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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...
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source: Audi Sport
The only joint Formula E pre-season test at Valencia still continuing until Friday
Daniel Abt and Lucas di Grassi’s race cars sporting final liveries
The new season of the electric racing series kicks off in 37 days’ time
At Valencia, the new Audi e-tron FE06 is meeting with its competitors for the first time this week: until Friday, all twelve teams will continue the joint test, before the new season...
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source: Audi AG
auto motor und sport: Audi wins for design and connectivity
Audi took away two category victories in the “Autonis” competition where readers of the renowned automotive magazine auto motor und sport rate the best new car designs. The A1 claimed victory in the Compact Car category, attracting 24.2 percent of the votes; the A6 Avant (34.2 percent) won in the Full-Size category. The readers’ choice 2019 was the 15th...
With Audi Club Nationals 2019 just a week away, Audi Club is pleased to confirm most details surrounding the Tech Talk seminar series set for Saturday October 19 at Lansdowne Resort & Spa in Leesburg, VA.
Tech Talks are a new feature for Audi Club Nationals. With the proximity of Audi of America headquarters and also the many special guests planned, Audi Club took this opportunity to add informative seminars on key subjects Audi owners and enthusiasts are sure to enjoy.
The Tech Tal...
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source: Audi AG
Audi is transforming into a provider of electric mobility—a process that involves all areas of the company. After all, the brand with the four rings intends to put more than 30 electrified models on the market by 2025, which constitutes a 40 percent share in sales. In doing so, Audi is consistently pursuing the path of sustainable mobility. Accordingly, the areas of Procurement and Production are also alignin...
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source: electrek.co
Unsurprisingly, Norway is turning out to be a great market for the Audi e-tron, and now they are even finding new ways to use the electric SUV: as an emergency vehicle for an ambulance service...
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source: e-tron connect
Editor's note: Originally posted on our sister site e-tron connect
Back in August, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) announced its findings for the Audi e-tron, namely that it had achieved the highest score, earning 2019 Top Safety Pick+ status. While that’s all well and good, and certainly a real selling point for those of us considering an e-tron, or real world benefit for those who have alr...
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words: Tim Enders, photos: Sam Dobbins
Editor's Note: An early peek at a feature schedule for the fall 2019 print issue of quattro Magazine.
There is no doubt that the arrival of the Audi e-tron announces a paradigm shift for car ownership. Electrics aren’t just coming. They’re here. But, does that mean a fundamental shift in the enthusiast ownership experience?
For a long time, such a discussion was academic. Though e-tron crossovers...
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source: Audi AG
Package of measures covers the entire value chain
Bram Schot, Audi CEO: “We recognize a responsibility for our cars over their lifecycles”
Audi and the Volkswagen Group are among the first automobile manufacturers to commit to the Paris Climate Agreement. The company has set itself the ambitious goal of successively reducing vehicle-specific CO2 emissions by 30 percent by 2025 – compared with r...
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words and photos: George Achorn
Editor's note: this article was originally posted on our sister site, e-tron connect.
As part of this week’s National Drive Electric Week, Audi of America and Electrify America joined forces to host an EV Cars & Coffee at the Volkswagen Group’s Herndon, Virginia headquarters. Given the event was largely planned by Volkswagen Group charging subsidiary Electrify America, and the event was pa...
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source: Automobile
Things are about to get very, very interesting in the electric-vehicle space. The choices are multiplying rapidly. The competition will be fierce. And the future is far from assured. Audi, for one, has made it quite clear that, come what may, it's charging ahead (pun intended) into the electrified fray. When your longtime mantra roughly translates to "being ahead through technology" ("Vorsprung durch Technik"), ...
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source: Digital Trends
Digital Trends sat down with some of Audi's top executives to learn about how the company sees itself evolving during the 2020s.
Audi introduced two completely different cars during the 2019 Frankfurt Auto Show. Its go-fast Audi Sport division presented the second-generation RS 7, a 600-horsepower fastback powered by a sonorous V8 engine. The company also unveiled a highly futuristic design study named AI:Trail (...
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words: Bill, photos: CarWow
The electric age is coming...in fact, the groundwork is been laid by Tesla. OEMs have followed suit and will eventually catch up and pass Tesla. But what about the section of the driving public who wants to cling onto the present?
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CarWow has put the new guard against the old guard in their latest drag race, rolling drag, and brake test. Lined up agai...
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source: Audi Sport
Audi will begin the next Formula E season sporting a new look
Daniel Abt and Lucas di Grassi’s race car to be showcased at IAA
SONAX extends the family of strong Audi partners
Daniel Abt and Lucas di Grassi will begin the next Formula E season that kicks off in November sporting a spectacular new look. The Audi e-tron FE06 race car, which will be unveiled publicly for the first time at the I...
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source: Audi AG
Long-distance test covering over 1,600 kilometers (994.2 mi) from Slovenia to the Netherlands
Fast-charging with up to 150 kW in less than half an hour
Range, efficiency, performance, comfort – the strengths of the Audi e-tron
Ten European countries in 24 hours – the Audi e-tron (combined electrical consumption in kWh/100 km*: 26.4 - 22.9 (WLTP); 24.6 - 23.7 (NEDC), combined CO2 emissions in g/km: 0 (0 g/mi))...
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source: Audi of America, video: Insurance Institute For Highway Safety
The 2019 Audi e-tron SUV is the first pure battery-electric vehicle to earn a 2019 Top Safety Pick+ rating, the highest rating awarded by the nonprofit organization
All trim levels of the fully electric 2019 Audi e-tron feature standard Matrix Design LED headlights whose “Good” rating complements the EV’s strong accident mitigation and collision safety...
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source: Motor Authority, photos: Audi AG
Audi will launch a compact electric SUV called the Q4 E-tron next year, and it could potentially offer a new level of personalization not previously seen.
Audi design chief Marc Lichte revealed to Autocar in an interview published Tuesday that the Q4 E-tron will allow buyers to choose the type of light signature they want for the head and taillights. There will be up to 25 different options, he sai...
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source: Audi Sport
Audi e-tron Scooter: functionality and style for the last mile
The rider has one hand free, can look around and give hand signals
Production and sales planned for late 2020
With a new e-scooter concept, Audi is responding to the urban trend towards multi-modal mobility. The Audi e-tronScooter, combining the advantages of the electric scooter and the skateboard, is designed for sporty riders. To be tr...
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source: Audi AG
Hydro supplies sustainable, ASI-certified aluminum to Audi
Compliance with environmental and social standards in entire chain of custody
Use in the battery housing of the Audi e-tron electric SUV
The supply chain of the Audi e-tron is becoming more sustainable: The aluminum producer Hydro now supplies sustainable aluminum for the battery housing of the first fully electric model of the company....
words: Bill
It's been awhile since I've posted that yes...we actually have a podcast. The following episodes are pretty darn good if I say so myself. George and I went to the New York International Auto Show back in April to interview Matthew Mostafaei and Anthony Garbis, both Audi of America. A couple of weekends ago, we traveled to the Great White North for Eurokracy and interviewed Audi Club National board member and Canadian Tasmanian Devil, Gordon Varney. These are their stories (dun du...