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LA Auto Show Design Challenge entrants reveal Youthmobile 2030 designs

This year's iteration of the annual Design Challenge at the LA Auto Show asks the question: How will a new generation of drivers age 16-23 – raised with cell phones, web cams and online communities – emotionally connect to the automobile in 2030? We don't know the answer either, but at least six designers from some of the world's top automakers decided to give it a go with their own ideas. if you thought the Aptera was futuristic, check these out. First up are the eSpira and eOra from Audi, which are controlled by thought and ... Read more →

Fanciful rendering of Audi Avatar shows what ultralights could be like in 2032 Sebastian Blanco

There are a lot of fanciful renderings out there that try to imagine what kind of vehicles we'll be driving in the coming decades. The renderings from Yanko Design are some of the strangest, ...

Spy shots: Audi A1 spotted wearing swirlies and not much else Sam Abuelsamid

Audi probably won't be taking the wraps completely off its new small car until the Geneva Motor Show next March but the spy shooters are already out there hunting down the prototypes. The clearest ...

Rendered Speculation: Pondering what an electric Audi R4 roadster would look like Sam Abuelsamid

At last month's Frankfurt Motor Show, Audi board member Michael Dick confirmed that a production version of the electric eTron sports car concept would be produced by late 2012. Following the show, ...

Audi spends €5 million on new environmental foundation Sebastian Blanco

Those four rings aren't just good for clever ads. Audi AG recently announced it was using its corporate power to start a new environmental foundation that aims to bring together all of the company's ...

2010 Green Car of the Year finalists - three hybrids, two diesels - announced 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Last year, Volkswagen's Jetta TDI was named the 2009 Green Car of the Year at the LA Auto Show, which means that the Volkswagen Golf TDI has a bit of baggage if it wants to try and win the 2010 award. Regardless, the Golf was named one of five finalists today, along with the Audi A3 TDI, the ...

REPORT: Audi e-tron is a go, should be available in 2-3 years 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Audi of America President Johan de Nysschen – the very guy who got into so much trouble last month when he criticized the Chevy Volt and other electric cars – has said that Audi will be bringing the fairly insane (3,319.03 lb-ft of torque!) e-tron concept to market. The e-tron, based ...

Audi introduces its first start-stop system with automatic transmission 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Automatic start-stop systems have become increasingly common in Europe in the last few years, but until now they have pretty much only been available on cars with manual transmissions. Audi is looking to change that with the introduction of a new system on the A3 that is paired with the 7-speed ...

Audi completes A to B efficiency challenge, A3 TDI gets 71.3 mpg (U.S.) 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

The north-south trans-European Audi efficiency challenge ended late this week and the 120 customers and journalists covered 4,200 km demonstrating how thrifty these cars can be. As expected, the A3 Sportback 1.6 TDI came out on top of the heap with an average over the full distance of 71.3 mpg ...

Audi shows off lightweight aluminum/carbon fiber A5 prototype 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

As much as we like the Audi A5 with it's lovely lines and proportions and good driving dynamics, we have to admit that it's a bit porky. The lightest version currently available in the U.S. market is the 3.2-liter V6 quattro at 3,737 pounds. To date, the A5 has not been the beneficiary of Audi's ...

Audi and Porsche win Michelin GreenX Challenge at Petit Le Mans 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

The American Le Mans Series ran half of its annual flagship race this past weekend at a rain-saturated Road Atlanta track in Georgia. The race marked the first anniversary of the inauguration of the ALMS Green Challenge and in spite of the truncated race length, organizers announced winners in ...

Audi A3 1.6 TDI shines during opening stages of efficiency challenge, scores 78.4 mpg (US)! 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Audi has kicked off its latest efficiency marathon in northern Norway this week with a fleet of A3, A4, A5, Q7 and TT models to demonstrate what they can do in the real world. Leading the pack in terms of minimal fuel consumption is the new A3 1.6 TDI. On the road in Norway in the opening stage, ...

Audi attacks the low-CO2 European market with two new models 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

VW has announced that all brands in the VW Group are getting the all-new common-rail 1.6-liter diesels across the range. This new engine, when installed into the Audi A3, manages to reduce both fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. While the 1.9-liter TDIe managed to burn 4.1 l/100 km, the new ...

Audi hits the road again for the North-South Europe efficiency run 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Audi is hitting the road for the third time in about a year for an efficiency marathon. This time around, the German automaker is taking 20 of its vehicles on a north-south trek across Europe from A to B or in this case Å to Bée. Å is on the Lofoten archipelago in northern ...

Audi e-tron available for "virtual test drives" on PlayStation 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Want to know what it's like to drive an awesome electric concept car like the Audi e-tron? Well, we have good news for you... sort of. While you're extremely unlikely to be plunking your real hind end behind the steering wheel of Audi's 3,319 lb-ft of torque monster, you'll soon be able to just ...

TiVo Alert: Audi TDI clean diesels to be featured on "How It's Made" 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Time to fire up the TiVo. Friday night, the Science Channel will be debuting a new episode of "How It's Made" that features the Audi TDI clean diesel engine range. What's the big deal, haven't diesels been around since the death of the dinosaurs? Well, sorta. While they still share the same ...

Audi hiring 100 young engineers for ePerformance project 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Before we forget, the address where you should send in your resumé, if you want to try out for any of these positions, is here. There. Now that that's done, what job openings are we talking about? Audi has announced they are hiring 100 young engineers for ePerformance, a project house to help ...

Frankfurt 2009: Audi e-tron is red outside, nice inside 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

The Audi e-tron concept has a few good things going for it on the outside, like lustrous red paint, some wicked cool taillights, and... well... maybe something else that's escaped us. Sadly, those things are overcome by the chrome baleen job for the front and rear grilles, the ...

Frankfurt 2009: Audi A4 and A4 Avant go biofuel in Germany 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Audi's big green reveal from the Frankfurt Motor Show is undoubtedly the e-Tron electric supercar – especially considering the recent comments about electric cars and diesels made by Audi North America President Johan de Nysschen. But there's another type of fuel/energy that Audi drivers ...

Officially, official: Frankfurt 2009: Audi E-Tron, 4 motors, 1 battery, 3,319.03 lb-ft of torque! 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Those of us around here with a passion for torque were very disappointed when it became clear that Audi was unlikely to ever build a production version of the R8 V12 TDI that was shown at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show. Now the automaker has come back with a new R8 based concept that puts the diesel ...

Frankfurt Preview: Audi e-Tron electric supercar gets early web unveil 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Apparently, electric cars aren't such a bad idea after all. Just days after Audi of America President Johan de Nysschen proclaimed that diesels were the future in lieu of electrons, Audi's own electric supercar concept will be officially debuted at the Frankfurt Motor Show. While we're anxiously ...

Audi pres walks back "Volt for idiots" comment some more, still loves diesels 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Audi North America President Johan de Nysschen has spent a lot of time thinking about his choice of words when he claimed only idiots would buy the Chevy Volt. He began to step away from his remarks pretty much as soon as he made them, but it never hurts to spend even more time clarifying that what ...

GM responds to Audi's "Volt is for idiots" remark 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

We've already seen Audi's Johan de Nysschen walk back comments he made that the Chevrolet Volt is "a car for idiots." Before de Nysschen's official response, we asked GM if Bob Lutz wanted to get into the fray (who, us, trying to cause a fight?). No such luck, but GM spokesperson Rob Peterson ...

Audi's Johan de Nysschen responds to Volt for idiots story 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Audi of America president Johan de Nysschen has issued a public response to the firestorm he created yesterday when he reportedly told a member of the media that the Chevrolet Volt is "a car for idiots." Anyone who has met de Nysschen in person knows he is not one to mince words. He (and Audi) ...

Audi sets price on 2010 A3 TDI at $29,950* 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Audi has finally announced pricing for its long-awaited 2010 A3 TDI, and it's just about what we had been expecting. Base price for a standard front-wheel drive model comes in at $29,950 (*plus $825 destination) when equipped with the S Tronic dual-clutch gearbox. Naturally, we expect a fully ...

Once More With Feeling: Audi's electric concept likely to be based on R8 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Fourtitude, the internet experts on all things Audi, has compiled a list of facts and clues that seem to indicate that the electric car concept expected from Audi at this year's Frankfurt Motor Show will indeed be based on the most excellent R8 platform. For starters, the surprisingly detailed ...

Audi of America president calls Chevy Volt "a car for idiots," slams electric vehicles 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

When an automotive executive says something brash and outrageous, we sometimes call it "Going Lutz." The green car world has it's own special phrase – "Going Musk" – and we always look forward to the next item that makes us go, "Huh? Really?" They're so much more exciting than the daily ...

Frankfurt Preview: Audi reignites electric car rumors with new mini-site 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

We've been hearing internet chatter that Audi might have something electric up its sleeves for the Frankfurt Motor Show later this month, and the German automaker has just thrown a bunch of fuel on those flames in the form of a new micro-site called electricityuntamed.com. Naturally, details ...

Frankfurt Preview: Audi to intro clean A4 TDI, A3 TFSI, coming to America? 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Audi will be launching at least three new models next month at the Frankfurt Motor Show, two of which seem like they have a good chance of coming to North America and one that doesn't. The A4 TDI clean diesel will make its debut at the German show with the latest edition of the firm's 3.0-liter ...

Game on! Audi coming to the Petit Le Mans to challenge Peugeot! 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

The Audi v Peugeot endurance racing battle will continue next month at Road Atlanta as the German team has finally confirmed that it will bring the R15 TDI back to America. Peugeot announced several weeks ago that it would run its Le Mans-winning 908 HDI at both the Petit Le Mans and at Laguna ...

ACO reveals 2010 Le Mans rules, diesels get more weight, less air 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

The Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO), which sanctions the 24 Hours of Le Mans and provides the basis for the rules used in the American Le Mans Series, has just published its rules changes for 2010. The updates for next year are mainly targeted at tightening competition while maintaining series ...

Audi tries again to convert Chinese to diesels with new A6L TDI 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

One of the star vehicles sold by the VW group in China is the Audi A6L, a longer wheelbase version of the popular A6 sedan. The hot seller moved 8,440 units last July. Now, the German company has decided to offer the A6L with one of the company's famous TDI diesel engines: the 2.7-liter TDI that ...

REPORT: how the Up! might find a home in the new array of VW-group offerings 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

VW Up! concept - Click above for high-res image gallery Regular readers are surely aware of the new city car model that Volkswagen is preparing called the Up! Until now, European shoppers looking for a relatively cheap VW, could only get an imported Fox from Brazil that dosen't have too much of ...

Diesel torque continues to propel VW and Audi sales 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Diesel-powered light duty vehicles remain in short supply in the United States and, until the VW Golf TDI arrives this fall, the Jetta remains the only relatively affordable example. The Jetta however, seems to powering Volkswagen sales in the U.S. right now and TDI versions of the Touareg and ...

German luxury car makers could get partial exemption from CO2 rules 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

It looks like some carmakers could be awarded a partial "get out of jail free" card for the new national greenhouse gas rules announced by the Obama administration in May. The EPA and NHTSA won't issue final rules until later in the fall, but it looks like carmakers that sell less than 400,000 ...

The Peugeots are coming to Petit Le Mans! now about those Audis... 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Peugeot has confirmed that for the second year in a row it will be sending its 908 HDi prototypes to Atlanta in September for the Petit Le Mans. Peugeot will be looking to follow up their victory at Le Mans last June with their first win at the ALMS flagship race. In France, Peugeot had a ...

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