Spy Photo: Next Generation Audi Q3

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="90074"] The next generation Audi Q3, the third in line, has made an unexpected appearance as we spied a prototype on the roads around the Nürburgring performing some testing. By the first look of the prototype, it  looks like a smaller Audi Q5 in many ways. The fact that it has grown slightly also helps that  impression. Surprisingly the prototype already has the production lights and yes, split headlights are here to stay . The upper ...
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Spy Photo: Lamborghini Urus PHEV Winter Testing

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="82783"] We have some new photos of the electrified Urus and this time, the Urus PHEV was seen testing in the cold close to the Arctic Circle performing its winter test. Once again we can see the different front end with a different bumper, hood and head lights. Its still a mystery why Lamborghini decided to change the front end so much compared to the regular Urus models but they will surely have their reason. [gallery link="none" columns="1" siz...
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Spy Photo: B10 A4 Avant Drops Camo and Adds Production Lights

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="82214"] We have some more photos showing the all new B10 Audi A4 Avant during testing. This time the prototype has both dropped some camo and added the production lights. Up front we can now see the production version of the grille and the production headlights with DRLs. We can also get a good impression on how the front bumper will look like. We can see the shape and the graphics of the rear lights on this prototype , a prototype that basi...
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Spy Photo: Lamborghini Urus PHEV

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="82063"] We have a batch of new photos showing a prototype for the Lamborghini Urus PHEV and this time we get a clearer look at the all new front end. Why Lamborghini is changing the front so much for an PHEV model is still a mystery but they will have their reason. As we can see all of the front is changed: the headlights, the bumper and even the engine hood is much longer than on the regular Urus models. [gallery link="none" columns="1" siz...
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Spy Photo: B10 Audi A4 Avant PHEV

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="80462"] We have some new photos of the Audi A4 Avant and this time it's our first sighting of the PHEV version. Two prototypes were spotted and we can see both the charger port on one of them and some high-voltage stickers on the other one. What we also can see it that they both seem to have a glass roof or is it a roof with solar cells ? Check out the area around the antenna and you will know what I mean. Solar cells on a PHEV car would of cour...
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Is this PHEV Mule the B10 RS 4 Avant?

Our spy photographers caught a very interesting B10 Audi A4 Avant test mule out testing. While the wheel size and prototype camo on the bodywork suggest something more mundane, the details of this car definitely have us wondering if it's the next RS 4 Avant... and if the next RS 4 Avant is a plug-in hybrid?!? So why do we think RS 4? Well, for starters it's running registration plates beginning with HN. Audi models tend to run IN for Ingolstadt, but Audi Sport models tend to run HN for Heilb...

Spy Photo: Lamborghini Urus PHEV Spied for the First Time

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="73853"] Its not just the successor to the Aventador that currently being tested by the Lamborghini technicians but also the plug-in hybrid version of the Urus. Seen here for the very first time testing together with some Porsche PHEV versions of the all new Panamera and the facelifted Cayenne, the Urus PHEV is given away by the charger port in the left rear fender. Zoom in and you will also find a sticker showing the hybrid indication on the fron...
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Spy Photos: Audi A3 allroad/Cityhopper

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="66042"] The Audi A3 gets a high-riding version! It was just a matter of time before we would see the Audi A3 in a high riding version in order to join its brothers with the A1 Citycarver and the allroad versions of the A4 Avant and the A6 Avant. These higher riding versions are getting more and more popular since they give the buyers the “off-road-look” without having to buy an SUV. Most of the car manufacturers are bringing more and more “...
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“PHEVs Should Be A Non-Conversation”

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="46492"] words: Bill, photos: Denis Podmarkov, Anthony Garbis Anthony Garbis, A4/A5/Q5/R8 product manager at Audi of America, was recently interviewed by ABC News as part of an article about plug-in hybrids (PHEV). Sales of PHEVs are growing worldwide but few Americans are aware of them...or may be ignoring them. Audi of America offers two PHEVs at the moment: the Q5 TFSIe, the A8 TFSI e, and soon, the A7 TSFI e (all Audi PHEVs will be badged TSF...
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Audi Full-Size Station Wagon Now as a Plug-In Hybrid: The New A6 Avant TFSI e quattro

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="46738"] source: Audi AG 2.0 TFSI engine and quattro drive; system output: 270 kW (367 PS) Up to 51 kilometers (31.7 mi) of electric range in accordance with WLTP Eligible for a 50 percent company car tax reduction in Germany Beautiful station wagons are called Avant – and are now also electrically driven and have zero local emissions. Following the A6 Sedan, the Audi full-size station wagon is now entering the market as...
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Event: Los Angeles Auto Show 2019

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="38937"] words: Bill, photos: Denis Podmarkov for Imola Media, Anthony Garbis This year's LA Auto Show (and the run-up to) was a busy one for Audi: the reveals of the e-tron Sportback, RS 6 Avant, RS 7 Sportback, S8, and the RS Q8. We did however notice that Audi sneaked in one: the RS 5 Panther edition in Audi exclusive Panther Black paint. [gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="38900"] A total of 100 RS 5 Panther editions (75 Sportb...
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