Tuesday 17 April 2012

Audi Australia rewards Top Dealer Performance

Audi Australia has recognised the top performing dealerships of 2011 with its annual 'Audi Mark of Excellence Awards', presented at a gala dinner in Broome, WA.

Audi Centre Canberra was awarded Metropolitan Dealer of the Year 2011, now the fifth time the Canberra dealership has won the top honour. The Canberra team won the award for top Provincial dealership in 2007 and 2008, and then again in 2009 and 2010 after the dealership became a fully-fledged metropolitan operation.

Dealer Principal, Richard Rolfe, together with his team, showed clear determination to stay in the number one position, and the result is a fifth consecutive year as the top-performing dealership with the four rings.

2013 Audi Q5 Hybrid coming shortly

Audi’s long-awaited Q5 Hybrid, which was launched for sale in Europe late last year, is reportedly still on track for a local debut.

2013 Audi Q5 Hybrid

The eco-friendly crossover was first revealed almost two years ago and has been in contention for a U.S. launch ever since due to this market’s penchant for hybrids.

2013 Audi Q5 Hybrid
However, Audi has been reluctant to officially confirm the Q5 Hybrid’s arrival.

According to KickingTires, however, a spokesman for the automaker has confirmed that the Q5 Hybrid is coming soon, though no mention of a sales date or pricing has been made.

2013 Audi Q5 Hybrid

Audi RS6 Avant caught testing at Nurburgring

Audi is preparing to add a new RS model to its line-up as shown by these images of the future RS6 Avant. The sports-focused mid-sized vehicle was caught testing at the Nurburgring race track in Germany, donning some heavy camouflage. This just means that the mule that was testing previously has been tossed out and the production version is now making its testing rounds.

2014 Audi RS6 Avant spy shots

Audi RS6 Avant

As previously reported, the Audi RS6 will be powered by the same 4.0 TFSI bi-turbo V8 as the S6, the S8, and even the new Bentley Continental GT V8. However, the final output is expected to be increased to the 500 HP area, so the RS6 should be a real monster.

Audi RS6 Avant