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Wednesday, Aug 12
Spy Shots: 2011 VW Touareg Hybrid
Back in February, Volkswagen announced it would introduce a new hybrid version of its Touareg SUV in late 2010. This being the case, it's not surprising that the German automaker would be caught testing its new fuel-saving 'ute out in the hot, barren stretches of a U.S. desert.
Saturday, Aug 8
REPORT: how the Up! might find a home in the new array of VW-group offerings
Regular readers are surely aware of the new city car model that Volkswagen is preparing called the Up! Until now, European shoppers looking for a relatively cheap VW, could only get an imported Fox from Brazil that dosen't have too much of an appeal, but the Up! could come as a solution if it...
Monday, Aug 3
Diesel torque continues to propel VW and Audi sales
Over on the Audi side of the house, the big Q7 TDI represented 28 percent of the sales of the SUV. That's an increase from the 25 percent share in June. Later this year, diesel versions of the new Golf and the A3 will both go on sale. The VW and Audi sales releases are after the jump.
Saturday, Aug 1
Lexus trademarks CT 200h, CT 300h and CT 400h for entry-level Euro hybrids?
The gurus over at my.IS forums bring us more material to chew on today regarding the long-rumored C-Segment hybrid hatchback from Lexus that would go up against the likes of the Audi A3 and BMW 1 Series and is expected to debut at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show. Not long ago, Lexus trademar...
Friday, Jul 31
German luxury car makers could get partial exemption from CO2 rules
It looks like some carmakers could be awarded a partial "get out of jail free" card for the new national greenhouse gas rules announced by the Obama administration in May. The EPA and NHTSA won't issue final rules until later in the fall, but it looks like carmakers that sell less than 400,00...
The Peugeots are coming to Petit Le Mans! now about those Audis...
There have been repeated rumors that the R15s would return to the U.S. for the final two races at Road Atlanta and Laguna Seca for several months. We checked with Audi Motorsports spokeswoman Eva-Maria Veith and she told us, "There is no decision made about any more races with the Audi R15 TDI t...
Saturday, Jul 25
S-Tronic? FSI? Audi publishes glossary of efficiency technology terms
There have been a lot of new technologies introduced in recent years to help improve efficiency of vehicles. While we spend a lot of time here at ABG trying to explain how these technologies work, Audi is stepping up to try and help as well with a new glossary that explains technologies like d...
Sunday, Jul 19
REPORT: Audi A1 production to start in October after Frankfurt debut
A report out of Belgium is saying that Audi will begin series production of its new A1 mini-car in October following a public debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show in October. Since 2007, we've seen two concept versions of the A1 in three- and five-door variants. The three-door is expected to lau...
Thursday, Jul 16
Audi offers 3 diesels, auto start-stop in new A5 Sportback
A 2.0-liter TFSI gas four banger is also available at 180 and 211 hp outputs. All three of the four-cylinder units now have standard auto start-stop system when equipped with the manual transmission. Being an Audi, quattro all wheel drive is of course available and the 2.0 and 3.2-liter gas eng...
Wednesday, Jul 15
Company fleet managers pick Porsche Cayenne diesel as car of the year
I'd like to know the name of the firm that offers Porsche Cayennes as company cars so I can apply for a job. Somebody must be doing it, or else fleet managers are driving them on their own. In a survey of 150 fleet managers for FIRMENAUTO and the DEKRA Association of Automotive Specialists, the n...
Tuesday, Jul 14
ALMS CEO Scott Atherton discusses the relevance of sports car racing
Given the current economic difficulties, automakers are finding it increasingly difficult to justify participation in motorsports. Series such as NASCAR and Formula 1, in particular, are finding their relevance questioned. One area that seems to be doing OK, for now, is sports car rac...
Monday, Jul 13
BMW unlikely to produce diesel M-cars until U.S. embraces oil-burners
In recent months, AMG, the high performance gurus at Mercedes-Benz, have hinted at some future plans for reducing CO2 emissions including hybrids and possible diesel engines. Similarly, Audi has built the high-performance Q7 V12 TDI and has been racing diesel sports cars since 2006. BM...
Friday, Jul 10
Audi adds to entry level engines to Euro Q5 and A4 allroad
Audi has added a pair of new entry level engines to its mid-sized Q5 crossover and A4 allroad model lines. Both vehicles are now available with a 143 hp 2.0-liter diesel four cylinder. This common rail injected unit is the same engine offered in many other Volkswagen group models like the Jett...
Tuesday, Jul 7
Audi takes the RCN Green Challenge at the Nürburgring, beats official fuel rating by 28 percent
If you're a sports car aficionado, you already know what Nürburgring is: one of the world's most famous race tracks that is used both by car fans and auto journalists to test cars while going a little faster than authorities allow on normal streets. Audi, though, is proud of a recent event at...
Friday, Jul 3
Skoda introduces new 1.2L three cylinder, coming to a VW soon
The low price Czech-based division of the Volkswagen group, Skoda, has started producing a revised version of its 1.2-liter three cylinder engine. The powerplant is debuting in the Fabia but will soon spread to its platform-mates within the group, the VW Polo, Seat Ibiza and possibly eve...
Wednesday, Jul 1
Porsche Panamera diesel may yet become a reality, along with hybrid
The other option may well be a diesel from within the Volkswagen Group. The 3.0-liter TDI V6 is launching in the Cayenne this year and is the most likely candidate for the Panamera. Given the Panamera's performance capabilities, it could also get the 4.2-liter TDI V8 that's used in the Europea...
Friday, Jun 26
It's Friday: Oddball sidecar outfits redefine the word 'hybrid'
François Knorreck of Italy spent some 10,000 hours of work over a ten-year period and 15,000 euros into a unique sidecar motorcycle called the Snaefell - likely named after the tallest peak on the famed Isle of Man (above left). Half the machine is based on the guts of a Laverda motorcycle, w...
Thursday, Jun 25
Audi launches Facebook causes page to benefit Nature Conservancy
In conjunction with the launch of its diesel engines in the U.S., Audi has created a Facebook Causes page to benefit the Nature Conservancy. For every person that joins the cause, Audi has committed to donating a dollar to the Tensas River basin project where the Nature Conservancy is conduc...
Thursday, Jun 18
VW 1.4-liter Twincharger wins 2009 International Engine of the Year
Best New Engine - Porsche's 3.8-liter 385bhp flat-sixBest Performance Engine - Mercedes-AMG 6.2-liter V8Sub 1-liter - Toyota 1-liter three-cylinder1.8-2.0L - Audi 2-liter TFSI2.0L-2.5L - Mercedes-Benz Diesel 2.1-litre BlueEfficiency2.5L-3.9L - BMW 3-liter DI Twin Turbo3.0L-4.0L - BMW 4-...
Monday, Jun 15
Diesels finish 1,2,3 again at 24 Hours of Le Mans!
At this weekend's 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Peugeot 908 HDi finally broke Audi's decade long stranglehold on the endurance classic. For the past two years, Peugeot had clearly had the speed advantage over the Audi R10 TDI but the team failed to keep the cars running reliably enough to beat the...
Wednesday, Jun 10
Volkswagen SuperlightCar project reduces weight of Golf shell by 30-percent
We just learned about a project from Audi that resulted in an experimental lightweight S5 that was capable of lapping the famed Nürburgring racetrack in Germany eight seconds quicker than the normal S5, despite having a 100 horsepower disadvantage. It seems that a number of other automa...
Thursday, May 21
Review: 2010 Audi A3 TDI, diesel with a healthy dash of sport
Audi started its big push for clean diesel here in the U.S. market this spring when its big Q7 TDI finally went on sale. While the Q7 TDI is one of the most fuel efficient seven-passenger SUVs available anywhere, it's only the beginning for Audi. Assuming that Americans start taking a shine to di...
Thursday, Jan 29
Audi claims best in class mileage for Q5, still can't touch the TDI
Audi's new Q5 mid-size SUV goes on sale here in the U.S. in March and the company is touting its fuel efficiency as a selling point in these lean economic times. Unfortunately, at launch, the U.S.-market Q5 will only have one powertrain option, the direct injected 3.2L V6 with a 6-speed automatic...
