BMW has officially revealed its new M3 DTM race-going car in these pics and videos. The vehicle will compete in the DTM racing category from 2012 and this concept should prove to be quite close to the definitive version next year. The BMW M3 DTM has an air restricted 4.0-litre V8 engine with 480 hp, a top speed of about 300 km/hr and an acceleration to 100 km/hr time of three seconds. It gets a six-speed sequential gearbox.

The new BMW DTM racer will be driven by Andy Priaulx and Augusto Farfus in BMW’s return to DTM racing and competition with Mercedes and Audi. Not to be outdone, Audi has also released its first pic of the new Audi A5 DTM model, codenamed the R17. It replaces the old Audi A4 DTM racer and should have about 460 hp when it hits the track.

BMW M3 and Audi A5 DTM racers

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Here are the videos of the new Audi A5 and S5 restyling where we get to see all the newly designed elements up close, along with some Audi brochure pics of all the models. The new restyling isn’t dramatic, but includes a few updates to modernise the cars with reworked LED lights, front and rear fascias and some technical changes that include start-stop on all engine options. We will soon get a new range of Euro 6 Audi diesels too, which should bring down the fuel consumption and emissions even further. See the extra videos after the jump for more footage.

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The 2012 model year Audi A5 and Audi S5 get style updates to bring them up-to-date with the rest of the more recent Audi family with such models as the new A6 and A7. The front and rear fascias both get changes, with the significant change up front being new blade-like LEDs which replace the more classic previous ones. The front grille and bumpers have been modified, as have the air intakes.

The S5 and A5 restyling has also updated the engine range, with all units fitted with turbo charger, direct injection and start/stop technology. Audi claims an average drop of 11 percent in fuel consumption. All the S5 models are now equipped with the three-litre V6 TFSI with 333 hp, leaving behind the 4.2-litre aspirated V8. The V6 S5 gets to 100 km/hr in 4.9 seconds and has a top speed of 250 km.

The diesel A5 range includes the 2.0 TDI with 177 hp and the three-litre V6 TDI with either 204 or 245 hp. In the future a full Euro6 diesel engine range will be introduced. The Quattro all-wheel drive models have the seven-speed S-Tronic transmission with a new central differential and torque vectoring system. The rear sports diff is available as an option and the chassis gets a new Audi Drive Select system.

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The Audi A5 is one of those cars that we love to lust after and the coupé is a vehicle that especially turns heads. According to AutoBild the entire Audi A5 range of coupé, cabriolet and sportback is to get a restyling to be revealed at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show in September.

The A5 headlights will be updated and will be similar to those of the new A6 with LED technology and a more sleek style. The rear will stay mostly the same, with only small touch-ups to the lights. In terms of technical details, the old V8 engine will be replaced with the new 3.0-litre V6 TFSI. No news is available on the Audi RS5 as yet.

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This video will go some way to explaining the Audi Quattro Concept’s use of lightweight materials on an eventual production version. As we said earlier today, the concept could get a limited production run as the Audi Quattro coupe, using CFRP and aluminium. For supercar and sports car manufacturers, lightweight design is the new trend in keeping performance up, but fuel consumption and emissions down.

There are some interesting safety aspects to do with using lighter weight materials that you can hear about in the video. It seems that with some materials absorbing energy more efficiently, lightweight structures don’t have to produce safety concerns. After some further talk about Audi’s research into composite materials, we get to see the cars using them.

There is an Audi R8 5.2 quattro prototype model which uses composite materials for the roof and floor. Those materials will go on the production model Audi R8 GT, which is 100 kg lighter thanks to the use of carbonfibre. There is also an Audi TTS coupe, weighing 1,390 kg in total (80 kg less than the current production model), and the Audi A5 we see in the video uses CFRP and aluminium to weigh just 1,400 kg. See them in video.

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Here’s another video of the Audi RS 5 coupe, this time complete with funky music and commentary. Audi has produced some not-so-interesting cars over the years, but it would be difficult to deny that the RS 5 is the hot performance version of an already sexy car. Marketing spiel or not, the Audi A5 has ‘persuasive elegance’ and we’d have to agree.

For the record, the Audi RS 5 is equipped with a 4.2-litre FSI V8 engine with 450 hp and 430 Nm of torque. It has a top speed of 250 km/hr and can reach 100 km/hr in 4.6 seconds. Did we say it looks good in red? I mean, I’ll have mine in just about any colour, not to be picky, but the red just exudes speed.

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The Volkswagen New Compact Coupe presented at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show shows a concept model that will most likely be positioned somewhere between the Scirocco and the Passat CC in the Volkswagen line-up. The series model will possibly be name the Jetta Coupe, and indicates a new design direction for some of the new Volkswagen models coming up.

The design comes from Walter de Silva, and you can see the influence of his beloved Audi A5. The New Compact Coupe, or NCC, is a hybrid vehicle with a 1.4 TSI engine with 150 hp, and an electric motor with an additional 27 hp. It has a top speed of 227 km/hr and can reach 100 km/hr in 8.1 seconds.

Clearly, the Volkswagen NCC has impressive fuel consumption and CO2 emissions figures, using just 4.2 litres of fuel for every 100 km, and producing 98 g/km of CO2. It has a seven speed DSG gearbox and rear wheel drive. A possible New Compact Sedan will also be produced along the same design lines, to substitute the Jetta or even the Passat on the US market. The New Compact Sedan should be a five door, fastback model very similar to the Audi A5, and the NCC should appear in a production version by about 2012.

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Hofele Design has taken the Audi A5, added some R8 looks and come up with this result. The A5 takes on carbon fibre sideblades (which don’t appear on the R8 Spider, but which Hofele wanted to include on the A5 cabrio all the same), rear aerodynamic look from the supercar coupe, side skirts, a lowered body and twin chrome exhaust with four outlets. It might not be your cup of tea, but if you’re wanting to touch up your Audi, this kit is available on the Audi A5 and S5 coupé, and the Audi A5 cabrio and S5 cabrio.

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The Audi A5 Sportback has “flawed suspension”, “unpolished underpinnings” and is “a firm stride in the wrong direction” according to three different reviews from three different publications. This is quite a surprise, bordering on the shocking, for what was expected to be a high quality, classy and stylish offering from Audi.

The problem for the A5 Sportback seems to lie mostly in the suspension, and a little in the steering. Below we give you extracts from the reviews that highlight the problems encountered, but to give a little summary: apparently the steering is inaccurate, torque steer can occur with quick acceleration and the weight of the car suddenly kicks in halfway around a corner.

The biggest issue for the reviewers, though, is the suspension. Apparently extremely stiff, the suspension gives you the opportunity to feel every pot-hole, every unsealed surface and every bump in every road. Car says:

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Audi has presented its A5 Sportback to the media, showing off a very nice gallery for the model that aims to be part coupé, part sedan and part station wagon. It is the third member of the A5 family after the coupé and cabriolet.

The Audi A5 Sportback will debut at the Frankfurt motor show in September, and will appear in Audi dealerships from that month, with sales already starting at 33,650 euros for the entry level version.

The A5 Sportback will be available with six different engine options, all turbo charged, ranging from 125 kW (170 hp) to 195 kW (265 hp) in power. The 2.0 TDI and 2.0 TFSI with appear with start-stop system. Transmission options include manual, multitronic or seven-speed S tronic, and all-wheel drive quattro will be available on top-end models.

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These spy shots of the Audi A5 Sportback make me wonder if the photographer wasn’t up a tree somewhere. The shots were taken during the pre-debut photo shoot, prior to its presentation at this year’s Frankfurt motor show. The coupè-sedan looks to be an elegant, well-proportioned car.

The A5 Sportback, given its style, has dimensions slightly different to those of the A4, but we’d only be able to judge from the inside of the vehicle. The base price for the 2.0 litre TDI at 170 hp is 38,380 euros.

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Audi design head Wolfgang Egger describes the style of his latest creation, the Audi A5 Sportback, in this video. The sports sedan-coupè is ready for a successful campaign, with Egger outlining the roof line and rear spoiler of this car.

We also get some insight into the lateral design and a rear that’s sporty and elegant, with an idea of why Audi has taken to this style. Seeing it come to light on the page is really quite intriguing. See the video for more information.

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