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Audi R8 V10 is named as 2010 World Performance Car

Audi R8 V10, 2010 World Performance Car

The Audi R8 V10 was named as the 2010 World Performance Car at the World Car of the Year Awards ceremony at the New York Auto Show. This is the second time that the R8 has won the World Performance Car award: the V8-powered R8 took this award in 2008. (continue reading...)

FC Bayern stars test the new Audi A1

FC Bayern stars and national soccer players Philipp Lahm and Bastian Schweinsteiger
  • Bastian Schweinsteiger and Philipp Lahm on a secret mission
  • National players are thrilled by the design and sportiness of the A1

It was a very special kind of secret practice: The two national soccer players Bastian Schweinsteiger and Philipp Lahm had the opportunity to test the Audi A1 to their hearts’ content – strictly shielded from the outside world inside a hall at a secret location. Before them, only the members of the management board and developers of Audi had enjoyed this opportunity. So, the answer to the question of how the small, agile Audi would be received by the Bayern players was being awaited with particularly eager anticipation.

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Audi awarded prestigious EyesOn Design Award at NAIAS 2010 for the all-new 2011 A8 flagship sedan

HERNDON, Va., Jan 13, 2010  -  The all-new 2011 Audi A8 luxury performance sedan took top honors in the prestigious EyesOn Design awards Tuesday at the North American International Auto Show. The next generation of the Audi flagship won in the best production vehicle design debut category. The auto show in Detroit was its initial appearance at a world auto show, following its global unveiling in Miami last November. The 2011 A8 flagship sedan will be available at Audi U.S. dealers in fall 2010, marking a new level of progressive sophistication for the most sophisticated Audi nameplate. Continue reading 'Audi awarded prestigious EyesOn Design Award at NAIAS 2010 for the all-new 2011 A8 flagship sedan'