Posts Tagged ‘Audi

Details: Audi A6 Avant

Details: Audi A6 Avant

God is in the details and creating those details keeps thousands in the automotive industry gamefully occupied across the globe.  Spending time with a car reveals more and more of ...

flickr: Audi A6 Avant long-termer

flickr: Audi A6 Avant long-termer

My latest long-termer is an Audi A6 Avant, conveniently timed to coincide with my newfound fatherhood.  I’m running this for MSN Cars, which means monthly reports, ongoing blogs and lots ...

SEAT + Germany = enjoyneering

SEAT + Germany = enjoyneering

SEAT is a misunderstood brand. The Spanish arm of VW Group, it is best known for its Cupra and FR models, while the whispers of auto emocion at the end ...

Clues in the news: Audi and SEAT

Clues in the news: Audi and SEAT

Motoring journalists often put two and two together and make a marvelous headline. Muse can come from myriad sources which, over time and when pieced together, result in (ahem) the ...

China – event by event: the establishment

China – event by event: the establishment

China has two types of vehicle maker – homegrown brands and importers. ‘Importer’ here means non-Chinese brands, ones we’re all familiar with. They’re not strictly importers, mind – Chinese law ...

Audi A1 roll offers PR advice

Audi A1 roll offers PR advice

Audi has shown the perils of great-on-paper ideas that go wrong in a marketing stunt that by rights should have you squirming. As the news report explains, the idea was ...

Audi gets Ashes To Ashes at Geneva

Audi gets Ashes To Ashes at Geneva

AUDI is celebrating 30 years of the Quattro with an Easter Egg for journos. Tucked deep in the press material all about Quattro is this car show gem – the ...

My hit car colour of 2010

My hit car colour of 2010

Brown – I predict it’s going to make a comeback in 2010. Seriously! Well, not brown. Anything but brown, in fact: instead, think Rich Chocolate, Frothy Latte, Cappuccino, or anything ...

TDI earns its place in history

TDI earns its place in history

VOLKSWAGEN is finally pensioning off its long-serving 1.9-litre TDI diesel. The car that really gave the modern diesel credibility has had a good innings, but it’s now being put out ...

Audi lit the way in ’88

Audi lit the way in ’88

FASTER cars need better headlights, said an Audi ad in 1988. Particularly models such as the 136bhp Audi 90 (136BHP? Steady…). What’s more, it added, congested roads mean less opportunity ...