28 Oct 2019

Auto Express: Audi TT Set To Morph Into All-Electric Crossover

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="37077"] source: Auto Express, renders: Auto Express, photos: Audi of America Audi bosses have finally settled on a proposal for the next-generation TT, which will morph into a fully electric crossover, Auto Express can reveal. There has been a fierce boardroom battle within the German company over how the next TT should evolve. It’s been a debate that has raged since 2014 when the firm’s then-boss, Rupert Stadler (who was later char...
Mon, Oct 28 , 2019 Bill
15 Mar 2019

Auto Express Article: “The TT is emotional to us; we’ve been having emotional discussions at the board level.”

Recently we brought the joyous news that new Avants may grace our shores but then Bram Schott said the TT may be on the way out. Dude... However Auto Express is reporting that the TT could become an electric-only model. They caught up with Hans-Joachim Rothenpieler, Audi Board member of Technical Development, at the Audi annual conference. “The TT is emotional to us; we’ve been having emotional discussions at the board level,” Rothenpieler said. “Some people say we should stop it ...
Fri, Mar 15 , 2019 Bill
23 Jan 2018

Spy vs Spi – Audi R8 V10 plus Spyder vs McLaren 570s Spider Drag Race

words: Bill Cho, video: Auto Express In the old battle between all motor vs forced induction, a new battle forms between an AWD German supercar and a RWD British supercar. In this video from Auto Express, the mighty R8 V10 plus Spyder goes up against the McLaren 570s Spider. Last week, the R8 went up against its smaller brother, the RS 3, and won. On paper, the McLaren has 40 less horses, 2 less cylinders but is 463 pounds lighter and has 30 lb/ft more torque at peak RPM. Will AWD...
Tue, Jan 23 , 2018 Bill