Audi News and Reviews
The forthcoming Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid has a lot of promise when you look at the specs: 230 mpg and 40 miles on electricity alone. But there’s one more spec that could be a total deal breaker, the $40,000 price tag. This is precisely why Johan de Nysschen, president of Audi of America, dismisses the Volt, calling it a “car for idiots.” De Nysschen, a huge diesel supporter, isn’t convinced that overpriced electric cars are the immediate answer to global warming.
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Audi has just released photos of its new S5 Sportback 5 door coupé, confirmed to debut next month at the Frankfurt Motor Show. As with all S models, expect increased performance, most notably under the hood. The S5 will feature a 3.0 liter engine turbocharged to produce 333 hp and 325 lb-ft of torque between 2900 and 5300 rpm.
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Let the Frankfurt Motor Show speculation begin! Swedish magazine Auto, Motor & Sport reported that the RS3 is headed to the Frankfurt Motor show this September. The RS3 would be based off the Audi A3 TDI Clubsport Quattro shown in the pictures following the jump. The magazine claims to have inside information from Audi headquarters stating that the RS3 will soon be launched.
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Audi officially uncovered its 2010 TT RS at the Geneva Motor Show. The TT RS is the all-out performance version of the TT, topping the TTS. It will be sold in Coupe and Roadster versions which will share engine specs.
The TT RS will use a turbocharged 2.5-liter in-line five-cylinder engine which will be Audi’s first five-cylinder engine in ten years. Audi’s five cylinder engines date back to the 1976 5000 series, which later dominated the rally circuit in the Quattro cars of the 1980s. Despite its small (in sports car terms) displacement, the five-cylinder engine will pump out 340 horsepower and 331 lb-ft of torque, which should propel the TT RS to 60mph in under 5 seconds. This should quiet the TT’s critics, who previously didn’t consider the TT and its relatively soft performance a “true” sports coupe.
