Posts Tagged ‘audi’

Audi recalls over 10,000 2006-2010 A3 and TT models over potential fuel leak

Filed under: Coupe , Recalls , Hatchback , Audi 2009 Audi TT - Click above for high-res image gallery If you’ve got an Audi A3 or TT and like to drive it hard, you may want to check in with your local dealer, because a recall notice has been issued that is directly focused on enthusiastic drivers. The action concerns a spring that holds the fuel tank ventilation valve… Read the rest

REPORT: Audi plans to produce e-tron, begin testing prototypes within two years

Filed under: Concept Cars , Coupe , Performance , Audi , Alternative Fuel Audi e-Tron concept - Click above for high-res image gallery Even though we knew it was coming, the Audi e-tron concept still caught us by surprise. After all, who would have expected an electric sportscar with over 3,000 lb-ft of torque? But if that wasn’t enough of a shock, reports now suggest that Audi is actually… Read the rest

VIDEO: The future of car configurators, brought to you on Microsoft Surface

Filed under: Car Buying , Wagon , Technology , Videos , Audi The Neue Digital / Razorfish car configurator - Click above to watch video Microsoft Surface is, at its most basic, a table-sized touchscreen computer. You can play with them at rather select locations, but we haven’t yet begun to see what the thing can do because there aren’t enough people investing in applications for it. But for… Read the rest

REPORT: Rejected GM, Chrysler dealers telling their story on YouTube [w/VIDEO]

Filed under: Car Buying , Etc. , Government/Legal , Hirings/Firings/Layoffs , Videos Holdiman Motor terminated dealer plea - click above image to watch the video Since government money washed in to pump out General Motors’ and Chrysler’s swamped and nearly sunken businesses, there’s been little mention of the cuts to the dealer base that both automakers have made as part of their rebirth. Tammy Darvish, whose DarCars Automotive Group… Read the rest

Next-gen Audi RS6 to drop V10 in favor of V8?

Filed under: Performance , Audi 2009 Audi RS6 - Click above for high-res gallery The next generation Audi A6 is expected to debut early in 2010 and that means a new performance S6 and super-performance RS6 will likely follow a couple of years later. As improved efficiency and reduced CO2 emissions take hold in the early years of the next decade, that almost certainly means the S6/RS6 will follow… Read the rest

Cars.com survey says public wants more Cash for Clunkers. Well, of course they do.

Filed under: Government/Legal After a month of relentless Cash for Clunkers coverage, we were more than pleased when the Fed’s buy-back program finally ended. Nearly every other day C4C was in danger of getting shut down because of a lack of funds. Then there were dealers were worried about getting paid and customers who had to sign responsibility forms in the event their clunker wasn’t covered under the program.… Read the rest

Pony Up: Iacocca Mustang priced from $89,950

Filed under: Aftermarket , Coupe , Performance , Ford , Design/Style Iacocca Silver 45th Anniversary Edition Ford Mustang - Click above for a high-res image gallery With its Metalcrafters-sculpted body, Lee Iacocca’s Silver 45th Anniversary Edition Ford Mustang is one of the hottest pony cars on the market. Unfortunately, it’s one of the most expensive too. I Legacy, the company in charge of building the car, recently announced that… Read the rest

Review: 2009 Audi Q5 3.2 Quattro is crossover magic - at a cost

Filed under: Crossover , Audi , Reviews , Luxury 2009 Audi Q5 - Click above for high-res image gallery Quality costs. Ask a recording engineer. For the same money you’ll burn on a pile of inexpensive, non-serviceable gear whose greatest virtue is that “it works,” you could alternatively purchase one channel’s worth of serious equipment. The trade-off is that the real kit sounds great all the time, while the… Read the rest

Want to take the Audi e-tron for a test drive? Grab your Playstation 3

Filed under: Concept Cars , Coupe , Marketing/Advertising , Technology , Audi , Toys/Games , Alternative Fuel You might expect a car with four motors and 3,319 lb-ft of torque to take a great deal of electronics and skill with the right foot to drive properly. If so, you got the electronics part right at least: Audi has created a virtual world for its e-tron electric car that will… Read the rest

Frankfurt 2009: 2010 Audi 3.0 TDI clean diesel quattro would make an excellent gift to the U.S.

Filed under: Frankfurt Motor Show , Sedan , Audi , Diesel , Luxury 2010 Audi A4 3.0 TDI Clean Diesel Quattro The 3.0-liter, 240-hp diesel that first served in the Audi Q7 has been assigned to duty in the Audi A4. We drove the 3.0 in the Q7 during last year’s Audi Mileage Marathon , and both mileage and power didn’t disappoint. Put into the A4, the oil burner… Read the rest