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0Report: Audi to equip all Chinese-made vehicles with mild hybrid tech starting in 2012 1311692880
According to Dominique Boesch, general manager of FAW-Volkswagen Automotive Company's Audi sales division, German automaker Audi will equip all of its Chinese-made vehicles with mild hybrid technology starting in 2012. If true, then Audi will become the only automaker to make stop-start ...
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Challenge Bibendum: Audi's E100-capable A5 can get to 25 mpg and 146 mph 1277503500
E100-capable Audi A5 prototype – Click above for high-res image galleryWhen we saw an Audi A5 quattro with the words "Ethanol E100" at the Challenge Bibendum in Rio de Janiero recently, we knew it was something unusual. It was so different, in fact, that it's taken Audi PR until today to ... -
Audi A4, A5 and Q5 all get eight-speed transmission for 2011, Q5 gets 2.0T 1273759380
For the 2011 model year, many of Audi's B8 platform vehicles with all-wheel-drive will join the Q7 in getting a new eight-speed automatic transmission. The quattro-equipped A4 sedan, A5 coupe and Q5 crossover with the 2.0-liter TFSI inline-four will all swap a six-speed for the new transmission. ...
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Audi shows off lightweight aluminum/carbon fiber A5 prototype 1254401580
Audi Aluminum A5 Coupe Prototype - Click above for high-res imageAs much as we like the Audi A5 with it's lovely lines and proportions and good driving dynamics, we have to admit that it's a bit porky. The lightest version currently available in the U.S. market is the 3.2-liter V6 quattro at ... -
Audi A3 1.6 TDI shines during opening stages of efficiency challenge, scores 78.4 mpg (US)! 1253896800
Audi A3 1.6 TDI - Click above for high-res image galleryAudi has kicked off its latest efficiency marathon in northern Norway this week with a fleet of A3, A4, A5, Q7 and TT models to demonstrate what they can do in the real world. Leading the pack in terms of minimal fuel consumption is the new ... -
Euro NCAP finds small cars offer plenty of protection 1243552680
Europe's crash testing authority, Euro NCAP, has published a series of new tests that includes the latest small and fuel efficient models offered there. The top scorers in the small car segment, with five star results, were the Honda Jazz, Hyundai i20 and Kia Soul. The Audi Q5 and the Peugeot 3008 ...
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In the AutoblogGreen Garage: Audi A5 3.0 TDI 6MT 1225152300
Click for a high res gallery of the Audi A5 TDIIn spite of some recent hiccups with plans by other manufacturers to introduce new diesel models in the U.S. market (see here), Audi is one company that at least publicly remains fully committed to oil burners. During the recently completed Audi ... -
Take a look at Audi's current green efforts 1190933160
We'll relay the information in this article on Auto 123 in the ever-popular backwards-first method of news reporting. That article ends this way: "Further down the road, as oil reserves become exhausted, bigger and better solutions will be needed." While that may seem obvious, another point worth ...

