Category: Audi (Page 1 of 5)

RESTON, Va. (November 21, 2024) – The e-tron GT family now includes an S e-tron GT model as the entry to the 2025 line up. The new model builds on the dynamic credentials of the 2024 RS e-tron GT and goes a step further to deliver more power and more range. Also new for this year is an even more extreme RS e-tron GT performance derivative. As the first fully electric ‘RS performance’ model and the electric halo performance car for Audi, the 2025 RS e-tron GT performance sets all-time milestones for the brand in both power and acceleration. Part of the two-car 2025 e-tron GT electric super sedan lineup in the U.S., the RS e-tron GT performance is joined by the new S e-tron GT model, maintaining excellent performance and all of the design aesthetic that the electric grand tourer is known for. Through significant upgrades in power, battery capacity, design, and materials, along with a host of chassis upgrades, the e-tron GT model line is capable of delivering a level of performance that rivals supercars. Continue reading

RESTON, Va. (October 24, 2024) – Audi has added a new model to the top of its 2025 Q8 lineup: the new RS Q8 performance. The 631 hp range-topping SUV is positioned as the most powerful production combustion model in the history of Audi Sport; combining impressive everyday usability and practicality with outstanding handling and acceleration performance credentials owners have come to expect from RS models. In addition to the uprated 4.0L biturbo V8 engine, the 2025 RS Q8 performance benefits from massive carbon ceramic brakes (17.3/14.6” F/R), retuned adaptive sport air suspension, and a quattro® all-wheel-drive system with an optimized self-locking center differential. Building on these suspension and drivetrain enhancements, the RS Q8 performance also features several new exterior design elements inspired by the updates made to the upgraded 2025 Q8 and SQ8 models. New matte carbon exterior design packages and interior RS design packages extend RS-specific personalization options a step further. Continue reading

INGOLSTADT/NICE (October 23, 2024) – The new Audi A5 impressed numerous media representatives and many potential customers with its qualities at its world premiere. Now it is proving its qualities in the south of France: the model variants of the Audi A5 unfold their full potential on the winding roads of the Côte d’Azur. Continue reading

RESTON, Va. (September 5, 2024) – Audi of America today announced an extensive freshening for the 2025 Audi A3 and S3 sedans, with all models arriving with standard quattro® all-wheel drive. The 2025 A3 becomes more appealing, more comfortable, and more digital than ever, thanks to its sharpened exterior design, extended standard equipment, new interior materials and access to the Audi app store that permits popular apps to be loaded directly into Audi’s Multimedia Interface (MMI). The S3 sees substantial increases in performance with added power, chassis upgrades, and the addition of an advanced torque splitter – first introduced for the Nürburgring lap-record holding RS 3.

Sharpened exterior elevates A3 and S3 design
Following a major redesign for the 2022 model year, the 2025 A3 family receives a compelling exterior redesign update, which includes the new laser etched B-pillar badging strategy, two new wheels, and new front and rear LED lighting designs. Also new is an updated front fascia with a new frameless front grille design, and a more pronounced rear diffuser. Continue reading

RESTON, Va., (September 4, 2024) – Audi of America today announced the availability of a new Nardo Sport Edition package for the 2025 S6 4-door sedan and 2025 S7 5-door liftback. Inspired by Audi Sport, the new package adds an exclusive exterior color and unique interior designs to form a subtle yet purposeful palette. The Nardo Sport Edition enhances the sporting appeal of the potent S models, each of which are propelled by a 444-horsepower, 2.9L biturbo TFSI® V6 and quattro® all-wheel drive. Continue reading

INGOLSTADT/SAN JOSÉ CHIAPA (September 2, 2024) – The Audi Q5 has been one of the most popular SUVs in the midsize-segment in Germany and Europe for more than 15 years. Audi is now presenting the latest generation of the bestseller: the Q5, which is even more modern, spacious, and dynamic. It is the first SUV based on the Premium Platform Combustion (PPC) and is powered by efficient petrol and diesel engines that are even more economical thanks to MHEV plus technology. The Q5 impresses with customizable digital light signatures, the E³ 1.2 electronics platform and modern driver assistance systems. The sporty Audi SQ5 complements the new model series at its premiere. In future, models with plug-in hybrid technology will expand the model family. Continue reading

INGOLSTADT (August 28, 2024) – The brand with the four rings will present the third generation of its most popular SUV on September 2. An exclusive preview is now available.

“The Audi Q5 has represented the success of Audi for more than 15 years. With the third generation of our most successful SUV, we will now begin rejuvenating our SUV portfolio with efficient combustion engine models and hybrid versions.”

– Gernot Döllner, CEO

Audi will launch more than 20 new models in 2024 and 2025 – over 10 of them electric. This year, the new electric models commenced with the Audi Q6 e-tron in the spring and the Audi A6 e-tron in late July. At the same time, the company is rejuvenating its portfolio with combustion engine models like the A5 family unveiled in July.

INGOLSTADT (August 8, 2024) – They live next door to each other, with garages adjacent, and that is where they love spending their time together. Sascha Heyde and Wolf Seebers are car guys through and through and have been friends for 20 years – and as Audi exterior designers, they shaped the A6 e-tron family together. They first revealed their vision in the stunning A6 e-tron concept and A6 Avant e-tron concept; now, they have brought the design and technology of these vehicles to series production. But how does one make one’s ideal a reality? A conversation about and with two real brothers of design. Continue reading