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Audi RS e-tron GT Ice Race Edition unveiled

 

Audi RS e-tron GT Ice Race Edition

Audi has revealed a special edition version of its Audi e-tron GT, the Audi RS e-tron GT Ice Race Edition and just four right-hand drive versions of the car will be made, a total of 99 cars worldwide, each one with cost £150,630 on the road.

Audi RS e-tron GT Ice Race Edition

Its starting point is a fully electric RS e-tron GT finished in Florett Silver metallic with a black CFRP roof. This is then embellished by a striking foil wrap incorporating silver and white accents referencing snow crystals and ice lakes, and violet detailing representing the bright shades of wintersports eyewear. The foil features targeted transparencies and so does not tint the entire surface, and the white tones it adds achieve a three-dimensional effect against the monochrome silver background. White renderings of the four rings at the front and rear echo the ice race edition concept car, and in combination dark privacy glass the 21-inch black alloy wheels provide striking contrast.  

The colour scheme is continued in the interior, which features an Audi exclusive leather package in a diamond silver and black colour combination with violet contrast stitching, and extends the coverage of supple Fine Nappa leather beyond the seats to the upper parts of the centre console, the instrument panel, the door rails and the door armrests. RS floormats with diamond silver piping and violet stitching around the RS logo also set the tone, while Audi exclusive insignias in the Dinamica microfibre door trim inserts attest to the model’s very special status.

Audi RS e-tron GT Ice Race Edition

You can find out more details about this limited edition Audi RS e-tron GT Ice Race Edition over at the Audi website at the link below, it certainly looks very interesting from the photos.

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ABT XGT is a road lkegal Audi R8 race car

ABT XGT

ABT has unveiled its latest modified and tuned Audi, the ABT XGT, and the car is described as a road-legal race car and is based on the Audi R8, the car weighs in at just 1,400 KG and comes with 640 horsepower.

The new ABT XGT is powered by a 5.2 liter V10 FSI engine that produces 640 horsepower and production will be limited to just 99 cars worldwide, it certainly looks impressive from the photos.

ABT XGT

As a traditional racing team, ABT Sportsline has contested more than 300 races in the DTM since 2000, achieved dozens of individual victories and over 250 podium finishes and is currently the most successful active DTM team. The best prerequisites for an ambitious project like the XGT. But it is more than just a project: “It was the challenge itself that spurred us on to develop this unique complete vehicle. The XGT is the quintessence of our heritage,” explains Hans-Jürgen Abt with pride in his voice. Because it was not easy to get the GT2 racing car on the road – the requirements of motorsport and road traffic are too far apart.

ABT XGT

This car is lighter than the original R8 which it is based on, that car weighed in at 1,570 kg, so the extra power and lower weight should bring improved performance. You can find out more details about the new ABT XGT over at ABT at the link below.

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Audi talks about electric RS models

Audi RS

The Audi RS models are the high-performance cars in Audi’s lineup, these have always been associated with petrol engines, although this is changing with Auidi now producing a range of electric RS models.

In a recent interview with Audi’s head of design, Marc Lichte, Audi revealed details about what it has planned for future RS models as it celebrates 40 years of Audi Sport GMBH and some of its iconic cars.

Marc Lichte: As a designer and as a performance enthusiast I’m a huge fan of our RS models. The TT RS2 always used to be one of my highlights because, like the production TT base model, it was the first to put the ideas of the Bauhaus art school on the road. Although “less is more” applies to its design language, it does not when it comes to the sheer emotions and joy of driving the car evokes – ensured, not least, by its five-cylinder engine with its special sound. Work on the current Audi RS 6 Avant3 with my team was an unforgettable experience as well. At the time, we uncompromisingly carved the quattro origins into every detail and into every line. Anytime I spot an RS6 on the road today I’m happy to see how consistently we pursued our concept back then.

Audi RS

Lichte: In the future, we’re going to mainly build cars using two platforms – the PPE (Premium Platform Electric) platform for electric vehicles and the PPC (Premium Platform Combustion) platform for vehicles with conventional powertrains. Based on that, we carefully considered how to continue developing our RS models, going forward. The main question we asked ourselves in that regard: How can we carry the RS genes our customers have been desiring and valuing so far from the IC engine to the electric age and inspire at least as much – or even totally new – enthusiasm with them?

We are looking forward to finding out more details about exactly what Audi has planned for its future RS and performance vehicles, the Audi TT is in its final year of production this year, and its successor will be an EV and we are interested to see what is coming next.

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Audi TT celebrate 25 years

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The Audi TT is 25 years and 2023 is the final year of production for the TT, we are expecting to see the car in the future, although the next model will be an electric vehicle and it may launch under a different name.

Audi has been celebrating 25 years of the TT on the Isle of Man, the took the first generation TT along with the TTS Roadster Final Edition and TT RS Iconic Edition for a final photo shoot.

TT

“The TT was such a pivotal model for Audi back in the Nineties, and we’re still basking in its afterglow almost three decades after the original concept car became an overnight sensation,” says Director of Audi UK Andrew Doyle. “It was one of the key catalysts behind the incredible transformation our brand has undergone over the past quarter of a century, and in this special anniversary year its history and legacy richly deserve celebration.”

Final TT

Throughout its colourful life, the TT has been a particular favourite of performance car devotees in the UK, which has consistently ranked as one of its biggest markets. Overall, across the three generations, and factoring in every variant including S and RS, a total of just over 157,000 examples found homes here.

Rear View

You can find out more information about the Audi TT over at Audi’s website at the link below, the car has been iconic over the last 25 years and we are looking forward to seeing its replacement.

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