German tuning expert Manhart has unleashed its latest interpretation of the Audi RS Q8 called the RQ 800. Surprisingly, the RQ 800 is more docile than Manhart’s RQ 900 unveiled last year. If you know anything about Manhart, the numbered figure after the model designation indicates the number of horses under the hood.
American professional rally driver Ken Block has a new toy for Hoonigan’s next Gymkhana series of videos. After drifting all over the place while climbing Pikes Peak in Climbkhana, German automaker Audi wants Block to do it all over again with an all-electric vehicle.
As it turns out, 2022 marks the final model year of the Audi TT RS in the USA. The German automaker is commemorating this bittersweet event with the 2022 Audi TT RS Heritage Edition, a limited collection of 50 special units available in five storied color combinations inspired by the original Audi Ur-Quattro produced from 1980 to 1991.
If the definition of madness truly is doing the same thing, over and over again, and expecting a different outcome every time, then perhaps wagon enthusiasts should give up on telling America they're missing out. Let's keep, instead, ridiculously fast and oddly practical cars like the Audi RS6 Avant to ourselves, layering exclusivity on top of supercar levels of performance.
If the Q5 is Audi's most popular model in the US, then the SQ5 Sportback is probably the aspirational upgrade for those wanting some extra sport in their SUV. Toting two extra cylinders compared to the standard car, a more interesting design, and no shortage of cabin tech, it's punchy without forgetting about practicality. Indeed the biggest surprise for the SQ5 Sportback might well be that its strongest rival comes from within its own range.
Audi has revealed the refreshed A8 range that it says has a sharper design, notably in the front and rear of the vehicle. The range is also fitted with innovative technologies. Audi says the new styling and technology give the range a confident and progressive character for an active luxury sedan. The A8 has been part of the Audi range since 1994.
Most people know that modern electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets, and computers store a line of information about our personal and private lives that we don't want strangers to get their hands on. However, many people don't consider just how much personal information is stored inside their vehicle's infotainment and other systems. Often, we think of the act of pairing our smartphones with our cars as allowing nothing more than convenient hands-free talking and the ability to utilize services like Apple CarPlay and Android Auto without considering the access given to the vehicle systems to personal information.
Owners of the Audi e-tron built-in 2019 or 2020 have a free software update being made available that will extend their driving range. The software update adds an additional 20 kilometers of driving range, and the updates are available now at Audi service centers. The current Audi e-tron 55 quattro has the updated software by default.
The 2022 Audi R8 V10 Performance RWD has debuted in Europe with a 562-horsepower V10 engine. All US-bound R8 models already got the more powerful V10 engine beginning last year. But in Europe, all base models of the R8 V10 will make way for the new performance models.
The Audi RS7 Sportback remains one of our favorite sport-luxury sedans. It not only looks fantastic in almost any color, but its 4.4-liter V8 engine is a masterpiece. However, German tuning house Mansory has always had a different perspective in the style and performance department. But its latest creation, the Mansory RS7, is both surprisingly subtle and expectedly ultra-powerful.
Audi has been putting its RS Q e-tron rally car through grueling testing in Morocco under some of the most extreme desert conditions in the world. The hard-core testing is part of Audi's preparations to participate in the Dakar Rally next January. Recently, Audi spent two weeks testing the RS Q e-tron under some of the most extreme conditions available in Morocco.
An automobile with an automated driving mode that turns the vehicle into a "spacious sphere of experience." That's what Audi envisioned for their grandsphere concept shown this week at IAA 2021. With Level 4 automated driving in this concept car, the interior removes displays, pedals, and the steering wheel from the ride. This vehicle turns itself into a lounge while it transports you from one place to another.