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The upcoming 2015 Lexus NX200t is equipped with the first turbocharged engine within the whole Lexus history. This engine has the Toyota internal code name “8AR-FTS”.

The 8AR-FTS has an 2.0L displacement with an open-deck, midi-skirt type aluminum cylinder block. It also has a fully balanced forged steel crankshaft, cast-in iron cylinder liners.

On the Lexus NX200t, the turbocharged 8AR-FTS makes 235 hp at 5,600 rpm with 258 lb-ft of torque available from 1,650-4,000 rpm. On the paper this engine sounds just like a normal modern 4-cylinder turbo engine, which has similar performance (2...

“Hot hatch” is the high-performance variant of a hatchback car model, which can be either a 3 or 5-door. One key feature of the hot hatch is its higher-output engine. Due to typical size and weight of a hot hatch, its engine output rarely goes above 400hp. At this moment, a hatchback with more than 300hp can be considered a “serious” hot hatch.

Below are a list for hot hatches that with at least 300hp (same model with different drivetrain options are listed separately).

Audi

RS3 Sportback, 5dr, 340PS 2.5L turbo I5, 7DCT, AWD
S3, 3dr, 300PS 2.0L turbo I4, 6MT, AWD
S3, 3dr, 300PS 2.0L turbo I4, 6DCT, AWD
S3 Sportback, 5dr, 300PS 2.0L turbo I4, 6MT, AWD
S3 Sportback, 5dr, ...

If you have followed our reports regarding the current automobile industry antitrust investigation in China, you may know that Audi China was found to be in violation of the Chinese antitrust regulation, and Audi China will receive a fine for this.

Today news came out that the fine amount is RMB 18 billion, which is equivalent to around USD $300 million.

The RMB 18 billion fine is divided on to each Audi China dealership, and is calculated by percentage of the annual total revenue of each dealership. The percentage is from 1% to 6%, depends on how cooperative of that dealership in the investigation process.

According to China National Development and Reform Commission (ND...

Today we got the US Pricing for the 2015 Audi Q3, below are the numbers:

Q3 FWD Tiptronic 6-speed automatic transmission: base MSRP $32,500
Q3 Quattro Tiptronic 6-speed automatic transmission: base MSRP $34,600

– Premium Plus package: MSRP TBD
– Prestige package: MSRP $3,900
– Metallic paint: $550
– S&H: $925
– For other options please download the below ordering guide

2015 Audi Q3 US Ordering Guide

During an interview with automotive industry media, Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, board member for technical development of Audi, revealed that the new generation of the Q7 SUV, will receive the S model treatment, which confirms the existence of the SQ7. The SQ7 will be in the market as a 2016 model.

The SQ7 will come with a turbocharged engine. But one special thing for this engine is that, the turbo is not driven by the exhaust gas, but is powered by a small electric motor, which gets energy a compact-size lithium-ion battery. Audi claims by using this technology, they can greatly reduce the turbo lag and improvement throttle response.

The standard version of the new Q7 will b...