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March 11, 2026

Famous five’s final fling

March 11, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Famous five’s final fling

RS 3 Competition Limited a last blast for RS 3 and Ingolstadt’s signature snorter.

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March 11, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi
RS 3, Competition Limited, CL, special edition, RS, Ingolstadt, five cylinder, Audi NZ
February 23, 2026

Audi RS 5: A tonne (actually several) of talent

February 23, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Audi RS 5: A tonne (actually several) of talent

The electric age is upon an Ingolstadt icon. It loads up on kiloWatts …. and kilograms.

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February 23, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi
RS 5, RS 4, RS 6, BMW M3, Mercedes-AMG C63, Ingolstadt, Audi NZ
December 05, 2024

Q5 Sportback slightly reshapes for second gen

December 05, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
Q5 Sportback slightly reshapes for second gen

New model’s sleeker shape a respectful refinement. 

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December 05, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi
SQ5, Q5, Ingolstadt, Audi NZ, Juan Carlos Huerta Martinez, Sportback
August 16, 2024

Fired up on ice - Audi’s event still sizzles

August 16, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
Fired up on ice - Audi’s event still sizzles

Fifteen years clocked and it’s still hot times in the extreme cold for the German all-wheel-drive expert.

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August 16, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi
ice driving, Downforce, Audi NZ, Greg Leet, Richard Moore, Southern Hemisphere Proving Ground, SHPG, Ayrburn, Rees, Queenstown, Wanaka, Pisa Range, Ingolstadt, Callum Crawley, Richard Bosselman
August 01, 2024

Slippery customers: Highly aero A6, S6 e-trons unveiled

August 01, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
Slippery customers: Highly aero A6, S6 e-trons unveiled

Sharp looking Avant wagon and sportback set to sit alongside Q6 sports utility.

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August 01, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi
A6 e-tron, S6 e-tron, Audi NZ, Ingolstadt, Germany, PPE, 800 volt, Avant, Sportback, S6
July 17, 2024

Audi unveils latest A5, the new A4

July 17, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
Audi unveils latest A5, the new A4

NZ distributor pumped to have petrol engines powering its next product pitch.

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July 17, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi
A5, A4, Greg Leet, EV, Audi NZ, Quattro, Ingolstadt
February 06, 2024

Bonkers last blast RS6 wagon snared for NZ

February 06, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
Bonkers last blast RS6 wagon snared for NZ

Thirteen examples of no-holds-barred derivative coming to sound off big banger era.

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February 06, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi
RS 6, Avant, Ingolstadt, Neckarsulm, GT, Greg Leet
September 08, 2023

MEB roll-out a brand journey for Audi boss

September 08, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
MEB roll-out a brand journey for Audi boss

Greg Leet’s involvement with the MEB programme began with Skoda and stepped through VW.

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September 08, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi
Q4, MEB, Greg Leet, Audi NZ, electric, Ingolstadt
January 27, 2023

Earthy sphere-ing – Audi unveils off-road future electric

January 27, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Earthy sphere-ing – Audi unveils off-road future electric

Bold adventure coupe crossover running impending A6 e-tron’s battery-pepped platform

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January 27, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi
Activesphere, PPE, Sphere, Ingolstadt, concept, crossover, electric
April 20, 2022

Audi’s giant city car

April 20, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Audi’s giant city car

It’s for urban use, but would dominate any streetscape.

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April 20, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi
Urbansphere, Ingolstadt, concept
November 03, 2021

Updated A8 revealed

November 03, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Updated A8 revealed

Some extra tech and some minor cosmetic surgery will see this car through.

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November 03, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi
A8, Audi NZ, Ingolstadt, quattro, Grandsphere
July 26, 2021

Ingolstadt’s Dakar attacker revealed

July 26, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Ingolstadt’s Dakar attacker revealed

Audi Sport has revealed the monster cousin of the RS GT sports sedan now releasing here.

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July 26, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi
RS, rally, Ingolstadt, Malcolm Stewart, GT RS
July 21, 2021

2022 RS3: A case of best for last?

July 21, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
2022 RS3: A case of best for last?

KNOWING that it will be the last of its mighty mite breed to be fully reliant on fossil fuel will likely further leverage the special status of the new Audi RS3 arriving early next year.

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July 21, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi
RS3, Audi NZ, Dean Sheed, five-cylinder, Ingolstadt, RS
July 14, 2021

Audi’s grand design

July 14, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Audi’s grand design

How to describe the Grand Sphere, Audi’s latest concept? Think of a large fastback similar to the brand’s A7 … but on a bigger scale and with more tech. Plus, it’s electric.

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July 14, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi
Ingolstadt, concept, Grand Sphere, Audi design
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