• Slovenian Sports car powered by Audi to take spotlight in Monaco

    23Apr
    Categories: Audi Comments: 0

    Audi Renovatio T500Tushek, a small firm based in Slovenia, recently announced that it will unwrap a supercar during the Top Marques Monaco auto show this coming April.

    The supercar will be known as the Renovatio T500. The car is a creation of the brand founder, Aljosa Tusek and was designed following the obsession for lightweight materials and the race specifications to give that superb driving experience. The fast ride takes the shape of a convertible two-seater with a hardtop that can be removed when one pleases.

    The chassis of the Renovatio T500 is crafted from an alloy made of chromium-molybdenum and has incorporated a roll cage. The body of the car is made from carbon composites and carbon fiber materials. The curb weight of the car is pretty low , tipping the scale at 2,497 pounds.

    When you look at the Renovatio T500 from an angle, you might say the lines look like Lotus with the scissor doors of course from Lamborghini. The tail end of the car sports a huge spoiler which can easily be adjusted by flicking a switch.

    Buyers of the Renovatio T500 has a wide range of colors to choose from. You can visit the website of Tushek to see the finish that suits you.

    The interior of the car is very simple and clearly built to race. The passengers will be hugged by bucket seats. The driver also gets a panel of digital gauges which also allows him to track the time of his run. The other gauges on the dashboard include those for oil pressure, water temperature, and oil temperature.

    The supercar from Slovenia will be powered by an engine from Audi. The sourced powerplant is a 4.2L 32-valve monster coupled with a 6-speed manual gearbox. The engine can output 450 horsepower with a torque of 315 pound feet. Tushek claims that a 0 to 62miles/h sprint will only need 3.7 seconds. The top speed of the Renovatio T500 is claimed to be 193 miles/h.

    The owner of the firm compares driving the Renovatio T500 to a night spent with a beautiful lover.

    The auto show in Monaco will be having a test track so it will be nice to see how this new supercar will perform and how potential buyers can verify what the carmaker has been saying.

    There is no word yet about the tag price of the Renovatio T500 nor is there an announcement about the date of delivery of the first units. We are pretty sure we can expect more information before the Monaco car show kicks off.

    The company is also working on the Forego T700 believed to be another of its supercars. The vehicle is still on the development phase but should be ready by 2013.

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  • New Audi: A6 Allroad quattro unveiled in Detroit

    16Jan
    Categories: Audi, Audi A6 Comments: 0

    Audi fans sure have good smiles this week as new Audi wagons were one by one unwrapped during the Detroit Motor Show. The first to be unveiled is the concept car Q3 Vail which will be hitting the production line by the third quarter of this year. The next edition of the A4 Allroad was also rolled out during the show. And the latest reveal is the new version of the A6 Allroad Quattro.

    The new A6 Allroad actually stretches the capability of the Avant and giving it the off-road capability the sure performs well beyond the asphalt. The overall performance also improves with better fuel consumption jump of as much as twenty percent.

    The new Audi A6 Allroad is a bit bigger than the Avant with dimensions of 4.94 m x 1.9m x 1.47m. The body is true to Audi’s principle of lightweight architecture with about 20% of the body made from aluminum components. The A6 tips the scales 154 lbs lighter than its older sibling.

    The design lines also gives the vehicle a very distinct stance with sharp lines serving as margins for the taut srufaces plus the roofline blending well with the D-pillars. The head and tail lights has an option to use advanced LED technology. The car’s exhaust system ends up with two big and flat tailpipes.

    The interior of the car has a lot of space attributed to the 2.91 meters of wheelbase. The foce.us is clearly on elegance, ergonomics, and craftsmanship. The compartment of the A6 Allroad can carry about 565 liters of luggage that can be increased to 1,680 liters when you fold the rear seats.

    It also boasts of a high end infotainment system which has the MMI navigation, 8-inch monitor, and Bang & Olufsen sound system as its primary components.

    The Audi A6 Allroad will give consumers four options of 3.0L V6 engine with direct injection and turbocharging.. There will be one TFSI engine running on gas and the three TDI powerplants.

    The TFSI engine will be able to output 310 horsepower bring the car from 0 to 100 kph in a matter of 5.9 seconds. The TDI variants will offer 204hp, 245 hp, or 313 hp. The most powerful TDI is paired with the 8-speed triptronic gearbox while the other engines are coupled with the S tronic transmission with seven speeds.

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  • New Audi R8 with hybrid aluminum-carbon structure due by 2014

    20Oct
    Categories: Audi Comments: 0

    Car manufacturers who have been looking into making their vehicles lighter makes use of carbon fiber in the recent years but it is not really the only material that they can tap to, Audi will be making use of aluminum in the next production of Audi R8 that will roll out in 2014.

    The second generation Audi R8 will be donning a combo of carbon fiber and aluminum. This was revealed during a recent interview of Audi top engineer Michael Dick. The choice might be odd considering that Audi has a close tie with Italian supercar manufacturer Lamborghini which has a monocoque configuration made of carbon fiber for the Aventador, and that they have to face a tough McLaren competition in the market. The Audi executive though explained that the combination of the two materials may actually end up even better.

    The production of the Audi R8′s hybrid aluminum and carbon fiber structure will actually cost more but  it will be lighter than the current monocoque that we know of today.  Using the combination of the two materials, Audi promises to have the R8 lighter by about 45 pounds to the current R8 which hits the scales at 490 pounds.

    The body work, components of the engine, suspension system, and electronics are also expected to make use of lighter materials to be consistent with the goal of the car manufacturer to make the new Audi R8 the lightest in its segment.  The R8 will try to catch up with the 2012 911 of Porsche by the Volkswagen Group that is around 350 pounds lighter than the R8 now.

    The rigidity of the Audi R8 will also improve by 30% or about 29,498 lb-ft in every degree. This number is a lot better than the 458 Italia by Ferrari and the Aventador of Lamborghini.

    Audi is not releasing a lot of details about the new R8 but it might be getting a V8 with twin-turbo  which was recently used for the S8, S7 and S6.

  • Audi releases sketches of urban concept car

    21Aug
    Categories: Audi Comments: 0

    German car manufacturer, Audi, has released the official sketches of their brand new electric concept car that will make its debut appearance at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show.

    The new electric concept car is called the Urban Concept, which is a two-seater unit intended for city driving. Inside Audi’s headquarters in Ingolstadt, they’re calling this car the “future mobility project.”

    The new Urban Concept car is being geared towards a new range of models that are intended for city driving. This new range will go into head-to-head competition with the BMW’s i models and Mercedes-Benz’s Smart models. According to official word from Germany, the Urban Concept Car is really not intended for production.

    In the center of the new range models is the Audi A2. Insider reports suggest that the redesigned A2 will be released with a plug-in electric drivelines as well as a range-extender features.

    Insiders suggest that the Urban Concept car took inspiration from other German cars like the famed three-seater Messerschmitt Kabinenroller, which is commonly known as the Bubble Car.

    Other German models like the Isetta 250 and Goggomobil T250 are also seen influential in the Urban Concept car by Audi that combines traditional design details from old favorites. There’s the angular headlights, loud shoulder, aeronautical-based designed cues, and big single-frame grille look. You won’t find doors in the Urban Concept, rather there’s the roof section features a canopy where entry is made through a narrow cabin.

    According to the Audi press release, the Urban Concept car is a plug-in electric car that is powered by two electric motors.

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  • Audi unveils upgraded S5 Lineup

    28Jul
    Categories: Audi, Audi S5 Comments: 0

    While the Audi A5 continues to get a revamped look every now and then, the German automaker recently revealed the upgraded versions of the S5 lineup, which is the bolder and sportier version of its 2012 A5 lineup. The S5 lineup is available in 3 types—sportback, cabriolet, and coupe. Perhaps the most significant upgrade the S5 lineup got is its new 3.0-liter V-6 supercharged engine, the same one that’s attached to the S5s Convertible and the Sportback. The S5 used to carry a 4.2-liter V8 engine that has 354 ponies and 324.5 lb-ft of torque.

    The new S5 engine, which is a 3.0 TSI, is packed with 333 ponies and the same torque value. This new engine pushes the revamped S5 Coupe to an impressive 62mph in just 4.9 seconds, which is significantly 0.2 seconds faster compared to the old V-8 engine model. With the new S5 engine in place, the car has a top speed of 155mph or 250 km/h.

    The amazing part is that the new V-6 engine model not only improves the car’s performance in terms of speed but also lowers the fuel consumption by up to 20 percent per 100 kilometers.

    We’ve spent enough time under the hood, now let’s talk about other upgrades on the S5 model. The old model has a 4-wheel drive system. The new model now has the so-called “crown-gear center differential.” There’s also a new electromechanical power steering mechanism involved in the new model plus some distinct changes in the body details, front lights, pain finishes and trim.

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  • New info about the launch of the Audi Q3

    02Feb
    Categories: Audi Q3 Comments: 0

    Audi fans have been eagerly awaiting the official launch of the Q3 crossover from Audi and details are being revealed as the unveiling nears. The Audi Q3 is designed to meet head on the BLK or GLC from Mercedes-Benz and the X1 from BMW.

    Spy images are very scarce on the internet but the Q3 is expected to have the design lines of the Cross Coupe concept that was exhibited during the Shanghai auto show back in 2007. Earlier spy photos of the Q3 protoype hint of a prominent grille, distinct headlamps, and sloped roofline. The smalles SUV will be deriving its DNA from the platform of the VW Tiguan with a suspension system tuned to make the riding experience sportier.

    The Audi Q3 will have three engine options. Consumers can opt for the 2.0L TFSI that gives out 168 hp or 208 hp. Another option will be the 2.0L TDI that produces 168 hp. These powerplants will be mated to the usual Audi transmisision choices. Carbon dioxide emissions may hit 158 grams per kilometer through 184 g/km.

    The Audi Q3 might be unveiled during the upcoming motor show in Frankfurt with first deliveries in Germany on September or October. The Audi Q3 will be marketed side by side Audi’s bigger SUVs the Q5 and the Q7. Production will likely take place at the Seat plant in Spain.

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  • Audi dominates Le Mans with 1-2-3 finish

    21Jun
    Categories: Le Mans Comments: 0

    p17 Audi Le MansEveryone was shocked when Audi dominated the podium of the Le Mans 24 Hours. Audi actually claimed all podium position finishing 1-2-3 after the challenge of Peugeot collapsed.

    It was an unfortunate scenario for Peugeot which seemed to be on its way to victory when issues on reliability haunted the 908s during the race and all of the Peugeots go into halt before the finish line.

    With the collapse of the Peugeot attack, the Audi R15s which struggled with the Peugeots from start of the race just stepped on the pedal to complete the remaining laps.

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  • What’s the Difference Between Bike Insurance and Car Insurance

    10Jun
    Categories: Insurance Comments: 0

    bikeLike driving a car riding a motorcycle comes with a requirement that you have insurance. While you may think that bike insurance and car insurance are the same that is not actually true. Although they do share many things in common there are some important differences. The biggest difference is how you are covered if you get hurt in an accident. It is important that you know the difference between bike insurance and car insurance if you ride a motorcycle. Otherwise you could find out the hard way just what is different between the two.

    The biggest difference between bike insurance and car insurance is what is actually covered by the policy. Both car and bikes are insured to cover any damage that you cause to somebody else in an accident. However insurance on a bike does not necessarily cover any injuries that are suffered by your passengers. In the event of a car accident your liability insurance will cover any injuries suffered by a passenger in your car. This coverage has to be purchased separately for a motorcycle, a passenger isn’t automatically covered, according to the experts at www.carolenash.com.

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  • Audi expands R8 lineup with Sportier Model and V8 Spuder, R Tronic to be replaced with dual clutch

    17Mar
    Categories: Audi R8 Comments: 0

    Audi is currently selling the R8 as the original V-8 4.2L model and the V-10 5.2L rolling hot as a hardtop coupe or as the R8 Spyder convertible.

    Audi is set to expand the R8 lineup with new members of their garage. They will be pulling the cover off the first addition before 2010 is over. This will be an R8 Spyder variant sporting a V-8 under its hood. The tag price for this one will be starting at $135,000 hitting the showrooms by 2011.

    The other version will actually be a sportier model compared to the current R8. The new Audi will draw some DNA from the R8 LMS. Last year, the team developing the Audi quattro gave hits of a lighter TT and R8. Back in 2005, Audi did the same to the TT when a sportier limited edition was released with firmer suspension, Recaro racing seats, stripped interior, and more powerful engine.

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  • Audi’s entire EV range will carry e-tron badge

    06Mar
    Categories: Alternative Fuels, Audi Comments: 0

    Audi e-TronAfter the great response of the public to the e-Tron EV concept at Los Angeles, Frankfurt, and Detroit Auto shows, Audi revealed that their entire range of electric coupes will carry the e-tron branding and that the roll out of the electric supercars will be limited.

    The carmaker appears to be eyeing a similar strategy of how they marketed the legendary Audi Quattro. So we can expect that the e-Tron brand will have the same angst, power, and distinction when it goes to production two years from now.

    The first batch of e-Trons will be assembled in Ingolstadt where they also do their electric car research, testing, and designing. The expected end goal is to produce at least 1,000 units of the e-Trons though it has not been revealed which Audi factory will handle the production.

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