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Audi R8 Endures Delayed Demise to Satisfy Demand

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While Audi had previously confirmed 2023 as the last year of the R8, production of the model has continued into 2024. It is true, the last Audi R8 will leave the production line at the end of the first quarter of 2024," Audi spokesperson Liza Kellner informed Motor1. "It

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Audi Sends Off the RS 6 Avant with a Limited-Edition GT Model

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Beyond being one of my absolute dream cars, the Audi RS 6 Avant is just a very impressive car. Audi will make just 660 units of the car, 85 of which are destined for sale in the United States. The GT looks similar to the RS 6 GTO concept car from 2020, which was drawn after the 1989 Audi 90 Quattro IMSA GTO race car.

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Alfa Romeo Displays Carabo Concept, Speculation Abounds

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Instead, the Italian automaker rolled out the Carabo concept from the 1968 Paris Motor Show. Interestingly, that model likewise served as the foundation for the Carabo concept and the retro wedge design has become overwhelmingly popular in the modern era. But it wasn’t a new design.

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Launching in early 2021, the $50K – $60K Audi Q4 e-tron EV will offer 280 e-miles

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Audi says its Q4 e-tron compact crossover will enter the luxury EV marketplace in early 2021. It’s the second pure electric vehicle release for the Bavarian automaker, following the Audi e-tron SUV. The Q4 is the first e-tron to use the full MEB which will be the foundation of all Audi EVs and Volkswagen I.D. EVs to come.

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The 2021 Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron 4-door, 5-passenger EV coupe crossover is here!

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One of the most successful German-engineered luxury automotive brands, Audi AG delivered about 1.845 million vehicles globally in 2019. Audi sold just over 224,000 vehicles in 2019 and launched the brand’s first fully electric vehicle, the Audi e-tron – one of four fully electric models coming to the U.S. In the U.S.,

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Ferrari Patents Augmented Reality System Designed to Merge Real and Virtual Racing

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While electronic controls do offer simplified vehicle architectures, adaptive levels of performance, and novel concepts like what we’re talking about here, serious drivers have bemoaned the lack of feedback they offer. For now, it just wants to ensure it owns the rights to the relevant concept.

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Size or Speed? IIHS Study Examines Safety Between Models

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The concept was drilled into your author’s head as a youth while attending motorcycle safety courses. But the concept carries over to individuals driving smaller automobiles, as physics won’t be on their side should they go head-to-head with a much larger vehicle that’s tall enough for the grille to ride up during a wreck.

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