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…
Premium wheel manufacturer Vossen has published their own coverage of Worthersee complete with both video and photography. Of course their focus is a collection of amazing cars fitted with their own Vossen wheels – cars you likely spotted in our own coverage but were hoping to see more details of. More…
Even a cursory glance is enough to succumb to the dark look of the super sports. The A46 from the MS-design results in a distinctive design and superior performance levels, according to the company motto “Visible superiority”. More…
Over the last few weeks we’ve Caractere has revealed their latest body kit treatments for the A5/S5 Sportback and A5/S5 coupe. With a look very similar to the new RS 6 and RS 7 from Audi, these kits offer an OE+ look that not even Audi offers in its A5/S5/RS 5 family. Completing the effort now is the new A5/S5 Cabriolet fitment revealed in these photos. More…
Recently we ran a new collection of real world shots of Prior Design’s GT850 widebody kit for the Audi R8. Now, here we are a few days later and the German tuning firm is releasing a second set, this time of a matte orange facelifted R8 wearing the same upgrades and graphics on the door that suggest it’s headed for display at SuperCars Monaco 2013. More…
Up until now Akrapovic has had a limited mix of applications for Audi models. This included the R8 5.2 (pre-facelift as exhaust tips have changed), TTS and V8-powered S5. We’ve been pondering whether their TTS “slip-on” exhaust would fit our new 2013 TT S line competition and made a visit to the site and were encouraged by what we found. More…
Just over a week ago, the Audi tuning firm Caractere pulled the wraps off of their latest kit for the facelifted A5 Sportback. Here we are just days later and first photos of the application for the A5/S5 coupe have surfaced and, as hoped, embrace the same OE+ C7 RS-look theme as that of the Sportback. More…
The Caractere Performance tuning program for the Audi A5 (Facelift) is coming in May. Consists of a complete front bumper, rear diffuser with or without muffler and Caractere designed tips, boot spoiler and set of side skirts. Caractere CW1 wheels are available in 19″, 20″ & 21″ in Graphite or Silver finish. Caractere Performance ECU upgrades round out this tuning program. More…
A few months ago we ran a story about a new widebody application from Prior Design for the R8. That story was complimented by CGI photos, but now the German tuning firm has released real world photos of the package. Not surprisingly, the look is aggressive, with the aforementioned flared fenders and some other unique styling cues. More…
One of our favorite trends in aftermarket body kits is the push for an OE+ appearance. With so many fantastic-looking new performance levels within Audi’s range, there’s no need to reinvent the wheel (or bumper). Some manufacturers like Caractere are taking the latest Audi design cues and using them to richly upgrade the appearance of an Audi. A great example is this new treatment for the facelifted A5 (and presumably S5) that adopts the front bumper appearance of the new RS 6 and RS 7 models for Audi’s mid-level coupe. More…
We’ve become fans of Chris Harris solidly since he joined the ranks over at the DRIVE channel on YouTube. He often highlights things like the Singer Porsche 911 or Polestar Volvo S60 in a way that is nothing short of ringing the hell out of the car. Harris is also not opposed to going the un-P.C. route with his subject matter and we’d recently highlighted that when he compared the Bentley Continental GT Speed with the Audi S4 Avant. Turns out Chris just bought his own B8 S4 Avant – a rather rough example, but one he promptly chip tuned and upgraded via Revo and Stasis and then he proceeded to compare it to the new RS 4. More…
Motorists hate black ice like the devil hates holy water. No wonder, because when the going is icy, directional stability is all too often an unpredictable lottery. With its Hakkapeliitta 8 studded tyre, Finnish tyre manufacturer Nokian, traditionally committed to this cold problem area, has provided impressive proof that it is possible to drive at blistering speed, under control and in a straight line even on an icy surface. The Finn Janne Laitinen clocked 331.61 km/h on the thick ice sheet of the Gulf of Bothnia on 6 March 2011. More…
