becoming less popular as the price of gas rises (and the economy sinks,) Americans still need a vehicle with enough utility to carry their stuff around, and sedans just don’t hold enough cargo. For example, the 2009 VW Jetta TDI sedan has 16 cubic ft of truck space. Get that same car in the SportWagen edition, and the cargo capacity increases to 67 cubic ft with the rear seats folded down.
When the sheets were pulled off of the Audi R8 V12 TDI at the NAIAS in Detroit this week - Audi’s latest study model, the sound of jaws hitting the floor was impressive.
They finally did it! They finally made a diesel-powered car that everyone can live with. In the past, diesels have been mostly ignored by US consumers, save for a small die-hard fan base. Most consumers didn’t even look twice at one, assuming they’ll be driving a slow car, spitting black smoke, dirtying up the air, and rumbling like a loud tractor.
Since time immemorial, the Europeans always kept the coolest stuff for the home market (more or less). Sure, in the past, a lot of this could be blamed on various Euro car makers not wanting to deal with stuff like North American emissions regs (as in the lack of Ferraris in the late 70s).
Abt Sportsline has unveiled its another tuning program for the new Audi Q7 SUV. Playing around Q7's muscular body, Abt, as usual, has limited itself on adding just some subtle touches to its fenders, side skirts and front grille, as well as introducing a high-contrast black-and-orange color scheme to highlight the applied modifications.
Seat will soon start selling the cheapest member of the Altea Freetrack family of cars. Equipped with a 2-liter diesel engine, the car features decent fuel economy and tolerable dynamics.
Besides offering a full body kit for the already aggressive-looking hatchback, the German uber-tuner Abt Sportsline also gets all of its available engines upgraded.
Despite everyone lusting over the R8 V12 TDI Concept from last year, Audi has decided to halt plans on development, citing that “the market isn’t strong enough to make it realistic.” According to AutoExpress, the final blow was a lack of demand in the United States for diesels...
The race season is now into full swing as we have already completed the first 3 rounds of the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup. There is currently a four week break between my last race in Utah and our next event in Ohio on the Father’s Day weekend.
One question I get asked a lot is “What does a race car driver do when they are not at the track”?
Audi has chosen the three driver teams that will race the 24 Hours of Le Mans this June. They will be driving the excellent and proven R15 TDI, which is just…great. The team driving car 1 will be...
Audi has created a new cool TV spot paying tribute to their successful TDI power technology and the victory of the Audi R10 at the Sebring race. It's very closely related to the spot "A new dawn of power" for the Audi R10.
The new Paladium tuning package for the Audi Q7 SUV has been created in partnership with Russian "Tochka Tuninga" studio. Perstroika, Vodka, Gorbachev.
Spanish SEAT has unveiled a bigger member of the growing Altea family. The new XL, a stretched version of the Altea people mover, is 18.7 cm longer, offering additional 123 liters to the older vehicle's 409 cargo volume.
For a period of 12 months a Ferrari F430 Spider maintains 97% of its value wich better than any other droptop. The next in line comes the VW Eos 2.0 TDI Sport, at 94%.
The U.S. market is of strategic importance to any serious automaker and it seems that the golden key to the local market is a clean and powerful diesel engine.
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