Audi e-tron Enters Production Ahead Of World Debut

Audi will lift the covers off the e-Tron in just two weeks.

This week is an important week for the EV industry as Mercedes will be debuting its first electric vehicle, the Tesla-fighting EQC. Its main competitor, the Audi e-tron, is slightly late to the party, however. Originally, Audi was going to lift the covers off the e-tron last month, but the arrest of the automaker’s CEO has delayed the reveal event until September 17th in San Francisco, several weeks after the Mercedes EQC debuts.

To temporarily distract us from the Mercedes EQC’s forthcoming reveal, Audi has announced the e-tron has entered production at the company’s factory in Brussels two weeks before the electric SUV’s world debut. A new teaser shot shows the automaker’s first ever all-electric vehicle hiding under a sheet with a small section uncovered showing the LED headlights and front fascia finished in Misano Red.

Since the summer of 2016, Audi has extensively rebuilt its body shop, paint shop and assembly line and also set up its own battery production to prepare for the Audi e-tron’s series production. Thanks to Audi’s extensive teaser campaign, we already know what to expect from the e-Tron. The automaker has confirmed the e-Tron will utilize two electric motors developing a combined output of 355 horsepower and 414 lb-ft of torque. Activating the boost mode increases the output to 402 hp and 490 lb-ft of torque for up to eight seconds.

Thanks to its large 95-kWh battery pack, the eTron will also offer a range of over 248.5 miles in the WLTP cycle and hit 0-62 mph in less than six seconds. It will be the first production vehicle to feature side cameras instead of conventional door mirrors. Suffice to say, there probably won’t be many new details left to reveal since the production model is expected to closely resemble the e-tron prototype. Nevertheless, as one of the most important model launches in Audi’s history, the e-tron has a lot to live up to, so we’re eager to see if the final production model can deliver.

Audi Unveils Upgraded RS3 Sportback Armed With 400 HP Ahead Of Geneva

Will Audi finally bring its hot wagon to America like Mercedes did with the AMG E63 Estate?

The 2016 Paris Motor Show saw plenty of fans flock to the Audi booth where the RS3 sedan was unveiled with a promise that, unlike the RS3 Sportback, the four-door would come to America where sales numbers of the BMW M2 and Mercedes-AMG CLA45 justify the import. Making things better was the fact that the new RS3 Sedan was far better than the RS3 Sportback thanks to upgraded dynamics and what Audi touts as the most powerful five-cylinder engine to date. Well, it now seems that the RS3 Sedan holds the crown no longer.

That’s because, just weeks before the 2017 Geneva Motor Show, Audi has previewed the RS3 Sportback with upgrades pulled straight off the RS3 Sedan and pasted to its wagon body. Most importantly is the fact that the Sportback now gets the same engine as the sedan, meaning it’ll make 400 horsepower and 354 lb-ft of torque out of 2.5-liters spread through five inline and transversally mounted cylinder bores with help from a turbocharger. That’s 33 more horsepower than the previous RS3 Sportback, and with an aluminum crankcase and other weight-saving features the engine pulls this off without adding weight. In fact, it's 57 pounds lighter.

This enables the Sportback to get off the line and up to 62 mph in 4.1 seconds on its way to a 155 mph top speed. Autobahn frequent flyers can ask Audi to delimit the engine to extract a juicy 174 mph out of the five-cylinder. Those speeds will drain the fuel tank in no time. Tamely piloted the RS3 Sportback can attain 28 mpg, if driven the way the European Driving Cycle tests its cars. Helping both mileage and lap times is a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission mated to Audi’s signature Quattro all-wheel-drive system, which can turn corners with even more ferocity when optioned with the RS sport suspension with active damper control. Individual modes include Comfort, Auto, and Dynamic for different handing characteristics.

Outside observers are treated to the metallic five-cylinder roar that can be varied with flaps in the exhaust, although onlookers may be too distracted by the Sportback’s new dimensions to take note. Its aggressive new look is no illusion. Audi designers widened the Sportback’s track, gave it a lower stance, and flared the wheel arches more to make it handle better and look the part. Optional carbon ceramic discs are available up front to provide additional stopping power. We’d prefer four-wheel carbon ceramics for the bragging rights, but then again we can’t have our cake or eat it in this situation. That's because, like the outgoing RS3 Sportback, this wagon will remain a Europe-only indulgence.

Curse the Europeans as they enjoy the new lap timer, boost pressure indicator, and a special RS screen to distract drivers with a G-Force meter, tire pressure gauge, and other track day gadgets. Inside it’s classic Audi, with diamond-stitched seats, ergonomic controls, Nappa leather, a flat-bottomed steering wheel, and the RS emblem stitched into the seat backs. When it goes on sale this August, it will start at €54,600 ($58,206) making it cheaper than the €55,900 ($59,592) RS3 Sedan. If you want Audi to send the RS3 Sportback here, then pray Mercedes sells enough AMG E63 Estate models for the Germans to get the point.

2019 Audi Q3 Teased Ahead Of Official Reveal This Week

Audi’s new Volvo XC40 rival will break cover on July 25.

After recently unveiling the flagship Q8 SUV and the facelifted TT sports car, Audi’s product onslaught will continue this week with the reveal of the second-generation Q3. Underpinned by Volkswagen Group’s MQB architecture, the Q3 is being rebuilt from the ground up for the first time since the original launched in 2011. Audi was one of the first automakers to jump on the subcompact luxury crossover bandwagon, but seven years later the automaker is facing increasingly stiff competition from the likes of the Volvo XC40, Jaguar E-Pace, and BMW X1 in this competitive segment, so the updated Q3 is certainly arriving at the right time to take on its fresher rivals.

A teaser video confirms the 2019 Q3 will adopt Full-LED headlights inspired by Audi’s new design language seen on recent models. While it won’t be a drastic departure from the current model, it should look more modern, offering an attractive alternative to its larger siblings. Inside, expect the new Q3 to be more technically advanced than its predecessor and adopt Audi’s latest virtual cockpit display. In terms of powertrains, the current model’s 1.5-liter TSI and 2.0 TDI will most likely carry over in various guises.

In the US, the current model is only available with a 2.0-liter turbocharged engine that produces 200 hp and 207 lb-ft of torque, so we expect this unit will carry over to the new model.

Performance-focused SQ3 and RSQ3 models will also join the line-up, with the latter rumored to pack 400 hp. The standard Q3 will break cover in just two days on July 25 before it goes on sale later this year, so watch this space. We’re just glad Audi hasn’t produced another cringe-worthy web series to promote it.

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All-New 2019 Audi A6 Teased Ahead Of Geneva Reveal

Guess what? Looks just like an A8.

The 2018 Geneva Motor Show is just around the corner and any brand with a stake in the European market is falling all over itself to hype what it will be showing—a not-so-easy task with all the world’s supercars in attendance. Compared to some of those carbon-fiber-constructed monsters, Audi’s reveal seems positively normal. An all-new fifth-generation A6 sedan is coming to town and Audi has started things with a teaser video announcing, “The countdown has begun…”

Note Audi's YouTube summary with the hashtag #AudiGIMS, clearly the automakers Twitter brand for the upcoming Geneva International Motor Show. The teaser video doesn’t show much, but it does show enough to see that it clearly follows in the footsteps of the Prologue-inspired 2019 Audi A8.

The next-generation Audi A6 is expected to get nearly all the same bells and whistles as the A7, such as Level 3 autonomous driving hardware, Virtual Cockpit, and dual console displays. Audi's usual lineup of turbocharged engines and 48-volt hybrid systems are also in the cards. The current "C7" Audi A6 debuted in 2010 for the 2011 model year. In 2015, Audi refreshed its midsize executive sedan and added new levels of tech to the car. While the model has traditionally offered a diesel variant, don't expect one in the U.S.—you know, for obvious reasons. However, we could get the RS6 Avant on U.S. shores, and that would be just fine by us.

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