Audi has announced the limited edition RS 6 Sport and the RS 6 Exclusive. The car manufacturer has added two new special packages to the list of options that come with the 580HP V10-powered Audi RS6.  The RS 6 Sport and the RS 6 Exclusive will be limited to 500 units and will feature exclusive equipment packages, including a carbon-fiber trim kit for the engine compartment, 20-inch wheels with a five-spoke design, the sports suspension plus system and a numbered plaque in the interior.

The RS 6 Sport features leather trim for the instrument-panel hood and center console, and unique RS6-badged front floor mats. The buyer can also add to the car the exclusive package, Audi RS 6 Exclusive, which includes seat upholstery, controls, door trim inserts, (a) front center armrest, and door armrests in unique leather. A custom paint job from the extensive quattro GmbH color palette is also available for order.

Audi RS 6 Sport and RS 6 Exclusive special edition vehicle come with carbon fiber engine dressing, a special sports suspension, an individually numbered badge, and 20-inch wheels.

Both models will be equipped with a 5.0-liter twin-turbo V10 engine with the output of 426 kW (580 PS / 571 hp) and 650 Nm (479 lb-ft) of torque. The limited edition vehicles accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.5 seconds, while the top speed is electronically limited to 250 km/h (155 mph).

The sport package is priced from €3,250 and the exclusive package from €8,310.

Audi formally introduced its new A1 premium supermini on Tuesday before its public debut at Geneva Motor Show, which is scheduled to take place next month. 2011 Audi A1 is designed as a competitor for such models as MINI Cooper and Alfa Romeo MiTo.  Together with the first photos and full details, Audi has also released three videos that include a walk around the car with design boss, Stefan Siellaf.

It should be noted that Audi A1 supermini was first introduced as the three-door Metro Project Concept at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show, followed in 2008 by the five-door A1 Sportback study in Paris.

At launch the A1 will be available with two gasoline and two diesel engines. All the engines will be direct-injection four-cylinder turbos with stop-start technology. The sales in European are scheduled to start later this year, while it is not confirmed if the car will arrive to the U.S. or not.

The new promo video of Audi R8 V10 Spyder was released by the car manufacturer and we present it to your attention. The video is similar to the first promo of the R8 variant, which was intended for car buyers in UK and Germany. The promo video is only 1min 23sec long.

It should be noted that the Audi R8 V10 Spyder made its world debut last month at the 2009 Frankfurt International Motor Show. The vehicle is equipped with 5.2-litre V10 engine, which is also available for the coupe. The engine has a maximum output of 386kW (518 PS) and peak torque is 530Nm (391 lb-ft). According to Audi, the R8 Spyder accelerates from 0 – 62mph in 4.1 seconds with the top speed of 194mph.

The Spyder is equipped with a soft-top which uses electrohydraulics to open its canvass in 19 seconds and store it inside a compartment above the engine. It can also be activated at speeds of up to 31mph.

The Audi e-tron was first presented a few months before at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. And now Audi took the wraps off the second full-electric sports car concept at the Detroit show. The new two-seater concept is like the original e-tron and is also based on Audi’s ASF lightweight aluminum space frame. The vehicle comes with a carbon fibre reinforced plastic hybrid body that helps keep weight down to 1,350kg or 2,976 lbs.

Unlike the Frankfurt Show e-tron, the Detroit show version of the car is much more compact in size. It is 3.93 meters (154.7 inches) long, 1.78 meters (70 inches) wide and 1.22 meters (48 inches) tall.

The original Audi e-tron features four-electric motors, two at each axle, while the Detroit show car comes with two motors that drive the rear wheels and can operate independently. According to the manufacturer the twin-motors can deliver a combined output of 150 kW or 204 horsepower and peak torque of 2,650Nm or 1954.54 lb-ft. The vehicle is able to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (62mph) in just 5.9 seconds. The top speed is limited to 124mph or 200km/h.

The production version of the e-tron will go on sale in late 2012.

Audi has recently released teaser videos and some information its new A1 premium supermini. The vehicle is scheduled to debut at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show in March next year. The video includes a teaser with a graffiti artist painting the A1 on a wall and a video interview with the car’s designers, Dany Garand and Stefan Sielaff.

It is expected that Audi’s premium supermini will come with a raft of four-cylinder diesel and gasoline engines with direct injection including the 1.2-liter and 1.4-liter TSI turbocharged petrol units.

“Our goal with the A1 is a bold one: to repeat the success that we have enjoyed with the A3 in the compact segment,” says Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management of Audi. “With the A1 we’re opening another door into the world of premium cars.”

According to Audi there will be more details and images of 2011 Audi A1 Mini.

As it is already known, Audi in cooperation with a group of scientists from Stanford University have created an autonomous TT-S, named “Shelley”. The car manufacturer has recently revealed the official details on the vehicle.

Thus, the vehicle is 2009 Audi TTS that comes with a 2.0L Turbocharged I4 DOHC engine delivering 265 hp. The car can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in just 4,9 seconds, while top speed is limited to 155 mph. Taking into consideration that the Audi TTS is designed to compete in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, the producers have equipped it with ‘drive by wire’ technology which uses algorithms developed by Stanford University and Sun Microsystems. Other technical features of the vehicle include an ‘APA-BS’ (Axially Parallel Actuation-Braun-Schweig) electric power steering system, an electronic throttle, and an emergency shutdown system.

Audi has announced that, “Two independent systems are being used in the Pikes Peak TTS, the initial controller development is being done on an XPC target using Matlab and Simulink which are the standard research tools from Stanford’s DDL. The final vehicle controls are being run on ruggedized custom built solutions running a Core2Duo CPU and Solaris operating system that is being developed in collaboration with Sun Microsystems.”

Vehicle:
Make and model: 2009 Audi TTS
Engine: 2.0L Turbocharged I4 DOHC
Transmission: 6-Speed S tronic automatic transmission
Fuel Consumption: City: 21 mpg
Highway: 29 mpg
Combined: 24
Power: 265 hp & 6000 rpm1
Torque: 258 lb-ft. @ 2500 – 5000 rpm
Top speed: 155 (249km/h),
Acceleration: 0-60mph: 4.9sec
Weight incl. sensor: ~ 1470kg.

Yesterday, Audi has offcially revealed its new Audi A5 lightweight prototype, which is more than 100 kg lighter than the standard vehicle. The lightest version currently available in the U.S. market is the 3.2-liter V6 quattro with 3,737 pounds. The engineers of the Audi have reduced the weight of the new A5 Coupe by more than 240 pounds.

The Audi A5 lightweight prototype is made from aluminum and carbon fiber. Thanks to the significant weight loss the A5 prototype is able to use a four-cylinder engine with its attendant economy and emissions advantages to deliver the performance of a higher output V6. Due to this changes the car manufacturer was able to reduce fuel economy as well as overall emissions. The handling agility is also better now.

The Audi A5 lightweight prototype is powered by the 2.0-litre, 211PS Turbo FSI engine, the A5 achieves a power-to-weight ratio of 161PS per tonne. For comparison, the ‘standard’ A5 3.2 FSI V6 quattro with 265PS, which tips the scales at 1,540kg, shades it only by a fraction at 172PS per tonne.

The Audi A5 lightweight prototype comes with the aluminum Audi Space Frame (ASF) concept that reduces the car’s weight from 1,420kg to 1,310kg.

The weight reduction also features a knock-on effect on ancillaries such as the brakes and transmission, which can also be reduced in size and weight. It also enables the car to change direction noticeably more keenly and nimbly and, thanks to the weight reduction, to ride with even more refinement.

Audi’s new e-Tron Concept is a high-performance sports coupe with a pure-electric drive system . It uses four electric motors, two each at the front and rear axles driving all four wheels, that produce a combined output of 230kW or 313HP along with a mind-blowing 4,500 Nm (3,319 lb-ft) of torque!

The top speed is limited to 200 km/h (124 mph), as according to Audi, the amount of energy required by the electric motors increases disproportionately to speed. 70 percent of the power goes the rear and 30 percent to the front wheels.

The lithium-ion battery has a storage capacity of 42.4 kilowatt hours . Located in front of the rear axle, the battery unit weighs in at 470 kilogram (1036 lb) accounting for more than a quarter of the vehicle’s total weight which is around 1,600 kg (3527 lb), or about 20kg less than the R8 5.2 FSI V10.

e-Tron body structure  is based on Audi’s Space Frame (ASF) technology while all add-on parts, including the doors, covers, sidewalls and roof are made of a fiber-reinforced plastic.

At 4.26 meters (167.72 in) long, 1.90 meters (74.80 in) wide and 1.23 meters (48.43 in) tall with a wheelbase of 2.60 meters (102.36 in), the e-Tron is more compact in every dimension than the R8 (4,43 meters long).