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German Electric Car Drives A Record-Breaking 598KM On A Single Charge

The EV vehicle, an Audi A2, beat out previous world records by driving from Munich to Berlin. The driver joked (honestly) that if anyone wanted to recharge their iPhone, there was still some electricity left in the car. [PhysOrg]

June 16, 2010
Cars

Audi Car Concept Sees 62 Speakers Added For 360 Surround Sound

Considering my car is bombed out in a shed somewhere, I’d be happy with any car – but given half the chance I’d love to see this Audi Q7, complete with all 62 speakers, in my garage.

January 15, 2010
Cars

Audi Turning To Nvidia To Make Dashboards Pop

If I had $US80,000 to spend on a car, I would probably go with an Audi A8. And now I have even more reason to want one since they partnered with Nvidia for their dashboard graphics.

December 28, 2009

Audi Travelling Shaver Concept Should Come With An R8

So I happen to like Audis. I drive one, and I like her fine, but nevertheless if I received this razor in my stocking, she would have developed an inferiority complex at the sight of my incessant shaving.

December 17, 2009
Cars

Audi A8: World’s First Google Earth-Enabled In-Car Nav System

The 2011 Audi A8 continues to set the full-size sedan gadget bar higher with the integration of Google Earth and terrain-mapping into its 8-inch LCD screen. Now you can find a Starbucks… in 3D!

December 2, 2009
Cars

Audi New MMI Touch Input System Makes Perfect Sense

At last, someone in the auto industry gets it right. Instead of using awkward wheels or joysticks, like the Mercedes’s MyCommand or the BMW iDrive, the new Audi MMI touch system just uses a touchpad for some direct finger-drawing action.

November 3, 2009
Cars

Fully Autonomous Audi TTS To Rally Race At Pikes Peak

Forget the Darpa’s urban challenge. This fully automated Audi TTS — equipped with GPS, sensors and guidance systems — is set to race on the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, a crazy 20km rally race circuit with 156 turns.

July 31, 2009
Cars

Next-Gen Audi A8 Includes Handwriting Recognition, Bafflingly

Think texting while driving is dangerous? How about leaning over to the centre console to scrawl “NEAREST BATHROOM!!!!!” on your car’s navigation system with a stylus? Audi’s next-gen A8 includes handwriting recognition to make that dangerous dream a dangerous reality.

July 9, 2009

Cars Racing On A 32 Metre High Vertical Road Make Me Wish For Antigravity Engines

We have seen Gerry Judah’s amazing work before, which mix awesome engineering and technology to get almost-impossible pieces, like this 32 metre high, 44 tonne sculpture showing two Audi cars shooting into the sky. Up close it’s mighty impressive:

June 22, 2009

Bang & Olufsen Crams 7.1 Surround Sound Theatre Into 2010 Audi A5

Bang & Olufsen’s long-standing partnership with Audi will soon produce a sound system in the upcoming 2010 A5 Sportback that arguably rivals many modest home theatres.

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