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The new Audi A3 Cabriolet makes its World debut on Friday (30 Nov), the first ever premium compact class “open top” from Audi which will offer four engine options when it arrives on British roads next Spring. Audi’s latest convertible lines up alongside established soft tops in the A4 and TT ranges. The exciting addition to the much in demand A3 range will be available with either a semi or fully automatic hood specification while crucially for an open car, its advanced body structure features a high proportion of high-strength steel reinforcing measures that provide maximum rigidity and optimum crash safety.

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Sun-drenched Los Angeles and snow-carpeted alpine Bavaria provide the inspiration for the Audi Cross Cabriolet quattro concept car, which makes its debut on Press Day at the 2007 L.A Auto Show (November 16-25, 2007). Powered by the world’s cleanest diesel engine, and combining the sun worshipping potential of a classic cabriolet with the mountain-scaling agility of a quattro-equipped ‘off-roader’, the Cross Cabriolet quattro could form the basis of a future SUV model from Audi.

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Audi pays homage to Japan’s flair for miniaturisation this week with its new sub-compact metroproject quattro design study, which makes its debut on Press Day at the Tokyo Motor Show (October 24 - November 11, 2007). Condensing the premium quality, innovation and design progressiveness for which the Audi range is renowned into less than 4 metres of road space, the metroproject quattro could provide clues to the look and packaging of a future Audi sub-compact production car.

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A new version of the sought-after Audi A4 Cabriolet featuring a particularly impressive sports-oriented specification joins the UK range this week. Priced from £29,990 OTR, and available to order now, the new A4 2.0 TFSI S line Special Edition combines styling enhancements with extra interior luxuries to create one of the most covetable Cabriolets this side of the RS 4. To do justice to its strong performing 200PS, 2.0-litre Turbo FSI petrol engine, the A4 Cabriolet S line Special Edition rides on exclusive 18-inch 7-arm double spoke design alloy wheels with 235/40 R18 tyres and lowered sports suspension.

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As the all new Audi A4 saloon is released from captivity on Press Day at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show, Audi UK will simultaneously make the first phase of right-hand-drive versions available for order. Priced from £22,590 OTR, the compact executive positioned as the sportiest in the premium sector will reach its first UK customers in spring 2008. More spacious, more comprehensively equipped and significantly more technologically advanced, the new sports saloon debuts with five new or extensively revised engines, comprising two directly injected FSI petrol units and three common rail directly injected TDI diesels, and will be available initially in conjunction with a generous SE specification.

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The most powerful production Audi of all time - the new RS 6 quattro Avant - will make 580PS-worth of presence felt to the crowds at the forthcoming Frankfurt Motor Show (September 13-23). The new biturbo, ten-cylinder super Avant - the eagerly awaited successor to the revered original RS 6 quattro of 2002 - will open for UK ordering from November for an OTR price expected to be in the region of £75,000. First deliveries will follow in spring 2008, and later that year a saloon variant will also become available.

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The all new A4 Saloon - the sportiest car in the premium compact executive sector according to Audi - is revealed to the world in pictures this week ahead of its world debut on the show stand at the Frankfurt Motor Show (September 13-23). Scheduled to open for UK ordering on the show’s Press Day on Tuesday September 11th, the completely redesigned saloon sits on the longest wheelbase in the class, benefiting both interior space and chassis composure. In the interests of the latter, its completely new suspension and steering configuration sites the front axle 154mm further forwards than in the existing car, reducing overhang and optimising weight distribution for outstanding handling balance.

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Four interlinked rings: this was the symbol of the merger of Saxony’s four car companies Audi, DKW, Horch and Wanderer that led to the formation of Auto Union AG precisely 75 years ago, on 29 June 1932. By the late 1930s, one in four cars in Germany was built by Auto Union AG and sported the four-ring badge on its radiator grille. Auto Union AG was created as a result of this merger, becoming the second-largest car manufacturer in Germany. To this day, the four rings remain the signet of AUDI AG. Thomas Frank, Head of Audi Tradition, explains: “The four rings embody one of the leading international suppliers of exclusive cars and are a visible expression of brand identity and quality - while at the same time acting as a bridge between the past, present and future.”

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Every Audi TT is noted for its clear lines, unmistakable dynamism and the driving characteristics of a sports car. Audi now presents the TT in its most purist form: the clubsport quattro study. The Audi TT clubsport quattro study reduces the TT Roadster to a pure driving machine. A powerful engine, state-of-the-art technology and numerous traits borrowed from the world of motorsport are the dominant features of the TT clubsport quattro. The goal that the development engineers set themselves for this vehicle study was to achieve purism at a premium level. No hood, no A-post - instead, a wraparound windscreen kept extremely low which deliberately evokes images of a speedster.

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At the Shanghai Motor Show (20 - 28 April 2007) Audi will present a study that defines a new segment in the field of crossover vehicles. The Audi Cross Coupé quattro combines the design and dynamism of a compact premium sports car with the spaciousness and versatility of a four-seat sport utility vehicle (SUV). Innovative technical solutions show new ways of achieving efficiency, driving pleasure and comfort in a manner that is typical of Audi. The Audi Cross Coupé quattro: a car whose visual appearance clearly tells you what it is capable of and whose engineering matches this standard - on all roads, under all conditions.

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