The sound of the S4

very morning as I get in my car to leave for work, I see my neighbour from a few doors down pulling out in his new Audi S4. I always delay getting in to my car so that I can hear him pull off; the sound of the V6 Supercharged engine at 6:30am always puts a smile on my face. I’m a petrol head, there, I said it. I went with him to buy used Audi S4 in Oxford a couple of years ago.

During the summer months my neighbour and I often take our cars round the back and wash them and chill with a can of beer. We both love our Audis and have mutual respect for each other’s cars. I used to have an S4 but I recently traded that in for a S5 as my kids are now grown up and no longer need lifts from me!

The S4 uses a 3-litre TFSI V6 engine, producing 328bhp and 325lb of torque. It can do 0-62mph in 5.1 seconds, as is the norm now a day it is electronically limited to 155mph. My neighbour drove over to Germany last summer and while he was there he got his car de-restricted so that he could “stretch its legs” on the autobahn. My neighbour drove over to Germany last summer and while he was there he got his car de-restricted so that he could “stretch its legs” on the autobahn.

Although the S4 is all about power and performance it does have very impressive fuel consumption and CO2 figures. On a combined cycle it can return 29.1 MPG and emit 225g of CO2 per Kilometre. My neighbour has the S-Tronic gearbox which further improves fuel economy to 30.1 MPG and 219 grams of CO2 per Kilometre – not bad for a high performance saloon.

Francfort 2011: Audi A2 Concept

A1, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8… Il en manquait une! 5 ans après, Audi nous ressort l’A2. Pour l’instant, ce n’est qu’un concept. Elle sera présentée au salon de Francfort.

L’A2 Concept se voit comme une voiture urbaine pour 4 personnes. Elle est plus courte qu’une A1 (3,8m contre 3,95m) et un peu moins large (1,69m contre 1,74m.)

La firme aux anneaux n’est guère bavarde sur le groupe motopropulseur. On sera juste qu’il est “tout électrique”.

Regardez bien ses feux: ils se retrouveront très probablement sur les prochaines Audi. A l’avant, elle dispose de LED avec micro-réflecteurs qui offrent puissance d’éclairage, mais sans éblouissement. Les feux arrières changent d’intensité suivant la luminosité. Quant à l’antibrouillard arrière, c’est une diode-laser, qui dessine un triangle rouge.
Il y a également des diodes qui courent sur la longueur de la voiture, sous l’arrête inférieure des vitres. Ainsi, quand vous mettez votre clignotant, toute cette partie clignote.

Elle se veut également pleine de gadgets. Le toit transparent (un classique des concept-cars) devient opaque sur pression d’un bouton.
L’intérieur est en polyuréthane.L’instrumentation se veut sobre et intuitive. Au démarrage, un écran “profile” sort de la colonne de direction, tandis qu’un écran de 7 pouces apparait sur la droite du conducteur. Durant le trajet, le conducteur peut consulter des informations via un écran tactile.
Elle dispose également d’un plancher plat. La console centrale avant est dans le prolongement du siège conducteur et à l’arrière, elle est solidaire des deux sièges. Il est possible de caser un vélo pliant entre les deux sièges. Le plancher est en plastique recyclé.

Actuellement, on n’en sait pas plus. La question qui brûle les lèvres, c’est: sera-t-elle commercialisée? En l’état, non. Par contre, Audi n’a sûrement pas choisi le nom de “A2″ par hasard.
L’ancienne A2 avait été conçu comme un véhicule basique d’entrée de gamme, alors que la clientèle la voyait comme un monospace de poche chic. L’A2 Concept rectifie le tir avec un positionnement plus cossu.

Audi e-tron Spyder

Audi keeps on growing its e-tron family. The automaker pulled a fast one by unveiling yet another electrified monster at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, only this time, the low-slung hybrid came sans-top. The concept is powered by two electric motors and a 300-horsepower twin-turbo TDI V6 that comes to the fight with 479 pound-feet of torque. Audi says that despite the hefty 9.1 kilowatt-hour battery mounted up front, it managed to keep the weight low and distribute the pounds evenly across the chassis. As a result, this e-tron should be plenty flingable if it ever makes it off of the stage and onto a public road.

 Audi says the e-tron Spyder hits the scales at 3,196 pounds and that the drivetrain can be driver-controlled to operate on electric power only at speeds up to 37 mph for a total of 31 miles. The manufacturer says that in city driving, the capability is more than enough to hang with traffic. If not, there's always that juicy diesel V6 to play with.

2011 Audi R8 GT

In terms of supercar hotness, the Audi R8 is indeed something special. And though we have our disagreements about Audi's R-Tronic manu-matic transmission, the R8 never ceases to impress us with its purely awesome style and dynamics.

 For this year's Paris Motor Show, Audi brought out its limited-production R8 GT. Held to only 333 units retailing for €193,000 (about $256,000 USD), the R8 GT features a more powerful version of the automaker's 5.2-liter V10. In addition to the boost in horsepower (560, up from 525), this hotter R8 uses carbon fiber in place of aluminum on some of the body panels. This, in addition to thinner windshield glass and polycarbonate rear windows, drops the R8 V10's weight by 220 pounds. Slim and slender, fast and furious.

 

Audi R8 Phantom

Based on the Audi R8, SR Auto Group created a project Pur Phantom one of the best revamping effort on an Audi .

 

The exterior package includes custom painted brake calipers, a Leios Matte Black exterior wrap, a Hofele carbon fiber front lip, a Hofele carbon fiber rear spoiler, PPI carbon fiber rear vents, and a PPI front grill. The exteriors have been finished with a stunning matte black paint and matching 20inch wheels painted in a matte black finish as well. Next to the exterior package, the tuner is also offering a set of H&R lowering springs and ECM tuning.

Audi R8 5.2

This is the new 2011 Audi R8 Spyder 5.2 Quattro V10 which, the car that has been shown in the Iron Man  2 movie .
In case you need to be reminded, the 2011 Audi R8 Spyder 5.2 quattro comes with the same V10 engine found in the R8 LMS racecar and the R8 5.2 quattro coupe, which means it can produce 525 HP at 8000 rpm and 391 lb-ft of torque at 6500 rpm. The Audi R8 Spyder 5.2 quattro can hit a top speed of 195 mph and it only takes 4 seconds to reach 60 mph from a stand still. Like the coupe, the Spyder gets all the usual Audi goodness you'd expect: quattro all-wheel-drive, a choice of a six-speed manual or seven-speed R tronic gearbox, and, and it's a convertible, heat-resistant leather that can remain up to 68 degrees cooler than regular leather thanks to a special treament process.
The German automaker confirmed the 2011 Audi R8 Spyder 5.2 Quattro V10 arrival across US for in month. Audi will also offer the Audi R8 Spyder 4.2 Quattro V8 later this year, which powered by the same 4.2L V8 from the coupe making 430-hp with a maximum torque of 317 lb-ft. That allows for 0-60 mph to come in just 4.8 seconds with a top speed of 186 mph. Pricing will be announced closer to launch.

Audi A8 Hybrid Concept

Make: Audi

Model: A8 Hybrid

Engine: 2.0 litre inline-four plus an electric motor

Aspiration: Turbocharged

Maximum Power (System Total): 180 kW (245 hp)

Maximum Torque (System Total): 480 Nm (354 lb-ft)

Transmission: Eight-speed automatic

Drivetrain: Front-wheel drive

Audi RSQ

Audi RSQ