Audi International News

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  Special firing order of 1-2-4-5-3 produces a signature sound
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  A wide power range and an even larger fan base: innovative production engines and high-performance racing engines
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  Audi Tradition exhibition from August 1, 2026, to February 28, 2027

Audi’s five-cylinder engines have left a deep mark on the recent history of the brand with the four rings, their firing order producing the characteristic sporty, robust sound. With a record of motorsports success and outstanding performance in production vehicles, the five-cylinder engines embody “Vorsprung durch Technik.” Audi Tradition is celebrating the anniversary of this iconic engine with a new special exhibition: “1-2-4-5-3: 50 years of Audi five-cylinder engines.” The exhibition opens August 1 at the Audi museum mobile at the Audi Forum in Ingolstadt and runs through February 28, 2027.

• The Audi Nuvolari* is the fastest and most powerful production vehicle in 
the brand’s history. 
• Audi CEO Gernot Döllner: “The Audi Nuvolari* is a statement for the future 
of Audi, for a new form of performance, and for ‘Vorsprung durch Technik’ 
in the age of electrification.” 
• Audi CTO Rouven Mohr: “The Nuvolari* is the first supercar from Audi with 
a high-performance hybrid powertrain and sets a new benchmark for 
performance, driving dynamics, and efficiency.” 

Ingolstadt/Antibes, June 4, 2026 — With the Audi Nuvolari*, the brand is unveiling its first supercar with a high-performance hybrid powertrain and making a bold statement for the future. Limited to 499 units, offering 1,001 PS and a top speed of over 350 km/h, the Nuvolari* is Audi’s fastest and most powerful production vehicle. This shows how the brand with the four rings is blending Formula 1 spirit, technical innovation, a new design, and efficient processes. 

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  Two partners, two brands, a differentiated powertrain portfolio: Audi is accelerating its China strategy.
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  World premiere of the AUDI E7X in Beijing – second production model from the China-exclusive AUDI brand; market launch of the SUV in the first half of the year.
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  Strategic agreement for the establishment of an AUDI Innovation & Technology Center in Shanghai.
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  The new Audi A6L and Audi A6L e-tron strengthen the local portfolio with combustion engines and electric drives as well as market-specific advanced driver assistance systems.
  

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  FC Bayern’s women’s soccer team has chosen the new Audi Q3, A3 and A1 allstreet as their preferred cars.
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  During driving event at Lake Tegernsee, players got to know their new Audi models in depth.
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  A resulting partnership benefits both sides.

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  The Audi Concept C is more than just a concept car: it offers a tangible preview of the design language for the brand’s future models. A video now shows exclusive insights into the vehicle’s development. It documents the close collaboration of an interdisciplinary team that is shaping the future of the brand with the four rings with passion and precision.

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  The future Audi F1 Team and Revolut begin strategic partnership with global relevance
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  A joint vision to build a new F1 fan culture with unique interactions and experiences
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  The global financial technology company will integrate Revolut Business into the
  team’s financial operations

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  Audi and Siemens are revolutionizing factory automation with the world's first virtual programmable logic controllers with a safety function in manufacturing
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  New automation system enables flexible, data-driven production and will initially be used in the Böllinger Höfe body shop
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  Technology developed in partnership with Broadcom, Cisco, and Siemens

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  Evocative design: seamless exterior and interior architecture tailored to the occupants in terms of design and ergonomics
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  Outstanding aerodynamics and a long range of over 750km
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  The best driving dynamics: adaptive air suspensions enables a broad spread between excellent long-distance comfort and sporty driving dynamics
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  Audi chairman, Gernot Döllner: “The A6 e-tron is the first purely electric Audi model available as a Sportback and Avant, and will inspire enthusiasm for e-mobility.”
  

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  Mission:Zero environmental program treats biodiversity as key area of activity
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  Audi employees take action to protect biodiversity
  
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  Stepping stone biotopes, fruit trees, and flowering meadows – Audi’s activities encompass a variety of projects

• Design acts as a bridge between product, technology, art, and society 
• The installation “Origin” invites visitors to reflect and reconnect 
• Audi advances the future of mobility through electrified performance and 

its entry into Formula 1 
Ingolstadt/Milan, 20 April 2026 – At Milan Design Week 2026, Audi is introducing a moment of calm that shapes public dialogue: the installation “Origin”, created in collaboration with Zaha Hadid Architects. The art installation is also an interpretation of the new Audi design philosophy – clarity, technicality, intelligence, and emotion – turned into an architectural experience that invites visitors to reflect and reconnect.

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  Third-generation Audi Q3 launches with SUV and Sportback body styles
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  Efficient TFSI and TDI powertrains combine effortless performance with everyday efficiency
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  Audi’s new digital stage and intelligent assistance systems enhance comfort, connectivity and safety
  

Johannesburg, June 2026 – Audi South Africa has introduced the third-generation Audi Q3, redefining expectations in the luxury compact SUV segment through a combination of sophisticated design, advanced digitalisation, enhanced safety and everyday versatility. Available in both SUV and Sportback body styles, the all-new Audi Q3 ushers in a new era of Q while bringing technologies previously reserved for larger Audi models to one of the brand’s most successful model families.