Audi News
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While the 2017 Audi A4 is an entirely new vehicle, its shape isn't strikingly different from the car it replaces. The innovations come largely in a broad suite of comfort and electronic assistance features that will take the car into the 2020s. Now, however, Audi has decided that the A4 won't be offered in the U.S. with the 2.0-liter TDI diesel engine that was expected to be its most fuel-efficient model. DON'T MISS: How Can VW, Audi Dealers Still Sell Used TDI Diesel Vehicles? According to industry trade journal Automotive News, the news came from Audi of America president Scott Keogh at an...
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New diesel Audi SQ7: electric turbo, 48-volt electrics aid efficiencyGiven the diesel scandal lingering over Volkswagen's operations, it might come as a surprise that Audi has unveiled a new, high-performance flagship crossover powered by the controversial fuel. But the new SQ7 brings to the table much more than just a high-power 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged diesel...
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Audi Q2 small SUV debuts at Geneva, another utility vehicle for German luxury brandThe Audi Q2 is a new smaller crossover from the German luxury brand.
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VW kept earlier Audi emissions issue from regulatorsVolkswagen hid a previous emissions-related issue from regulators, a new report claims.
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VW Submits V-6 Diesel-Update Plan For Audi, Porsche, VW ModelsVolkswagen submitted proposed modifications for 3.0-liter V-6 TDI models this week.
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All Those Plug-In Hybrid Models? They're For China, More Than The U.S.Between now and 2020, the three German luxury brands--Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz-- will collectively add more than a dozen plug-in hybrid models to their lineups. The goal is to offer a plug-in hybrid version for almost all of their most popular vehicles, most with U.S. range ratings of 15 to 25...
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Hundreds of thousands of Volkswagen and Audi owners are now in their fifth month of waiting to find out when and how regulators will approve modifications to their diesel cars. But there's another group that's been affected by VW's diesel-emission cheating scandal: Volkswagen and Audi dealerships. They are now subject to a stop-sale order issued by the makers on all new and certified used models of any TDI diesel vehicle made by their brand since 2009. DON'T MISS: VW Diesel Cheating An 'Open Secret' In Engine Group: Report But as reader Joseph M. from North Massapequa, New York, notes...
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Audi e-Tron Quattro Electric Car Production Site In 2018 ChosenAudi will build its electric SUV in Belgium.
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Audi h-Tron Quattro Concept Swaps In Hydrogen Fuel Cell For e-Tron's BatteryHot on the heels of the all-electric Audi e-Tron Quattro Concept it revealed last fall, VW Group's luxury brand Audi has released a second iteration of the same concept. This one still has all four wheels powered by electric motors, but the electricity to run them comes not from a large battery...
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Rest Of Audi, Volkswagen, Porsche Diesel Owners Get Gift Cards TooVolkswagen will give 3.0-liter V-6 diesel owners the same "goodwill" package offered to owners of 2.0-liter four-cylinder cars.
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Green Car Reports 2016 Best Car To Buy Nominee: 2016 Audi A3 e-TronWe were impressed by our first drive of the U.S.-spec 2016 Audi A3 e-Tron Sportback, enough so that it's the first of five nominees for our Green Car Reports 2016 Best Car To Buy award. The compact hatchback is powered by a 150-horsepower 1.4-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine combined with a...
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Audi V-6 TDI Diesels May Require Only Simple Fixes: CEOWhile Volkswagen has submitted details of proposed fixes for its 2.0-liter four-cylinder TDI diesel models to the EPA, no details of the changes required have emerged. But for the other set of VW Group diesel engines, the 3.0-liter V-6 TDI units used in Audi, Porsche, and Volkswagen vehicles...
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Audi is offering its own "goodwill" program to A3 TDI owners.
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Software To Be Updated In All 2009-2016 VW, Audi V-6 DieselsIt was only three weeks ago that Volkswagen headquarters in Germany came out swinging against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA had issued a complaint in which it accused VW of incorporating emission-cheating software into its 3.0-liter V-6 TDI diesels, used by Audi and Porsche as...
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One-Quarter Of All Audis To Be Electric In 10 Years, Company SaysIt was an audacious statement, but there it was. Audi expects that 25 percent of the cars it sells just 10 years hence will be either battery-electric or plug-in hybrid models. And it came directly from Scott Keogh, president of Audi of America, in front of a packed media audience at the Los...
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Audi Q7 e-Tron 3.0 TDI Quattro: First Drive Of Diesel Plug-In Hybrid SUVLast week may not have been the ideal time for Audi to show off its second plug-in hybrid vehicle, since its Q7 e-tron SUV is powered by a 3.0-liter V-6 turbodiesel engine. With the Volkswagen diesel emission scandal now entering its third month—and no resolution apparent—the...
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Audi e-Tron Electric Car To Offer 150-kW Quick Charging SitesIt’s increasingly clear that the German prestige brands plan to launch luxury electric cars that will go head-to-head with upstart Tesla Motors and its Model S and Model X. But a sexy, fast, comfortable, luxurious electric car will not be enough to compete effectively. The German brands must...
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Audi, Porsche, VW Diesel Stop-Sale Orders: More Cars Than EPA NamedAlthough VW headquarters in Germany came out swinging against the U.S. EPA's contention that its 3.0-liter TDI diesel engines contained illegal emission software, Porsche's U.S. arm suspended sales of its Cayenne Diesel on Tuesday. Now, Volkswagen Group of America has issued a stop-sale order to...
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The 2016 Audi A3 e-tron Sportback is the German luxury brand's first plug-in vehicle to go on sale in North America--and by all indications, the company is serious about making it a success. That goal clearly has nothing to do with the VW Group diesel-emission scandal that has engulfed Audi's A3 and Q5 TDI diesel models; the A3 e-tron has been a long time in the making. We had a chance to drive it last week during parts of two days through the rolling hills and congested traffic of Silicon Valley. DON'T MISS: 2016 Audi A3 e-tron: First Drive Of European Prototype (Jul 2014) The San Francisco...
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VW Diesel V-6 Engines Used By Audi, Porsche Have Cheat Software Too: EPASometimes there's no substitute for having a reporter right at a press event--with a smartphone. David Shepardson, D.C. bureau chief for The Detroit News, attended a press conference held by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today. At that event, the EPA revealed that some 3.0-liter V-6 TDI...
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Concepts Preview Shared Platform For Porsche, Audi Premium EVs?To those who want a luxury vehicle with an all-electric powertrain, California’s Tesla Motors has had the market under wraps for many years. But that’s slated to change quite soon, as each of the German automakers prepare all-electric vehicles. And there are some strong hints in the...
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EPA Expands VW Diesel Probe To Audi, Porsche V-6s; All Diesels To Be TestedAmidst a growing list of probes into Volkswagen's diesel-emission cheating scandal, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is expanding its investigation to cover additional diesel engines used in VW Group vehicles. The original admission by the company that it used a software "defeat device" to...
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VW, Audi TDI Diesel Cars Had 'Defeat Device' That Violated EPA Rules, 500K Cars Recalled: BREAKINGThe announcement came out of the blue: "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host a media call at 12 noon EST today, Friday, September 18, to make an announcement regarding a major automaker." When it was all over, German carmakers Volkswagen and Audi had been ordered to recall half a...
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Audi e-Tron Quattro Concept: 2018 Electric Car Previewed At Frankfurt Motor ShowIt's been teased and previewed and discussed and debated, and now the concept is real: The Audi e-Tron Quattro Concept debuted at today's Frankfurt Motor Show. A styling concept that is thought to reach production as the Audi Q6 , a more coupe-like crossover utility vehicle similar to the BMW X6...
John Voelcker