Audi has a new limited-edition vehicle that will be offered in the United States called the 2020 Audi RS 3 Nardo edition. Audi plans to import 200 units into the United States with pricing starting at $59,900. The special edition car is the sportiest version of the RS 3 and includes standard RS fixed sport suspension.
German tuning firm ABT Sportline has come up with the RS6-R. It’s an extreme version of the 2020 Audi RS6 Avant complete with exterior go-fast mods and a stonking 740 horsepower twin-turbocharged V8 motor. The ABT Sportline is essentially the most powerful and fastest station wagon on the planet, and it’s a sight to behold as well.
While eager enthusiasts await the arrival of Audi’s newest RS7 Sportback, German tuning house ABT is introducing the RS7-R. ABT Sportline is the leading tuning company for all vehicles under the Volkswagen Group, and this includes Audi and Porsche. The ABT RS7-R is limited to 125 units worldwide and is available to order now. The package starts with a base RS7 Sportback and includes a couple of luscious styling and performance upgrades.
Audi recently created a series of articles explaining the technology behind the brand. The first is a comprehensive take on Audi’s plan to release 20 all-electric models by 2025. It sounds like a massive undertaking, but Audi can rely on parent company Volkswagen’s industrial and technological strength to make it a reality.
Previous versions of the Audi S6 and S7 were powered by a 450-horsepower turbocharged V8. For the 2020 S6 and S7, Audi went the downsizing route and gave both vehicles a smaller yet equally potent twin-turbocharged 2.9-liter V6 engine. Producing 444-horsepower and more torque than the V8, something is afoot.
Could Audi be the king of quiet sports sedans? The 2020 Audi S6 isn't short of a bark from its exhausts when the need arises, but when it comes to staying under the radar while still having horsepower on tap, this may well be the four-door to pick. After all, not everybody wants to shout about their performance.
Audi has announced the launch of the new A3 Sportback in Europe with a choice of three different engines. The version includes a 1.5 TFSI making 150PS, a 2.0 TDI that makes 116PS, and a 2.0 TDI that makes 150PS. Audi notes that at the start of production for the new A3 Sportback, all engines will be in a front-wheel-drive version of the car.
Audi says that it is continuing to move forward on its electric car offensive and is offering the more agile and sharper e-tron and e-tron Sportback S models. The S models include three electric motors with two on the rear axle and one in the front. The electric motors provide 370 kW of boost power and 717.6 pound-feet of torque.
Audi has unveiled a pair of new SUVs that will be coming to the States. The 2020 Audi SQ7 is the first performance variant of the newly updated three-row SUV to be sold in the States. The SQ8 will slot between the Audi Q8 and the RS Q8. Both the SQ7 and SQ8 SUVs share the same 4.0-liter, twin-turbo V8 engine that makes 500hp and 568 lb-ft of torque.
CES wouldn't be CES without a glittering autonomous car concept hitting the Las Vegas strip, and for 2020 it's the turn of the Audi AI:ME to ditch the driver. Billed as the "third living space," the self-piloted e-tron electric hatchback is a prototype of not only what the car of the future might look like, but the sort of things we may be doing inside when we're not focused on actively driving.
The 2020 Audi RS Q8 is the new flagship in the German carmaker’s growing portfolio, and only the second Q-model to receive the RS badge. It's a badge that sets some seriously high standards, too: we've not long driven the magnificent RS7 Sportback and RS6 Avant, and each sets a tall bar for their bigger sibling to meet. If the RS Q8 is to hold its own, it needs to be a super-SUV.
For those of you old enough to remember, the Audi R8 was the first production car to feature LED headlights. Back then, automotive LED lighting technology was in its infancy: the R8 was at the dawn of an age of newer, more modern, and hi-tech looking cars. At the 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show, Audi shed some light on something even bigger than the new Audi e-tron Sportback, and it all has to do with the car’s digital matrix LED headlights. This, I said to myself, is the future of automotive lighting.