2011 Audi Q5 Review and Photo

2011 Audi Q5 Review

For 2011 Audi leaps into the amalgam SUV affray with a new adaptation of its accepted Q5 affluence crossover. While the 2011 Q5 will still action an accomplished 3.2-liter gas agent as accepted equipment, the big account is the availability of a abounding alongside amalgam drivetrain, an Audi first. While appraisement and added capacity are bare at the moment, Audi has said the 2011 Q5 amalgam will be accessible in backward autumn 2010 and will affection a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder gas agent akin to an electric drive system.

First offered stateside in 2009, the Q5 has becoming aerial acclaim for its chic autogenous and accomplished active dynamics. Competing in a awash affluence crossover bazaar abounding with added pint-size entries like BMW’s X3, Mercedes’ GLK, and the anew downsized Cadillac SRX, the Q5 has succeeded in establishing itself as a hot-selling bazaar force. The Q5 3.2 Quattro (as the V6 adaptation is known) appearance accepted all-wheel drive (AWD) and a six-speed automated transmission. The Q5 shares its unit-body belvedere with Audi’s class-leading A4 sedan, benumbed on the aforementioned 110.6-inch wheelbase while jacking up the ride acme to fit the SUV profile. As mentioned, Audi’s accomplished Quattro AWD arrangement is standard, application the now accustomed TORSEN (TORque SENsing) cogwheel to seamlessly address ability to all four wheels. A array of cyberbanking adherence and absorption aids abetment the Quattro arrangement in carrying limpet-like traction.

Power is baffled through a six-speed automated gearbox, the alone manual offered. In the affluence crossover segment, abounding offerings bang a poor antithesis amid administration and ride comfort. Body angular is able-bodied managed, and the brittle variable-assist council allows for accomplished maneuverability. Three trim levels will be offered for the 2011 Q5. Premium (base) trims appear accepted with covering upholstery over ability advanced seats, 18-carat copse trim, and automated altitude control. Stepping up to the Premium Plus trim akin nets buyers Bluetooth and iPod connectivity, forth with a ample panorama sunroof and acrimonious seats. The range-topping Prestige trim gets Audi’s accomplished MMI aeronautics arrangement interface, forth with a parking camera and thermal cupholders that can accumulate your Starbucks balmy all day.

Space up advanced is generous, but the somewhat awkward rear bench alone grudgingly accommodates adults. In accession to antilock brakes and cyberbanking adherence control, Q5 Prestige trims appear able with a blind-spot admonishing system. Front, side, and blind airbags are standard, with rear-seat ancillary anatomy accoutrements alternative for 2011. The accession of an earth-friendly amalgam drive arrangement will set the Q5 added afar from the accretion basin of affluence crossovers. It’s a abashment that Audi’s artefact planners debris to acceptation a trim abiding to win over leadfoots and eco-warriors alike: the turbocharged, diesel-powered, seven-speed Q5 3.0 TDI.

The new Audi Q5 is able with a turbocharged 2.0 Liter, four butt engine. The affluence agent additionally appearance an 8 acceleration Tiptronic automated transmission. Quattro all caster drive is addition affection and Audi will affection a amalgam adaptation in 2011, as well.

The agent is calmly maneuvered with capricious abetment steering. The anti-lock braking arrangement on all four auto comes standard. This accurate archetypal additionally appearance an 8 acceleration Tiptronic manual with the four cylinder, but six acceleration Triptronic automated manual with the V6 engine.

Some of the Audi Q5’s most notable safety features are listed below for the consumer’s review:
Braking Guard
Side Impact Airbags-Standard
Side Curtain Airbags – Standard for both rows of seats
Electronic Stability System – Standard
Rear Side Impact Airbags – Optional
Blind Spot Warning System
Lane Departure Warning System
Automatic Low and High Beam Control
Swiveling Active Xenon Headlights
If the driver is approaching a vehicle or object, the device will warn the driver by flashing warning lights and emitting a sound. If no response from the driver, the automatic braking system will employ.
The body style bears resemblance to the Audi Q7. The vehicle features 19 inch alloy wheels, LED tail lights, S-line exterior trim, heated mirrors, roof rack and adaptive headlights.
The vehicle will accommodate 5 passengers.

2010 Audi A6 3.0T

While the 270-hp 3.2-liter FSI V6 remains in the base A6, and the optional 340-hp 4.2-liter FSI V8 is the hot-rod of the group, there’s now a new middle-of-the-road offering. The 3.0T badge may confuse some into thinking this model is turbocharged, but the new engine is really a supercharged 3.0-liter TFSI V6 that puts out 300-hp and 310 ft-lbs of torque.

Strangely, both the V8 and 3.0T do the 0-60 mph run in almost identical times, with the supercharged six posting 5.9 seconds and the V8 a 5.8 second run.

In reality, the new engine is significantly lighter than the old V8 – helping the middle model to weigh in some 200 lbs. less. Not only does that aid acceleration, but fuel mileage as well, with the 3.0T averaging 21 mpg to the V8’s 18. Audi rates the car at 18-mpg city and 26-mpg highway. Otherwise, both share the same six-speed automatic transmission with Tiptronic, and quattro all-wheel drive hardware

2010 New Audi S4

The new Audi S4 arrives in the midst of a global economic slump. It was unveiled at the Paris show, where hybrids and electric vehicles stole the limelight, and it unashamedly advertises the brand motto Vorsprung durch Technik when everybody is talking CO2 and mpg and $$.

Look closer, though, and the new S4 emerges as a surprisingly sensible proposition. It costs less than the car it replaces, it's 27 percent more frugal in the combined European Union cycle, and in format and appearance it is still perfectly socially acceptable both in sedan and wagon form. The truth is, the fastest version of the new A4 offers the best of two worlds. It's an instant-torque fuel-miser that will return 39 mpg in extra-urban mode (on the European test cycle) to reward pussy-footed drivers. At the same time, it doubles up as high-tech tearaway that employs trick steering, chassis, and differential to beam you quicker from point A to point B than most of its rivals.

But who exactly are these rivals? At BMW, the 333-hp S4 splits the 306-hp 335i and the 420-hp M3. At Mercedes, it aims at the gap between the 272-hp C350 and the 457-hp C63AMG. The car has not yet been priced for the United States, but in Germany the S4 is about ten percent more expensive than the 335ix and about five percent dearer than the C350 4Matic. But in both cases, the Audi has a power, torque, and performance advantage over the competition. Late next year, we expect to see the new RS4/RS5, which is rated at 450 hp and 331 lb-ft of torque, sources claim. For the top-of-the-line version, the Quattro division will stick to the high-revving, direct-injection 4.2-liter V-8. It is in this context worth noting that BMW and Mercedes plan to embark on a different strategy. While the next M3 will switch from a normally aspirated V-8 to a twin-turbo in-line six, the C63 replacement is expected to shed its normally aspirated V-8 for a twin-turbo eight-ender with a displacement of only 4.6 liters.

2010 Audi TTS Coupe

Audi's TT was traditionally known as a bit of a hairdresser's car versus a performance one, akin to the reputation of the Mazda Miata and unlike competitors such as BMW's Z4, Nissan's 350Z or Porsche's Boxster and Cayman. Unlike all the others, however, the TTS Coupe can squeeze in three passengers, thanks to its pair of folding jump seats under the hatch. Now on its second generation -- which was unveiled for the 2008 model year, with a 2007 MIA -- Audi made its biggest effort yet to compete with the competition with this 2009 TTS model.

As the most powerful TT variation since its U.S. introduction in 2000, the TTS produces 265 horsepower at 6,000rpm from a tuned version of VW's venerable 2.0 turbo inline-four with direct fuel injection. Torque plateaus at 258lb-ft from 2,500 to 5,000rpm, and the gains were attained thanks to a new engine block, cylinder head, pistons and connecting rods. The engine handily outmuscles the standard turbo's 200hp and 207lb-ft numbers, and the optional 3.2-liter V6 TT's 250hp and 236lb-ft.

The exclusive dancing partners of that powerplant include Audi's revised all-wheel drive system and a six-speed dual-clutch gearbox the automaker calls S-Tronic. Audi promises performance will be brisk, claiming sprint from a standstill to 60mph will take just 4.9 seconds. Top speed, as seems to be the common practice in German-made vehicles, is artificially limited to 155mph.
The coupe should tip the scales at somewhere near 3,150lbs.

Other features standard on the TTS include magnetic adaptive shocks along with 18-inch wheels. The TTS will go on sale in the U.S. in November of 2008, starting at just shy of $50,000. Europe will get a six-speed manual transmission option as well.

Audi A8L W12 Reviews and Photos

Audi A8L W12 Gallery

Audi replaces its flagship luxury-sedan range with a new generation starting this November with the arrival of the 4.2-liter, V8-powered A8 and the stretched wheelbase A8L. Audi will follow that up with this car, using the marque's unique W12 engine (four rows of three cylinders), in long-wheelbase chassis only. Now offering a full 500 hp (up 50 hp, or 10 percent), the company's technological showcase nevertheless returns improved fuel economy, in part thanks to a new eight-speed tiptronic transmission.

More than five inches longer than the outgoing model--with all the added length devoted to the comfort of rear-seat passengers--the A8L is, like its predecessor, built on an aluminum spaceframe structure that Audi claims reduces chassis mass 40 percent over an all-steel equivalent. This is offset somewhat by the standard quattro four-wheel-drive system, the panoramic glass dual sunroofs and other luxurious features. But in a car that stretches 17 feet, 3.5 inches (a bit longer than the Mercedes S-class), it lets Audi pack in those features at a curb weight no greater than its rivals from Munich or Stuttgart.

Audi says its car will be the first automobile that offers a true mobile WLAN rolling hot spot and takes advantage of this Internet connectivity by using a navigation system that uses Google maps to make any place on the planet a potential “point of interest” or destination. The hardware for this feature will be installed from the outset, though enabling its operation in the United States will await agreement with a mobile-communications partner.

Other new features include a “relaxation seat” option that provides a reclinable rear seat with a fold-down footrest in the back of the front passenger seat, all power operated. The front seat becomes unusable when this feature is fully utilized, but it does let Audi offer a Maybach-like luxury feature in a slightly less ostentatious package. Long as it is now, the A8L is still three feet shorter than the battleship-like Maybach 62.

In Europe, the car goes on sale in October and offers other engine options that include 3.0-liter and 4.2 liter turbodiesels and a supercharged 3.0-liter V6 that burns gasoline. Audi has no immediate plans to use any of these engines in the U.S.-market A8, though Audi of America chief Johan De Nysschen says he'd like to offer clean diesel in every product line eventually. The supercharged V6 also has potential depending on economic and regulatory circumstances.