Category: Audi

Audi Sport RS Q3 and RS Q3 Sportback are all-new models. However, Australian buyers may have a long wait as they aren’t expected to arrive in Australia until in the second quarter of 2020. Details below are of the German cars, pricing and specification in this country will be confirmed closer to launch. The power from the five-cylinder (294kW / 480Nm) turbo-petrol engine goes through a seven-speed S tronic automatic to the quattro permanent all-wheel drive. It’s distributed as required between the axles via a multi-plate clutch. Wheel-selective torque control… Read more

Audi has unveiled its latest infotainment system with a range of new convenience, safety and security features. Called Audi Connect plus it’s an upgrade of the previous Audi Connect system and it uses an embedded SIM card linked to the Telstra network to provide these features. To ensure that Audi connect plus was fine-tuned to specific Australian infrastructure requirements the system was incorporated into local testing of the upcoming Audi e-tron electric vehicles including travelling around 10,000 kilometres over a two-year period. The routes including both urban and regional areas… Read more

It’s still about a year away from going on sale here but Audi has announced details of the next version of its midsized A4 and S4 range. Externally the new models adopt the latest Audi design theme which sees a larger and broader version of the familiar single frame grille that combines with horizontal lines, bulkier wheel arches and a lower shoulder line to give a more muscular look. The new A4 allroad also gets an extra 3 mm of ground clearance. LED headlights are now standard across the A4/S4… Read more

Versions of the Audi RS 5 have been on sale in Australia since October 2010 when the first coupe was launched. It was joined in October 2013 by a cabriolet variant and now by the first-ever five-door RS 5 Sportback. The Sportback is 59 mm longer than the coupe in both wheelbase and overall length as well as being 76 mm higher to cater for three rear seat passengers. The coupe only seats two in the back. At front of the Audi RS 5 Sportback features a flat, wide single-frame… Read more

An all-new model in the Audi lineup, the Q8 is a large SUV. While many SUVs have become sleeker, indeed almost coupe-like in their shape in recent years, Audi’s designers have endowed their Q8 with an imposing stance. The huge Audi single-frame grille with vertical strakes and a heavily contoured front spoiler make the big Audi instantly recognisable. The bold shape continues along the sides with large wheelarches, and the slope down of the roof towards the rear is minimal. Interestingly, though, the Q8 has frameless doors. Interiors are something… Read more

Audi A7 Sportback generation two has arrived in Australia, but at this stage only the topline model, the 55 TFSI is here. It’s the subject of this review and we have done extensive test drives of several cars. Audi A7 has long been one of our style favourites and it was great that Audi brought chief designer Andreas Koglin to Australia for a detailed explanation as to how he achieved the shape. (He also gave we journos some ideas on how to sketch cars on paper. Mine looked only marginally… Read more