Modification Car | Car Modification: October 2009

Saturday, October 31, 2009

2009 Audi A3 and S3 Sportback

Audi is bringing A3 and A3 Sportback onto the market this summer with eight different engines - five gasoline and three diesel versions. The high tech S tronic dual-clutch transmission is available as option for all engine versions. The S tronic allows the driver to set the engine in a fully automatic mode or change gears manually.

The Audi S3 is now also available as a Sportback version. The three-door Audi S3 and the S3 sportback are equipped with 2.0TFSI with an output of 265 HP and completes the sprint from 0-100 km/h in 5.8 seconds. The top speed is electronically limited to 250 km/h. Yet the S3's fuel consumption is surprisingly low, at an average of 8.5 liters per 100 km (27.67 mpg).

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100 Years Of Audi

In 2009 the Audi company, established by August Horch on 16 July 1909, will celebrate its hundredth anniversary. The four rings of the Audi badge symbolise the brands Audi, DKW, Horch and Wanderer, which were combined under the umbrella of Auto Union in 1932. Auto Union and NSU, which merged in 1969, made many significant contributions towards the development of the car. AUDI AG was formed from Audi NSU Auto Union AG in 1985. Together with the two traditional companies Auto Union GmbH and NSU GmbH, Audi Tradition nurtures and presents the deep and diverse history of Audi.

Audi Tradition’s annual programme for 2009 is centred on the Audi centenary. More than 50 events have been planned. Two dates are especially significant: on 16 July 2009, exactly 100 years after the company was established, Audi is inviting guests to a commemorative ceremony in Ingolstadt; Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel has already agreed to attend. Not to be missed by every enthusiast and friend of the Audi brand: the largest historic motor sport event in the world – the Goodwood Festival of Speed in England, where Audi will be putting in a special appearance as ‘featured marque’.

[Source: Audi]

Monday, October 26, 2009

Bollywood stars drive Audi sales in India

With clients like Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Bipasha Basu, German luxury car maker Audi has a vital target market in

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Mumbai-based film stars and is looking at a 50 per cent growth in India this year.

"Quite a few Bollywood stars have picked up Audi cars in India. Whether it is Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Amitabh Bachchan or Katrina Kaif - each of them has one Audi parked in their garage," Martin Birkner, marketing head of Audi in India, said.

"I won't say they make a major market for us, but they certainly are an important market for Audi, at least in Mumbai."

According to Birkner, Salman is the latest to buy the car - he bought an Audi A8, while Neil Nitin Mukesh owns Q7, a recently launched SUV by Audi. A Q7 can cost anything from Rs 63 laks to Rs 76 lakhs. An Audi A8 ranges from Rs 71 lakhs to Rs 1 crore in India.

Among actresses, Bipasha pampered herself with the luxury vehicle, he said.

The company currently offers a bouquet of seven cars, including sedans, SUVs, coupe and sports cars. It is considering launching more models in the coming years.

"In 2008, we sold 1,050 cars in India and we have a revised target of 1,600 cars by the end of 2009. We have had considerable growth since last year, so we are projecting a nearly 50 per cent growth this time," he said.

He said Asia is fast emerging as a strong customer base for the company but still has time to get used to premium and luxury cars.

"We are the segment leaders in Europe and our sales there are currently stagnating. But we see that the Asian region is still not fully developed in the sense that even though there is a huge amount of cars here, not many people go for luxury or premium cars," said Birkner.

Stanford to run driverless Audi TT-S

Stanford's autonomously drifting Audi TTS

If you read AutoblogGreen regularly, then you already know that Volkswagen and Stanford University have taken their relationship that began with developing autonomous vehicles to compete in the government-sponsored DARPA Grand Challenge competitions to the next level. VW has committed over $5 million to open the Volkswagen Automotive Innovation Lab on Stanford's campus with the intent of taking their research further regardless of whether the government is offering a carrot or not.

The two organizations are kicking off their new commitment to autonomous vehicles in a big way. Already under development is a the third-gen autonomous vehicle will make past DARPA Grand Challenge winners Stanley and Junior look obsolete by comparison. Based on an Audi TT-S, the new vehicle eschews all the outwardly visible hardware and has one expressed purpose: to tackle the Pikes Peak Hill Climb just like a real rally driver, four wheel drifts and all.

While still in the early stages, the team of researchers from Stanford have already performed tests with the autonomous TT-S at the Bonneville Salt Flats where the car was free to roam while being driving at the limit without a driver. They've also reportedly visited Pikes Peak with the car and ran it up the hill, albeit slowly.

Friday, October 23, 2009

Bugatti Veyron F1

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Bugatti Veyron F1 Sport Car

2009 Subaru Legacy B4 GT300 Sport Car

2009 Subaru Legacy B4 GT300 Front View

2009 Subaru Legacy B4 GT300 Wallpaper

2009 Subaru Legacy B4 GT300 Side View

2009 Subaru Legacy B4 GT300 Picture

Thursday, October 22, 2009

IRL car Audi TT Forza Motorsport Edition comes with game

The Audi TT Forza Motorsport Edition is a special car that will commemorate the release of the game Forza Motorsport 3. The vehicle, which was already amazing, will be branded with the Forza logo in several places. Polish gaming blog Gamekaze has pictures of this lovely vehicle, showing the logo placement.

This collaboration between Audi and Microsoft also gives car owners another bonus: the game itself. In the trunk they'll find a Xbox Elite 120GB and a copy of Forza Motorsport 3. Forza keychain? Why not?

This is lovely. And I need a new car. I'd have to ask the big robot in the sky for a bit of a raise, as TTs go for about $37k. I might as well give up hope, as they only made twenty of these special cars anyway.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

2011 Lexus LFA Car Pictures

2011 Lexus LFA Front View

2011 Lexus LFA Wallpaper

2011 Lexus LFA Side View

2011 Lexus LFA Interior

2011 Lexus LFA Wheel

2011 Lexus LFA Picture

2011 Lexus LFA Seats

2011 Lexus LFA Rear View

2011 Lexus LFA Taillight

2011 Lexus LFA New Sport Car

Audi adds A3 diesel hatchback

AUDI 2009 A3 Hatchback-5-door

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Sunday, October 18, 2009

Audi to Build R4 Electric Roadster

Could the R8 soon have a baby brother? According to some reports, Audi may in fact be wrenching on a smaller mid-engine sports coupe called the R4.

According to Inside Line, the R4 would share its platform with the forthcoming electric e-Tron coupe. Volkswagen may utilize the resources of its latest acquisition – Porsche – and base both cars off the next-generation Boxster and Cayman.

Inside Line claims the R4 will be built only as a roadster, and will be offered in both gasoline and electric forms. If true, we’d imagine the EV powertrain would differ little from the e-Tron coupe, which may use a lithium-ion battery pack to power four in-wheel electric motors. Range for both is estimated to be approximately 150 miles on a single charge.

Gasoline powerplants, however, will be more conventional, and we wouldn’t be surprised if the R4 shared its engine choices with the TT. There is no word on expected pricing, but the gasoline-powered variants are likely to be priced between the TT and the R8.