STaSIS Engineering will showcase its latest race-bred high-performance Audis at the 2010 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show on November 2 through 5 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Debuting at SEMA in the Audi of America booth will be the 710-hp supercharged STaSIS Signature Series R8 V10 Spyder. The STaSIS Signature Series S5 cabriolet and Q5 SUV will be introduced in the STaSIS booth, appearing alongside the STaSIS Signature Series S4. These vehicles feature the same performance-enhancing brake, suspension, and driveline products as the entire STaSIS line for sedans and sports cars. Sold at Audi dealers nationwide, the STaSIS portfolio also includes a STaSIS version of Audi’s popular A4 that improves performance by nearly 25 percent, as well as performance-enhancing parts for TT, S5, S4, A6, A5, and A3 models, all with a 4-year/50,000-mile warranty. Continue reading ‘STaSIS Debuts Performance-Enhanced Audis at SEMA 2010′
The big bash that kicked off Emmy week wasn’t thrown by a major TV network or production company, but by automaker Audi.
Sunday’s celebration at Cecconi’s, which attracted the casts of “Modern Family” and “Glee,” was the German luxury brand’s latest effort to turn Hollywood’s spotlights onto its newer vehicles — while stealing some of the attention away from rival Infiniti, the Emmys’ official car sponsor. Continue reading ‘Audi invests wisely in Hollywood’
We recently showed you the 330hp Golf R modified by Sport Wheels. We guess they had a need for speed and took an Audi R8 Spyder up to 600hp. The same OZ Ultraleggera HTL’s were used on the R8 Spyder, in turn dropping overall rotational mass. A Level 1 ECU update will hit 565hp while the Level 2 will hit 600hp. (continue reading…)
Audi today announced that pricing for the new 2011 R8 Spyder 5.2 quattro® supercar will begin at $161,000 with the first of the hand-assembled models reaching U.S. showrooms as soon as next month. (continue reading…)
The readers of sport auto, a German automotive magazine, declared the Audi R8 Spyder best in its class in the “Sportiest Cars of 2010” survey. All in all, Audi took eight awards. (continue reading…)
Audi has been named the “most beautiful brand” in the first design award competition presented by Auto Zeitung magazine. The brand with the four rings performed extraordinarily well in the debut competition for the Design Trophy 2010, with the R8 Spyder also finishing on the podium in the category “most beautiful car model.” (continue reading…)
After a successful debut at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, the 2010 Audi R8 V10 5.2 FSI quattro Spyder has been flying under the radar. One could say it has taken a backseat to the Audi e-tron and Audi e-tron compact. Sporting the same 5.2-liter V10 engine from the Coupe, power is rated at 525hp/391tq. With a top speed of 194 mph and a 0 to 62 mph in just 4.2 seconds… just watch the video and check out the full gallery after the jump!
