New Audi TT Coupé S Line Competition is All About the Looks

Audi is trying to lure customers into its showrooms with a new special edition version of the TT Coupe named S Line Competition.

The new trim model is available worldwide with all engine versions up to 208hp (211PS). Depending on the market, these include the 158hp (160PS) 1.8-liter TFSI, 208hp (211PS) 2.0-liter TFSI and the 168hp (170PS) 2.0-liter TDI diesel.

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Audi Recalls 2012MY Q5 Because Sunroof Glass May Break

A little over 13,000 Audi Q5 crossovers from the 2012 model year that were built from June 21, 2011, through December 9, 2011, are being recalled in the States after the German company assessed that the front sunroof glass panel is susceptible to breakage in extremely cold temperatures.

Audi said it first heard about the problem from its dealers after a small number of vehicles came in during the 2011/2012 winter season with a broken panoramic sunroof.

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Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG and Audi RS5 Convertible Speculatively Rendered

Germany's premium carmakers have plenty of new cars in store for us in the coming months including the all-new Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG and the Audi RS5 Convertible, both of which were speculatively imagined by Khalil Bouguerra from Virtuel-Car.

Beginning with the Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG, the rendering suggests that the hot hatch will sport a new front bumper with air-outlets and elongated LED light bars on either corner along with side skirts and black alloy wheels.

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Audi R8 e-tron Quietly Sets a New Nürburgring Record for Production EVs at 8:09 [w/Video]

For the time being, Toyota may hold the overall world record for electric vehicles at the Nürburgring Nordschleife with the road-legal EV P001 prototype at 7:47.794, but Audi claims to have earned the bragging rights for the fastest lap in a series production model with the R8 e-tron.

The soon-to-be launched electric-powered R8 completed the 20.8-kilometer (12.92-mile) long Nürburgring circuit in the hands of racing driver Markus Winkelhock in 8:09.099 minutes.

By comparison, German magazine Sport Auto has recorded a time of 7:44 with the R8 V10 in 2009 and 8:04 with the R8 V8 in 2007.

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