Audi R8 by Project Kahn
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 
Audi R8 Launched in India!!
Saturday, November 8th, 2008German luxury carmaker Audi on Friday said it is studying the possibility of locally assembling its Crossover Utility Vehicle or CUV ‘Q5′ , which made its global debut earlier this year. “India is a long-term market for us and we look forward for every new model to come here. Our next launch in the country can be Q5, which we recently launched in the European market,” Audi India Managing Director Benoit Tiers said.
Audi has also launched its award winning supercar R8 in India. It is priced at Rs. 1.17 crore. “Before the launch of the vehicle (R8), we have 15 booking orders this year. We are hopeful of selling about 20 cars during next year,” Tiers said.
The company, which sold 884 cars in the country till October, aims to sell 1,000 units in the current year. Audi India assembles A4 and A6 at its Aurangabad facility and it targets to produce 1,000 cars in 2009, Tiers said.
Luxury Car Market Enjoys Growth in India
Saturday, November 1st, 2008The luxury car market seems to be unaffected by the ongoing financial turmoil in the country. All the luxury car makers like Porsche, BMW , Volvo, Mercedes, Audi, Rolls Royce have recorded fantastic growth in the past months. Daimler India, that owns the brand Mercedes has clocked 61 percent growth in its sales.
Porsche India is also hopeful of doubling its sales in the country and aims to sells 200 cars and sports utility vehicles against last year’s sales of 101 units. “There is a lot of pent up demand in the market, which was not fulfilled earlier due to the absence of companies which makes those cars.
We will be launching two more models next year,” says Rod Wallace, Managing Director, Porsche India. Porsche currently sells Boxster, Cayenne, Caymany and 911 models in India. Its cars cost around Rs. 50 lakh to Rs 2 crores in the domestic market. It also plans to appoint more dealers in the country, especially in Punjab along with Hyderabad, Chennai and Bangalore.
[Via: cartradeindia]
New Audi A6 TV Commercial
Monday, October 27th, 2008
Audi to launch the Q5 SUV in India
Thursday, October 16th, 2008Audi is on track to launch the Q5 SUV in the Indian market. The Audi Q5, which is smaller than the Q7 SUV that’s already on sale in the country, will be launched in January 2009, at a price of around Rs 45 lakh, ex-showroom.
Like the Q7, the five-seater Audi Q5 will be imported to India as a CBU and will compete against vehicles like the BMW X3, Mercedes-Benz M-class and Volvo XC60. Engine options likely to be offered in India include a 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol and a 3.0-litre turbodiesel, with a seven-speed automatic gearbox that allows clutchless manual shifting.
[Via: indiaautomotive]
Audi R8 Launch in November
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008Audi will launch their super car R8 in November this year. The R8 will cost over Rs. 1.17 crore. The Audi R8 car will be an addition to the company’s line of luxury sedans, including the A4, A6, A8, TT Coupe, and SUV Q7.
Audi has received orders for 15 units already, which would be delivered this year. Bullish on the fast growing luxury-car market in India, Audi has already posted a 200 per cent growth this year from that of last year.
Audi TT-RS & Roadster spy shots!
Saturday, October 11th, 2008 
Audi TT -RS & Roadster spy shots!
[Via: germancarblog]
Audi R8 coming next month
Friday, October 10th, 2008Audi will be adding the R8 to its existing lineup in the country, which already includes the A4, A6 and A8 sedans, the TT Coupe and the Q7 SUV.
Fifteen buyers in India have already put in their orders for the Audi R8, which offers performance that’s in the same league as a Porsche 911, Lamborghini Gallardo or Ferrari F430. These 15 cars will be delivered before the end of this year.
Of course, while the R8 will help build the Audi brand image in the country, the company’s bread-and-butter model will continue to be the A4 sedan, which is now being assembled at Audi’s plant in India.
[Via: indianautomotive]
