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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2013 allroad Pricing and Product Highlights
The new allroad is built on the B8 platform and has been modified to meet the functionality and design elements that define the iconic allroad.
With 211 horsepower, 258 pounds-foot of torque, and an eight-speed tiptronic transmission the new allroad is faster and more fuel efficient than its predecessor. In fact, the new allroad achieves better fuel economy in the city than the previous allroad achieved on the highway.
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Continue reading ‘AUDI AG acquires sports motorcycle manufacturer Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A.’
Audi’s international growth has been amazing over the last few years. They have taken the international luxury car market by the horns and are well on their way to becoming the leading luxury car manufacturer on the globe by 2015. In a surprise announcement today, we have found out that Audi has agreed to purchase the high end Italian motorcycle company, Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A.
Does this mean we may see “Audi motorcycles” in the future? That is unlikely in our opinion, but it is worth noting that Audi has strong roots in motorcycle manufacturing and that it will be exciting to see how this deal progresses. We will keep you up to date on any new information that we receive.
Here is the story from the pages of Car Magazine, who got the exclusive scoop on this story.
Audi has struck an exclusive deal giving it first rights to buy Italian superbike manufacturer Ducati, CAR can reveal.
The exclusivity deal gives Audi until mid April when the deal will likely be finalised, according to high-ranking sources contact by CAR.
Ducati’s liabilities are said to be in the area of €800 million, and our sources suggest the total purchase price is about €850m. This is a bold move by Audi, which sees the long-term advantage in moving into two wheels as well as four.
Read the entire article here: http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/Industry-News/Audi-to-buy-Ducati–the-four-rings-expands-from-four-wheels
• December 2011 sales set all-time record with 12,655 vehicles sold, a 20% gain across the model line up
• 2011 marks the best year in Audi of America history, with 12 straight months of record-setting sales and 117,561 vehicles sold YTD
• Record-shattering 2011 sales propelled by demand for C- and D-segment vehicles, representing 34% of the sales mix, and strong TDI® clean diesel sales
Audi USA has long been heralded as a leader in social media. They took another step today in showing that they are an early adopter of new technologies by being one of the very first companies to launch a company page on Google+. In a tweet sent earlier today, Audi announced their new page: “There’s no such thing as too many social networks, right? To that thought, we’re live now on the Google+: audi.us/AudiOnPlus”. I encourage you all to check out their new page, and perhaps they will put some unique content on there for us. While you are at it, be sure to check out and +1 QuattroWorld’s Google+ page as well! With nearly 4 million (WOW) fans on Facebook, it will be an interesting test to see how many they can get over on Google+ as a comparison!
The Audi A7 and the Audi Q7 won their respective categories in the 2012 Active Lifestyle of the Year Awards, which stands as the only competition of its kind in the U.S. to combine the opinions of automotive journalists and elite athletes.
Both Audi models were among the 32 finalists for recognition in the eighth-annual ALV program. The Audi A7 won as the best Luxury On-Road vehicle, while the Audi Q7 won in the best Family vehicle category.
The competition, held this year in Chandler, Ariz., involved seven categories overall with each grouping of finalists assessed by a jury panel made up of at least 10 elite and local athletes and journalists. The juries assessed the cars in each category on overall design, engine power, fuel efficiency and cargo capability. The goal of the jurors is to reward cars best suited for the needs of a sports lifestyle, such as stowing bicycles, kayaks or golf clubs.
“While ALV is technically a car-of-the-year competition, it’s also an impromptu focus group,” explained program co-founder, Nina Russin. “Our objective is to widen the pipeline between the people who plan, design and engineer new cars and the consumers who ultimately buy and drive them. At previous programs athletes including professional football players, elite runners, swimmers and triathletes have interacted with vehicle designers and product specialists.”
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Editor's Note: We are very excited that one of our own members was the very first person in the United States to receive delivery of their TT RS. Read the press release from Audi below and see Don's post in our TT forum here: http://forums.quattroworld.com/tt2/msgs/11655.phtml Pictures coming soon!
The return of the heralded Audi RS line to the American performance car scene officially launched when Forth Worth Audi in Texas delivered the first 2012 Audi TT RS in the U.S. to veteran race car driver Don Istook.
Last year, Istook was one of more than 11,500 fans to sign the Audi TT RS Facebook petition drive, which helped convince Audi to introduce the 360-hp coupe in the U.S. But Istook’s connection to Audi and to the TT performance car line runs far deeper. The Fort Worth native was one of the first drivers to race an Audi Quattro in the U.S. in 1985 and he drove Audi S4 models in the Motorola Cup, which became the Grand-Am Cup. More recently he has raced Audi TT quattro coupes.
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The discussion of a US based Audi factory has been around for several years. In fact, Audi’s sister company, VW just opened a new state of the art factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee to help with increasing demands for their vehicles in the United States. However until today, the had been no confirmation of an Audi specific factory on our soil. Audi USA president, Johan de Nysschen told us at the Detroit Auto Show that they were “looking into possibilities” for a new US based plant of their own but did not confirm any plans at that time.
However in an interview with Automotive News, Audi CEO Rupert Stadler said “It is totally clear that we need new production capacity in the U.S. The question only is when.”
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