In a drama filled race Audi stood atop the podium for the twelfth time after winning the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans on the weekend. The #2 R18 e-tron quattro (Loïc Duval, Tom Kristensen, Allan McNish) completed 348 laps, one more than the #8 Toyota TS030 Hybrid (Anthony Davidson, Sébastien Buemi, Stéphane Sarrazin), with […]
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Allan Simonsen 1978–2013
It’s with a heavy heart that we emerge from our week away to mention the death of Allan Simonsen at the 24 Hours of Le Mans over the weekend. Allan raced in GT endurance events all over the world, notably V8 Supercars, Le Mans and at the Nürburgring 24 Hour Race. Simonsen also attracted attention […]
Mercedes has knocked off Audi at the Nürburgring once again. First, Mercedes took Audi’s crown at the Nürburgring 24 hour race, now the three-pointed star has set a new lap record for an electric-powered production vehicle around the Nordschleife. At the wheel of an SLS AMG Electric Drive Markus Hofbauer lapped the 20.832km north loop […]
Audi Australia has just launched the A3 Sportback to the local market. It’s the third generation to arrive on our shores and for the first time is available in a five-door model only. At launch there are four engine options available. The entry level Attraction specification can be bought with either a 90kW/200Nm 1.4 TFSI […]
Audi claimed a formation 1-2-3 finish at the 6 Hours of Spa on the weekend, in the last WEC race before the 24 Hours of Le Mans (22–23 June). However, the dominant result doesn’t give us the whole picture. While the Audis appear to have greater one-lap pace, in race trim the updated 2013-spec #7 […]
The annual Wörthersee show is just around the corner (8–10 May) and Audi is grabbing the headlines with this TT ultra quattro concept. It’s an über lightweight version of their TT which can reach 100km/h in 4.2 seconds. At a mere 1111kg the trim and taut concept model has one kW for every 4.9kg, or […]
Following the final WEC race in Shanghai on the weekend Audi is now telling the world all about their latest world titles. There’s no surprise that Audi won the inaugural WEC constructors’ title, that was wrapped up in August, but the drivers’ championship was only settled in China. The double points win at Le Mans […]
While poking around for extra info on yesterday’s R8 e-tron story we came across an interview with Wolfgang Dürheimer from late August, when he was still with Bugatti and just before he started with Audi. He’s been quite the mover and shaker in the Volkswagen Group, especially if we cheat a little and count his […]
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2013 Audi A3 Sportback revealed
Ahead of its debut in Paris next week Audi has released pictures and information for its new A3 Sportback, codenamed 8V. Based on the three-door A3, first seen at Geneva in March, the Sportback has made good use of its MQB platform and rides on a wheelbase which has been extended by 35mm. Overall the […]
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2014 Audi A4 to feature Le Mans technology
The next-gen Audi A4, codenamed B9 and due in 2014, will be the first model from Ingolstadt to adapt Audi’s Le Mans winning e-tron quattro hybrid technology for the road, Car magazine reports. So, rather than tricky diffs and fancy coupling devices, the new A4 will drive the front wheels through a conventional internal combustion […]
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2012 Le Mans 24: Audi v Toyota
On paper Toyota’s return to the LMP1 category at Le Mans in 2012 was an abject failure. Yet, with an interrupted development program, they have much to be proud of. Like this battle between Benoît Tréluyer in the #1 Audi R18 e-tron quattro and Nicolas Lapierre in the #7 Toyota TS030 Hybrid. In a high […]
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2012 Le Mans 24h: Audi photo gallery
As promised we bring you a comprehensive selection of images from Audi showcasing their successful Le Mans defence. There’s over 80 pictures featuring the R18 e-tron quattro and R18 ultra in all and we’re confident there’ll be a few in there you like.