After much speculation and conversation behind closed doors, Audi has officially announced its entry into Formula 1. The announcement comes a few days after the sport confirmed its new engine regulations post-2025, on the eve of the Belgian Grand Prix. The direction of the sport towards synthetic fuels to achieve carbon neutrality as opposed to […]
Audi was looking to add a new member to its “RS” lineup near the turn of the millennium. It chose to build something based on the A6 from its upper mid-range. That’s how the now iconic RS 6 moniker was born which debuted in the summer of 2002 and is now celebrating its 20th birthday. […]
The pure-electric single-seater racing series of Formula E has been buzzing around since 2014. Since its inception, various carmakers have joined the competition with the most recent high-profile addition being Porsche. It’s also undergone a generational update as a racing series in 2018 with cars that looked way cooler and had more nearly double the […]
The Audi R8 is ageing still and now gets a series of mild updates for 2019, both in terms of design and performance. This mid-engine sports car has been around since 2006 and is still a coveted performance vehicle with its naturally-aspirated V10 that hasn’t fallen prey to turbos. Audi’s flagship sports car has now […]
In the mix of all the clean-fuel, plug-in hybrid, all-electric swish, there was this gem at this year’s Paris Motor Show. It’s the new endurance racing spec Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo and it looks frighteningly angry. This new racecar facelift comes before the road-going R8 facelift which is due later this month and will […]
After an exciting Parisian E-Prix, the electrifying motorsport series moved to Flughafen Tempelhof in Berlin, a track that has deep ties with the sport. Before the race, we were also treated to Nico Rosberg doing some fast laps in the second-generation of Formula-E cars that will grace these circuits from next season onwards. Jean-Eric Vergne […]
The first weekend of March and it’s finally time for the next round of the Formula E season as they head to Mexico City for another weekend of motorsport action and drama. Defending champion Lucas di Grassi had a disappointing weekend after a poor qualifying session, clocking a time that put him 12th fastest but […]
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