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The facelifted 2015 model year RS7 is the same as the current 2014 one, mechanically speaking, which carries the same turbocharged 4.0L V8 engine, with 560 hp and 516 lb-ft of torque. Transmission will be the ZF-sourced 8-speed unit, sending power via Audi’s Quattro AWD system.

The major difference is in its exterior, with a new angular shape of front LED headlight housing unit, new radiator grille and new bumper.

The 2015 RS7 will be on sale in this autumn. US price will be announced when the sale date is approaching.

Some people may not care what they put into their car’s gas tank, and just go to the nearest gas station when their cars are running out of gas.

Although there is a federal minimum requirement in US for the gasoline quality, the quality warranty is just very basic and may not be enough for your car’s health, long term speaking.

For example, one requirement to the gasoline sold in US market is, there must be detergent added to prevent carbon buildup inside the engine, to keep the engine runs cleaner, more efficient and lower the emissions. The amount that the detergent added into the gasoline determines the cleaning effect...

Today Audi revealed the mid-cycle refreshed A7 and S7 – for the European market. However, we believe the exterior appearance will be the same for the US market.

Upfront the grill has slight changes with the headlights. The DRL shape is different and the look of the headlight is clearly optimized for LED optioned low beam and high beam lights. In the back, the taillights has style tweaks to match the front light.

Mechanical-wise, in Euro market two petrol and three diesel engines are offered, ranging from 218 hp to 333 hp (215 bhp to 328 bhp). Among these engines, the 3...

Yesterday VW revealed the A3 Clubsport Quattro – which is believed to be a concept prototype of the upcoming RS3 sedan.

The biggest news comes from the concept car is its 525hp 5-cylinder turbo engine. From my point of view, this is a revolution in the market. The reason is: VW is able to pump out 525hp from the 2.5-litre displacement, using only 1.5 bar pressure of turbo boost, this translates to 212hp per litre. For comparison, the Mercedes-Benz M133 engine which is used on the CLA45AMG, is using a much higher 1.8 bar of boost, but can only achieve 181hp per litre.

The VW engine has excellent torque curve too: 443 lb-ft available from 2300 to 6000 rpm...

We got a latest rendering of the upcoming new generation of Audi Q7, starting from model year 2015. According to our VW source, this rendering will be very close to the final production car.

Both of the headlight and tail light will using LED, and the tail light mimics the current Audi sedan style...