Le Mans 17 June 2012: This day marked the first time win at the legendary 24-hour race a car for hybrid technology in the form of the Audi R18 e-tron quattro. Thus marked for the Audi drivers Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer and Benoît Tréluyer History – 378 laps for eternity. Now you can celebrate the spirit of this great triumph on your roadgoing Audi A1 with the competition kit R18. Based on the look of the R18 e-tron quattro. More…
Fuel prices often rise at peak travel times. Audi helps customers to save money regardless. Refuelling Stop is a new online service available for the A3 family that provides information about the cheapest prices at filling stations. Beginning in May, this service will be offered for all models with Audi connect. More…
A high and fast flexibility is what the suspension manufacturer KW automotive characterizes. KW regularlydevelops and produces coilovers for limited small series in superior quality made of aluminum or stainless steel. Even for the Audi A1 quattro, which is worldwide built in a limited edition of only 333 pieces, we have KW coilovers Variant 3+ available. With the KW coilover kit which is adjustable in itsdamping characteristics, the Audi special edition can be lowered continuously by up to 50 mm within the TÜV-tested adjustment range. Similar to the KW competition racing suspension kits which are used in motor sports, driver of the Audi A1 quattro can adjust rebound and compression damping of their KWVariant 3+ separately. More…
The international motor show in Geneva, Switzerland is important to Audi on a number of fronts. The event is one of Europe’s biggest and a major international stage for design and technology. As a result, Ingolstadt has shown very significant models here over the years – from the original quattro in 1980 to concepts like the A3 sedan shown in 2011. More often than not, the focus for Audi is technology-leading production cars and 2013 marked no exception to that trend. More…
Less really is more in the new Audi A1 and A3 TFSI Cylinder-on-Demand (CoD) models, which by cutting down on unnecessary mechanical effort manage to snap at the heels of their TDI counterparts with fuel economy figures of up to 60.1mpg. Capable of making a near seamless switch between two cylinder and four cylinder operation in as little as 13 milliseconds, the advanced new petrol-powered models can cruise ultra-frugally, but also immediately draw on 140PS when required, so despite their dramatic economy gains they remain very much on the pace. More…
He is actually a passionate snowboarder, but Timo Scheider now dares to make a brief excursion in the world of skiers: the double DTM Champion visited the Alpine World Ski Championships at Schladming, which are presented by Audi. After Scheider initially followed Ted Ligety’s victory in Giant Slalom, he subsequently gave a taste of his [...] More…
Ever since the A1 was introduced, there’s been plenty of discussion whether there’d be an S or RS version of the little car. Test mules of what was believed both cars have been spied and and “S1″-logo instrument cluster on a car spied at Audi headquarters seemed to suggest at least the S-car version, but [...] More…
“The best cars of 2013”: Audi A1 is the Best Compact Car Readers of “auto motor und sport” have decided on “the best cars of 2013”. The Audi A1 won the Compact Car category to repeat its 2012 victory. Second place in the Midsize class went to the Audi A5/A5 Sportback. In the Premium Midsize [...] More…
In this week following his win at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, Audi factory driver Filipe Albuquerque is enjoying a well-earned break on the beaches of Miami. Filipe is literally world’s away from icy climates like those where one might go ice racing in an A1 quattro… but that’s jus the difference that was [...] More…
Readers of “auto motor und sport” (ams) have decided on the “Best Cars of 2013”. The Audi A1 won the Compact Car category to repeat its 2012 victory. Awards were presented today in Stuttgart. More…
The Audi A1 Sportback has won a key award in the annual Business Car Manager SME Company Car of the Year Awards 2012, proving it has pride of place alongside its hugely successful three-door sister model. More…
