EVO Pits Porsche Boxster Spyder Against Audi’s R8 Spyder

The second-generation of Porsche's Boxster roadster has been superseded by a brand-new model, which will make its official debut at the Geneva Motor Show next month. Porsche’s tradition of rolling out special editions of its standard models is legendary, but understandably, it's too early for anything other than the standard Boxster and Boxster S in its range.

Likewise, the Audi R8 is expected to get a mild facelift this year, with the most significant change being the replacement of the so-last-year single clutch semi-automatic gearbox by a modern twin-clutch transmission.

Despite all this, EVO magazine has decided to compare the 2009 Boxster Spyder against the V8 version of Audi’s R8 Spyder. The two cars have certain things in common: they are both open-top, mid-engined sports cars made by German premium manufacturers and they were launched in 2009.

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Audi Goes all Twilight Style with its New Super Bowl XLVI Ads

We got our first taste of Audi's new Super Bowl XLVI with a teaser clip earlier today but now the German company has unlocked the full commercial for our viewing pleasure ahead of the big game on February 5.

We are not sure if Audi is planning more ads as the BMW E28 we saw jumping into a billboard in the preview clip is absent from the 60-second long commercial that revolves around a pack of 20-something vampires who are killed from the new 2013 Audi S7's ultra-bright LED headlamps.

If you want to see Audi's commercial that's heavily inspired from Hollywood teen-flicks, press play on the embed below the break.

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Audi Teases Oddball Super Bowl XLVI Commercial with Tree Climbing Vampires

Some Super Bowl commercials hit the spot while others fall flatter than a pancake. We can't say yet in which of the two categories Audi's upcoming Super Bowl XLVI ad will fall into as we only have a short teaser of the 60-second long clip that will run during the first quarter of the big game on Sunday, February 5.

We can say, however, that while we found the scene with the BMW 5-Series E28 jumping into a billboard that reads "The Moose is Loose" interesting, we're not so sure about the overplayed vampires-climbing-trees theme shown towards the end of the commercial.

According to Audi, the ad will revolve around the brand’s signature LED headlights as well as the 2013 S7 Sportback. For now, head past the jump to watch the teaser clip.

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Audi Marks the End of the V8-Powered S5 Coupe with a Special Edition Model [Video]

At last week's Detroit Motor Show, Audi announced that it would soon launch the refreshed 2013 A5 and S5 models in both Coupe and Cabriolet flavors in the U.S. market.

Along with the styling tweaks, one of the biggest changes to the range is the replacement of the S5's 4.2-liter naturally aspirated V8 engine with 354-horses and 324.5 lb-ft with a new 3.0-liter supercharged V6 unit rated at 333 horsepower and 325 lb-ft of torque.

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Audi R8 V10 Falls Victim to the Stretch Limousine Industry [Video]

From the creators of the Ferrari 360 stretch limo comes yet another controversial supercar conversion, this time based on the Audi R8 V10.

Carbonyte UK will work in conjunction with Limo Broker to create the world's first super-stretched R8 and which it says is destined to become the signature model for the Limo Broker brand that also owns the Ferrari 360 Modena limousine.

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