- Past five years have seen three Audi victories in the “Eifel”
- Audi A4 DTM has been on pole at Nürburgring three consecutive time
- Home round for Audi Sport Team Phoenix
Ingolstadt, July 30, 2010 – After a four-week summer break the battle for points in the DTM, the most popular international touring car series, will finally resume at the Nürburgring from August 6 to 8. Clearly, the car to be beaten in the Eifel is the Audi A4 DTM.
Each of the three most recent events held on the 3.629-kilometer short-version of the Nürburgring saw an Audi A4 DTM start from the pole position. Three victories in the past five years speak a clear language as well. Particularly impressive was last year’s performance when Audi celebrated a commanding one-two-three-four win and significantly outdistanced its rivals from Stuttgart.
The squad around Head of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich now aims to continue this outstanding exploit. “I’m sure that we’ve got several irons in the fire to have some say in the battle for victory at the Nürburgring again this year,” assures Dr. Ullrich. “Our goal is to make up ground in the standings with a strong performance by the whole team.”
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Audi Group: record first-half operating profit of over EUR 1.3 billion
- EUR 17.6 billion revenue for first half up 21 percent on previous year
- Operating profit over EUR 1.3 billion in first half-year
INGOLSTADT, Germany, Jul 30, 2010 - The Audi Group increased its revenue by 21 percent in the first six months of the current fiscal year to EUR 17.6 (2009: 14.5) billion. Meanwhile the 61.6 percent rise in operating profit easily outstripped revenue growth, setting a new Company record for the first half-year of more than EUR 1.3 billion (EUR 823 million).
The Audi Group clearly benefited from the worldwide recovery in demand and its attractive model range. In the first six months of the fiscal year, deliveries by the Audi brand rose to a new record high of 554,939 (465,804) cars. This represents an increase of 19.1 percent on the previous year. “Compared with the record year of 2008, which is our real benchmark, we have achieved 7.5 percent growth,” emphasized Peter Schwarzenbauer, Member of the Board for Marketing and Sales at AUDI AG.
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Today we joined thousands of spectators from around the world as Audi launched their all new Audi A7 Sportback live from the ‘Pinakothek der Moderne’ art museum in Munich. It was quite a spectacle and featured many guest speakers. The A7 is meant to fill the current gap between the Audi A6 and the Audi A8. The new sportback styling is similar to that of the Porsche Panamera and other “5 door” models from other manufacturers. The styling cues of the new A7 are on the cutting edge of the Audi stylesheet and portrays a very natural progression of the Audi brand. The best news yet is that this car is confirmed to be coming to North America! We will post more updates as we receive them.
Update: We have just uploaded a massive high-res image gallery of the all new Audi A7! Check it out the pictures at the bottom of the page – after the jump.
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HERNDON, Va., Jul 26, 2010 – In the unique ambiance of the art museum “Pinakothek der Moderne”, Audi is presenting a one-of-a-kind car: the new Audi A7. With the sporty elegance of a coupe and the functionality of a five-door car, the A7 cuts a distinguished figure in the luxury class. In line with the principle of “Truth in Engineering” and demonstrating an overall concept that outclasses the competition, it redefines the large coupe segment.
Moreover, with its high-efficiency engines, the Audi A7 embodies our engineers’ understanding of efficiency in this vehicle class. And with the A7, Audi is setting additional milestones with its innovative offerings in terms of infotainment, assistance systems, driveability, comfort and safety.
To watch the live unveiling click here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=134160989953178
The Audi Magazine is the official magazine of Audi UK, now available as an iPad App. With topics ranging from art and architecture to adventurous travel and new technology, plus all the latest Audi models, the magazine represents the full breadth of the Audi brand. The new App features lots of additional content, like slideshows, music and video, all in easy-to-navigate, multi-layered digital form. Continue reading ‘Audi Magazine for the Apple iPad’
Published by Josh July 25, 2010 in a7. 
Once again, like clockwork, the official press release photos for another car launch have been leaked just a few days prior to the official release. This time it is the all new Audi A7 Sportback that has been leaked. The press photos aren’t holding any secrets as a few spy shots have given us a pretty good idea of what we would be expecting. More pics after the jump!
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Audi sets 2011 Audi R8 Spyder 5.2 quattro prices; confirms Audi RS5 Coupe is coming to U.S.
- The first open-top Audi supercar will begin at $161,000 MSRP
- The V10 Audi R8 Spyder achieves 525-hp and a top speed of 195 mph
- Planned arrival for the RS5 Coupe in the U.S. market is 2012
HERNDON, Va., Jul 23, 2010 - Audi today announced that pricing for the new 2011 R8 Spyder 5.2 quattro® supercar will begin at $161,000 with the first of the hand-assembled models reaching U.S. showrooms as soon as next month.
Audi also confirmed today that it intends to sell the Audi RS5 in the U.S. market starting in 2012. The high-revving 4.2-liter V8 engine in the Audi RS5 Coupe generates 450 horsepower. Like all Audi RS models sold in Europe and other markets, the RS5 Coupe applies its power to the road with quattro permanent all-wheel drive. Details on equipment levels, pricing and fuel economy standards will be released at a later date.
Anticipation has been building for the arrival of the first Audi open-top supercar since it appeared as the car of choice for main character Tony Stark in the blockbuster action film Iron Man 2. The newest Audi R8 maintains the perfect balance of form and function that has distinguished coupe models in the R8 sports car family. But the R8 Spyder adds innovative touches that integrate the soft top without altering the dynamic styling lines, optimal weight distribution or high-performance characteristics of the coupe models.
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Published by Josh July 21, 2010 in Blog. 
Ever wanted your own R8 but could not afford the purchase price? Well this one has quite a bit less horsepower but it is impressive nonetheless. A local Seattle employee on the Forza 3 team at Turn10 studios decided to put his papercrafting skills to the test and create a 1/6 scale papercraft Audi R8 in Forza 3 livery. I am not sure how long this actually took, but you can follow along in this film as the artist Taras Lesko completes this masterpiece with the time lapse camera rolling! Enjoy the video after the jump!
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Published by Josh July 17, 2010 in Blog. 
The team behind the #1 most viewed Audi enthusiast website on the internet, QuattroWorld.com, has announced a new partner website called DubWorld.com that is aimed towards the VW enthusiast. DubWorld.com provides a fresh new look into the dub culture.
The front page of the website is an interactive blog covering the dub scene including VW corporate news, Tuner news, Event coverage and VW motorsports. Other resources include an in depth media gallery, a Wikipedia style user created information database, and of course a full forum site built on the Kawf format that has made QuattroWorld.com so successful.
The Kawf forum platform offers a truly unique forum experience for its users. The Kawf forum software is designed around natural human conversation and thus online discussions are much more user friendly and naturally flowing. Multiple separate conversations can continue in a single thread without the cumbersome style of normal “bulletin” formatted forums.
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On July 16, 1909, August Horch brought the Audi brand to life. Since then Audi has continued to be a progressive company pushing the limits of design and technology. We look forward to the future as Audi continues to lead the industry with their motto of “Vorsprung Durch Technik”. They have showed their willingness to step ahead of the pack with monumental commitments to future technology like their e-Tron platform and TDI. They have pushed TDI technology and have created a new “clean diesel” family of cars that help keep our planet clean and reduce dependency on oil. And all this time they have continued to dominate the motorsport scene in LMS and DTM. We wish you happy birthday Audi and are excited for what the future holds!
Question to you readers: What do you think the most important objectives and new technologies for Audi to persue? What new technologies are you most interested in seeing in your garage? Please answer in the comments below!
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