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Thursday, Nov 5
LA Auto Show Design Challenge entrants reveal Youthmobile 2030 designs
First up are the eSpira and eOra from Audi, which are controlled by thought and by the minutest adjustments to the pilot's body. Next we have the General Motors Car Hero... yes, the name is borrowed from the popular Guitar Hero line of games and the car, as you might imagine, "turns driving into g...
Wednesday, Nov 4
Rendered racing fantasy: 1-Liter Racing surfs to the future
Designed by Moritz Martin, the 1 Liter Racing League would be run in unusual locations (think shallow water and beaches) in order to mimic "the effortless gliding of skim boards" on some patches of the course. The wheels can retract in order to "surf" over wet patches and the cars have "a rea...
Tuesday, Nov 3
Autoblog Podcast #151: With Eddie Alterman of Car & Driver
Filed under: Podcasts, SEMA Show, Etc., Plants/Manufacturing, Audi, BMW, Dodge, Ford, Lincoln, Subaru, Earnings/Financials, UAW/Unions, Celebrities
Monday, Nov 2
Sorry, Acura dealers: V8, RWD dropped for "low-growth period"
Part of the shift in strategy for Acura - which still markets exclusively in North America and China - is to put the final nail in the coffin for a rear-drive platform and V8 engines, two components seen as vital for going toe-to-toe with the European brands. Instead, Acura will reportedly f...
Sunday, Nov 1
Suzuki dresses up a Kizashi for Halloween
Although the differences were fairly minor, they worked together pretty well, giving the car a more aggressive and upscale look. Close examination of the photos will show a new lower front fascia with a jutting lip, chrome surrounds and blacked out honeycomb grille inserts. The sides get...
VIDEO: Dogs like trucks. Leopards apparently prefer Audis.
You've pretty much achieved Tony Montana status when you can keep a big cat as a pet. But how do you transport Fluffy around when it's time to venture beyond that "The World Is Yours" statue at the homestead? Apparently, the preferred method of this particular leopard-owning baller is to si...
Thursday, Oct 29
Remember how luxury crossovers were "The Next Big Thing?" Yeah, not so much.
According to Cadillac's general sales manage Ed Peper, mid-size luxury crossovers like the SRX, Audi Q5, and Land Rover LR3 "are like 26 percent of the luxury market." Perhaps he should have phrased that "are still 26%," because an Edmunds chart reveals that the crossover luxury segment...
Rendered Speculation: More Porsche 928 noise
According to AE, the big sports car would basically be a two-door Panamera positioned above the 911 because it hauls more luggage. Put another way, this reborn 928 would be an actual grand tourer and compete with the likes of other GTs. Think of it as a Ferrari 599 more than a 458 Italia. Natural...
AutoblogGreen for 10.29.09
Fanciful rendering of Audi Avatar shows what ultralights could be like in 2032Bright Automotive announces eSolutions, army plug-in hybrid contract Axon Automotive unveils plug-in hybrid AutoblogGreen for 10.29.09 originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:06:00 EST. Ple...
Wednesday, Oct 28
Opinion: REPORT: Evidence mounting that 2010 Audi S4 is underrated
Filed under: Sedan, Performance, Europe, Audi, Luxury Source: Quattro World]REPORT: Evidence mounting that 2010 Audi S4 is underrated originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Fanciful rendering of Audi Avatar shows what ultralights could be like in 2032
There are a lot of fanciful renderings out there that try to imagine what kind of vehicles we'll be driving in the coming decades. The renderings from Yanko Design are some of the strangest, including the latest, the Audi Avatar Concept. The ultralight, three-seat Avatar is supposed to be r...
AW: Jaguar to hatch R-D6 inspired sports fastback for 2014
Now, an unnamed source at Jaguar tells AW, "There's a growing feeling with the R-D6 that we really had something very innovative, fresh and different. Maybe we missed something back then, but the idea is even more applicable now." Might that newfound interest have anything to do with the BM...
Tuesday, Oct 27
Spy Shots: 2011 Audi A8 coming with four-cylinder turbodiesel, new V12 under development
To really get the gas mileage going, however, Audi is reportedly working on a new 2.0-liter diesel with two turbos that pumps out more than 200 horsepower. If the new powerplant comes to market, it would match Mercedes-Benz' BlueEfficiency four-cylinder in the S-Class. The new A8 is expect...
VIDEO: More autonomous VW action from Stanford
You didn't think having an Audi TTS climb Pike's Peak was the only thing that Stanford's Volkswagen Automotive Innovation Laboratory was working on, did you? No, they're also working on something closer to home -- or the restaurant or club -- with a project to get cars to find spots and par...
Ford makes biggest gains in Consumer Reports annual reliability report, Japanese still lead
General Motors had 20 of 48 models score average reliability, while Chrysler saw one-third of its models place below average. The Asian brands, meanwhile, are still the standard bearer for reliability. Of all the Asian models included in the report, 69 percent scored above average relia...
Monday, Oct 26
Stanford to run driverless Audi TT-S up Pikes Peak next year [w/VIDEO]
If you read AutoblogGreen regularly, then you already know that Volkswagen and Stanford University have taken their relationship that began with developing autonomous vehicles to compete in the government-sponsored DARPA Grand Challenge competitions to the next level. VW has comm...
Intel Inside: Audi launching special Forza edition TT?
Filed under: Coupe, Marketing/Advertising, Audi, Toys/Games Source: Gamekaze.pl via rpmgo.com]Intel Inside: Audi launching special Forza edition TT? originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Friday, Oct 23
V-Series Challenge participants announced, no surprises inside
The three participating journalists include Jalopnik's Wes Siler, who will be racing Lutz in a Jaguar XFR; Jack Baruth representing The Truth About Cars and freelancer and New York Times contributor Lawrence Ulrich. We have no idea what the latter two journos will be piloting, but we do k...
Wednesday, Oct 21
Rendered Speculation: Saab 9-5 gets its SportCombi on
Slated for debut in about a year from now, the 9-5 SportCombi, as Trollhattan calls its wagons, is scheduled to be the first new launch for Saab after leaving GM for Koenigsegg's management. Following the market debut of the sedan, the 9-5 wagon will precede the replacement for the smaller...
Finally: Internet Car and Truck of the Year finalists announced
Now that all that's out of the way, let's look at which cars (and trucks) have made it. During the semis, the car choices were the Chevrolet Camaro SS, Ford Fusion Hybrid and Taurus SHO, Kia Forte sedan, Mazda3, Nissan Cube and Ford Shelby Mustang GT500. As for trucks, it was down to the Audi Q5,...
Tuesday, Oct 20
Rumormill: Infiniti working on premium compact electric car?
According to British auto mag Auto Express, Infiniti is in the midst of designing a new small car that would potentially go up against the BMW 1 Series, Audi A3 and Mercedes-Benz B-Class. Soon, we'll likely be adding a small hybrid hatchback to that mix from Lexus in the vein of the LF-Ch conc...
Rumormill: Peugeot planning RCZ Roadster?
If you were enamored of the new Peugeot RCZ when it finally debuted in production guise at the Frankfurt show last month, the latest product of the French rumor mill has got more in store for you. According to emerging reports from across the pond, Peugeot is planning to compliment the svelt...
Monday, Oct 19
Spy Shots: Audi A1 spotted wearing swirlies and not much else
To keep costs down, Audi is expected to build the A1 with a conventional steel structure as opposed to the aluminum space frame of the A2 of a few years ago. Power is expected to come from a range of gas and diesel engines likely topping out at about 1.4 liters. Some of the unseen mechanical bits wi...
Friday, Oct 16
Old School Haulin' - MFK Autosport's Powercar RS6
While most shops focus on tuning the latest Euro hotness, MFK has put its efforts into modifying the old-school (C5) Audi RS6, dropping the wagon over a set of 20x10.5-inch wheels and stretching some sticky 285/25 Dunlop rubber over each satin black, three-piece hoop.
REPORT: Skoda considering electric car based on VW Up!
Volkswagen Czech-based subsidiary Škoda is reportedly considering adding an electric vehicle to its range of automobiles. As you would expect, Skoda's electric car would be based on the upcoming Volkswagen Up!, which is itself slated to get an electric drivetrain by 2013 that promise...
Thursday, Oct 15
200 mph supercars featured at the 2nd Annual Caruso Concours
Supercars right off the showroom floor mingled with old-timers from as far back as the Eighties. For instance, the display included not just the Bugatti Veyron, but also its forebearer, the EB110. The list of cars in attendance read like a roster of World's Fastest Cars contenders. Ferrari...
BMW X6 and Honda Crosstour: The shape of things to come?
According to Wired, a trend is emerging from the design studios of some of the world's top automakers, and it may be spreading like wildfire as you read this. We're talking about cars like the recently-unveiled BMW X6, Honda Crosstour and Audi A5 Sportback. Squint a bit and its not too hard to...
Subaru a historic two-timer as Outback wins Motor Trend SUV of the Year award
Subaru is a historic two-timer. For the second year in a row, the Japanese company has claimed Motor Trend magazine's coveted Golden Calipers for its SUV of the Year award - the first time any automaker has managed to do so. The company's new-for-2010 Outback has evidently picked up where la...
Wednesday, Oct 14
REPORT: "Lesser luxury" is the new black
Up until very recently, the reason that you bought a BMW 3 Series or a Mercedes-Benz C-Class was to prepare you to buy a 5 or an E in a few years. You know, ladders to climb, blowing up to do, de-luxe apartments in the sky to own. These days, according to a new study, that is less and less the case: few...
CTS-V Challenge opened up to any would-be Caddy killers
Here's the best part: Anyone who happens to own a new comparable sport sedan, such as a BMW M3 or M5, perhaps a Mercedes-Benz AMG sedan or the Audi S4 (not to mention the Mitsubishi Evolution), is welcome to submit themselves for consideration to take part in the festivities in New York. We'r...
Monday, Oct 12
New-for-2010 Mitsubishi Evo MR Touring pricing announced
What the Touring adds are creature comforts that make the 40-grand price tag potentially less alarming, turning the car into something that can genuinely be cross-shopped against BMW, Audi, Mercedes and the like with few excuses. It's an Evo for grown-ups.
Rumormill: Lancia Delta coming to America with a Chrysler badge?
Although there doesn't appear to be much to substantiate the claims beyond extrapolation and speculation, word on the Italian street is that the current Lancia Delta could make it over here - together with the Fiat 500 and a handful of Alfa Romeos - as a Chrysler. Although the quasi-premiu...
Audi spends €5 million on new environmental foundation
Those four rings aren't just good for clever ads. Audi AG recently announced it was using its corporate power to start a new environmental foundation that aims to bring together all of the company's "worldwide environmental measures." Audi endowed the new foundation with €5 million, whi...
Friday, Oct 9
MTM Audi RS6 Avant goes 214 mph, proves wagons uber alles!
That said, there are a few cars that we really do want. As in, when we get together after hours on a press launch with some free booze and really start talking cars, these are the vehicles we pine for. For instance, as nifty as the Ford Focus RS is, we get to drive around in the MazdaSpeed3 often eno...
REPORT: So-called "smart" gas pedals could counteract floor mat issues
Considering Audi and other automakers' unfortunate history with unsubstantiated unintended acceleration claims, similar technology reportedly exists at that automaker along with parent company Volkswagen. Interestingly, the NYT reports that General Motors, Ford, Honda, Acur...
Volkswagen group reportedly considering entering F1
As budgets constrict with each passing season, however, a senior VW executive in the Far East has reportedly indicated that the company is considering entering the sport, but that budgets would have to fall even further to make it financially viable for the German auto group. If it did, ho...
Thursday, Oct 8
Avus Performance tÜRns Audi TT-RS into 460-hp "Neu-Ur-Quattro"
Avus Performance has just whipped the cover off their pumped up Audi TT-RS, a 460 horsepower, matte black self-described "Ur-Quattro" for the new millennium. While it evoking the legendary Quattro Coupe might be a bit of marketing hyperbole, it similarly features a turbocharged inlin...
Wednesday, Oct 7
New VW Golf R20 (GTI-R) may come to America
If the R20 does make it here, odds are VW won't be able to justify two powertrains given the expected low volumes. In that event, Valbuena tells us he prefers the manual, but regardless, all R20s would be equipped with all-wheel drive. Working in the R20's favor is the fact that this is essenti...
Monday, Oct 5
VIDEO: BMW's "Jump for Joy" Part 2 ends with Audi nut buster
Last week, we showed you BMW's new "Jump for Joy" ad. The 1:16 video features BMW owners literally jumping into their vehicles in spectacular fashion. Decent commercial overall, but it lacked that certain zing that Audi's "Meet the Beckers" spots from last year. Remember those Internet ge...
Tuesday, Sep 29
Autoblog Podcast #147
Episode #147 of the Autoblog Podcast is ready for your consumption. Chris calls in to Sam and Dan, and the trio bites into a few timely topics. BMW's move to put its turbo 4.4 liter V8 into the M5 is our first subject of conversation, before moving on to more powertrain news with the rumors that th...
Monday, Sep 28
Review: 2010 Audi S4 brings back the boost, gives "S" a reason for being
We'll just come right out and say it: Audi lost the plot with the last generation S4. Unlike the twin-turbocharged V6-equipped B5, its B6 and B7 brethren did little to stoke the flames in our collective hearts. The "S" simply stood for, "I paid more for a bigger engine and some additional trim....
REPORT: BMW M5 dropping V10 for turbo V8
We saw speculation about a V8 M5 as far back as May, 2008, and more recent speculation that it was going to be a twin-turbo V10 instead, but now Inside Line is reporting that BMW reps have confirmed that a V8 will indeed be in the next M5's engine bay - although they didn't confirm which one. Most...
Tuesday, Sep 15
Autoblog Podcast #145 with the Two Marks from Ford
The Volkswagen L1 concept sets us off on the environmentally conscious aspects of the show, which we quickly abandoned in favor of such awesomeness as the Audi R8 Spyder, roofless Lamborghini Reventon, and the slick Audi S5 Sportback. Taking a left turn down Odd Street, we test our intest...
Wednesday, Sep 9
Opinion: VIDEO: The Smoking Tire tests supercharged Raptor Audi R8
With 420 horsepower, the "base" Audi R8 is a borderline supercar. But that wasn't good enough for some customers, so Audi began offering the R8 with the Lamborghini Gallardo-sourced 5.2-liter V10 powerplant with 520 ponies. Source: YouTube]Continue reading VIDEO: The Smoking Tire test...
Sunday, Sep 6
Forbes names 12 hardest new cars to find
Oddly, the Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen TDI didn't show up on Forbes' list. From our personal experience and reports from readers, the car is almost impossible to find due to production issues and demand -presumably that's because the study calculated days on lots for the entire Jetta li...
Friday, Sep 4
Audi U.S. president Johan de Nysschen addresses Chevrolet Volt is for idiots firestorm via Facebook
Audi of America president Johan de Nysschen has issued a public response to the firestorm he created yesterday when he reportedly told a member of the media that the Chevrolet Volt is "a car for idiots." Anyone who has met de Nysschen in person knows he is not one to mince words. He (and Audi) ha...
Friday, Aug 28
Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 8.28.09
We still cringe upon hearing marketing types utter the phrase "four-door coupe." It's inherently a lie, a scam. But in the new, entry-level world of sloping roof-lines, the Volkswagen CC reigns supreme.2010 Toyota 4Runner to get four-cylinder model, third row option for 2010
Sunday, Aug 9
Is this the new Audi A8?
Over the past few days, we've received a number of tips about the new Audi A8. First was a report from Inside Line about Audi's top-tier sedan not making it to Frankfurt next month, and it was accompanied by renderings of a swoopy silver sedan (at right). Yet we couldn't figure out if that image...
Wednesday, Jul 22
Autoblog Podcast #137
Episode #137 of the Autoblog Podcast has arrived. Chris, Sam, and Dan are back, chewing the fat over the Acura ZDX, Death Valley spy shots of the Jaguar XJ, what will underpin Cadillac's new flagship model, Electric Lexus pricing, the ongoing Volkswagen/Porsche soap opera, and Honda's s...
Tuesday, Jun 30
More Audi "Ur-Quattro" revival rumors surface, debut expected in 2010
Filed under: Coupes, Sports/GTs, Audi, Rumormill Source: Auto Motor und Sport | Image Source: AutoBild]More Audi "Ur-Quattro" revival rumors surface, debut expected in 2010 originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Wednesday, Jun 17
Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 6.17.09
With a range of options and available all-wheel drive, the Lincoln MKZ offers a lot of the contest features expect in an entry-level luxury whip. But is it still just a tarted up Zephyr? We find out. 2010 Ford Taurus SHO configurator comes online, many new pics
Tuesday, Jun 16
Audi A5 Sportback not coming to America, but you can drool over these teasers anyhow [w/VIDEO]
We've been seeing spy photos of the upcoming Audi A5 Sportback for what seems like ages. However, thanks to the above teaser shot and a new video from Audi featuring designer Wolfgang Egger, we now have our clearest view of the new A5's profile yet. Not to be confused for production model base...
Friday, May 8
Review: 2009 Audi A4 3.2 Quattro, too good for its own good
2009 Audi A4 3.2 Quattro - Click above for high-res image gallery
Sunday, Mar 15
Opinion: Catch Truth in 24 this Friday on ESPN
The 24 hours of Le Mans is arguably the toughest, most famous race in the world. Audi has dominated the annual event since 2006 with its revolutionary, diesel powered R10. Truth in 24 (Autoblog review here) is the story of the 2008 race as seen from the pits of team Audi. The four-ringed automak...
Monday, Dec 15
Audi A7 concept coming to Detroit Auto Show
Gallery: Audi future lineup official sketches Gallery: 2010 Audi R8 V10 Source: Detroit Free Press] originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Sunday, Dec 14
Spy Shots: Audi A7
Filed under: Spy Photos, Sedans/Saloons, Hatchbacks, AudiAudi recently released sketches of upcoming product, and included was a slick drawing of the coming A7. That exact vehicle is plying the roads of Finland right now, and based on the few photos (and our non-existent Finnish) we ca...
