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Ready, set, speculate! Justin Timberlake joining new Audi concept in Geneva

Filed under: Concept Cars , Geneva Motor Show , Audi Audi RS5 - Click above for high-res image gallery In addition to the world premiers of the RS5 , the all-new A1 (complete with Justin Timberlake cameo) and the near-production A8 Hybrid, Audi plans to trot out an additional concept car onto the stage at the Geneva Motor Show , and your guess is as good as ours. With the two previous e-tron concepts and Audi’s push to get an electric sports car to market within the next two years, it almost seems inevitable that another variant of the e-tron is in the cards, but maybe not this soon


V8-powered Audi R8 Spyder in the pipeline?

Filed under: Convertible , Performance , Audi , Rumormill 2011 Audi R8 Spyder 5.2L V10 - click above for high-res image gallery The Audi R8 Spyder was introduced at Frankfurt with a stonking V10 powertrain nestled snugly in its boot, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that the righteous 525-horsepower mill will be the R8 droptop’s only source of power. Our West Coast friends at Inside LIne insist that the more reasonable 4.2-liter V8 that powers the “base” R8 is going to be offered as well… eventually.



Audi Space on Playstation Home with A1

Filed under: Hatchback , Audi , Toys/Games , Luxury Audi called “Shotgun” on Playstation Home, and is so far the only automaker to take its case to those gamers with its Audi Space. First came the e-Tron Vertical Run racing game, which has lured more than 700,000 players into running more than a million races


Audi RS5 brochure images

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Geneva Motor Show , Audi 2011 Audi RS5 - Click above for high-res image gallery The next


Cold Weather Testing in Minnesota: Where Acura beats on one of the best AWD systems in the business

Filed under: Sedan , SUV , Etc. , Safety , Technology , Crossover , Acura , Audi , BMW , Honda , Infiniti , Lexus , Luxury , Off-Road Acura Cold Weather Testing - Click above for high-res image gallery “Don’t hold back.” Three words I’ve never heard before at a press event and three words that are running through my mind as I tramp down on the throttle and wheelspin my way towards the gray horizon. Don’t hold back



Report: Eight-speed transmissions to proliferate through Audi lineup

Filed under: Technology , Audi How many gears are enough? While it seems that six-speed automatic transmissions are just now becoming the de facto standard in most circles, Mercedes-Benz has been working with seven ratios for a while now and Lexus did its German rival one better by designing its own eight-speed. Not content to sit idle while other marques earn bragging rights, Audi and BMW have recently utilized eight-speeders of their own for their latest flagship models