Audi

Starting in February, Audi will introduce a larger battery option for its entry-level Q4 e-tron and Q4 Sportback e-tron models. The new 63 kWh battery (59 kWh net) will enhance both daily commuting and leisure driving, allowing for an electric range of up to 412 kilometers (256 miles) for the Q4 e-tron and 423 kilometers […]

Audi is implementing a global standardization of its vehicle nomenclature to enhance clarity for customers. The new alphanumeric format will uniformly represent the size and positioning of each model, eliminating the previous differentiation between electric and combustion engine vehicles based on model numbers. Marco Schubert, a board member responsible for Sales and Marketing at AUDI […]

Audi has introduced its latest combustion engines for the A5 and Q5 series, featuring the new MHEV plus technology built on the Premium Platform Combustion (PPC). This mild hybrid system integrates a powertrain generator (PTG), a belt alternator starter (BAS), and a lithium iron phosphate battery. The technology is designed to support the combustion engine, […]

Audi has introduced the Q6 e-tron, its latest electric vehicle offering, aimed at the U.S. market with specific models and features tailored to American consumers. The launch will initially include the Q6 e-tron quattro and SQ6 e-tron SUV variants, with the promise of a Sportback and Rear Wheel Drive models to follow. These vehicles are […]

Audi is going green. The German luxury automaker’s third manufacturing plant has just begun net carbon-neutral vehicle production. Announced on Wednesday, the Audi factory in Ingolstadt achieved this important milestone back on Jan. 1, 2024. This facility follows in the tire tracks of the firm’s Brussels, Belgium and Győr, Hungary plants that have been doing […]

The Audi Q8 E-Tron received a raft of significant enhancements for the 2024 model year, not the least of which is a new name. This all-electric SUV used to just be called the E-Tron, but like a dash of pepper flakes on a slice of pizza, Q8 was added to spice things up. More importantly, […]

If big, luxurious, electric SUVs are your jam, then you’ll be interested in the latest offering from Audi. Called the Q8 e-tron, it is the pinnacle of what you can expect from the four ringed brand. Available in either a traditional SUV body style, or a sloped back Sportback, the newest e-tron is available in […]

What does gran turismo mean to you? If you mention the racing game series, we don’t blame you because that popularized the driving simulator genre and made car nerds out of so many people, your humble author included. In any case, the term gran turismo is Italian for grand tourer, a type of performance car […]

Science fiction has always had its own take on what electric cars will look like once they’ve become the de facto mode of personal transportation for our planet (or any other). Generally, what we’ve seen on-screen has been divided into two specific camps: sleek shapes that appear as if they’ve been plucked directly from a […]

Audi has been clear with its intention to launch only battery-electric vehicles from the middle of the decade going forward. This isn’t limited to large vehicles either as evident with vehicles like the Q4 e-tron. According to the German outlet Auto Motor und Sport, this was the result of Audi boss Markus Deussmann pushing the […]