The sun has set on a remarkable 11th 24 Hours of Le Mans win for Audi and but for a minor lapse of concentration from Marc Gene in the #3 R18 ultra they would have filled the first four places. Still, seeing your team standing on all three podium steps would no doubt please those […]
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The #1 Audi R18 e-tron quattro (Fassler/Lotterer/Treluyer) has led a dominant Audi 1-2-3 victory at the 2012 Le Mans 24 Hour. In doing so, Audi becomes the first manufacturer to win Le Mans with a hybrid powered car, and they did it in style with the #2 R18 e-tron quattro (Capello/Kristensen/McNish) finishing in second place. […]
With only a couple of hours to go before the race start here’s three videos from qualifying at the 24 Hours of Le Mans to get you in the mood for all the action at Circuit de la Sarthe. We start off with a clip of Tom Kristensen onboard the #2 R18 e-tron quattro. Just […]
Audi is pretty chuffed that its R18 e-tron quattro has found itself on pole position for the 2012 Le Mans 24 Hour race. It’s no surprise then that there’s lots of exuberant quotes from the team after such a strong qualifying performance. Andre Lotterer, the man responsible for the 3:23.787 pole winning lap, reckons his […]
Audi Australia today confirmed Channel 7’s digital station 7mate will broadcast their Truth in 24 II documentary ahead of this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. Retitled Truth in 24: Next Generation and cut back to a 60 minute running time for local screening the film, which covers Audi’s 2011 victory, will air tomorrow at […]
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Audi previews 24 Hours of Le Mans
Let’s be honest, if Audi doesn’t win its 11th outright title at the 24 Hours of Le Mans this weekend it will be a major story. This year, for the first time, they’re trying to do it with a new diesel-hybrid. Officially the car is known as the R18 e-tron quattro and there’ll be two […]
The 2012 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans is just two weeks away now. Last year’s race was an epic in every sense of the word. Audi will defend their title, and chase their 11th win, with the R18 e-tron quattro hybrid. Before we get stuck into this year’s race, here’s a gallery […]
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Audi releases Truth in 24 II
Audi has just released Truth in 24 II: Every second counts, their film about the 2011 Le Mans race. You’ll recall it was a race with the full gamut of emotions for Audi. Two of their cars were destroyed in horrific crashes—thankfully neither Allan McNish nor Mike Rockenfeller were seriously hurt—while their third and final […]
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Audi urban concept goes topless
Audi has released two new images of its urban concept. This time, though, it’s in Spyder form. We think it looks fantastic. Aside from the pics there’s not much else to add. Audi has issued another press release, but it’s much the same as before, with the word ‘Spyder’ added in a few times.
Audi has just released these sketch drawings of what they call the ‘urban concept’. Basically they’ve taken the Volkswagen XL1 and given it a personality. It looks pretty cool too, don’t you think. The issue of whether a 1+1 seater electric powered city car is a genuinely practical proposition is another question altogether. Then there’s […]
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AIMS 2011 gallery: Audi
With the already mentioned e-tron and the desirable R8 GT on the stand it may seem a bit odd to start this feature with the new Audi A6. However, the A6 is a car with a wider audience and with this new model Audi is slowly moving away from the staid designs of past mid-large […]
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AIMS 2011: The stars
Updates from our visit to AIMS last Friday haven’t progressed as well as we had hoped, so to give you a taste of what’s to come here’s a quick teaser of the five cars that stood out the most for us. 1. BMW Vision EfficientDynamics We’ve covered this car before, when it was first revealed […]