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Peek into Audi Q8/SQ7 interior: Fewer buttons, more screens

Our spy photographers have had plenty of luck shooting the flagship Audi Q8 SUV in trials at the Nurburgring. In the latest encounter, the exterior reveals no more than in previous shots, as you'll see compared with the previous exterior gallery below. What's new this time: We get a look inside. Seen with the doors open, it appears the Q8 will get frameless windows. The photographer also managed to get a glimpse into a SQ7-based Q8 to view the new controls and displays. That is, fewer controls, more displays. The Q8 is set to share not just the platform but also the engines with the Q7 with one possible exception. There's a rumor that the possible RS Q8 could get a twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 delivering over 600 horsepower. - the same engine said to be destined for its Italian cousin, the Lamborghini Urus. The Audi Q8 is expected to go on sale in 2018. Related Video:

2014 Audi A4 next car to go on big diet while adding features

The Audi A4 is expected to receive a major redesign over the next couple of years, and with the smaller A3 now gaining a sedan model, it is being reported that the A4 might be getting a little breathing room for a more advanced design and improved technology and features. According to AutoBild, this would include a drop of more than 200 pounds in curb weight, updated cabin tech and a wider variety of drivetrain options.
AutoBild states that Audi is looking to upgrade just about every detail - inside and out - when it comes to the 2014 Audi A4, and this includes a next-generation MMI system that uses two digital displays. Extensive use of magnesium, aluminum and plastics will help shave an estimated 220 pounds from the A4's curb weight, and in terms of engines, it sounds like the usual array of forced-induction, small-displacement gas and diesel engines will be on tap, but a bigger V6 TDI and a plug-in hybrid powertrain are also mentioned.

Notes from day one of the Rolex 24 at Daytona

We came to Daytona Beach, Florida where you can drive on the beach, gun shops outnumber doughnut shops and you can putt-putt and fish for alligators at the same place. But we're not here for any of that - we've made the trip with Audi in order to experience the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the first race in the 2013 Grand-Am season and the only 24-hour race in America.
Three teams are racing four Audi R8 Grand-Am cars - WeatherTech Racing, Rum Bum Racing and APR, which is running two cars. Shown to the world two years ago, the R8 Grand-Am is part of Audi Sport's R8 LMS customer racing program that was commenced in 2008, and ever since 2009 has been nabbing success all over the world: In four years it has taken 154 victories and 17 series titles. That is with less than 100 cars sold to customers throughout the world, and the trophies - either class wins or overall victories - have been gathered from all of the major endurance races except one: Daytona.