Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Rs 38-lakh Audi lifted outside Saket mall



New Delhi In a carjacking incident that has left the South district police in a tizzy, a South Delhi-based exporter’s Audi car was robbed from outside Select Citywalk mall in Saket. Police sources said the driver was taken along with the car at the point of a knife and later pushed out near Sonepat. The incident was reported just past midnight, Sunday.

An Audi costs approximately Rs 38 lakh in the Indian market.

According to police sources, exporter Diwan Wadhwa’s daughter had gone to the mall, and the car was parked outside with the the driver in it. Wadhwa lives in Pushpanjali farmhouse, in Brijwasan, near the airport.

Audi Burns Retinas With Its Awesome R8 FSI


Not all news out of the Detroit auto show is green, where it seems absolutely everyone is showing off a hybrid or an EV or a car that runs on sunshine and smiles. Some of the news is red. Really red.

Audi burned retinas when it pulled the sheet off its stunning R8 FSI, which is basically a Lamborghini Gallardo drivetrain wrapped in R8 awesomeness. Normally it would be the reverse (viz; Pagani), and this orientation might cause some consternation, but to our eye it works. It's sexy as hell and you simply cannot argue with a V10 engine putting down 525 horsepower through all-wheel drive.

This is Audi A7


This luxurious Audi hatchback is a concept, but a production version, called called the A7, should go on sale in late 2010.

Monday, January 12, 2009

Audi Sportback Concept Car



The new Audi Sportback concept launched at Detroit is described as a seamless blend of sports coupe desirability and five-door hatchback practicality. The sleek five-door GT is the latest in a long line of Audi design studies, many of which have transferred virtually unchanged to the production line, and not only offers a glimpse of Audi's future design vocabulary, but also raises the stakes with a new 47mpg TDI engine featuring the world's cleanest diesel technology.

Thursday, January 8, 2009

2009 Audi A3

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The 2009 A3 is a 4-door, 5-passenger luxury wagon, available in 4 trims, ranging from the 2.0 T to the 3.2 With DSG.

New Audi A3 Black Edition

Audi is enhancing its entire A3 line-up in the UK with the introduction of new Black Edition versions of the three-door, five-door Sportback and Cabriolet A3 models.

Audi's Sales Surpass One Million Car for the First Time Ever

Crisis or no crisis, Audi managed to sell over one million cars in 2008 for the first time in its history. Despite the fact that 2008 was a very difficult year for automakers, VW Group's luxury brand sold 1,003,400 cars worldwide, increasing its sales volume by 4.1 percent over 2007 (964,151 units).