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The Audi factory in Ingolstadt just reached an important landmark: the production of the 6,000,000th Quattro-equipped vehicle. The decisive vehicle was a Audi SQ5 painted in Monsoon Grey sold to an unnamed American buyer. About 30 years ago, the very first Quattro rolled out of that same factory. Since then, …

Most of the different technologies found in a car have evolved drastically in the last decades. If we were to place an Audi R8 right next to a vehicle built at the beginning of the last century, we would quickly see that almost nothing is similar: the engine is more …

Audi has just unveiled a new technical assistance tool for its mechanics that could shorten repair times and help the manufacturer see if they have made any recurring errors. One of the biggest time-wasters for mechanics is unexpected problems. Even with very thorough training, they sometimes face problems they can’t …

To celebrate Audi's TDI engine, the Ingolstadt manufacturer just unveiled an interesting concept: it started life as a standard RS5, but the engineers decided to drop the 420 HP V8 out of it, and shoehorn in a diesel engine instead. Not any diesel, though: it is a V6 strapped with …

Audi is one of the major players in the 4-door coupe segment. To make sure the coupe/sedan/hatchback/wagon A7 (and its high-performance version, the S7) is still competitive in today’s market, the German manufacturer has unveiled an updated look for the 2015 European version. The North-American model should follow shortly. The …

Each year, Austrians welcome the Wörthersee Tour, one of the major events for VAG product enthusiasts across Europe. Not only is this the place to show off your ride, but the manufacturers usually bring their most radical concepts, since they are assured of a positive reaction! A couple months ago, …

The all-new BMW i8 features a large array of new technologies. One of them is quite brilliant: the laser headlights. While the Bavarian automaker was the first to use lasers to light the road, its arch-rival Audi is also working on a similar technology. Audi’s latest Le Mans racecar, the …

Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz have been locked in fierce competition for years, battling for worldwide luxury supremacy. Mercedes is currently a few car lengths behind the other two which were separated by just 383 units worldwide in 2013. BMW has held the top spot for the last nine years. For …

The 2014 World Car of the Year finalists have been announced. Starting from an initial list of 28 contenders, that list was narrowed to 12 and now just three cars remain for the overall title: Audi A3, BMW 4 Series and Mazda 3. Many thought the BMW i3 had the …

Audi is considering marketing a Canadian hatchback version of the new A3 which has been freshly updated for 2014. We've had an A3 hatchback since the 2006 model year but Audi originally intended for us to get only the A3 sedan moving forward. In a recent tweet, the German manufacturer …