Audi has recently announced that they will be issuing a recall for over 10,000 of their A3 and TT vehicles of the 2006-2010 model years.

The recall is over a potentially massive problem; a spring that keeps the fuel tank ventilation valve shut. If, under whatever conditions, this spring were to come loose gasoline could leak into the engine causing a massive fire or worse.

If you have one of these vehicles in question you most likely have nothing to worry about unless you get a call from VW of America but if you want to be on the safe side head over to your local dealership and have them check it out.

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Tags: A3, Audi, fuel tank, Recall, safety hazard, spring, TT, ventilation valve

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Audi has already shown off the piano they constructed to celebrate their 100th anniversary along with the new car packages but they haven’t stopped there. What you see above is a 10-ton statue of an Audi TT that was constructed a few years ago and made its 2006 debut in Berlin.

Well, Audi has decided to give the statue a permanent home at their Ingolstadt headquarters to further their 100th anniversary celebration.

While the TT is one of Audi’s most recognizable cars I’d much rather have seen a mammoth R8, but that’s just me.

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Tags: 100 years of audi, Celebration, headquarters, ingolstadt, r8, statue, TT

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Audi has recently announced that to celebrate their 100th anniversary (eat that STI) they will be offering a variety of ‘100 Years of Audi’ packages for their vehicles purchased in Germany.

The first package, appropriately dubbed ‘Styling’, will add sports seats, a 3-spoke leather sports steering wheel, and an aluminum entry seal plate featuring the silhouette of Audi’s Type C racing car. You’ll get all of this for €2,400 to €6,750 depending on the vehicle its applied to.

Next up is the ‘Innovation’ package which will add LED daytime running lights, xenon headlights, head beam assist, aluminum wheels and some other fancy technology. This package will cost you €1,700 to €2,700 again, depending on the vehicle.

Both of these packages will be available for the A3, A3 Cabriolet, A4, A5 Coupe, A6, Q5, Q7 and TT.

Tags: 100 years of audi, A3, A4, a5 coupe, a6, Cabriolet, innovation, package, Q5, Q7, styling, TT

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The economic crisis is still at full throttle around the world, so this might not be the best of times to invest in a new car unless you’re skinny dipping in money. The Audi TT RS has been just made official, at least in pictures, and it looks like it would offer you that sweet ride your were looking for. And you’d probably have to pay the right price to get it.

The TT RS will arrive in two versions, the coupe and the convertible. Both models will offer you a 2.5-liter turbo five cylinder engine capable to get you 340 horsepower and 331 lb-ft of torque. The six-speed gearbox and the quattro channels power to all the wheels will contribute to that 0-62 mph time of only 5 seconds.

Want more of the TT RS? Go to Geneva next month and tell us all about it!

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Tags: Audi, Geneva, Motor Show, RS, TT

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