Audi Q5 Cabriolet

Audi Q5 cabrio will not be a driver's car, but more a fashion accessory for style seekers. It will feature a luxurious interior, with various bespoke styling cues and high quality materials. Expect all those features to drive up the price quite considerably.  The Audi Q5 cabriolet will be heavier than a regular Q5, due to the added weight of the extra stiffening elements, required by the removal of the hard-top. This means that Audi will have to put powerful engines under its hood. We expect Audi will offer the Q5 cabriolet with both TFSI petrol and TDI diesel engines. A production version will be a two door vehicle, with natural Quattro drive and a range of TDI and TFSI engines. It will also feature a canvas roof.

If such a vehicle gets the go-ahead it is likely to be built with the help of German coachbuilder Karmann, as it created the roof on the show car. But the canvas covering isn’t the only feature of the drop-top off-roader that could end up in the showroom. Company bosses are also considering adding the bright metallic Copper Sunrise orange paint to its colour charts.

Audi R8 E-Tron

      The idea behind the E-Tron R8 was not to change the look and feel of the vehicle, but how it performed. That being said, Audi has done very little in the way of exterior or interior changes to the car except for the wild paint job shown on the car at Le Mans. All of the right supercar parts are still apparent and it looks like the E-Tron means business on the track. Out front the large grill and air intakes on the front bumper will still help to cool the brakes. Signature Audi LED daytime-running lights flow beautifully around the teardrop headlights. This form of lighting has made its way from humble beginnings into nearly every manufacturers tool bag, but Audi still does it best. As your eyes move towards the rear of the car it is hard to miss the large air intakes behind the doors that were mainly for cooling a very hot engine. The engine is missing, but the batteries produce plenty of heat on their own. Nothing in the rear has really changed except for the delete on the exhaust exits. The R8 E-tron is powered by four motors – two on the front and two in the rear axles that each connect to their respective wheel by the use of a small shaft. By using the four motor setup this R8 delivers 313 hp and 4,500 Nm (3,319 lb-ft) of torque. It is capable of accelerating from 0 to 62 mph in 4.8 seconds. The true four-wheel drive system allows the Audi to become a full fledged Quattro car. The system is capable of delivering balanced power to the front and rear wheels, but prefers to give 70% to the rear and 30% to the front wheels when conditions are right. By having four completely separate motors the onboard computer is also able to make the smallest adjustments to power outputs so that understeer and oversteer can be corrected. The Audi R8 eTron price and the moment when it will go into production still remain a mystery. 

Audi TT-RS American model

The TT-RS is the most powerful model in the TT line-up and is distinguished by a high-gloss black single frame grille with a frame in matte aluminum look, xenon plus headlights with LED daytime running lights, large wheels in a 5 twin-spoke design, vigorous side sills, and exterior-mirror casings in a matte aluminum look.

On the rear, the car gets a stationary rear spoiler and two large oval exhaust tailpipes – spaced apart – encircled by a diffuser insert.

The interior is distinguished by heated sports seats featured in an Alcantara/leather combination with silver contrasting stitching and an embossed TT RS logo, a leather multifunction sports steering wheel, and an aluminum pedal.

Under the hood of the new TT-RS model, Audi has placed the same turbocharged 2.5-liter five-cylinder engine as the European model. However, unlike the European model, the American version will deliver an extra 20 HP (up to a total of 360 HP) and will only be mated to a new manual six-speed transmission.

The sprint from 0 to 60 mph will be made in just 4.6 seconds, and after removing the speed limiter, we expect a top speed of around 175 mph.

The Beast Unleashed: Audi S8

The Audi S8 test car is not wearing any of the sportier “S” bodywork just yet. What it does have are large brake rotors and calipers along with a quad tip exhaust setup — obvious signs this is no ordinary A8. The Audi S8 can be distinguished by  LED lights, lower hanging side skirts, a chrome grille, and side mirrors as well as a set of sporty 20 inch wheels.Under the hood there will be a supercharged V8 engine bringing more low-end torque and better fuel economy than the V10 fitted in the current model. This V8 engine will produce a total output of 450 HP and will be mated to a 7-speed double-clutch S Tronic. The S8 will get the usual upgraded suspension, brakes and powertrain that all “S” models get. Exactly which powertrain the S8 will receive seems to be a mystery so far.

It is expected that  to hit dealerships in 2012, at a cost of more than $100,000.

Audi RS3 Sportback comes with 340 horsepower

The Audi RS3 and the TT-RS share more than just a badge, they also have the same turbocharged 2.5-liter five-cylinder engine with an output of 340 horsepower and 332 lb/ft of torque. This engine is connected to Audi’s legendary Quattro all-wheel drive system with a seven-speed S tronic transmission, enabling the sports car to rocket from a standstill position to 62mph in just 4.6 seconds with an electronically limited 155mph. The figures are already impressive in their own right, but then you can factor in Audi’s claim that the RS3 comes with an average fuel consumption of 25.85 US mpg and carbon dioxide emissions of 212 g/km to make it that much more appealing. Audi also outfitted the RS3 with a new high-grade performance braking system measuring 370mm out front and 310mm at the back. Finally, there’ also a new aluminum intensive sport suspension with MacPherson with two different systems on the front and back: struts up in the front and four-link setup out back.