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VIDEO: Audi tracks down the last Horch... in Texas?

You have August Horch to thank for Audi. A former engineer for Karl Benz, Horch started the second oldest company of the original four companies that merged to form Auto Union (the first was Wanderer). But it was Horch whose name, translated into Latin, became "Audi." The last Horch was built in Ingolstadt in 1953, and Audi wanted to find it. They put their vintage car locator, Ralph Hornung, on the case and he ended up in a field in West Texas. Follow the jump to view a video explaining the search and how the once mighty V8 found its ... Read more →

Review: 2009 Audi A8L - requiem for a heavyweight Jonathon Ramsey

We come not to bury the A8L, but to praise it. Next week the newest generation of Audi's aluminum spaceframe panzer will greet the world in Miami, and we expect it to be a leap through a wormhole ...

Audi RS6 Avant driver reportedly caught going 133 MPH with nearly 2,000 pounds of pot Jonny Lieberman

If you read publications about cars long enough, you'll no doubt catch on to our pro-wagon bias. In fact, if us auto-journo types ran things, SUVs, CUVs and sedans would be banned, and all ...

Rumormill: 600hp twin-turbo Audi R8 replacement in the works? Noah Joseph

We've learned to take "scoops" from Auto Express with a grain of salt. But Britain's car tabloid says they have it on good authority that Audi is working on an even more extreme successor to the ...

REPORT: Bentley, Ferrari, Lamborghini not attending LA Auto Show Damon Lavrinc

Here's an unsurprising stat for you: 60 percent of all vehicles sold in the U.S. that cost over $100,000 find homes in New York, Florida and California. The majority of which are parked in garages ...

Spy Shots: 2011 Audi A7 caught in production form 8 days ago on Autoblog

The intrepid spy shooters at KGP have caught the 2011 Audi A7 uncovered in a testing lab in Germany ahead of its official reveal next year, and the sleek, low-slung saloon/coupe hasn't lost much of its flavor in the transition from showcar to production. Although the shots don't give us a ...

VIDEO: Audi teases the new A8 ahead of Sunshine State debut 8 days ago on Autoblog

We still have a bit over a week until Audi officially pulls the wraps off its next-generation A8 flagship sedan in Miami. As a holdover, however, they have released a teaser video, and we've got it for you. The operative word here is tease. As usual, very little of the car is actually shown, ...

MTM Audi TT RS packs up to 424 horsepower, 185 mph top speed 8 days ago on Autoblog

German tuner MTM has a long history with Audi's inline-five. In fact, company founder Roland Mayer helped develop the turbocharged five-banger for the Sport Quattro back in the mid-80s, and MTM produced a 400 horsepower version of the motor as one of their earliest performance packages. Nearly ...

2011 Audi A8 to debut November 30th at Design Miami 8 days ago on Autoblog

Audi's centennial celebration is winding down, but the German brand isn't quite ready to switch off the lights. There's at least one more big model debut planned for its 100th anniversary, and in just over a week Audi will pull the sheets off the all-new 2011 Audi A8. Although the uber-sedan ...

VIDEO: Yes, the 2010 Audi S4 can drift 8 days ago on Autoblog

When we drove the 2010 Audi S4, we praised the sedan's trick electronic rear differential for its ability to shuffle torque between the rear wheels to give the sensation, if not the exact effect, of oversteer. Unfortunately, our track time was spent in an e-diffless model, so we didn't get to ...

Quattro Shock: Forthcoming Audi A1 lineup reportedly to arrive without AWD 10 days ago on Autoblog

Audi and Quattro go together like peanut butter and jelly, but Autobild is reporting that the four-ringed automaker's fabulous all-wheel drive system will be excluded from the forthcoming A1 mini car. We're a little surprised to hear that the Quattro tech won't be added considering that the ...

VW building $125M flagship dealer complex on Manhattan's west side 14 days ago on Autoblog

Volkswagen is building swanky new digs on New York City's west side for its VW and Audi brands. The automaker has purchased a 256,000 square foot space currently occupied by Potamkin GM (the Potamkin family has been synonymous with car sales in NY for decades), which stretches between 55th and ...

VIDEO: Heffner Performance teases Twin Turbo Audi R8 14 days ago on Autoblog

We're starting to see this type of thing more and more. And by "type of thing" we mean dyno teasers, not twin-turbo Audis. Nonetheless, you are staring at the unclothed rump of an Audi R8 with two massive turbochargers sitting on a four-wheel dynometer. And the results are, well, calling them ...

Spy Shots: More LA-based pics of the mystery psychedelic-wrap Audi 15 days ago on Autoblog

"Whatever it may be, I like it!" So says Autoblog commenter P.V. concerning a mysterious series of camoflaged Audis that have been popping up all over the place (this one was caught again in Southern California). We tend to agree. In fact, we feel this way about most new Audis -- especially ...

VIDEO: Are you the 2011 Audi A8? Or are you the 2011 Audi A6? 17 days ago on Autoblog

Well, is it? Hard to say. We do know that both a new Audi A8 and A6 are headed our way sooner rather than later. Sooner, as in the South Florida International Auto Show for one of the new Audis, and/or Geneva for the other. We're pretty sure that the car captured in the video you'll soon be ...

Audi drops more photos and info on "Shelley", the autonomous TT-S 20 days ago on Autoblog

We first heard about the latest autonomous driving project from Stanford University and the Volkswagen Group a couple of weeks ago. Audi has released some more information on the car, a TT-S coupe that, like its predecessors, Stanley and Junior, has a name: Shelley. Shelley's being developed to ...

LA Auto Show Design Challenge reveals Youthmobile 2030 design entries 22 days ago on Autoblog

This year's iteration of the annual Design Challenge at the LA Auto Show asks the question: How will a new generation of drivers age 16-23, raised with cell phones, web cams and online communities, emotionally connect to the automobile in 2030? We don't know the answer either, but at least six ...

VIDEO: Audi in on developing dashboard-mounted buddy robot 23 days ago on Autoblog

We don't know where carmakers got the idea that we want intelligent robots learning our behavior and then talking to us. Wherever it was, we don't want it any more than they thought we did 25 years ago in a talking Maxima. Nissan has its PIVO concept, which has the distinction of being as creepy ...

Autoblog Podcast #151: With Eddie Alterman of Car and Driver 24 days ago on Autoblog

Abuelsamid, Lieberman, Roth and Shunk. Sounds like a law firm, but it's this week's podcast crew. Car and Driver editor-in-chief Eddie Alterman bravely wades into the pool and joins us for Episode #151 of the Autoblog Podcast, as well. We spend a goodly amount of time going over what's in ...

Suzuki dresses up a Kizashi for Halloween 26 days ago on Autoblog

The boys and girls at Suzuki got into the Halloween spirit and dressed up a new Kizashi to celebrate the day. So what kind of costume would you put on a new sedan that aspires to redefine the company and show that this small carmaker can play with the big boys? Much like a kid who slaps a ...

VIDEO: Dogs like trucks. Leopards apparently prefer Audis. 26 days ago on Autoblog

You've pretty much achieved Tony Montana status when you can keep a big cat as a pet. But how do you transport Fluffy around when it's time to venture beyond that "The World Is Yours" statue at the homestead? Apparently, the preferred method of this particular leopard-owning baller is to simply ...

REPORT: Evidence mounting that 2010 Audi S4 is underrated 1 month ago on Autoblog

To many people, Audi is replacing BMW as the go-to yuppie-mobile of choice. For one thing, Walter de'Silva's designs are almost universally lauded (Q7 notwithstanding) whereas the new crop of Bangled Bimmers are... controversial to put it as nicely as humanly possible. But it's not just down to ...

Spy Shots: 2011 Audi A8 coming with four-cylinder turbodiesel, new V12 under development 1 month ago on Autoblog

Camouflaged prototypes of the 2011 Audi A8 have been caught running the Nurburgring, and accompanying these newest shots comes word that Audi's reworked flagship will be available with a host of new powerplants. According to reports, Audi's range-topper will continue to be available with a ...

Stanford to run driverless Audi TT-S up Pikes Peak next year [w/VIDEO] 1 month ago on Autoblog

If you read AutoblogGreen regularly, then you already know that Volkswagen and Stanford University have taken their relationship that began with developing autonomous vehicles to compete in the government-sponsored DARPA Grand Challenge competitions to the next level. VW has committed over $5 ...

Intel Inside: Audi launching special Forza edition TT? 1 month ago on Autoblog

As far as art imitating life goes, it doesn't get much more realistic than Forza 3. But it was only a matter of time before life would in turn imitate art, and here it is: the Audi TT Forza Motorsport Edition. Launched by Audi in conjunction with Microsoft, the Forza edition TT is being ...

Spy Shots: Audi A1 spotted wearing swirlies and not much else 1 month ago on Autoblog

Audi probably won't be taking the wraps completely off its new small car until the Geneva Motor Show next March, but spy shooters are already out there hunting down the prototypes. The clearest image we've seen yet shows a mini-car that appears to have changed very little from the MetroProject ...

Old School Haulin' - MFK Autosport's Powercar RS6 1 month ago on Autoblog

While most shops focus on tuning the latest Euro hotness, MFK has put its efforts into modifying the old-school (C5) Audi RS6, dropping the wagon over a set of 20x10.5-inch wheels and stretching some sticky 285/25 Dunlop rubber over each satin black, three-piece hoop. Unfortunately, MFK ...

200 mph supercars featured at the 2nd Annual Caruso Concours 1 month ago on Autoblog

The 2nd Annual Caruso Concours was held this past weekend at The Americana at Brand shopping center in Glendale, California. Put off a bit by threatening skies, we didn't make it out there ourselves, but luckily, Autoblog friend and shutterbug Greg Grudt was there to capture all of the ...

Rendered Speculation: Pondering what an electric Audi R4 roadster would look like 1 month ago on Autoblog

At last month's Frankfurt Motor Show, Audi board member Michael Dick confirmed that a production version of the electric eTron sports car concept would be produced by late 2012. Following the show, Audi NA president Johan de Nysschen confirmed that announcement and now AutoExpress has produced a ...

MTM Audi RS6 Avant goes 214 mph, proves wagons uber alles! 1 month ago on Autoblog

As a profession, there's a very long list of cars on sale in Europe that we can't buy which us auto journo types nevertheless constantly rattle our (virtual) pens over. From the Volkswagen Scirocco to the Honda Civic Type R to the 300+ hp Ford Focus to the Citroen C6, total and complete absence ...

Volkswagen group reportedly considering entering F1 1 month ago on Autoblog

Automakers appear to be pulling out of Formula One en masse. Jaguar and Ford withdrew a few years ago already, Honda canceled its participation at the end of last season, BMW is leaving at the end of this one, and both Toyota and Renault are reportedly considering canceling their programs as ...

Avus Performance tÜRns Audi TT-RS into 460-hp "Neu-Ur-Quattro" 1 month ago on Autoblog

Avus Performance has just whipped the cover off their pumped up Audi TT-RS, a 460 horsepower, matte black self-described "Ur-Quattro" for the new millennium. While it evoking the legendary Quattro Coupe might be a bit of marketing hyperbole, it similarly features a turbocharged inline-five and ...

Autoblog Podcast #148 with Jon Linkov from Consumer Reports 1 month ago on Autoblog

For Episode #148 of the Autoblog Podcast, Jon Linkov, Consumer Reports managing editor for autos, fills Sam's chair and mulls some timely topics with Chris and Dan. First up is the wheels coming off Penske's deal to take on the Saturn brand. Honda's CRZ concept, holding great promise in its ...

Audi recalls over 10,000 2006-2010 A3 and TT models over potential fuel leak 1 month ago on Autoblog

If you've got an Audi A3 or TT and like to drive it hard, you may want to check in with your local dealer, because a recall notice has been issued that is directly focused on enthusiastic drivers. The action concerns a spring that holds the fuel tank ventilation valve closed. Under "extreme ...

VIDEO: BMW's "Jump for Joy" Part 2 ends with Audi nut buster 1 month ago on Autoblog

Last week, we showed you BMW's new "Jump for Joy" ad. The 1:16 video features BMW owners literally jumping into their vehicles in spectacular fashion. Decent commercial overall, but it lacked that certain zing that Audi's "Meet the Beckers" spots showed last year. Remember those Internet gems? ...

REPORT: Audi plans to produce e-tron, begin testing prototypes within two years 1 month ago on Autoblog

Even though we knew it was coming, the Audi e-tron concept still caught us by surprise. After all, who would have expected an electric sportscar with over 3,000 lb-ft of torque? But if that wasn't enough of a shock, reports now suggest that Audi is actually preparing to put the green beast into ...

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