EU Court Rules in Favor of Audi in Trademark Dispute The EU top court has ruled in favor of Audi in a trademark dispute with a spare parts firm, affirming the automaker's rights over its brand identity. Top News · Jan 25, 2024
Major automaker recalls electric cars due to fire risk A recall has been issued for more than 200 electric vehicles after Audi discovered an issue with their batteries that could increase the risk of a fire. AAP · Jan 25, 2024
The 2024 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Is The Most Expensive Car In Its Segment With a base price of $63,450, the new E350 is over $2,000 more than the equivalent BMW 5 Series. Motor1 · Jan 23, 2024
The Best Cheap Sports Cars You Can Buy in 2026 With the average price of a new car hovering at around $47,000, the term "cheap" is all relative. The days of sub-$25,000 sporty cars are long gone, and even finding something under $30,000 is harder to come by. Once ultra-thrifty vehicles are closer to the $40,000 mark than ever before. Motor1 · Jan 23, 2024
How Audi's Dakar win shows its F1 ambitions shouldn't be underestimated Audi has faced heavy backlash over the way its motorsport division has been managed over the last few years. The decision to phase out all its sportscar racing programmes and go all-in on Formula 1 has aggrieved even the most loyal fans of the German marque. Even former teams and… Autosport · Jan 23, 2024
Ferrari F1 driver Sainz on father's Dakar win: He was smarter than everyone Sainz Sr led nearly the entirety of the 12-stage, two-week marathon in Saudi Arabia to score his fourth career victory in Dakar, cementing his position as one of the greatest rally drivers of all time. Motorsport · Jan 20, 2024
Carlos 'El Matador' Sainz makes Dakar Rally history Carlos Sainz becomes the oldest winner of the Dakar Rally at 61, while Ricky Brabec wins in the motorbike category for the second time. The Hindu · Jan 19, 2024
Audi hails "incredible for his age" Sainz after latest Dakar triumph Sainz staved off a fierce challenge from Prodrive’s Sebastien Loeb to claim top honours in the 46th edition of Dakar Rally, beating Overdrive’s Guillaume de Mevius by 1h20m as Loeb slipped to third in the final classification. Autosport · Jan 19, 2024
Dakar 2024: Sainz clinches historic win for Audi, Loeb third Sainz led almost the entire way in the 46th edition of Dakar in Saudi Arabia, eventually claiming the overall victory by 1hr20m25s over the Overdrive Toyota of Guillaume de Mevius. Autosport · Jan 19, 2024
Loeb had "no chance" against three-car Audi team in Dakar after Al-Attiyah exit Thursday’s 420km test between Al-’Ula and Yanbu marked Loeb’s last real chance of overhauling Audi’s Carlos Sainz Sr in the overall standings, with Friday’s final stage being too short to make a serious impact. Motorsport · Jan 18, 2024
Neubauer signs Ferrari factory sportscar contract The 24-year-old joins the Italian manufacturer’s roster of so-called Competizioni GT drivers on the back of successes in its one-make challenge series and the GT World Challenge Europe. Autosport · Jan 18, 2024
Loeb's Dakar victory hopes end with mechanical issues on Stage 11 The 420km test between Al-'Ula and Yanbu was expected to be one of the toughest stages of 2024, as it ran through some of the areas that caused so many punctures in last year's edition of the rally-raid. Autosport · Jan 18, 2024
This Fake Bugatti Veyron Has One Original Part It also has a twin-turbo V8 engine from an Audi RS6. Motor1 · Jan 18, 2024
Dakar 2024, Stage 10: Loeb shrinks Sainz’s lead as Chicherit wins stage Loeb began the 371km Alula loop stage on the back foot as he briefly stopped at 53km, but fought back to gain five minutes on overall leader Sainz at the 225km checkpoint. Autosport · Jan 17, 2024
Motorsport · Jan 16, 2024 Sainz 'can't let his guard down' as Loeb chases him for Dakar win Sainz holds a lead of just over 20 minutes over Loeb following Tuesday's 417km test between Ha'il and Al-'Ula, making him the favourite for overall victory with just three stages to run in the 46th edition of the rally-raid.
Autosport · Jan 16, 2024 Prodrive: Dakar is Sainz's to lose as he remains cautious of Loeb threat Sainz holds a lead of just over 20 minutes over Loeb following Tuesday's 417km test between Ha'il and Al-'Ula, making him the favourite for overall victory with just three stages to run in the 46th edition of the rally-raid.
Motorsport · Jan 16, 2024 Zhou confident Sauber F1 can return to 2022 level Zhou scored just six points in his second season in F1 in 2023, equalling his debut year tally, as the then-named Alfa Romeo team struggled for competitiveness with its C43 amid a close midfield battle. The Hinwil squad finished ninth, down from sixth in 2022 when Zhou's team-mate Valtteri Bottas…
Motorsport · Jan 16, 2024 Interview with Cristina Gutierrez: "I see Carlos Sainz as incombustible" The story of Cristina Gutierrez is as special as it is unique, and in addition to being one of the references in Spanish motorsport, she will become one of the three drivers who will be in the new Dacia project for the Dakar Rally in 2025. The driver from Burgos…
Autosport · Jan 16, 2024 Dakar 2024, Stage 9: Loeb strikes back to win, Sainz remains in lead Nine-time World Rally champion Loeb led throughout the 417km test between Ha’il and Al-’Ula on Tuesday to take his fourth stage victory of 2024, beating the Audi of Sainz by 4m14s.
Autosport · Jan 16, 2024 Zhou confident Sauber F1 team can return to 2022 level Zhou scored just six points in his second season in F1 in 2023, equalling his debut season tally, as the then-named Alfa Romeo team struggled for competitiveness with its C43 amid a close midfield battle. The Hinwil squad finished ninth, down from sixth in 2022 when Zhou's team-mate Valtteri Bottas…
Autosport · Jan 15, 2024 Dakar 2024, Stage 8: Sainz rebuilds lead as Ekstrom heads Audi 1-2 Following up on his third stage win at this year’s event, Loeb looked set to carve more time out of Sainz’s overall advantage as he led the Spaniard by three minutes, and nearest rival Ekstrom by one minute, entering the final 100km of the Al Duwadimi to Ha’il stage.
AAP · Jan 14, 2024 Sands of time running out for Price at Dakar Rally Australian two-time winner Toby Price has slipped back to sixth place in the motorcycle standings at the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia.
InsideEVs · Jan 14, 2024 Volkswagen Group Set A New Global BEV Sales Record In Q4 And In 2023 In 2023, the group sold more than 771,000 all-electric vehicles around the world—35% more than in 2022, achieving a new record BEV share of 8.3%.
Autosport · Jan 14, 2024 Dakar 2024, Stage 7: Loeb eats into Sainz's lead, drama for Ekstrom Loeb made a low-key start to Sunday’s 483km test between Riyadh and Al-Duwadimi, but the nine-time World Rally champion was gradually able to make his way to the front, taking his third stage victory of the year with a margin of 7m06s over Toyota’s Lucas Moraes.
InsideEVs · Jan 13, 2024 Audi's Global All-Electric Car Sales Increased By 51% In 2023 In 2023, Audi BEV sales improved by 51% year-over-year to 178,400, which represents 9.4% of the total volume.