VWVortex


View RSS Feed

Audi News Blog

  1. Lamborghini Murcielago Replacement Spied at Nurburgring



    Winding Road has published a story and an eight photo gallery about the upcoming replacement for the Lamborghini Diablo. Believed to be a test mule of the very car Sant Agata has been dropping teaser photos of, the rumormill suggests the car will be dubbed 'Jota'.

    Winding Road says the car will be an aluminum space frame wrapped liberally with carbon fiber and their photographer ...
  2. Supposed Audi R4 e-tron Concept Images Surface via Autobild, Believed Legitimate



    Over the weekend some images surfaced that appear to be design drawings of the rumored Audi R4 e-tron Concept Car expected to debut Paris. We're not precisely sure of the source of the images posted by R5T in our Audi Lounge forum but the most credible article online including the pics seems to be that of German car magazine Autobild.

    ...
  3. Supposed Audi RS 3 Details Surface from British Dealership Source Including Word of Paris Debut



    We're not sure what to make of this latest bit of intel we've come across from GermanCarBlog said to have come from a London-based dealership source. We've created the render above to go along with this story, adding known RS design cues as seen on production cars or RS 3 test mules in order to help readers envision the final product.

    Here's a quick rundown of intel from GCB.

    •*Set for Paris debut ...
  4. Audi R4 or Whatever It Is May Not Be e-tron According to More Photos from Ski Jump Photo Shoot



    We've just been passed these photos of that mystery Audi on location at that ski jump photo shoot. Originally rumored to be an R4 e-tron concept car we're not so sure that's true anymore... at least the e-tron part. These new detail shots posted in our forums reveal details inconsistent with an electric e-tron concept model including big open alloys, large disc brakes and alloy exhaust tips.

    Thanks R5T and ...
  5. R4 e-tron Roadster Concept for Paris Says WorldCarFans



    The website WorldCarFans is reporting that Audi plans an 'R4 e-tron Roadster' for this month's Paris Auto Show. According to the WCF story, the car may be a roadster version of the coupe (above) shown last January in Detroit.

    So What Do We Think?
    WCF is consistent at running a lot of news but isn't always right. In the past they've even run CGIs we've ...
  6. 4.0T FSI Alert: Audi's Next-Gen Wunder Engine Revealed in Bentley Press Release



    There've been any number of rumors about the engine that will power Audi's upcoming S and RS variants. We've read everything from V10 biturbo to high-rev V8 in the mags but at the end of the day we're keeping our money on the biturbo 4.0T FSI to motivate the S6, S7, S8 (likely more as 4.2 is phased out) and likely RS variants of each will be a biturbo 4.0T. An extremely senior source in Germany mentioned 4.0T to us a while back ...
  7. Lamborghini Reveals 1st of 6 Paris Auto Show Teaser Photos



    Lamborghini is proving a company of few words this week as it reveals its first of six confirmed teaser photos that hint at Sant Agata's Paris Auto Show star attraction. The only text that accompanies this image is this:

    Lamborghini. Sound and light. Paris 2010.
    Discover the way to the future of supersports cars.
    So what is it? Concept car? New production model? We're not entirely sure. ...