Future Audi Vehicles: Page 2

The next iteration of Audi's luxoflagship won't boast any radical styling or interior changes. Audi instead will concentrate on performance and take a serious stab at eliminating some longtime A8 complaints--namely, mediocre handling and ho-hum steering feel.... more

With the next-generation A4 sedan and A5 coupe, coming in 2008, the Cabrio model will join the family one rung up the price ladder. Like all Audi droptops, it will resist the trend toward retractable hard tops and retain a canvas roof.... more

The front half may be controversial, but Audi is going to build the Roadjet anyway, likely under the name A5, in 2008.... more

Audi will build an SUV and a coupe off its next-gen A4 architecture, according to boss Martin Winterkorn. A third variant, called the Sportback and closely related to the Roadjet concept revealed at the Detroit show, is under study but not yet confirmed for production.... more

We've been talking about Audi's Lamborghini Gallardo-framed sports car for ages. Now, it finally has an official name.... more

You're looking at the 2007 Audi TT, mostly. The next TT will be aluminum-bodied and pick up many of the design cues of the production-ready Shooting Brake concept car revealed at the Tokyo Show.... more

Audi has confirmed that the Roadjet concept shown at the 2006 Detroit auto show will be sold in Europe soon, but stateside sales are unlikely. In the U.S., expect to see the Q5, a crossover that's more SUV-like, which will better suit American tastes. The Q5 w... more

The Audi S8, a V-10 powered version of the German marque's largest sedan, will join the S4--Audi's only current S model--next year. Its V-10 is based on the unit found in the Lamborghini Gallardo, but features Audi's FSI direct injection (borrowed from the R8... more

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The 2006.5 Audi A4 Cabriolet gets a mid-cycle freshening mirroring that of the 2005.5 A4 sedan. That means the convertible's formerly geometric face gets amoeba-like headlights and a giant floor-to-ceiling grille, and the steering and suspension have been twea... more

WHAT: The Q5 is Audi's ultra-late arrivals to the SUV party. Based on the next A4, it aims at the BMW X3. Like the Q7, it forsakes heavy-duty off-road gear but offers hill-descent control and air suspension. The Q5's Quattro all-wheel-drive system has a 40/60... more

Audi will follow up its Q7 SUV with the smaller, sportier Q5, which is set to debut in September. Although you might expect the Q5 to be twinned with VW's compact crossover, the Tiguan, it will instead be related mechanically to the next Audi A4. That platform... more

WHAT: The second generation sharpens exterior edges and adds a shield grille but otherwise remains faithful to the original design. Based on the new Golf platform.WHEN: Frankfurt show debut; on sale 2006.DON'T MESS WITH SUCCESS: But please make it sportie... more

Audi's Q7 sport-utility will finally be unveiled this fall at the Frankfurt auto show, but we recently had an early look at a drivable prototype in Audi's California design studio.... more

Thanks to Audi, you can cross one vehicle off the list of Europe-only cars you wish were sold in North America. The previous-generation RS4 was available only as a wagon and wasn't sold in the U.S., but the new RS4 has been sold stateside since the middle of t... more

It's not a small world after all. Forces against a world economy remain, and the new 2006 Audi RS4 concept is proof. First, we have to wait for the 414-horsepower M3-slayer.... more

For a company not known for cranking out concept cars in huge numbers, Audi has been hard at it lately -- and this stunner's a runner.... more