Category: Audi

Audi A5 has been around since 2007 when the German carmaker split its mid-sized models into two, with the sedans and wagons continuing as A4 and the sportier coupe and cabriolet models renamed A5. In conjunction with the launch of its latest A4 Audi has released upgraded versions of its A5 Sportback five-door coupe, two-door coupe and cabriolet models. Audi A5 has always been a good looking vehicle, especially in coupe and convertible form. If anything the changes for the MY2020 has made them even more exciting than ever. Many… Read more

Audi has launched an updated version of its popular mid-sized A4. With over 75,000 local sales since it arrived in Australia 25 years ago the A4 sedan and its A5 hatchback sibling have long been the German manufacturer’s biggest seller here only dropping down the company’s sales chart as SUV alternatives grew in numbers. We’ll look at the A4 here, and examine the Audi A5 models in a separate news story. Across the range there have been design changes including some bodywork tweaks as well as a new grille and… Read more

Audi Australia has provided details of the company’s first-ever all-electric vehicles, the Audi e-tron and e-tron Sportback. They will be available with two battery variants incorporating significant new technology. Both have electric motors on the front and rear axles and use a liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery to store the electrical energy. Audi e-tron 55 quattro produce 300kW of power and 664Nm of torque. The 0-100km/h sprint takes 5.7 seconds, with a governed top speed of 200 km/h. The e-tron 50 quattro variants, with 230kW/540Nm, still offer strong performance, reaching 100 km/h… Read more

If the tempting taste of the new A6, recently dished up to the media, is anything to go by, we can look forward to a deep and meaningful degustation of the mid-size Audi sedan over the next few years. For starters, turning its back on searing heat and choking smoke from bush fires, the German auto giant served up the 45 and 55 TFSI sedans for the scribblers to sample in South Australia. Consisting of three petrol TFSI turbocharged drivetrains, the A6 55 TFSI quattro, with its 250 kW /… Read more

Any Audi A1 fan – and there are many – who does not like the latest version of the popular small hatchback has only themselves to blame, for the German manufacturer spent pots of money and tons of time talking to potential buyers about their needs and wants. And like the genie of the lamp, it then set about obeying their wishes. The result is the MY20 Audi hatchback (Sportback in Audi speak), which, due to high demand around the world, has belatedly made landfall in Australia. Shawn Ticehurst, Director… Read more