Successful ‘dress rehearsal’ for Audi RS 5 DTM

Eight drivers, four cars, 7,500 kilometers: Although the track conditions during the four test days at the Hockenheimring constantly changed between wet, drying and dry the teams and drivers took important findings with them into their final sprint of preparing for the season. Audi Sport and the Audi Sport Teams Abt Sportsline, Phoenix and Rosberg … Read more

Consumer Reports 2012: Audi best European brand

The Ingolstadt-based premium manufacturer Audi is favored by U.S. customers as the best European brand. No fewer than six models were awarded the status “Recommended” by Consumer Reports, the world’s largest organization for independent product tests which was founded in 1936. According to this, U.S. customers rate the Audi A3, A4, A4 allroad, A5, A6 … Read more

EU validates Audi LED technology as eco-innovation

Lighting systems have a tremendous effect on an automobile’s fuel economy. Conventional halogen units, for example, consume over 135 watts of power in their low-beam headlight mode. By comparison, LED headlights from Audi operate with significantly better energy efficiency – the low-beam lights only consume around 80 watts. The EU Commission has measured the fuel … Read more

Awards for Audi in March 2013

Wins for Audi in five “Fleet Award” categoriesThe readers of the magazine “Autoflotte” have voted the brand with the four rings winner of the 2013 “Fleet Award” in five categories. This result means Audi has earned a podium place in every vehicle category: The A1 won the “Small Car” category, with the A3 joining it … Read more

Audi launches title defense in the WEC

It will be the first race of the 2013 WEC season but the second sports car event for Audi Sport Team Joest this year. In March, the brand with the four rings celebrated a one-two victory at the Sebring 12 Hours in Florida, a race that was not part of the WEC. At the WEC … Read more

Two Audi anniversaries at the Techno Classica

Ample space for history: the Historical Department of AUDI AG has a 700 square metre stand in Hall 7. Members of the Audi Club International (ACI) are displaying other cars that bear witness to the company’s history in Hall 7.1. This gives the four-ring emblem two attractive meeting points for visitors to the world’s largest … Read more

Audi delivers 100th customer race car

For the customer sport project that has only been in existence since 2009, this vehicle handover marks a symbolic milestone as quattro GmbH delivered the 100th race car based on the Audi R8 to a customer only four years after the program was launched. The Audi R8 LMS ultra meanwhile embodies the third evolution of … Read more

“I like it” – and the winner is: Audi quattro

“The Audi quattro has a lot of friends all over the world!” says Thomas Frank, Head of Audi Tradition. “The fans have confirmed our experience over a number of years. No other car represents our ‘Vorsprung durch Technik’ claim more effectively than the Audi quattro. It’s no surprise to find that the Facebook community has … Read more