The fastest police car in the world?

The Abt has presented at the Essen Motor Show in Germany, the Audi R8 GTR, the new "pump" of the German police, 'developed' as part of another initiative 'Tune it! Safe ». This initiative, promoted by the German Ministry of Transport, the VDAT and the Association of Automobile Tuners in Germany, aims to raise awareness for safe driving and proper preparation of all vehicles, with security in the foreground.

This Audi R8 GTR 'police' is already the seventh car of the initiative - last year was the chosen one by AC Schnitzer Mini E - is equipped with an engine of 5.2 liters, so the V10 engine, but here the base is Audi R8 GTR, version limited to 25 cars, which is 100 kg lighter than the version of 'normal'.

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Audi unveils new A4 range

In restyling for all versions of the Audi A4 range, including sedan, Avant (wagon) allroad (van 'off-road "), plus the S4 sports saloon, the big news is the introduction of the new 1.8 TFSI engine of 170 hp (replacing the current 1.8 TFSI of 120 hp and 160 hp). Thus, this variant joins the engines already available in Portugal: the 333 hp 3.0 TFSI, 2.0 TDI 120 hp, 136 hp, 143 hp and 177 hp and, finally, the 3.0 TDI 204 hp and 245 hp.

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Audi will compete with the BMW X6

Speaking to "Auto News Europe" in the margins of the Bologna Motor Show, the head of Audi design, Walter de Silva, confirmed that there is a plan to develop a rival to the BMW X6. "We will definitely launch a sporty crossover between the Q5 and Q7 (pictured)," said de Silva. Indeed, as the CEO of Audi, Rupert Stadler, had left open earlier this year marks the possibility of potentially come up with a model known as Q6.

It is believed that this will be loosely based on Q6 Q5 sporting a flat roof design details and more aggressive. The engine range will walk between four and six cylinder diesel or gasoline, all equipped with turbo.

De Silva added that Audi considers a smaller crossover, which will probably be called Q4, which will be positioned between the Q3 and Q5, to compete with the BMW X4. This information was confirmed by BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer, who said that the X4 can hit the market in 2014.

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