Audi announced that the Q7 will soon be available with the new entry level 3.0 TDI engine from 204 hp and 450 Nm of torque, already provided for 'A7 Sportback and the new Volkswagen Touareg. The new engine is mated to a 8-speed tiptronic and, of course, four-wheel drive. It is also compliant with Euro 5.

Thanks to the Start-Stop system as standard in the Audi Q7 3.0 TDI 204 bhp version consumes 7.2 liters of fuel per 100 km and emits only 189 g / km of CO2. As for performance, in this configuration, the large SUV from Ingolstadt has a top speed of 205 km / h and accelerates from 0 to 100 in 9.1 seconds. The Audi Q7 3.0 TDI 204 hp is already on sale in Germany at a price of 51,800 euro.

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Auto Express journalist Owen Mildenhall takes the awesome 450bhp Porsche 911 GT3 Cup racer around Silverstone circuit. For the first time it’s based on the GT3 RS rather than the GT3 road car, so the latest Cup has a wider body, broader track and enhanced aerodynamics. Lovely stuff.



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China Car Times is reporting that the embiggened version of the next generation Passat will be 120mm (about 4.5 inches) longer than the sedan released in Europe to allow for a roomier back seat.

The stretched version of the Passat makes sense because in the Chinese market, there exists a bigger group of customers more eager to be driven in luxury than to have a vehicle that is fun to drive. The stretch Passat, which will be built in China, will reportedly arrive in dealerships early in 2011.

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Audi will be going to the SEMA show in Las Vegas next month for the first time.

The premium brand will makes its first appearance at the show by featuring six vehicles at its stand including the Audi TTS Autonomous Pikes Peak and a specially tuned R8 Spyder by STaSIS Engineering.

"Let's just say we'll have a few distinctive, concept items on the stand that definitely won't disappoint the unique SEMA audience," said David Tait, Audi's U.S. After Sales boss.

The Audi TTS Autonomous Pikes Peak is a project Audi developed with Stanford University and Sun Microsystems to create a self-driving car to compete in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The car features a drive-by-wire technology with an algorithmic process which can steer the car up the mountain on its own.

The R8 Spyder from STaSIS Engineering comes with a few more horses than on the standard R8 Spyder fitted with the 5.2 liter V10 TFSI engine. The supercharged powerplant now develops a total of 710 PS (522 kW).

The 2010 SEMA show takes place at the Las Vegas Convention Center November 2nd to the 5th.



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