Enlarge / In 2026 we might well see a Red Bull F1 car powered by a Porsche hybrid powertrain. (credit: Dan Mullan/Getty Images) Rumors that Volkswagen Group is poised to enter Formula 1 have circulated for years. Every few months, often in a European car magazine, we’ll read about an unnamed VW Group board member […]
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At first glance, the grandsphere is recognizably an Audi fastback sedan. But it upends the usual luxury car way of doing things. [credit: Audi ] Audi’s design team is in the midst of what might be called its “sphere trilogy, ” exploring how autonomous driving might alter the luxury car experience. At Monterey Car Week in […]
Audi knows that some of its customers will pay a bit more for a stylish fastback derivative of many of its models. And the latest one to get that treatment is the Q5 Sportback SUV, seen here in sporty SQ5 form. [credit: Jonathan Gitlin ] When I reviewed the Audi Q7 SUV a few years […]
Enlarge / This sketch is all we’ve seen of Porsche’s forthcoming LMDh hybrid racer. But now we know that when it starts racing in 2023, it will be run by Team Penske. (credit: Porsche) In 2021, there is a real buzz building in the world of sports car racing. After many years of running incompatible […]
Audi Sport is trying something new in 2022 with an attempt at the particular Dakar Rally using this wild-looking creation. [credit: Audi Sport ] Audi’s DTM program—think typically the German equivalent of NASCAR—ended at the end of 2020, and 2021 is the German automaker’s final year in Formula E . But the investment that Audi […]
Enlarge / VW Group CEO Herbert Diess presents VW’s strategy for the next decade. (credit: Volkswagen Group) On Tuesday, Volkswagen Group revealed its new strategy for the coming decade . Under the tag line “New Auto, ” VW Group CEO Herbert Diess laid out how the company plans to increase profitability and streamline the operations […]
The Audi RS e-tron GT (right) and the Audi e-tron GT (left). [credit: Jonathan Gitlin ] In February, Audi took the wraps off its next electric vehicle. It’s called the e-tron GT, and unlike the rest of Audi’s EV offerings, this one isn’t an SUV or crossover. It’s a four-door sports car that shares a platform […]
Enlarge / Red Bull is assuming control of its own engine development next year once Honda leaves the sport. But could we see Porsche badges on the cars before too long? The rumors won’t stop swirling. (credit: Lars Baron/Getty Images) Even though we’re only two races in, this year’s Formula 1 season is already shaping […]
This is Audi’s all-electric A6 e-tron concept. [credit: Audi ] It has been a bumper few days for new electric vehicle reveals. Traditionally the time of the New York International Auto Show, last week saw new battery EVs from Audi, Mazda, and Mercedes-EQ. This coming week, the Shanghai Auto Show will take place in corporeal […]