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New Audi A1 Crowned Car of the Year
The new Audi A1 has been causing quite a stir since its debut at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, and now Audi’s smallest model has picked up the coveted What Car? Car of the Year 2011 award. It was a fantastic night for Audi’s premium subcompact hatchback, which also took home the Best Supermini gong.
Steve Fowler, Editor-in-Chief of What Car? commented: “The Audi A1 is a brilliant car: brilliantly targeted and brilliantly executed. More and more buyers are looking for smaller, more efficient cars, but with all the luxury trappings of much larger cars. That’s exactly what Audi has given them – a super-stylish, high quality small car that’s affordable and great fun, too.”
The A1, which is described by Audi as a ‘big idea condensed’, was voted as the Most Exciting Car of 2010 at last year’s awards. Jeremy Hicks, Director of Audi said the combination of exceptional build quality, premium finishes, affordable running costs and class-leading value retention are what make the Audi A1 so sought after. Read the rest of this entry »
The New Audi S5 in Detail
At the recent 77e Salon International de l’Auto Geneve (77th annual Geneva International Motor Show) early this March, Volkswagen Group’s Audi division unveiled their latest luxury high-performance sports coupe in front of the European crowd who participated in the show. The Audi S5 took the center stage in the Audi stand along with the Audi A5 coupe.
As for a sports coupe, the Audi S5 features a sporty and elegant exterior and interior design along with clear functionality. Outside the car, you can find the radiator grille painted in platinum grey and fitted with vertical chrome inlays. The front and rear bumpers are more distinctive along with the air inlet grilles. Other exterior parts found on the Audi S5 include aluminium-look exterior mirror housings, colour-keyed door sill trim, dual-branch exhaust system with four oval tailpipes, xenon plus headlights with daytime running lights featuring LED light sand, 18-inch wheels with 245/40 R 18 performance tires, and the pronounced rear spoiler providing aerodynamic down force for better road-to-vehicle traction.
In addition to sporty exterior parts, Audi S5 also comes with a host of elegant and sporty interior amenities. Customers can choose between the available interior trims including carbon, aluminium, stainless steel or wood. Customers can also feel the dynamic environment on the interior with the car’s sports seats, sports steering wheel, instruments with grey dials, and aluminium door sill plates. Just like the VW cargo liner, the Audi S5 also comes with a functional luggage compartment. Read the rest of this entry »