15 Apr 2024

RS 4 and RS 5 Get competition plus Package for Australia

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="99261"] [source: Audi Australia] Zetland, 4 April 2024 – Audi Sport has elevated the sportiness of the Audi RS 4 Avant and Audi RS 5 Sportback with the introduction of the new competition plus package. Set to arrive in showrooms in Australia mid-2024, this package is filled with enhancements that not only refine the car’s appearance but also deliver a more emotional driving experience. In the course of some proverbial fine-tuning, Au...
9 Jan 2024

Audi Q9 SUV Rumors Swirl out of Australia

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="95504"] This isn't the first time we've heard mention of a future big SUV from Audi. However, it is the first time we're hearing of executives teasing of the name "Q9" to be associated with the model. Sure, maybe that's a foregone conclusion as the Q7 is Audi's largest at this time and we know odd numbers will stick with internal combustion models, but it's still worth sharing the news. Back in April, Audi design boss Marc Lichte hinted at ...
2 Jan 2024

Australia Reveals Its Own TT Final Edition

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="94908"] Trendsetting Audi TT ends 25 years of production with a special Final Edition Exclusive TT 45 TFSI quattro Final Edition boasts outstanding performance and equipment Mannering: “The TT was a game-changer from its first appearance and the TT Final Edition is a fitting way to farewell this automotive icon” [source: Audi Australia] Zetland, Australia – Audi Australia will celebrate the success of the brand's ...
2 Jan 2024

Far From Speed Limits: Audi Sport’s All-Electric Grand Tourer is Very Much in its Element on the Track

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="94889"] source: Audi Australia There’s no disputing the outright speed of the RS e-tron GT, but experiencing it on a race track far from speed cameras gives a new appreciation of just how quick it is It’s practically impossible to read a report on even a common-or-garden electric vehicle without some reference to the impressive acceleration. Performance-oriented variants take that instantaneous acceleration to even greater levels, but, like...
Tue, Jan 02 , 2024 Bill
16 Nov 2023

The Virtual Supercar: Carlos Sainz Drives Audi Sport’s e-tron Vision Gran Turismo

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="93042"] source: Audi Australia Two-time World Rally Champion and three-time Dakar winner, Carlos Sainz, trials a car that started life in virtual reality before brought very much to life as a one-of-a-kind electric supercar. It’s an interesting combination to say the least – a rally great behind the wheel of a car that started life as a virtual racing in the world’s most celebrated driving simulator game. But at Audi Sport Neuburg recently...
Thu, Nov 16 , 2023 Bill
23 Feb 2023

The Epitome of Absolute Luxury with the Heart of a Race Car – the Audi S8

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="83571"] source: Audi Magazine (Audi Australia) The Audi S8 occupies a highly specialised place in the automotive market – a car with all of the benchmark attributes of the brand’s benchmark A8 but with performance and handling straight from the supercar ranks. By every conceivable standard the S8 is a true specialist that occupies its own niche market In many ways the Audi S8 is an enigma. On the one hand it is a large, supremely luxurious l...
Thu, Feb 23 , 2023 Bill
29 Dec 2022

TK Goes Electric

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="81371"] source: Audi Australia, words: Patrick Morda, photos: Robert Fischer Undoubtedly one of the finest racing drivers of the modern era, Tom Kristensen never drove a fully-electric car in his racing career – but he has quite a soft sport for his daily driver RS e-tron GT. It’s surprising just how quiet it can be at the Audi Motorsport Headquarters in Neuburg – just north of the brand’s Ingolstadt HQ. Off in the distance a ...
Thu, Dec 29 , 2022 Bill
5 Aug 2020

The Enigma: The Ultimate RS Models – The Automotive Version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="50169"] by: James McRory for Audi Australia, photos: Mark Bramley Thundering twin-turbo soundtrack, extraordinary balance and handling – and you can take the whole family along for the ride – the RS 6 Avant and RS 7 Sportback just keep getting better. They’re big and incredibly luxurious. They each sport absolute state-of-the-art automotive technology and they each deliver supercar performance and handling. In many ways both the&n...
Wed, Aug 05 , 2020 Bill
6 Jul 2020

That first quattro

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="48974"] source: Peter McKay, Audi Australia Magazine Leading Australian motoring writer and racing driver Peter McKay has driven everything on wheels in his illustrious career, but Audi’s quattro cars hold a special significance. It’s impossible to forget your first, and so it is with the first quattro Audi I ever drove, an example of the original limited volume coupe which began the all-wheel drive revolution. This car, known simply as the A...
Mon, Jul 06 , 2020 Bill
29 May 2020

Six Tips for Photographing Your Audi with Sam Evans

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="47882"] source: Audi Magazine (Audi Australia) Film maker and photographer, Sam Evans, shares his tips on how to get the best shots of your Audi. The pros make it look easy, but capturing a car in all its glory can be one of the trickiest things to achieve for any budding photographer. Even sitting still, cars can be one of the most difficult subjects to shoot, given the numerous angles, reflective surfaces and light play across those surfaces...
Fri, May 29 , 2020 Bill
2 May 2020

Lockdown Car Care

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="47003"] source: Audi Australia While maintaining your own health and wellbeing during current pandemic restrictions is of paramount importance, these simple tips will also ensure your Audi is in peak condition for when things get back to normal. The most important thing for all during the COVID-19 situation and ongoing lockdown is to maintain good health and a positive mental attitude both for yourselves and for those around you. It’s also i...
Sat, May 02 , 2020 Bill
6 Apr 2020

Join Audi Australia On A Four Hour Cruise

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="45415"] words: Bill, source: Audi Australia Depending on the restrictions in your locality, going out for a drive may not be deemed 'essential' but it's a fact (that I just made up) that going for a drive clears one's mind of stress and brings feelings of euphoria. Audi Australia feels the same way so they teamed up with We Are Social Australia to create 'The Drive', a four hour long video that allows homebound viewers to cruise through the Austr...
Mon, Apr 06 , 2020 Bill
3 Apr 2019

Introducing The New Audi b-tron Concept

words: Bill, Audi Australia, photos: Audi Australia When most Americans think of Australia and cars, they imagine wild machines powered by huge V8s and lots of tire smoke...or vehicles from the Mad Max film series. However, Audi Australia has gone a different route- a vehicle powered by a new hex cell source and it is called the b-tron. Here's the press release: Audi’s new eco-model generates enormous international ‘buzz’ with a natural, energy-rich fuel source Audi is shapi...
Wed, Apr 03 , 2019 Bill
12 Dec 2017

Audi R8 V10 plus Coupe ‘Neuburg Edition’ Exclusively Offered in Australia

source: Audi Australia Limited edition of only 10, individually numbered cars produced exclusively for the Australian market Outstanding Audi exclusive equipment, additional carbon components and  interior highlights Scintillating performance and exclusive specification for $402,500* Zetland, Australia – Audi has announced the production of an exclusive, limited edition R8 V10 plus Neuburg Edition specifically developed for the Australian market. Strictly limited to ju...
Tue, Dec 12 , 2017 Bill