Audi presents the highlight of the IAA 2009: the e-tron, a high-performance sports car with a purely electric drive system. Four motors – two each at the front and rear axles – drive the wheels, making the concept car a true quattro. Producing 230 kW (313 hp) and 4,500 Nm (3,319.03 lb-ft) of torque, the two-seater accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h (0 – 62.14 mph) in 4.8 seconds, and from 60 to 120 km...

Exceptional performance and breathtaking dynamism coupled with the intense sensations of open-top driving: Audi presents the R8 Spyder 5.2 FSI quattro. Its lightweight cloth top opens and closes fully automatically; several body parts are made of a carbon fiber composite material.

Even during the 1981 season, the first in which Audi participated, the quattro began to hint at its later superiority. The Finnish Hannu Mikkola won two events and came third in the drivers’ rankings, despite the teething troubles suffered by the car initially. In San Remo, the Frenchwoman Michèle Mouton became the first woman ever to win a world championship rally.

In 1984, the long-awaited double success was achieved: Blomqvist took the driver’s title almost unchallenged, with wins in five rallies. The season had already begun with a sensational 1-2-3 victory in Monte Carlo, with Walter Röhrl, a newcomer to the team, leading his Scandinavian colleagues across the finishing line after a breathtaking duel.

In 1984 Audi modified the A1 with a much more purposeful bodykit and a 2110cc engine with a theoretical displacement of 2954cc with the 1.4 bar turbocharger.

For the 1983 season Audi released an evolution of their Group 4 car to accommodate the new Group B rules. Very slight modifications included wider wheel flares and and air inlet in front of the rear wheels.

In 1988 Audi took part for a year in the American TransAm race series. The engine installed in the Audi 200 quattro was the turbocharged five-cylinder unit that previously powered the world rally championship cars, in the meantime developing 375 kW (510 bhp), enough to secure the title for the American driver Hurley Haywood. Audi in fact took the chequered flag eight times, a total which secured t...

In 1990 and 1991 Audi entered its flagship model, the V8 quattro, for the German Touring Car Championship. The 3.6-litre engine of this luxury saloon developed 340 kW (462 bhp). Despite the car’s basic weight of 1,220 kilograms, this was sufficient in conjunction with the car’s all-wheel drive to hold off less powerful but lighter rivals. Stuck took the championship title in the first of these two...

A year later the company switched to the IMSA GTO series, with its less strict rules. Only the silhouette of the Audi 90 quattro was retained: under the GTO’s carbon-fibre skin was a pure racing car. The five-cylinder engine, in its final development stage, produced 529 kW (720 bhp), and the car’s four driven wheels had 14-inch wide rims. With seven wins in 13 races, Hans Joachim Stuck took third ...

The Coupé Quartz, designed by Studio Pininfarina, used the underpinnings of the Audi quattro. Its outside skin was made from aluminium and Kevlar composite.

In 1973, studio ItalDesign built a coupé study for the IAA. The "Asso di picce" (Ace of Spades) was a 2+2 seater measuring a goog four metres in length based on the underpinnings of the Audi 80.

The Audi A4 DTM introduced last season set a record at its début: With six victories, eight best times in qualifying and the title win, it was the most successful DTM vehicle based on the A4, which Audi has designed and built since its return to the DTM in 2004. In accordance with the internal model designations, R11 (2004), R12 (2005), R12 plus (2006), R13 (2007) and R14 (2008), the current R14 p...

Ingolstadt – The museum mobile in the Audi Forum Ingolstadt has organised a spectacular exhibition to commemorate the centenary of the Audi brand. For this unique event, which is entitled "From Horch to Audi – The history of perfection has a new name", historic cars have been collected together from all over Europe. From March 11 to July 16, 2009, visitors to the Audi museum mobile will be able to...

February 23, 2009 - Ingolstadt – Audi is once again producing a five-cylinder powerhouse: the Audi TT RS will be unveiled to the world at the Geneva Auto Show. Its turbocharged 2.5-liter engine produces well above 300 bhp. It also delivers explosive acceleration, driving delight, and unrivalled sound.

With its performance and luxury, the Audi RS6 has already made it into the history book of automotive future. Nevertheless, there are still owners of this vehicle who need more than a performance of 580 hp and a torque of 650 Nm. Even the design, so they assume, might be polished up by several degrees.

The new Audi Sportback concept has Detroit in a spin this week with a seamless blend of sports coupe desirability and five-door hatchback practicality that has made it one of the undisputed stars of the 2009 North American International Automobile Show. The sleek five-door GT is the latest in a long line of Audi design studies, many of which have transferred virtually unchanged to the production l...

Ingolstadt, 2008-12-09 - Audi is launching the next variant of its top-of-the-line model. With the R8, the brand has established itself at the forefront of high-end sports cars from the very start – and now comes the R8 V10. Its 5.2-liter, ten-cylinder engine churns out 386 kW (525 hp) and 530 Nm (390.91 lb-ft) of torque, which makes for breathtaking performance. With superior Audi technologies su...

Ingolstadt, 2008-12-03 - The top-of-the-line model of the new Cabriolet production series from Audi is the S5 Cabriolet. The letter “S” stands for Sport – for dynamics, performance and power, but also for amazing efficiency.

In keeping with Audi's promotion of diesel fuel in America and abroad, they have launched the R15 for continued success in LMS, ALMS and ACO endurance events. The R15 is Audi's second generation diesel racecar, following the R10 and the gasoline-powered R8 before it. This evolutionary line of prototype sports cars has given Audi dominance in endurance sports car racing for a decade.

the new Audi RS 6 Sedan has launched itself to the very top of the business class – as the most powerful series-production sedan in its segment. The sporty tiptronic transmission and the quattro all-wheel drive system, which has a slightly rear-driven emphasis, transfer the immense power onto the road with no loss. Uncompromising performance is also provided by the suspension with Dynamic Ride Con...

For the first time, Audi Sport will offer a racing sports car specifically developed for customer use in the form of the powerful 500 hp plus GT3 version of the Audi R8 which will be available from autumn 2009. The logistics and factory space required for the AUDI AG customer programme will be created over the next few months in Ingolstadt, Neckarsulm and Gyr.

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A TDI from Audi is more than just another diesel – it is, in fact, a dynamic power unit and a rich source of driving pleasure. At the 27th annual Lake Wörther Tour being held in the Austria province of Carinthia from May 21-25, Audi is demonstrating the potential of TDI technology with a very special concept study: the Audi A3 TDI clubsport quattro is powered by an engine delivering a whole 165 kW...

The 1999 Audi R8 racing car heralded a new chapter in Audi's lengthy and successful history of motorsport. Following notable triumphs in rallying, in the USA and in touring car racing, Audi made its first outing in the Le Mans 24-Hour Race in 1999. Audi thus took on one of the biggest challenges in the world of motor sport and by finishing third and fourth on its debut, laid the foundations for a ...

Ingolstadt, 2008-03-04 - Audi is presenting a revolution in the top class – the first 12-cylinder diesel engine in a high-performance roadgoing sports car. The V12 TDI with a displacement of six liters powers a concept car based on the Audi R8. This unit generates a huge 500 hp and 1,000 Newton-meters (737.56 lb-ft) of torque.