2014 Audi TT Test Mule Spy

The current Audi TT might not seem like it's all that long in the tooth--the TT-RS, after all, just made it to the U.S. last summer, bringing the RS brand back to us along with it. But already Audi is at work on the next generation of the TT, and these are the first images of the 2014 model's test mules.



Since they're test mules, they still look more or less identical to the current car. The interior of these mules was completely covered, however, indicating there will be some significant design changes in the cabin.

Audi TT RS Plus

Audi is offering up an even beefier version of its TT RS with its new TT RS 'Plus'.

Audi is offloading some more motoring machismo with a stylish new version of its TT RS. Dubbed the TT RS ‘Plus’, the enhanced auto will feature a host of improvements and tweaks made to the already zippy ride.

With the new TT RS Plus, Audi has managed to squeeze a healthy 360 horsepower from the car’s power-boosted five cylinder turbo that can sprint from 0-60 in 4.1 seconds and deliver a max speed of 173 miles per hour.

The TT RS Plus will be available in either hardtop or convertible configurations–and customers will have the option of a six-speed manual transmission or seven-speed S tronic.

2013 Audi RS6 spy photos

The 2013 Audi RS6 is based on the new Audi A6. It will feature various performance-inspired revisions, including sports suspension, hip-hugging sports seats and a number of mechanical reinforcements to accommodate high-speed driving.

2012 Audi A7 by B&B

The B&B tuning package is based on the 3.0-liter V6 TFSI version of the Audi A7 and includes three different engine stages. In Stage One, the V6 engine is tuned to deliver 380 HP and361 lb-ft of torque, while Stage Two takes the standard 296 HP and 325 lb-ft of torque up to 402 HP and 383 lb-ft of torque. Anyone wanting to pack a bigger punch can opt for Stage Three which includes a high-flow air filter, an optimized intercooler, and a sport exhaust system that will increase the engine power to 419 HP and 398 lb-ft of torque.

Audi R8 Grand-Am makes its debut at Rolex 24

The Rolex 24 at Daytona ranks among the finest classics in international motorsport. The event has been thrilling the sports-car-fan community since 1962.

Some of the greatest racers in history have entered their names on the winners' list--from Jacky Ickx and Hans Herrmann to Hurley Haywood, A. J. Foyt and Derek Bell. Reinhold Joest, the founder of Audi Sport Team Joest, has won this Florida race too.

At the season opener, the Audi R8 Grand-Am is competing against about 30 other vehicles in the extremely large field of the GT class while the Daytona prototypes are driving for overall victories.

2012 Audi R8 Grand-Am

New Audi RS6 Avant Prototype Shows up in Sweden

The introduction of the new generation A6 Avant last year meant that there was a good chance we'd see the rebirth of the RS6. And true enough, our spy shooters captured a prototype model conducting winter tests in Sweden.




But what makes us believe that this is indeed an RS6 Avant prototype? For starters, Audi has already presented all versions of the A6 Avant including the V8-powered S6. Then there's the flared wheel arches that are a signature trait of the RS series. In addition, the test car also featured a modified front bumper and massive brake discs.


The production version will no doubt sport more changes such as a comprehensive aero kit, different alloy wheels, and an RS front grille.

Most sources claim that the new RS6 in both Avant and sedan forms will use a tweaked version of the VW Group's newly launched 4.0-liter TSI that powers Audi's S6 and S7 (420HP) as well as the S8 (520HP) and the Bentley Continental models (500HP), possibly boosted close to 600-horses.

Audi RS6 Avant Prototype

2013 Audi S6, S7, S8

On the show floor, the brand staged all three cars alongside their mainstream versions and their respective A monikers.

The differences are curious: There's more brightwork on the S6, S7 and S8 than the A cars — something that's often the opposite on performance trims, which often go the darkened route. The S6 added dedicated fog lights missing on the A6 show car; the A7 and A8 also had the extra lights, rendering harder differentiation for the S cars.

Fire up the engines, and the difference should be clear. In a direction a lot of luxury brands are taking, Audi's S cars eschew last year's V-10s for smaller-displacement, twin-turbo V-8s, much like how the S4 and S5 have a forced-induction six instead of the earlier V-8. But Audi still claims stout acceleration, with all three cars hitting 60 mph in well under 5 seconds. I obviously couldn't test that on the show floor.

I hit the Audi stand late on the second day — as the show was closing — and the S8 was locked, but I sampled the seats in the S6 and S7. Both cars have bolstered sport seats, but the S7's get my vote: one-piece sport seats with bolsters that hug but don't pinch, with quilted center inserts. Comfy things, those chairs. Managing Editor David Thomas did get seat time in the S8, and it, too, had the quilted leather seats like the S7. He felt those two were going for a Bentley look while the S6 was dressed up more in the tradition of other past S models with simple, sports car-like patterns and feel.