Audi wins two “red dot design awards”

Posted 10 months 8 days ago under: Design, News, Audi
Audi wins two “red dot design awards”
This year, AUDI AG has won two prestigious “red dot awards: communication design” in the category of dialog marketing. Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen in Essen paid tribute yesterday to Audi’s creative agency gingco.net for the outstanding design of the Audi mailings. The awards were made for the mailing campaigns for the presales phase of the Audi A5 and Audi S5, and for the market launch of the Audi R8. In its A5 mailing, Audi said goodbye to its customary catalog format, surprising readers with a high-quality, semi-transparent photo folder.
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The Audi R8 is SportsCar 2007

Posted 10 months 12 days ago under: News, Sports/GTs, Audi
Audi R8
Only pure-bred sports cars are crowned “SportsCar” of the year by a panel of experts in the Autobild SportsCars monthly magazine. Following its victory in the March 2007 issue, the Audi R8 has now been awarded top place overall, and has thus secured the title of “SportsCar 2007”, one of the German car industry’s most sought-after awards.
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Start of production and world premiere for the Audi A3 Cabriolet in Hungary

Posted 10 months 13 days ago under: Convertibles, News, Audi
Audi A3 Cabriolet
Audi Hungaria continues its success story with the Audi A3 Cabriolet: production of the new model was officially started today by the Hungarian Prime Minister, Ferenc Gyurcsány, and Audi's Chairman of the Board of Management, Rupert Stadler, at AUDI HUNGARIA MOTOR Kft. in Gyõr. The production launch was also the world premiere for the new Audi A3 Cabriolet and was attended by a host of international guests.
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New Audi A3 Cabriolet revealed

Posted 10 months 15 days ago under: Convertibles, Audi
New Audi A3 Cabriolet
Sporty, elegant, emotion-packed – the new Audi A3 Cabriolet is making its appearance in perfect time for spring 2008. The open-top Audi A3 is the premium option in the compact class. It offers the sporting genes of the A3 coupled with the uncompromising quality that distinguishes every Audi model. There are four engines to choose from, together with an extensive range of individual equipment options. Sales commence in Germany at the start of February 2008.
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MTM Audi A5 V6 TDI

Posted 10 months 23 days ago under: Sedans/Saloons, Technology, Tuning, Audi
MTM Audi A5 V6 TDI
MTM prefers the subtle art of visual understatement and maximum impact from the engineering within. With the Audi A5 3.0 V6 TDi, the technicians at Wettstetten have produced a tough rival for the near peerless S5. Independently tested at Hockenheim, MTM’s Thunderbolt smashed the S5 lap time by a clear second.
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Crash test in the USA: Top marks now also for Audi A3

Posted 10 months 29 days ago under: Hatchbacks, Safety, Audi
Audi A3 Sportback
The well-known Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in the USA has now also awarded the sporty, compact Audi A3 its highest rating of “Top Safety Pick”. This makes Audi the only German manufacturer to have three award-winning models in its ranks: the Audi A4 and A6 have already been honoured with this top safety rating in the past.
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World debut of Audi Cross Cabriolet quattro concept

Posted 11 months ago under: Concept Cars, Convertibles, Coupes, Audi
Audi Cross Cabriolet quattro concept
Sun-drenched Los Angeles and snow-carpeted alpine Bavaria provide the inspiration for the Audi Cross Cabriolet quattro concept car, which makes its debut on Press Day at the 2007 L.A Auto Show (November 16-25, 2007). Powered by the world’s cleanest diesel engine, and combining the sun worshipping potential of a classic cabriolet with the mountain-scaling agility of a quattro-equipped ‘off-roader’, the Cross Cabriolet quattro could form the basis of a future SUV model from Audi.
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Golden Steering Wheel for new Audi A4

Posted 11 months 7 days ago under: News, Sedans/Saloons, Audi
Golden Steering Wheel for new Audi A4
Not in the showrooms yet, but already an award-winner: the German newspaper “Bild am Sonntag” has voted the new midsize saloon with the four-ring badge the best vehicle in its class and presented it with its “Golden Steering Wheel”. The Audi A4 won through against strong competition in the midsize class.
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Audi unveils metroproject quattro

Posted 11 months 22 days ago under: Concept Cars, Motor Shows, Technology, Audi
Audi metroproject quattro
At the Tokyo Motor Show (24.10. - 11.11.2007) Audi is unveiling the metroproject quattro, an original, characteristically Audi design study for the sub-compact segment. The three-door four-seater car blends dynamic styling with exemplary economy of space and supreme quality in trailblazing fashion. At the same time, a series of visionary technical solutions take efficiency, dynamism and motoring pleasure into new territory as only Audi knows how.
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Internet Auto Award from AutoScout24: Six Audi models out in front

Posted 11 months 24 days ago under: News, Audi
Internet Auto Award from AutoScout24: Six Audi models out in front
Six first places is the impressive result achieved by Audi in the Internet Auto Award. In this, the biggest Internet poll in the automotive industry, the Audi A3, A6 and A8 models all came top in their classes. The Audi Q7, the Audi TT and the Audi R8 also received the most votes and thus received the “Carolina” prize. This was the sixth time that the AutoScout24 Internet portal has asked its users about their favourite cars. For the first time, voting was carried out in several languages and countries, including France, Spain and the Benelux states. Votes were cast in a total of nine vehicle categories. Some 350,000 users sent nominations, and six Audi models were awarded a Carolina prize.
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