The all-electric concept has 22-inch active wheels with segments that can open and close. Audi has unveiled the Activesphere concept, the fourth vehicle in its sphere lineup of futuristic autonomous all-electric prototypes, after several teasers that seemed to preview a sort of coupe-styled SUV. Well, now we have all the details on the Activesphere, and
Rumours of Volkswagen Group (re)entering Formula 1 either through Audi F1 or Porsche F1 has been in circulation for three decades since its departure from the grid. Over the course of the last 18 months, however, momentum has been steadily building, with the proverbial wheels greased by: 1. incoming (major) rule changes surrounding new technical
The Audi E-Tron will be replaced in five years' time by a larger 2026 Audi Q8 E-Tron, its maker has confirmed, as Audi prepares to phase out combustion power. Confirmed by brand executives during Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo's visit to Audi's factory in Forest, Belgium (in south Brussels), the new Q8 E-Tron will
When it comes to performance, of course, not many think of diesel but there are compression ignition models on the market that are quite potent. And here are three of them in a direct drag race. Carwow’s latest video features three of the most powerful mainstream diesel cars. These are the BMW 840d, Mercedes-Benz E400d,
With the sports car segment shrinking in recent years, the trend has prompted Audi to reconsider the TT and R8 to figure out whether the two models could still have a life beyond the current generations. Many rumors pointed towards the demise of the naturally aspirated supercar and a four-door transformation of the baby R8, Ingolstadt
It is possible that Audi TT won't see its future movement... As much as car enthusiasts love the TT, the fact of the matter is crossovers and SUVs have taken over. That’s why Audi’s high-riding portfolio is bigger than ever, with room to grow considering there’s a Q4 on the horizon and maybe a Q9
Audi still needs more time to start deliveries Audi was expected to begin volume deliveries of Audi e-tron in late 2018. Trouble is that in October it was already known that there were some delays involved. So far, several hundred cars were registered in the first few markets. So it turns out that customer deliveries will not happen this
The level 5 Audi Aicon will be the basis for the company’s first autonomous test fleet by 2021, according to boss Rupert Stadler. That will be 50 years of "Vorsprung Durch Technik," which fittingly means "advancement through technology." At 214 inches long, the self-driving Aicon is 9 inches longer than a long-wheelbase A8. This allows for a large interior
Audi e-tron GT on the streets of LA The Audi e-tron GT concept unveiled at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show turns out to be much closer to production-ready than one might think, considering the launch date of late 2020. The German manufacturer recently allowed several media outlets to get behind of the wheel of a concept, as its
Robert Downey Jr is a driver in New York City for a special occasion It’s been 11 years since Robert Downey Jr., a.k.a. Tony Stark in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, sat in the seat of the original R8 e-tron. However, the German automaker recently reunited Marvel’s titular superhero with his former daily driver in New York City
