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TEST: Audi S6 TFSI Quattro and Mercedes-AMG GT53 4-Door Coupé 4Matic+

Is the subtle stealth of Audi’s S6 or the GT53’s showmanship the key to finding the perfect performance-comfort balance, that holy grail of motoring? The […]

Posted by CAR magazine - 9 December 2020

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ROAD TEST: Audi A7 Sportback 55 TFSI Quattro S tronic

Better late than never, is the second-generation Audi A7 Sportback all the executive sedan you need? Laden with a similarly broad marketing mandate as the […]

By CAR magazine - 1 April 2020

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ROAD TEST: Audi TT Coupé 45 TFSI S tronic

It might be the entry-level model in the refreshed Audi TT range but it stakes a claim as the pick of the bunch… When the […]

By CAR magazine - 20 March 2020

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ROAD TEST: Audi A1 Sportback 40 TFSI S line vs. Mini Cooper S 5-door

Audi and Mini offer their compact five-doors with brawny 2,0-litre engines. Which is the best premium, small hot hatch? It’s a bit of a neglected […]

By CAR magazine - 21 February 2020

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ROAD TEST: Audi A1 Sportback 35 TFSI S tronic

Audi’s second-generation A1 has a broader appeal but lacks a final degree of polish… Having served as the stepping stone into Audi ownership for close […]

By CAR magazine - 17 January 2020

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ROAD TEST: Audi Q3 35 TFSI S line S tronic

One of Audi’s bestsellers has been revamped bumper to bumper, making us question what is our favourite boutique midsize SUV… Launched in 2011, the first-generation […]

By CAR magazine - 27 November 2019

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DRIVEN: Audi Q3 Sportback 45 TFSI Quattro S tronic S line

LORRACH, Germany – The reveal of the Audi Q3 Sportback in July 2019 wasn’t entirely unexpected since many automakers are diversifying their crossover and SUV […]

By CAR magazine - 16 September 2019

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DRIVEN: Audi A1 Sportback 35 TFSI S line S tronic

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Evolutionary design language is what Audi has become known (and sometimes criticised) for, a spokesperson of the Ingolstadt-based brand’s South African […]

By CAR magazine - 5 September 2019

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DRIVEN: Audi Q3 35 TFSI S tronic S line

GEORGE, Western Cape – It’s no longer an ugly duckling, is it? Beauty is, of course, in the eye of the beholder but the previous-generation […]

By CAR magazine - 30 August 2019

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ROAD TEST: Audi Q8 55 TFSI Quattro Tiptronic

It’s taken Audi a while to enter the coupé-crossover segment with the new Q8 but its timing couldn’t have been better… The second-generation BMW X6 […]

By CAR magazine - 15 August 2019

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ROAD TEST: Audi RS4 Avant and Audi RS5 Sportback

You can now order your favourite RS derivative with a choice of rear-ends. Which version offers the broadest appeal? 1994 was an auspicious year for […]

By CAR magazine - 19 July 2019

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DRIVEN: Audi Q8 55 TFSI Quattro Tiptronic

CAPE TOWN – Think what you will of the contradiction in terms that is the coupé-crossover, but buyers adore their combination of style and decent […]

By CAR magazine - 2 May 2019

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DRIVEN: Audi E-tron 55 Quattro

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Purgatory. That’s not where we are but it’s an accurate description of the South African electric-vehicle landscape right now. […]

By CAR magazine - 9 April 2019

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Long-term test: Audi SQ5 3,0T FSI Quattro Tiptronic

Long-term test (Introduction): Audi SQ5 3,0T FSI Quattro Tiptronic Sporty SUVs. They’re now most certainly a thing. Indeed, this SQ5 finds itself scrapping for attention […]

By Ryan Bubear - 5 January 2019

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DRIVEN: Audi A1 Sportback 40T FSI S-Tronic

RONDA, Spain – “It’s just an expensive (Volkswagen) Polo.” That derisive statement is often uttered by critics of the Audi A1 and now the second-generation […]

By Nikesh Kooverjee - 30 November 2018

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DRIVEN: Audi R8 V10 Performance quattro S-Tronic

RONDA, Spain – It’s dark, wet and miserably cold at Circuito Ascari, a privately owned and intricately curved test track on the outskirts of Ronda […]

By Nikesh Kooverjee - 29 November 2018

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ROAD TEST: Audi S4 Quattro Tiptronic

Can Audi’s top-spec A4 Sedan seamlessly blend comfort and performance? We evaluate the Audi S4 Quattro Tiptronic… The influx of SUVs and crossovers across many segments […]

By CAR magazine - 6 April 2018

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DRIVEN: Audi A7 Sportback 3,0T FSI Quattro S tronic

CAPE TOWN, Western Cape ? We slide in behind the wheel of the new Audi A7 Sportback on the international launch, here in Cape Town, to find that the grand tourer?s appealing formula hasn?t been rewrit

By Gareth Dean - 19 February 2018