Who told you that India is solely a small-car market? Audi, the German manufacturer with a difference, is not planning to stop with its sedans and SUVs in India. With already seven dealerships setup in the Nano-country, Audi has plans to expand that network further.
Within a few months, those dealerships, among the A8, Q7 SUV and other models will sell the R8 supercar. Sister company Lamborghini has also been operating successfully in India for sometime now, and Ferrari too, has announced its interest in trading in the country.
Although the R8 wasn’t present at the Delhi AutoExpo earlier this year, the R10 race car along with the entire line-up of cars sold presently in India were on display proving to be the sweetest of eye candies.
“India is an important market for Audi, and there has been a tremendous interest in the Audi R8 up to pre-orders by our exclusive customers in India, so it was inevitable that we launch the Audi R8 here,” Audi India Managing Director Benoit Tiers said in a statement.
With Porsche, Lamborghini, Audi and Ferrari in the future, the only thing that is missing is an Indian supercar. Those established names dominate the supercar game globally, but if any of the Indian automakers could take the effort, it might pay off. If Koenigsegg can do it in such a short period, why not Tata use Jaguar’s help to make their own? A next-gen XJ220 supercar, anyone?
This latest TT-RS video comes from Auto Motor Und Sport. It was made no where else than at the Nurburgring race track. The TT-RS will go on sale in the summer of 2009.
White Speed represents the ultimate tuning programme for the Audi A5 3.0 TDI from Senner Tuning. The new kit for the car contains carbon fiber elements like the front lip spoiler, side mirrors and the rear air diffuser. The carbon elements are found also at the interior in the central console and the door panels.
On the technical part, the tuner upgraded the 3.0 liter V6 turbo diesel engine up to 300 hp obtaining a torque of 610 Nm and a top speed of 280 km/h. In order o maintain the stability of the vehicle, the tuning company installed a new suspension system which lower the car up to 40 mm.
B&B, the tuner specialized in Audi vehicles, unveiled its latest masterpiece: the 362 hp Audi TTS. In order to reach that amount of power, the tuning company offers 3 different levels of power: the first level offers 306 hp, second offers 324 hp while the 3rd is most important one offering 362 hp. With the 3rd level installed, the car is capable to sprint from 0-100 km/h in just 4.6 seconds while the top speed is limited to 280 km/h (173 mph)!
If you’re wondering how did the tuner obtain these kind of performances, you have to know that a special turbo loader was installed, together with a new sport exhaust system and high performance sports catalyst but also with the help of some ECU tweaking. In order to keep the oil temperature at a constant temperature, B&B offers a special oil cooling system, which meets the tuned engine’s requirements perfectly.
In order to update the looks of your Audi A4 Cabrio, Hofele, the well-known tuning company, unveiled their RS4 front bumper which updates the old A4 B6 8H Cabrio to the new A4 B6 8H Cabrio. According to the manufacturer the front bumper can be combined with the S4, RS4 silver and RS4 black front grill.
Made of high-quality material PKG, the front bumper from Hofele comes already painted and it can easily integrate OEM components like the parking sensors, headlights washing system and the fog lights. Additionally, the tuner offers also a light package consisting in a pair of LED day driving lights with five LEDs.
420 hp not enough for you Audi R8? Well, the German tuner SKN unveiled four stages of tune for the vehicle capable to unleash all the power from the engine.
The offer of the tuning company is as it follows: for € 1250 you can upgrade the car to 436 hp, with € 6590 the tuner will boost it to 472 hp and for € 17.990 the engine will develop 560 hp. The 4th stage unfortunately is available only at request so...imagine the power of that!
In an efficiency drive through Austria and Switzerland an Audi A4 2.0 TDI achieved an average fuel consumption of 3.32 liters of diesel fuel per 100 kilometers (70.85 US mpg). This equates to CO2 emissions of 88 grams per kilometer (141.62 g/mile).
The 2.0 TDI engine delivers 120 hp. The car was driven for 22 hours on average with an average speed of between 73 and 80 km/h (45.36 and 49.71 mph).
The winning team needed just 3.32 liters of diesel fuel per 100 kilometers (70.85 US mpg). This equates to CO2 emissions of only 88 grams per kilometer (141.62 g/mile) – an outstanding figure at an average speed of 74.6 km/h (46.35 mph).
The Audi R8 sports car will be used this week-end at the DTM race series as the official safety car. Also, a specially prepared R8 will be used as a racing taxi.
Of course that the modifications were minimal, according to Werner Frowein, managing director of quattro GmbH: "There were not many modifications required, though, because the R8 possesses the genes of a perfect sports car."
Audi will unveil the RS6 Sedan at the Paris Motor Show in October. Spy photographers from Auto Motor Und Sport caught it while testing!
The RS6 was already unveiled in the Avant version, but the sedan will feature new rear lights. Audi will put in the RS6 Sedan the well-known lights from the A4-Facelift.
Under the hood there will be the same V10 engine with FSI direct injection and twin turbochargers from the RS6 Avant version that will develop 580 hp.
After we unveiled you the Vw Eos by ABT, today we present you the Audi TT Roadster customized by the same tuning specialist. For 2671 euro the tuning company offers a body kit consisting in a front lip spoiler, new side sills, a rear apron featuring an air diffuser with integrated exhaust system and a rear spoiler. In order to deliver better stability new 20 inch alloy wheels are available at a price of 833 euro per unit.
New ECU tweaking is available. At a price of 1369 euro, the 2.0-litre TFSI engine delivers now 240 hp while the S version is upgraded from 270 to 300 hp. The sportiest version featuring the 3.2-litre engine is upgraded to 370 hp, but at a price of 14,756 euro.
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