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All-electric e-tron concept car from Audi makes its debut at Detroit(15/01/2010)
Audi is showing an uncompromising purist compact sports car with all-electric drive at the first major auto show of 2010. The Detroit showcar Audi e-tron is the name of this 3.93 metre long and 1.78 metre wide but just 1.22 metre tall two-seater; just a few months after the debut of the Audi e-tron at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, this is now the second electric concept vehicle from the brand. Coupled with the Detroit showcar Audi e-tron’s lo... [more]
Audi R8 Spyder 5.2 FSI quattro descends on West London Audi(13/10/2009)
The new soft-top R8 Spyder 5.2 FSI quattro makes its UK debut this week at a grand inauguration ceremony for the new West London Audi, the world’s largest Audi Centre sited alongside the M4 elevated section. The new open-top R8 Spyder is taking pride of place within the new 190,000 square-foot West London Audi for the Centre’s grand inauguration ceremony. Making its debut in front of over 300 guests at the new West London landmark, the new R8... [more]
New 1.6-litre TDI engine for Audi A3(23/07/2009)
The Audi A3 slashes emissions further with the help of an all new 1.6-litre common rail TDI engine combining an low CO2 output of 109g/km with the potential to cover close to 69mpg. Aided by the latest auxiliary fuel conservation technology, including an automatic start-stop function, the new unit effects an eight per cent economy improvement over the engine powering the A3 1.9 TDIe, which it replaces. It is available in three-door, five-door Spo... [more]
New version of the Audi TT Roadster for the summer(21/04/2009)
This summer a new version of the Audi TT Roadster will make it a little easier for sun worshippers to weather the economic storm as they work on the all-important tan. Priced at £23,910 OTR, and due with its first UK customers in April, the new TT slots into the range just below the existing 2.0 TFSI model costing £27,355 OTR, and runs its more familiar relative impressively close both on the equipment checklist and on the move thanks to its all-... [more]
Volkswagen reports record sales in 2008(18/03/2009)
Despite the dramatic deterioration in its business environment, the Volkswagen Group met its unit sales, sales revenue and earnings targets last year and recorded the best figures in its history. Sales revenue grew by 4.5 percent to €113.8 billion on the back of a 1.3 percent rise in unit sales to 6.3 million vehicles. At €6.3 billion, operating profit was up by 3.0 percent year-on-year. Profit after tax amounted to €4.7 billion (+13.7 percent). ... [more]
Large luxury saloon cars depreciate faster(02/01/2009)
According to research by EurotaxGlass's, the current economic downturn has contributed to a pronounced increase in rates of depreciation for large luxury saloon cars. Comparing one-year-old examples of the segment’s best-selling diesel models in November 2007 with an identical group of the same age in November 2008, EurotaxGlass's uncovered an additional average fall in value of £7,263, equivalent to a further 21 per cent off the trade-in price. ... [more]
New Audi S4 outperforms its predecessor with a 30 per cent reduction in CO2 emissions(24/09/2008)
The new Audi S4 will be making its Paris Show debut next month. It gives equally high priority to thrills and thrift thanks to a new six cylinder TFSI engine that not only outperforms its V8 predecessor but does so with a 30 per cent reduction in CO2 emissions and 29mpg-plus fuel economy. The new S4 and S4 Avant will open for order in November priced from approximately £36,000 and will reach their first UK customers in April 2009. The comp... [more]
Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) Limited announce record £1billion lending(04/09/2008)
Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) Limited is bucking all the trends in the current credit crunch by reporting record sales growth. Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) Limited offers a range of finance and insurance products through registered retailers on the full range of new and used Volkswagen Group brands – Audi; Volkswagen; Volkswagen Commercial; Skoda; SEAT and Bentley. The UK company has announced that it has reached £1 billion of le... [more]
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