2009: Sales figures higher than expected despite the crisis
2009: Significantly positive results in all four quarters
Audi is making a lively start to 2010. The brand will launch eight new models in the course of the next twelve months. And Audi is also keeping its foot on the gas pedal in terms of investments. “Although the effects of the global economic crisis will still be noticeable in the next twelve months, we aim to achieve further growth in 2010,” says Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management of AUDI AG. In this respect, Audi has a solid basis to work from: The company’s original objective for 2009 was to sell 900,000 cars, and in November it raised this target to 925,000. Moreover, the company achieved significant operating profits in all four quarters of 2009. (continue reading…)
While most elite super car owners hide their beauties away for the winter, the owner of this R8 V10 threw some fatty snow tires on his car and shows off it’s all weather talents. He not only plows out his driveway but runs some very important errands during post blizzard conditions. I’d like to see a Ferrari do this! Check out the video below.
Forza Forged makes some great looking wheels and this Audi A6 sits on the Forza Forged FRZ-950’s. We’d sure love to know if theres anything done under the hood. Click image for more shots!
7.3 billion euros total investment from 2009 through 2012
Around 5.9 billion euros for new products and future technologies
Number of models to increase from 34 now to 42 in 2015
Audi will continue to invest heavily in new products and forward-looking technologies in the future: plans for 2009 through 2012 envisage total investments of 7.3 billion euros for fixed assets.
In coming years the Audi Group will continue to invest strongly in its future. Approximately 5.9 billion euros, in other words about 80 percent of its total investment in fixed assets, will be devoted to new product development, further optimization of conventional drivelines and the development of electric and hybrid models. (continue reading…)
Second consecutive year within ALG top 3 luxury brands
Top German luxury brand for residual values
Audi S5 wins residual value award within “Luxury Sports Car” category
The Audi S5 provides the best residual values to its owners, more than other luxury sports cars, according to ALG. The Audi brand also ranks among the top 3 luxury brands for predicted residual value for the second consecutive year, the highest amongst German luxury competitors. (continue reading...)
APR began developing complete turbocharger upgrade systems in 1998 and 1999 brought the release of APR’s first Audi/VW turbo upgrade system, the APR 1.8T Stage III. To this day, the APR Stage III has progressed over nine different reiterations across sixteen different Volkswagen Automotive Group models from the Audi A4 and Volkswagen GTI to the Seat Leon and Skoda Octavia and has yet to be duplicated. Building upon almost twelve years of experience, APR’s engineers are pleased to offer the world’s only complete turbocharger upgrade system for VAG’s 2.0T FSI 265hp engine. Only APR can bring such a rich history of development and OEM quality to the performance aftermarket.
Audi seems intent on exasperating the stick-shift die-hards among us who have yet to evolve to the higher plane of auto-manual transmissions. Unlike BMW, which offers parallel choices of manual, automatic or sequential trannies in many of its cars, Audi does the choosing for us more often than not in the United States. Want a TT? Then you better want—or at least accept—the S tronic because that’s the only way it comes in ‘010. How about an A5 V6? You’re limited to the Tiptronic as Audi has discontinued the V6 six-speed manual.
So what’s an enthusiast to do who lusts after an A5, insists on a manual, but can’t ante up for the S5? For 2010, Audi giveth, and Audi taketh away. Gone is the aforementioned 3.2 manual, replaced by the 211-hp version of VW-Audi’s ubiquitous 2.0. If you want a manual transmission in your new A5, the 2.0 is your only choice.
The 2.0 has won nearly universal praise in all of its iterations. And four-cylinder engines are enjoying newfound street cred these days thanks to the recession and impending fuel efficiency requirements. Still, for a car that so deftly straddles the luxury, performance and sporty classes, does a four cylinder seem a little down market? Or, as some early buyers of A5s have lamented, will the lesser-cost 2.0 make the A5 all too common?
We determined to find out if an enthusiast can find shifting bliss with an A5 2.0 manual, and whether it relegates the A5 to “entry-level” status. Not surprising, finding one at an Audi dealer took time, so the first test drive was a 2.0 Tiptronic with the optional sport suspension. At the very least, it would provide an interesting basis for comparison. Continue reading ‘Brief Encounter: A5 2.0 Six-Speed Manual – Is Less More?’
Can you believe that it’s already been 9 months since QuattroWorld launched? Time flies when you are having fun I guess. I promised early on that I would not spam you with a bunch email so this is my first official newsletter. In the last 9 months QuattroWorld has grown to be the NUMBER ONE independent Audi enthusiast website on the internet! (based on independent pageview data from Alexa.com) This is an amazing accomplishment and we could NOT have done this without the continued support of our members and advertisers! Thank you! We have added a 2nd server and are working hard to keep everything up and running smoothly. Running a site like this is not cheap and your donations and support help us cover those expenses. We couldn’t do this without you! In the next few months we are working hard on making some much needed improvements to QuattroWorld.com website.
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* Two Audi R15 TDI cars in the new “Le Mans Intercontinental Cup”
* Three prototypes in the 2010 Le Mans 24 Hours
* Clear commitment to the DTM – customer sport with the Audi R8 LMS
Ingolstadt, December 8, 2009 – In 2010, the DTM, the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the customer sport program with the Audi R8 LMS will again be the three cornerstones of AUDI AG’s motorsport commitment. By participating in the inaugural “Le Mans Intercontinental Cup” Audi has opted for a new, forward-thinking racing series in which alternative drive concepts will be used.
“In 2009, the Audi brand has been celebrating its 100th anniversary and our motorsport squad presented the brand with a particularly nice birthday gift, the successful title defense in the DTM,” says Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Management Board of AUDI AG. “Audi Sport has been a guarantor of successes in motorsport for as many as 30 years now – successes which are of major importance to the development of the Audi brand.” Continue reading ‘Audi joins new prototype racing series’
We all know how amazing Quattro is. Well this picture just proves it in a pretty simple way! Someone apparently has both a BMW and an Audi and tried to get both cars into their garage after a light dusting of snow. Well you can see who won the race into the garage! This would have been great to get on video. It’s no surprise really but still good for a laugh! Thanks to Zerin @ SpeedSportLife.com for the tip.
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