Audi USA releases pricing and information for 2013 RS5

The must anticipated pricing and details were released today by Audi USA. The 2013 Audi RS5 will start at $68,900. The RS 5 is powered by the potent 4.2L FSI engine that puts out 450HP and comes standard with Audi quattro and the sport differential. 

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Audi begins 24-hour marathon

  • Three 24-hour races within ten weeks
  • Five Audi teams at Nürburgring 24 Hours
  • New Audi R8 LMS ultra competes in large field of GT3 class

Audi is contesting three 24-hour races as factory commitments within the space of ten weeks this year – at the Nürburgring and at Spa with the R8 LMS ultra GT3 sports car and at Le Mans with the R18 LMP sports car. The classic Eifel event on May 19/20 that will be held for the 40th time and at which seven Audi R8 LMS ultra cars meet with strong competition marks the beginning of this marathon.

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Audi ultra: toward Le Mans victory with lightweight design

  • Lightweight design is an Audi core competence – in production and in sport
  • Victorious WEC debut of the new Audi R18 ultra
  • Five more weeks to go before the start of the Le Mans 24 Hours

Five more weeks to go before the most important race of the year comes up on Audi Sport Team Joest’s agenda: the Le Mans 24 Hours on June 16/17. In addition to e-tron and quattro, ultra lightweight technology will again be in the company’s focus there.

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Red Sox slugger David Ortiz looses control of his Audi R8

Boston.com reports that Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was involved in a minor traffic accident in his R8. Ortiz somehow managed to deactivate the traction control system on his White R8 V10 Spyder sending it spiraling into the street after he pressed the accelerator pedal presumably a bit too hard. Nobody was hurt and Ortiz schedule to play tonight. 

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Pattern of growth continues for Audi Group: Record highs in deliveries and earnings

  • Chairman Rupert Stadler: “By the end of April we had already delivered more than 471,000 cars, and thus achieved strong growth worldwide.”
  • Record operating profit of €1.4 billion in the first quarter of 2012
The Audi Group continues to build on the success of the previous fiscal year. By the end of April, the Company had delivered 11.7 percent more Audi cars to customers. With an operating profit of €1.4 billion in the first quarter, the Ingolstadt-based carmaker also posted a 26.6 percent improvement on the prior-year period.

Quattro de Mayo 2012

 

Words and Photos by Elaine Bak

Some combinations just don’t mix well, such as greasy Deals Gap burgers and Dragon turns or local troopers and caravans of fast cars. But when you take a warm May weekend and add in the elements of family, friends, Audis (and other European cars) and their enthusiast owners, thrilling drives, waterfalls, and the Great Smoky Mountains, you are bound to have the winning ingredients for a memorable experience.  

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High-voltage battery technology at Audi: Core competence at the Ingolstadt site

  • Inauguration of high-voltage battery project house
  • From concept through to battery testing – everything under a single roof
  • Michael Dick, Board Member for Technical Development: “A major step toward electric mobility”

Research, development and testing for the lithium-ion battery: AUDI AG is setting new standards in the development of high-voltage (HV) technology. On the eve of its 123rd Annual General Meeting, the Company opened its high-voltage battery project house in Gaimersheim near Ingolstadt. In this competence center, Development, Production and partner companies are working together for the first time to construct a prototype for these special battery cells.

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Audi AG: North American growth region with significantly increased sales

  • Sales chief Schwarzenbauer: “16th record month in a row in the United States”
  • Around 125,200 cars delivered worldwide in April, up 14.4 percent
  • Strong growth in Germany and France
AUDI AG sustained its high growth rate from the first quarter in April, with around 125,200 cars delivered and a 14.4 percent increase over the prior-year month. Sales figures rose over the first four months by 11.7 percent to around 471,300 cars delivered. In April, the brand with the four rings posted clear growth in all regions. Germany, France, the United Kingdom and Russia contributed in particular to the company’s 4.9 percent growth in Europe. North America has also become a stable factor for Audi: From January to April, the brand achieved a sales increase of around 15.2 percent there.

Maiden win for Audi Sport Italia’s R8 LMS ultra in the Italian Gran Turismo opener

  • Andrea Sonvico and Christian Montanari clinch clean win in Vallelunga Race 1 and podium finish in Race 2; Davide Di Benedetto and Alex Frassineti post Race 1 Top3 finish

2012 Italian Gran Turismo season kick-off had a pretty good load of new things in store for Audi Sport Italia. The drivers’ line-up underwent a major overhaul, as in Vallelunga the lone familiar face was 2011 runner-up Andrea Sonvico. He was splitting his time in the seat of the brand-new R8 LMS ultra with Christian Montanari. The other car was handed over to Davide Di Benedetto and Alex Frassineti. All of them had to make acquaintance with their new weapons on Friday at the Piero Taruffi circuit, as the completion of the cars upgrade had been carried out a few hours before the team trucks headed south to Rome.

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Motorsport Newsletter 17/2012: 1,100 Audi mechanics at the DTM

  • Audi Top Service extended invitation to attend DTM at the Lausitzring
  • Artistic gymnast Philipp Boy is turning into a DTM fan
  • Audi R8 LMS ultra wins GT3 season opener in Italy

The crowd of 72,000 that had turned out for the DTM at the Lausitzring also included 1,100 Audi mechanics from the Region East.

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