Tests and Features

Audi chose Munich as the global launch point for the refreshed A3 compact. It features a new front grille, smaller headlights and a new rear bumper and diffuser. It also gets Audi's virtual cockpit and is the first model to get the automaker's new emergency assist that will bring the …

As soon as it started up, the 4.0-litre turbo-diesel V8 engine served notice: the muffled rumble of a big ole’ diesel engine said this was not going to be a run-of-the-mill test drive. The second Audi SUVs to receive the “S” designation, the SQ7 TDI is simultaneously dynamic, technically cutting-edge …

In a word; technology. That is what drives the latest—and most powerful—diesel SUV on the market, the 2017 Audi SQ7 TDI. For starters, the SQ7 TDI produces a staggering 435 horsepower and a monstrous 663 lb.-ft. of torque from its twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre diesel V8. It also features an industry first …

With the redesigned A4 allroad, Audi is introducing a new version of its all-wheel drivetrain that will soon be used the brand’s other models like the A4, the A5 and possibly the Q5. Known as quattro ultra, it has the distinction of uncoupling the rear axle with an eye towards …

The Car Guide is en route to Vosges, France to test the new Audi SQ7 TDI, the most powerful of the Q7 family of SUVs. It’s equipped with a 4.0-litre turbodiesel mill that churns out 435 horsepower and a whopping 664 lb.-ft. of torque. With these figures, it’s the most …

With the new Audi A4 allroad, built on the new A4 sedan’s B9 platform, Audi keeps on offering a high-riding wagon with unique styling as an alternative to SUVs. On the sales charts, the A4 allroad quattro certainly doesn’t qualify as a bestseller. It’s more of a niche product for …

Audi has been very successful in motorsport, with the most obvious example being its recent dominance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, claiming 13 victories between 2000 and 2014. To lay the groundwork for continued success, the Audi Sport Division created the one-make, Audi Sport TT Cup championship last …

The Car Guide is on its way to Germany for a first test of the new Audi A4 Allroad quattro, engineered and built on the new MLB platform that obviously also underpins the recently introduced Audi A4. From a styling standpoint, the Allroad variant keeps its traditional plastic fender flares …

The Car Guide is making its way to Germany for a first encounter with the Audi TT Sport Cup race car. This is something of an exclusivity for us, since The Car Guide is the only Canadian media outlet that will be represented at this special event, during which I …

Choosing my top five favourite road tests for 2015 is no easy task, but since I’ve been asked to come up with a shortlist, here are my picks. The McLaren 650S and the Porsche 911 Carrera and Carrera S could have made the cut, much like the Mazda CX-3, but …