Category: Audi

The Audi flagship, the A8 sedan, has undergone a refit resulting in its now including an impressive arsenal of luxury and technological sales firepower. Shining light of the Audi halo car is the innovative headlamp system which introduces Matrix LED technology in which the high-beam comprises 25 small, individual light-emitting diodes per unit that can be dimmed individually. This enables the headlights to react to oncoming traffic or vehicles in front and blank out light with precision while continuing to fully illuminate the rest of the road. Our test car,… Read more

Audis’ RSQ3 has the distinction of being the least-expensive RS-badged, high-performance Audi money can buy. Riding on the coat-tails of the brilliant SQ5, the second of Audi’s fast SUVs arrived with great fanfare and much promise. With the the all-new Porsche Macan and Mercedes GLA breathing down its neck, the RSQ3 needs to deliver. VALUE A price tag like $81,900 might seem like a lot of money, especially given the distance between it and the top-spec Audi Q3. The RS additions are obvious – five-cylinder engine, 25 mm lower ride… Read more

The Audi A3 range was expanded to include a four-door sedan early in 2014. A sub-$40,000 starting price is attractive though on-road costs will push it over that physiological barrier but it does put this prestige German marque within the budget of many who had previously only considered less prestigious cars. The A3 sedan joins hatchbacks and the recently introduced convertible to really give a wide spread of choice. STYLING Audi designers have done an excellent job with their new A3 sedan giving it a semi-coupe appearance. Mercedes has taken… Read more

What do you do if your arch-rival launches a two-door sports coupe with some cracking new engines and transmissions? If you’re Audi and your rival is the BMW 4 Series, there isn’t a lot you have to do – because the A5 is still one of the finest-looking cars on the road. And that is what the Audi A5 S line Competition is really about – looks. Despite the name, there’s no fire-breathing engine under the bonnet, no extra mechanical mods to make it feel racier. The Competition is really… Read more

Audi’s S3 had the premium hot hatch market all to itself until a couple of years ago. Sure, BMW tried with the E87 130i, but it wasn’t until the M135i landed and then the Mercedes A45 AMG fired up that it seemed Audi had a battle on its hands. The new Audi S3 is the blood brother of the awesome Golf GTI but with a quattro drivetrain and the sort of power we’d all like to see in the Golf. With its patch firmly established within the VW Group, it… Read more