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Last month, I mentioned that Volkswagen subsidiary Audi was eyeing the purchase of Italian motorcycle maker Ducati. Audi wants Ducati to expand its brand portfolio. The purchase of Ducati was approved by Audi's 20-member supervisory board this week. The approval to purchase makes Ducati the 12th brand Audi has consumed. Read The Full Story

Volkswagen is a German automotive company that has Audi as its premium line of automobiles. Audi is known for making high-end vehicles many of which include all-wheel-drive. My favorite car Audi makes it the R8 sports car made famous in the Iron Man movies. If you follow motorcycles, you'll recognize the Ducati name. Read The Full Story

Audi will be entering two super hybrid racecars into the 24-hour Le Mans endurance challenge this year. The first is the Audi R18 e-tron quattro, a four-wheel drive diesel hybrid, and the other is the Audi R18 ultra, which uses a super lightweight design to accommodate a heavier hybrid drive train. Both were developed in parallel in only 18 months, a relatively short period of time for a technology that's never been tested before in motorsports and still doesn't exist in production. Read The Full Story

There's a brand new A4 in town, and this time it's both a wagon and is filled with technologically advanced options we've been dreaming about. This Audi is set to be released at the Geneva auto show this March, complete with a 4.2-liter direct-injected V-8 for a lovely 450 hp at 8250 rpm and 4.7 seconds from 0 to 62 miles per hour. You wont be blasting through to the head of the race pack with this monster though, as its top speed is only either 155 mph or 174 mph depending on what options you've selected. Then come the parts we're really interested in - the advancements in automotive. Read The Full Story