Audi has officially revealed the new Audi TT-S for the European market after a long with the new 2.0L TDI Quattro. Audi TT Offered in both a Coupe and Roadster variant, the TT-S is powered by a 2.0 liter engine that produces 272-hp mated with an S-tronic dual-clutch transmission. 0-62mph comes in 5.2 seconds with a top speed of 155mph. Pricing for the Audi TT-S Coupe starts at €44,900 while the Roadster version goes for €47,750.
Volkswagen’s Concept Tiguan is very close to what the company will put into production as a 2008 model. Ignore the concept’s oversized 275/45 tiger-striped tires and showy panoramic roof, and you’re looking at VW’s next five-passenger compact SUV. You might have seen this before. Earlier this year in Berlin, Volkswagen provided some clues to the Concept Tiguan’s styling in the Concept A.
Look deeply at that concept’s front-end sheet metal and you’ll see the strong commonality to this Tiguan. The Concept Tiguan is equal in length to the Jeep Compass, but is nearly 5 inches narrower. With a split-folding rear seat, it can still swallow your 8-foot-long surfboard inside.
This engine is one of the first non-Mercedes applications of the Bluetec exhaust aftertreatment lovefest among automakers Audi, Benz and VW. Rather than jumping on the hybrid bandwagon, the three German automakers are banding together to make the Bluetec label a general description for modern diesels that meet U.S. emission standards. Whatever. As long as these modern diesels are available in all 50 states, they could call it “Bean Pie” for all we care. VW let readers of a European magazine come up with the name “Tiguan,” which is supposed to sound exotic.
So many names used to illustrate the 2010 BMW V Series. Latest one getting thrown around the halls of BMW headquarters in Munich is “progressive activity sedan.” Judging by the looks of the new model could look as odd as its name.
BMW’s attempt to find some middle ground between its all-wheel-drive SUVs and its rear-wheel-drive sedans. Mercedes-Benz already took a shot at this segment with its R-Class wagon, but BMW insists that this new model is not a direct R-Class competitor.
As an alternative, the V Series (as it’s expected to be called) will seat only four or five passengers, but its high roof line will give it the feeling of a much larger vehicle inside. Luxury automakers have been trying to pin down the appeal of SUVs for years now, and it appears as though they’ve settled on spacious visibility as the main draw. The higher roof line is the result of the raised seating position that will give the V Series its SUV-like feel.
BMW’s original plans called for a vehicle built on the same chassis as the 5 Series sedan, but the prototype shown in our exclusive spy video appears to have larger dimensions that suggest it’s using 7 Series hardware. And like the 7 Series prototype we spotted months ago, this V Series prototype had quad exhaust pipes in back, so there’s a good chance it will offer BMW’s new turbocharged V8 under the hood as well.
One remarkable difference between the V Series and the upcoming 7 Series sedan is the design of the C-pillar. There is no Hofmeister kink on the V Series prototype, a design element that has defined BMWs for decades. This could be nothing more than clever camouflage, but it’s more likely the result of the need for a more radical design in back to achieve space conditions.
The latest sexy Jaguar XF could generate everything from sedan to crossovers. A sedan is favored by accountants, engineers and dealers since it would be easy to produce from the XF sedan and based on competitors’ success would do well. It would use the same powertrains and interior as the sedan but with some level of distinctive styling to set itself apart. An Jaguar XF-based crossover is less likely, as it would blur the lines that distinguish Jaguar from Land Rover, but would be easy to produce from the XF architecture. An XF wagon is even less likely. Unpredictably, an XF convertible is not favored because of the engineering expense engaged compared with the modest sales gain.
The new Audi 7-speed version of twin-clutch transmission will equip the Audi Q5 S Tronic SUV and the Audi A4 S Tronic. The 7-speed S Tronic transmission can be fitted now to longitudinally installed engine for the first time. It has a 550 Nm of torque threshold and can be fitted to the new Audi A4, A5, Q5 and Audi says more models in the future. The Audi Q5 S Tronic and the Audi A4 S Tronic will be available in UK late this year.New seven-speed version of acclaimed twin-clutch transmission is set to move further up the Audi range.
Latest seven-speed S tronic twin-clutch transmission is compatible with longitudinally installed engines for the first time where existing six-speed S tronic was limited to the transversely mounted units in TT and A3, the latest transmission with 550Nm torque threshold can technically be fitted to new A4, A5, Q5 and more models in the future.