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Every year, Elton John and his partner David Furnish host the White Tie and Tiara Ball at their home, inviting attendees to empty out their jewelry boxes for an auction aimed at raising funds for the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF). Everything on the block carries a high value and even higher amount of prestige. But items that stole the limelight at this year's star-studded event are two Audi, chrome-finish R8 Spyders.

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Starting in 2013, as part of a new eco-friendly 'balanced mobility' initiative, Audi is expected to launch a limited production run of both the all-electric A1 e-tron, and new gas-powered A3 'e-gas'. But, unlike its closest competitors, the leading-edge Audi A3 e-gas will be powered neither by hydrogen nor electricity. Rather, it will run on a synthetic natural gas created from purpose-built, off-shore wind farms.

Initially slated to run at only 1,500 units, the…

We can all say it. No one will take offense. The Audi A3 hatchback is a little mild-mannered. Any Audi with an A at the start of the name is. Put an S there, and things start to get a little more exciting. Put and RS there, and you know you'll feel the rush of an adrenaline high.

Well, now the time-honored RS moniker is making its way to the Audi A3's hatch?

Based on the next-generation A3, Audi's latest technological concept car is a real head turner. Moreover, the new four-seater hatchback sedan offers invaluable insight for Audi enthusiasts eager to know what they can expect from future expansion of the A3 family.

Sporty yet elegant, the design language of the Audi A3 concept integrates a single-frame grille with tapered upper corners and fierce headlights with the latest LED technology. Its profile captures attention with a…

Audi had something special to show off at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held in Las Vegas, Nevada. That is its next-generation MMI system.

Audi's current MMI system features a control wheel and buttons mounted on the center console which scroll through the satellite navigation and audio settings on a central screen. Showcased during a morning keynote, the new MMI system adds NVIDIA's Tegra chipset (the same processor powering a range of…

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…

Senner Tuning over in Germany has a brand new upgrade for the already powerful Audi RS5. This time, the car enhancements shoot the vehicle upwards of 500 horses, that 50 more horsepower than previous tested.

This power upgrade on the 4.2 liter V8 FSI is achieved by adding a valve-controlled stainless steel exhaust system and adjustments to its zero-pressure monitoring. By doing so, Senner and Audi get the RS5 up to 499 bhp and…

Audi released several images and a video for the upcoming next-generation A6. Both show some hints of its overall shape, and gives a glimpse at some of its new design lines. The German auto maker will be releasing more details, and possibly more images, later in the week of December 1, 2010.

With the A6 slated to go into production before the end of the year, there's not much more time left for it

Audi of America is planning on a product expansion, bringing models such as the A1 compact car and the A5 sportback sedan to the US. According to Automotive News, more products will including an electric A2, a sedan variant of the A3 hatchback, a Q3 compact SUV, a scaled-down version of the R8 supercar and an A9 sports car to rival the Rapide by Aston Martin.

The long-wheelbase version of the A8 sedan will go on sale this month - accounting for 80 percent of all A8 sales in the United States. Audi is also making a push to grow its sales by 2015 to 1.5 million units a year,

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.