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Through the early 1990s, German engineered luxury cars Audi now part of the Volkswagen Group, began to move more towards the position of being a real competitor in its target market against global luxury leaders Mercedes-Benz and BMW.
With 2007 reported worldwide sales as 964,151 vehicles sold, yet another record for the brand. Audi has achieved the 13th record year in a row passing the 1 million unit mark with 1,003,400 sold units
The name Audi is based on a Latin translation of the last name of the founder August "Horch", itself the German word for “listen!"
Audi is headquartered in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany and has been an wholly-owned (99.55%) subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group (Volkswagen AG) since 1964.
Audi's corporate tagline is Vorsprung durch Technik, meaning "Advantage through Technology".
Audi A8 1994- Present
Audi A3 1996- Present
Audi A4 1996- Present
Audi A5 2007- Present
Audi A6 1995-Present
Audi Q5 2009- Present
Audi Q7 2007-Present
Audi TT 1999-Present
Audi R8 2006-Present
The next major model change was in 1995 when the Audi A4 replaced the Audi 80. The new nomenclature scheme was applied to the Audi 100 to become the Audi A6 (with a minor facelift). This also meant the S4 became the S6 and a new S4 was introduced in the A4 body. New models of the A3, A4, A6 and A8 have been introduced, with the aging 1.8 liter engine now having been replaced by new Fuel Stratified Injection (FSI) engines. Nearly every petrol engined model in the range now incorporates this fuel-saving technology, including the following:
1.6 litre 4 cylinder 115 bhp (86 kW; 117 PS)
2.0 litre 4 cylinder 150 bhp (112 kW; 152 PS)
2.0 litre turbocharged 4 cylinder 200 bhp (149 kW; 203 PS)
3.0 litre supercharged v6 300 bhp (224 kW; 304 PS) - 333 bhp (248 kW; 338 PS)
3.1 litre V6 265 bhp (198 kW; 269 PS)
4.2 litre V8 350 bhp (261 kW; 355 PS)
4.2 litre V8 414 bhp (309 kW; 420 PS)
5.2 litre V10 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) - 450 bhp (336 kW; 456 PS)
5.2 litre biturbo V10 573 bhp (427 kW; 581 PS)
6.0 litre W12 331 kW (450 PS)
1.6 litre 4 cylinder 102 bhp (76 kW; 103 PS)
1.9 litre TDI 4 cylinder 105 bhp (78 kW; 106 PS)
2.0 litre TDI 4 cylinder 141 bhp (105 kW; 143 PS)
2.0 litre TDI 4 cylinder 170 bhp (127 kW; 172 PS)
2.7 litre TDI V6 180 bhp (134 kW; 182 PS)
3.0 litre TDI V6 233 bhp (174 kW; 236 PS)
4.2 litre TDI V8 326 bhp (243 kW; 331 PS)
6.0 litre TDI V12 500 bhp (373 kW; 507 PS) 1,000 N•m (740 ft•lbf)/1750 rpm