Our spy photographer sources have just sent us over a new set of shots of the R8 e-tron test mule of which a few photos surfaced yesterday. Photographers tell us this mule rounded the Ring quite quietly though we're checking to see if it was employing any of the e-sound elements that Audi defined recently.

Obvious e-tron design cues such as those on earlier ...

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This week Audi and its subsidiary Lamborghini continued their rollout of even more concept cars and design studies at AutoChina 2012 in Beijing. Highlights included the Audi RS Q3 Concept, the Audi A6L e-tron Concept, , the Audi Q3 jinlong yufeng Design Study and the Lamborghini Urus crossover concept. . We've now run all PR materials on these new releases ...

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Just an FYI to our most ardent readers and Audi fans, Audi will he holding an exclusive invitation only event this weekend at the Audi Forum New York at Park and 47th in Manhattan. We've got a number of invitations blocked for Fourtitude with the intention to share with our readers.

What's the event? We have it on good word that this will mark a premier of the new 'Truth ...

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Yesterday Audi chose to reveal its purchase of Italian motorcycle manufacturer Ducati at the 2012 Volkswagen Group Annual General meeting. We've gathered a collection of photos from the event that are posted here and the full set via a link at the bottom of this post. Below are several shots worth noting, along with highlights pertaining to Audi directly ...

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It's been a big news day at Audi today, with revealed plans for a Mexican Q5 plant and the even more widely followed story about Ingolstadt's purchase of motorcycle manufacturer Ducati. We've found an interesting piece by HellForLeather's Wes Siler posted over on Jalopnik about this very subject ( HERE ). In the ...

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By now Audi's purchase of Italian motorcycle manufacturer Ducati is official and perhaps you've spotted some photos of a red R8 and Ducati Diavel Carbon on Audi's Facebook page. Truth be told, that's our 4 Season R8 test car - coincidentally ordered in very Ducati-esque red with carbon and titanium accents. We ...

Greg Kable has filed a most interesting report over at AutoCar. The report involves intel on a new engine - namely a new 3.0-liter twin turbo V6. The new engine will feature twin sequential Borg Warner turbochargers and air-to-air intercooler system and internal upgrades that will result in a power output in the neighborhood of 370 bhp and 400 lb ft. The engine will be paired with ...

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Word from automotive industry news magazine Automotive News via Autoblog.com is that Audi is close to revealing their plans for a North American production point. Last week the rumor was Mexico, though the rumormill isn't so sure now. Time will tell, though if Automotive News is correct then it won't take much time for Audi to actually tell.

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Last August we ran a story about an Audi R8 GT painted by Audi Exclusive in Signal Green, photos of which had been posted over at AutoGespot. For those unfamiliar with the hue, Signal Green is almost a basic non-metalic primary green that was a popular color of choice for German cars in the early 70s. B1 Audi 80 (a.k.a. Audi Fox) models were available in the color as was the Porsches of the time and especially the 911 RS. ...

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Audi Sport just finished a test at Monza and we're finding photos and video popping up online depicting the event. First up (as seen above) are photos from the Balang Project blog.

The blog has a whole collection of shots in addition to the one above and in them you can clearly see some changes in the car's design. First and foremost is the side window design and maybe even driver position ...

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