Autoblog Podcast #280

Filed under: Podcasts , Audi , Chrysler , Dodge , GMC , Hyundai , Mazda , Nissan , Scion , Subaru , Toyota Dodge Dart, Chrysler Q1 sales, FR-S and BRZ versus MX-5, 2013 Nissan Altima’s Hyundai Sonata influence Episode #279 of the Autoblog Podcast is here, and this week, Chris, Dan, and Zach chat about the Dodge Dart, Chrysler’s first-quarter 2012 sales, a Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ smackdown at Motegi with a Mazda MX-5, and the influence of the Hyundai Sonata on the 2013 Nissan Altima.

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Autoblog Podcast #280

Audi and Ferrari thank Facebook fans with donuts [videos]

It seems Audi and Ferrari had the same idea to celebrate Facebook fan milestones with specially dedicated videos.

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Audi and Ferrari thank Facebook fans with donuts [videos]

Mercedes could reclaim No. 2 luxury spot from Audi by 2015

Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing , Audi , BMW , Mercedes-Benz , Luxury A report by the Center of Automotive Research at the university of Duisburg-Essen in Germany has revealed that Mercedes-Benz , currently the number three luxury carmaker, could move up to number two in 2015, Automotive News reported . Mercedes owned the second slot until last year, when Audi overtook it

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Mercedes could reclaim No. 2 luxury spot from Audi by 2015

Mercedes to overtake Audi by 2015 – report

The luxury sales race is beginning to heat up as Audi, BMW and Mercedes are about to launch a variety of new models in a quest to become the world’s largest luxury automaker.

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Mercedes to overtake Audi by 2015 – report

Audi TT-RS Plus priced from £48,945 OTR

Audi UK has announced the new TT RS plus coupe and roadster models will start from £48,945 to £52,265 OTR with manual or S tronic twin-clutch transmissions, which is £3,085 more than the TT RS.

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Audi TT-RS Plus priced from £48,945 OTR

Audi releases first Truth in 24 II trailer

Filed under: Motorsports , Videos , Audi Three years ago, Audi released the documentary Truth in 24 highlighting its three-car effort at the 24 Hours of Le Mans . Despite the Four Ring’s success at the race in the last decade, they were undoubtedly the underdogs to the much faster Peugeot teams that year, making for a Hollywood-like ending when Audi managed to take home the victory with teamwork and a little help from the weather.

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Audi releases first Truth in 24 II trailer

2013 Audi RS6 spied in motion [video]

European dealerships will be treatd to the first examples of the new Audi RS6 Avant by the end of the year, but U.S. Customers will have to wait until next year.

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2013 Audi RS6 spied in motion [video]

AWD vs. One Wheel Drive: Audi TT RS Plus pitted against Ducati 1199 Panigale S

Filed under: Motorsports , Coupe , Performance , Videos , Audi , Motorcycle It was only a matter of time, folks. As soon as Audi finalized its purchase of the Ducati brand, we knew to expect a slew of comparison tests pitting the German automaker’s finest wares against the two-wheeled exotica rolling out of Italy’s best-known motorcycle maker . The scribes from Germany’s Auto Bild have indeed taken up the challenge

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AWD vs. One Wheel Drive: Audi TT RS Plus pitted against Ducati 1199 Panigale S

2013 Audi S7 [w/video]

Filed under: Performance , Hatchback , Audi , First Drives , Luxury Performance With Poise As reaction settles down to news that Audi has scooped up Italian bikemaker Ducati right from under the nose of Mercedes-Benz for a cool billion, we can now get back to the four-wheeled performance Audi does best. And there are few better ways I can think of doing that than throwing body and mind into a fully optioned new Audi S7 and hitting the sunny German countryside.

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2013 Audi S7 [w/video]

Video Audi Q5 Facelift

New official videos dedicated to the new Audi Q5 MY 2013: the restyled version of the German SUV presents a few aesthetical and mechanical improvements. Efficiency increases by 15%. The base model mounts a 2.0-litre TDI engine with 143hp, but for those seeking more sprint there’s a version with 177hp and a V6 TDI with 245hp

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