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What's another reason to choose Audi, beside the integrity of their fast, luxury sports cars? They don't try to pull the wool over your eyes. Rather, they have the utmost respect for you. As such, they're not going to develop and market a hybrid car just for the heck of it - not if they've found another, less expensive way to offer drivers better fuel economy without compromising power.

This is why…

Audi A1 E-Tron Takes Over Munich Streets

Audi is serious about getting drivers behind the wheels of electric vehicles, and to prove it, they've unleashed a fleet of 20 prototype Audi A1 e-tron vehicles on the streets of Munich. This new initiative is being executed in conjunction with the German government, and it's known as the Modellregion Elektromobilität München or Model Region Electromobility Munich.

The focus of the test run is to see how drivers utilize various features…

Audi RS6 Coming Soon

Many speculated about the introduction of Audi's RS4 in the United States, and globally for that matter. Well, it looks like the next-gen RS won't be a 4, but an upgraded RS6.

This news is coming out from the folks at Car & Driver, who know a thing or two about automotive news. They claim that "Audi will not be making a new RS4."

According to their reports, "Audi believes that the RS5 coupe…

Audi R15 TDI thrills fans in China

Audi Sport Team Joest thrilled the fans on its first showing in China with a fantastic season finale of the sports prototypes at Zhuhai. However, a controversial final phase deprived Audi of the victory the brand would have actually deserved.

During the entire 1000-kilometer race Tom Kristensen/Allan McNish and Dindo Capello/Romain Dumas at the wheel of the two Audi R15 TDI cars fought a fascinating duel with the two Peugeot 908 cars. One hour before the end, Tom Kristensen and Allan McNish were clearly leading the race when the only safety car period caused their advantage to shrink from over 30 to 13.5 seconds.

Porsche Cajun 2-Door SUV

Porsche's design director wants to have "more influence on Porsche styling" and will start this off by creating a 2-door, smaller SUV for the German auto maker called Cajun.

In an interview at the 2010 Paris Motor Show with auto industry publication Automotive News, design chief Walter de' Silva said, "I really hope to be able to add something positive to Porsche's new models, which will remain coherent with the great tradition of Porsche...The Cajun will be the first new Porsche created under my influence."

Audi A1 eTron Revealed

Audi has released official specifications on their upcoming A1 e-Tron vehicle, which is expected to drop into Munich sometime next year...and if we are lucky might come to the United States by 2012.

The German auto maker got together with the Technical University of Munich to begin testing a fleet of twenty A1 e-Trons.

Range Rover Evoque Revealed

Land Rover kept their new two door concept model under wraps for almost a year. Now the wait is finally over. The all new Range Rover Evoque has been released to the world, after a lavish party at the auto maker's HQ in London.

2011's Range Rover Evoque looks almost identical to the LRX concept, a crossover featuring sporty styling, distinctive headlights, and a sloping roofline. According to the auto maker it is…

Audi Sound Q7 Concept

Audi is taking their Q7 and working on it internally, creating a very interesting concept in sound. No, they aren't making adjustments under the hood or beneath the car's already solid chassis. They are working on the vehicle's internal sound system.

Testing out 62 speakers in the large model Audi, the German auto maker's hope is to reach optimal sound enjoyment while driving a full size SUV. These speakers, and the grants to run such an experiment, come from audio specialists at Bang & Olufsen, Bose and the Fraunhofer Institute.
 
According to the Audi press release, "The…