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  • Audi is plotting small 2.9-litre V6 engine for R8

    The Audi R8 could get a new ‘entry-level’ engine in the shape of a 2.9-litre twin-turbocharged V8 – the same engine to be used in the upcoming RS4 and RS5. Those following the launch of the new Porsche Panamera will recognize the similarities. The engine, which in the Panamera...
  • Fire breathing Audi RS1 has little purpose

    Explosive performance from upcoming Audi RS1 will expand Audi Sport brand You may recall that the Audi A1 was launched a few years ago, and you probably didn’t care about it. This is partly because there wasn’t an insane, fire-breathing RS model to grace the covers of magazines and newspapers....
  • Launch Drive: New Audi R8 V10 Plus at Kyalami

    The original everyday super car is refreshed and ready for action once more while building on the notion that fast cars needn’t be mercilessly bone crushing and sparsely equipped. The latest 2016 Audi R8 forms the tip of a new sub-brand, Audi Sport, which we’ll be hearing a lot...
  • Drive Review: New Audi A4 (2016) 2.0T FSI

    The newest 2016 Audi A4 recently arrived in South Africa and SA Car Fan spent some time behind the wheel to see if it’s a worthy challenger to the highly contested premium sedan segment. A battle of the luxury sedans has been brewing for quite some time, and with...
  • Latest Audi A5 range widens gap to A4

    Audi introduced its latest two-door coupe to the world this week at an exclusive event at Audi’s Ingolstadt home. The new Audi A5 is everything we’ve been waiting for, and it promises to carry on the legacy set by its predecessor. Frank Lamberty, designer of the new Audi A5...
  • Video: New TT RS models in weird Chinese twist

    Sub 4 seconds to 100km/h. That’s the new Audi TT RS, probably the most bonkers performance you can get for the money. This new video brings that 2.5-litre 5-cylinder turbo engine to life as well as highlighting some of the car’s new design language. As for the race between...
  • Nearly 300kW from explosive Audi TT RS

    Having recently driven Porsche’s Boxster 718, we know the competition is in for a tough time but new details on Audi’s latest TT RS have emerged and they seem to carry the necessary firepower for a competitive battle. Always considered a bargain R8, the 2017 Audi TT RS once...
  • Road Review: Audi TTS (2016) quattro

    Johannesburg’s weather got its act together during the road review of the 2016 Audi TTS. After weeks of scorching temperatures, desperate prays for rain were answered and chaos on the roads ensued. Muddy torrents carried a litany of sharp debris down the road and deep puddles gave us the...
  • Drive Review: Audi RS3 5-cylinder Turbo

    Currently the smallest Audi to wear the RennSport nomenclature, the new 2016 Audi RS3 was momentarily the most powerful hatchback you could buy, until Mercedes raised the bar again by bestowing the A 45 AMG with another handful of kilowatts. Truthfully very little separates their on-road performance – this...