It is the first Audi mid-engine sports car that has found its way from the race track to the road, as it were. And for ABT Sportsline this dream car also is a real success. The globally leading tuner of cars produced by the Volkswagen Group uses ABT POWER and extravagant and stylish elements to underscore the normal Audi R8 portfolio’s dynamism and sportiness in a consistent fashion (The ABT R8 GTR as a special edition is the tuned top model). More…
Well, you are fully allowed to be a wee bit self-confident out there on the road. Especially if you are driving an ABT RS5-R, with all the ABT Sportsline experience behind it. “The RS5-R combines the results of all our motorsports and roadworthiness competences and skills. This car reflects all our know-how, down to the last detail”, says Hans-Jürgen Abt, the CEO of ABT Sportsline. And the result is indeed quite something: The exhaust system with its side pipes in front of the rear wheels lends the 470 hp (346 kW) eight-cylinder engine the right sound. The racer reaches 100 km/h in only 4.3 seconds and its top speed is limited… at 303 km/h. More…
Its predecessor had already attested to the huge competence always shown by the globally largest tuner of cars produced by the Volkswagen Group. Now, the new ABT R8 GTR has also turned out to be a roadworthy “dream car” based upon the company’s motorsport experience. And the “ABT POWERed” super sports car’s V10 engine’s performance data are indeed impressive: 620 hp (456 kW), up from “only” 525 hp (386 kW) shown by Audi R8’s serial version. The top speed of the ABT R8 GTR is 325 km/h. The fastest R8 reaches 100 km/h in 3.2 seconds, 200 km/h in 9.9 seconds, a speed range for champions. More…
Wheels have to roll, but that is certainly not everything they are supposed to do. In the high-performance range, it is important that an alloy wheel is not only as light as possible, but also shows a perfect weight distribution. And that is exactly what ABT Sportsline has seen to when it was developing the new ER-X series, which consists of the ER-C (cast) and ER-F (forged) variants. “Our objective was to come up with a wheel that meets all our sport standards in all technical aspects“, says Hans-Jürgen Abt. The CEO of the globally largest tuner of cars produced by the Volkswagen Group does also point out, however, that the design aspect has been equally important: “A wheel has to make a dynamic impression from the outside as well, and it has to epitomise motion even when it’s standing still“, he adds. More…
Elegant, luxurious and extremely sporty, that’s how the estate car looks like. The new ABT AS6-R Avant, based upon the Audi S6, is an all-rounder of the first water. It is a travel companion, racer and, if need be, a racer. The AS6-R has as many strong points as there are fields of application. Thanks to ABT POWER S, that is, an optimised motor management, and the ABT turbocharger, it is indeed most powerful and persevering. 600 hp/441 kW, 40 hp more than even the Audi RS6 has, will make it huge fun to drive on the “Nordschleife”, too. More…
ABT Sportsline, the globally largest tuner of cars produced by the Volkswagen Group, has just won a prize. The readers of the renowned German AUTO ZEITUNG voted the traditional and innovative Bavarian company the “top brand”. In the “tuner” category, ABT got 29.4 per cent, ranking first. “For us, this is a marvellous result, a real inspiration. We want [...] More…
More space, more stylishness and – in its ABT Sportsline version – also more sportiness. The new Audi A3 Sportback is a compact lifestyle vehicle that goes down well with everyone. A real premium car through and through, it forms the ideal basis for the traditional Bavarian company’s tuning skills. “It has been our objective [...] More…
A fast coupé and a comfortable travel companion – the Audi A5 is the perfect car for both demands. But in its ABT Sportsline version this extravagant car becomes even more sporty. As the ABT AS5 the car combines a precise and harmonious design with dynamic technology. “For us, it was important to combine this [...] More…
Is it a phantom? Or is it just a very special car? On the Essen Motor Show, one of the world’s biggest tuning trade fairs, ABT Sportsline is presenting an extremely cool Audi A3: The phantom black paintjob underlines the appeal of a truely superior car. In contrast to the car body, all ABT exterior [...] More…
When exactly four decades ago Audi presented the “80”, the new A4’s “forefather”, ABT was part of it. The traditional Bavarian company has quenched drivers’ thirst for high-performance cars from the very beginning and individualised the medium-sized cars from Germany. “The A4 is a benchmark against which Audi’s competitors have to be measured. This car [...] More…
It is a real winner – the Audi Q5. Even for the globally largest tuner of cars produced by the Volkswagen Group, this SUV is quite something special. It meets premium standards without showing off; the design is casual and elegant, timeless and assertive. That’s why it forms the basis for the ABT Sportsline art of engineering. More…
Look at this: 1,390 kg light, plus a 2 litre turbo engine of 256 hp (188 kW) – the Audi A1 quattro is definitely one of its class’s top dogs. And for ABT Sportsline it is an ideal basis for an exceptional car, as Hans-Jürgen Abt emphasises: “A dynamic engine, an intelligent 4WD and a low weight – our A1 quattro is a real racer.“ For the managing director of the globally largest tuner of cars produced by the Volkswagen Group, this “little devil” is pure energy, provides a lot of fun and with ABT POWER becomes “a racing car for the road”. More…
