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Official: Autoweek awards Audi A7 and Land Rover Evoque ‘Best of the Best’ titles

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Filed under: SUV , Hatchback , Audi , Land Rover , Luxury The editors from Autoweek have lined up their notes and named their 2011 Best of the Best. The 2012 Audi A7 and Land Rover Range Rover Evoque took the top honors, with editor Wes Raynal saying that the Audi is a vehicle with “few peers” thanks its integration of sedan styling and hatchback functionality. The Evoque, meanwhile, won over the hearts and minds of those at Autoweek thanks to its Land Rover roots and excellent ride refinement.

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2011 Audi A5 2.0 TFSI Quattro Coupe

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2011 Audi A5 2.0 TFSI Quattro Coupe What we have here is a high-styled, very attractive, German luxury sport coupe. What we have here is a high-styled, very attractive, German luxury sport coupe for forty-two thousand dollars. That isn’t exactly cheap, and our tester had no navigation system or rearview camera, but this is still a great car for the money, one with notable street presence and sex appeal. It drives well, too, with good body control, well-weighted steering, and a smooth gearshift that helps you make the most of the modest but refined turbocharged four-cylinder engine

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Report: Audi A8 a hot seller out of the gates, nearly 60% boost in production planned

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Filed under: Car Buying , Sedan , Plants/Manufacturing , Audi Audi has a hot seller on its hands. If we forced you to guess which model (and didn’t let you read the title of this post), you might assume that we’d be talking about the A6 or even the Q5. Nope.

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Video: Audi R8 GT thoroughly explained by Emanuele Pirro

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Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Videos , Audi Emanuele Pirro has spent the last 17 years as an Audi works driver, so it’s safe to say he knows his way around Quattro-equipped iron. Not only has Pirro had the pleasure of first crack at the latest gems from Audi in that time, he’s also had the pleasure of winning three LeMans victories behind the four rings. During the course of over four videos produced last week for Audi’s social media outlets in the United States, Pirro details the limited-edition 2011 Audi R8 GT . Starting with the car’s 560-horsepower, V10-motivated 3.6 second 0-60 time, Pirro takes four episodes to explain why you want need an R8 GT, as if you didn’t already know.

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2011-12 Audi R8 Spyder recalled for fuel leak

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Filed under: Convertible , Recalls , Safety , Audi Not even supercars are safe from recalls. Audi is recalling certain R8 Spyders for a potential fuel leak, caused by the fuel supply line rubbing against the heat shield in the engine compartment. According to a report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, this effects droptop R8s built between May 18, 2010 and June 22, 2011.

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Review: 2011 Audi Q7 3.0T S line [w/video]

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Filed under: SUV , Audi , New Car Reviews , Luxury Entering Its Silver Years With A Supercharged Six Life for us mammals is comparatively finite. Lacking the luxury of a mid-cycle refresh, the average human in the United States can expect to live about 80 years before their clock stops ticking. That isn’t too terrible in the grand scheme of things.

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Review: 2011 Audi Q7 3.0T S line [w/video]