01 March 2010, 11:30 AM
It turns out that ABT Sportsline is not going to be the only tuner, which will present a custom program for the recently released 2011 Audi A8 high-performance luxury sedan at this week’s Geneva Auto Saloon, Hofele-Design’s PRs have also announced a similar program and provided few renders of the refined newcomer. The premium-class designer’s Audi A8 is distinguished by lower stance, emphasized sporty lines, redesigned cabin styling and modified ECU.
In the terms of aerodynamics and exterior
01 December 2009, 11:14 AM
At the Miami Design Week, Audi AG has released the long anticipated next generation 2011 Audi A8. Designed to break the typical nature of the luxury sedan, the 2011 Audi A8 is an impressive combination of innovation, athleticism and ultra superior comfort. The sporty flagship demonstrates in full the brand’s motto - Vorsprung durch Technik with its striking light aluminum body, its vigorous and highly efficient engines, the improved MMI OS, new driver assistance systems, the full LED headlights
09 June 2009, 09:39 AM
The Volvo S40 1.6D DRIVe featuring the new Start/Stop technology has scooped the top honour and been named Green Car of the Year at the prestigious 2009 What Car? Green Car Awards.
The Volvo S40 DRIVe beat the BMW 118d and the Renault Megane to the top spot in the Small Family category and then stormed ahead to achieve victory over all the other category winners, including the Audi A8 and MINI Cooper S, to be awarded the prestigious overall What Car? Green Car of the Year title.
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01 April 2009, 09:26 AM
Two new equipment packages can now be ordered for the Audi A8: the Audi comfort plus style package and the Audi sport plus style package. The new paint color Panther Black, crystal effect is now also available exclusively for the A8.
Equipped with the Audi comfort plus style package, the Audi A8 is finished in Night Blue, pearl effect and fitted with 19-inch forged aluminum wheels of 12-spoke design. The comfort seats are upholstered in silk beige Valcona leather; the full-leather trim for th
15 December 2008, 10:00 AM
Four 2009 Audi models merited spots on the new Consumer Guide Automotive list of the top vehicles for car shoppers to consider. Editors for the 2009 print and online Consumer Guide Automotive awards called the Audi A5 coupe a "Best Buy" among all Premium Sporty/ Performance Cars. The Audi A3, A8 and Q7 claimed "Recommended" status for the second consecutive year.
"Our core mission at Audi is to offer vehicles that consistently deliver top value to the most discriminating car buyers," said Joh
01 December 2008, 09:18 AM
Most manufacturers’ cars have grown heavier as the years have gone by. This isn’t true of Audi. Quite the opposite: more than ten years ago the Audi A8 and the Audi A2, with their aluminum bodies, put a stop to this never-ending spiral of increased weight. Since then, Audi has developed this pioneering weight-saving technology more and more. Today ASF (Audi Space Frame), as it is now known, is used for four Audi models: the TT, TT Roadster, R8 and A8.
ASF: the three letters stand for Audi Spa
28 July 2008, 10:26 AM
During the Salzburg Festival, Audi will fuel its fleet of A8 models with the eco-friendly diesel fuel GTL fuel, which is extracted from natural gas using a special technological process that liquefies the gas (Gas To Liquids). In combination with efficient TDI diesel engines, this measure enables the CO2 emissions from the Audi fleet to be reduced by around 13 percent compared to last year.
“Audi proves time and again that sporty driving and efficiency are not mutually exclusive. We are consi