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As the market has gradually recovered from the 2008 financial crisis, with the low oil prices these days, the SUV sector is booming. And the trend is also true for the performance SUV too. Many auto makers have produce their performance oriented SUV with high-output engine. For example the BMW X5M/X6M, Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG/GL63 AMG, Porsche Cayenne Turbo S, Range Rover Sport SVR, Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT. Now it looks like Audi and Volvo also want to join the competition too.

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The current Audi R8 will be completely redesigned as a second-generation 2016 model, and Audi is going to reveal some details of the new R8 step by step.

For example today Audi showed us how the headlight on the R8 will look like, as shown in the above teaser image. The new R8 will has LED headlights as standard, but customers can pick the optional laser high-beam lights.

Instead using the LED as the light source, the laser high-beam utilizes high‑intensity laser diodes to generate extremely bright blue lights. Each side of the laser high-beam has one laser control module which is connected to 4 laser diodes...

Audi has announced its latest RS3 Sportback hot hatch back in last Decemeber. Today it published the pricing: the RS3 Sportback starts at £39,950.

The 8V-generation RS3 Sportsback is equipped with Audi’s most powerful 5-cylinder engine.  With the help from the turbocharger, the 2.5L engine outputs a maximum of 367ps, with 343 lb-ft or torque from a broad range of 1,625 RPM to 5,550 RPM. According to Audi, the RS3 Sportback can reach 62mph within 4.3 seconds, and go all the way up to a top speed of 174mph.

Enjoy the below gallery and read the press release for more information.

While you may find it borrows some clues from the Audi Quattro concept car, it is the next generation Audi R8, to be debuted in the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. The below spy shot is from Instagram user “dreboog”.

Talking about the engine, our internal source told us the current 4.2L V8 will be gone, replaced with the firm’s latest 4.0L twinturbo V8. However, the 5.2L V10 will be kept for the top trims.

Do you like how the new R8 looks? We welcome your comment.

We all know that if you want your product to be successful on the market, you need to make it better than your competitors. This means you need to invest in new things.

Obviously Audi firmly believes this, and they’re taking action now. In an announcement made on last Saturday, Audi said it has planned to invest EUR 24 billion (approx. USD 29.3 billion) in research, engineering and production sites, over the next 5 years.

This budget represents a 2 billion increase over the past planning period. This is not a solo plan by Audi itself, it is actually part of a bigger initiative from Volkswagen, which plans to invest a total of EUR 85.6 billion from 2015 to 2019...