Facebook has rapidly emerged as one of the most visited websites on the Internet. So it only makes sense that automakers would launch their new cars there, right?

Audi evidently thinks so. And so it has launched a new special edition U.S. model of its sexy S5 coupe on the popular social media site.

Only 125 cars will be produced, all of which get the Prestige Package plus several bespoke features. These include a ‘Daytona Gray’ pearl effect and 19″ Titanium wheels with 255/35 summer tyres on the outside.

In the cabin, you will find Polar Silver and Black S Sport Seats, silver stitching on the seats, armrests, shifter and steering wheel, carbon-fibre inlays with Piano Black instrument cluster surround, plus special floor mats and badging on the door panels and door sills.

Everything stays the same under the hood, which means it’ll be powered by the 4.2L, 354bhp, V8 mated to a six-speed manual or Audi’s seven-speed dual-clutch automatic.

Like a rock star on tour, the Audi Q3′s Asian Tour made its maiden stop in Malaysia before this left-hand drive unit from Ingolstadt, Germany gets shipped off to Indonesia where it will look pretty for all to view.

The direct contender to BMW’s X1, and requiring a rather keen eye to be able to identify it from its slightly larger Q5 stable mate, its muscular lines and narrow headlights makes you take this particular SUV very seriously.

This particular unit that Euromobil had on display at their Glenmarie showroom was their turbocharged 2.0L TFSI quattro variant that pumps out 170bhp @ 4,300rpm and 280Nm from a lowly 1,700rpm. Fuel consumption is rated at 7.7L/100km with carbon-dioxide emissions at 179g/km.

The Q3′s engine comes mated to Audi’s 7-speed S tronic double clutch box that helps propel the Q3 to 100kmh in 7.8s and onwards to a top speed of 212kmh whilst riding on a set of 5-spoked Trias designed cast aluminium rims that’s wrapped by 235/50 R18 Continental rubbers.

For additional enquiries please call Eurombil Sdn Bhd at +(603) 7688 7688 or visit www.audi.com.my

Audi is positioning itself for further growth by investing 13 billion euros between 2012 and 2016. Product development remains focused on lightweight construction and electric/hybrid drive mobility as the majority of the funds, approximately 2 billion euros per year, will be earmarked. It is the largest investment program in the company’s history.

On top of the 3500 employees hired in 2011, Audi will recruit an additional 1200 employees in 2012 while funds will also be applied towards expanding German site locations in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm. This includes property, plant and equipment.

Thomas Sigi, Member of the Board of Management for Human Resources at Audi AG, said, “We are aiming to achieve strong growth on an international scale and boost our lightweight construction and electric mobility areas of expertise in particular. That is why we will be hiring even more people and are planning to appoint a further 1,200 experts this year.”

To further bolster the plan, this year, Audi is bringing various thrilling new models onto the market. The thoroughly efficient A8 hybrid takes to the road this year and it will be one of the lightest sedan models in its category and be able to drive up to 3 km at a constant 60 km/h in purely electric mode.

The brand will also be unveiling the new A3. The new A3 generation will redefine the benchmark for connectivity between a car and its environment, for example.

In addition, Audi has some new sporty highlights in store. As well as the S6, S7 and S8 already showcased at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show and the A6 allroad quattro.

At the end of this year, Audi will become the first premium manufacturer to bring an all-electric sports car onto the market in a small series – the Audi R8 e-tron.

Christmas just came a few days early for Audi fans with the announcement of the A1 Quattro, a high-performance, limited-edition version of Audi’s subcompact hatch.

The Audi A1 Quattro is available exclusively in Glacier White metallic paint, and the special edition stands out from the crowd with its aggressive front fascia, 18” turbine-design alloy wheels, gloss black accents, prominent rear spoiler, LED tail lights and the dual exhaust system.

The interior design hasn’t been left aside either and the Audi A1 Quattro now has gloss black trim, Silk Nappa leather sport seats, flat-bottom leather-wrapped steering wheel, brushed-stainless-steel pedal caps, aluminium gear knob, revised instrument cluster, LED ambient lighting, a Bose audio system and an MMI navigation system.

The Audi A1 Quattro is powered by a 2.0L TFSI four-cylinder direct-injected petrol engine which is developing a total output of 252bhp and has a peak torque of 350Nm.

The engine is mated to a six-speed manual transmission which is sending power to an all-wheel drive system, allowing the small hatchback to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.7 seconds, before hitting a top speed of 245 km/h.

The A1 Quattro is set to go on sale in the second half of 2012 and its production will be limited to only 333 units worldwide.

One of the first tricks marketing minds use when advertising cars is to surround them with beautiful women. It’s an age-old ploy, and it’s not likely to stop any time soon… because it works, apparently.

Classical music performed by a symphony orchestra, on the other hand, isn’t the typical soundtrack you’d expect to see in a video about cars. Perhaps surprisingly, the pairing actually works rather well, as you’ll see in this latest video.

Titled Mechanical Synfonica, German producer Alexander Sperr and filmmaker Daniel Michaelis combine fast cars with beautiful women and dramatic music, and then wrap the whole shebang up with a chase through Italy’s Stelvio Pass – one of the best driving roads in the world.

Check out the video for yourself, it’s well worth you five minutes!

In 2012, Audi will be replacing the successful R8 LMS GT3 sports car with a new version, the R8 LMS Ultra.

The chassis of the Audi R8 LMS ultra was updated in several steps. At the front, 12” instead of 11” wheels are now used, and the car will wear wider 30-65/18 Michelin tyres, which allow more consistent lap times to be achieved.

Optimized brake cooling at the front wheels improves the durability of the braking system and instead of the previous silent rubber mounts, the transverse control arm mounts now feature uniball joints. Weight-reduced compression and rebound-adjustable gas dampers with optimized characteristics from partner, Bilstein complete the chassis package.

Aerodynamic improvements complement the changes for 2012. The wider front hood has been optionally provided with louvers, subject to permission by the homologation rules for the various racing series.

The new rear wing has been widened and now features larger end plates. Work in the Audi wind tunnel has led to a yet more efficient position of the wing for maximum downforce and minimized aerodynamic drag.

The improved air flow and larger effective area increased downforce on the rear axle. A new front plate with optimized diffusion under the front end guarantees perfect aerodynamic balance.

In terms of performance, the car is equipped with an upgraded transmission and a new exhaust system which enables the 5.2L V10 engine to produce 562bhp.

Also, the cooling system has been revised. In addition to a larger engine oil cooler and transmission fluid cooler, an oil cooler for the steering hydraulics that used to be installed at the front is now located in the vehicle’s mid-section, and the R8 LMS Ultra will feature enlarged air vents for the cooling system for improved thermal management. Additionally, the air supply to the radiator at the front of the vehicle has been improved, as has interior ventilation.

As of 2012, all new vehicles will be equipped with this evolution stage pack and for existing vehicles, quattro will offer conversions to the 2012 evolution stage.

Audi has a history of introducing TT concepts at the Tokyo Motor Show and the latest rumours suggest that the new Audi TT could be set to debut at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show at the end of November.

The story has been given a further boost by the appearance of a single sketch on a Dutch auto website that claims to show the car’s rear.

If the illustration is legitimate, then it appears that Audi have borrowed certain styling cues from the 2010 Audi Quattro concept, mixed in with more up-to-date detailing from the R8 and the recent e-tron electric concepts.

Speculation is also rife that the TT is to go further upmarket and rival the Porsche Boxter or Mercedes SLK with a new aluminium-focused architecture and more powerful engine lineup. A new 300bhp twin-charged 2.0L engine, one of the bigger, more powerful engines in the Audi pipeline, could well power the new sports car.

Audi is denying all knowledge of the vehicle, hinting that the focus at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show will be on a five-door version of the A1. Guess, we’ll just have to wait until the rapidly approaching Tokyo Motor Show open its doors by the end of this month to find out.

Audi is extending the A1 family with the addition of the A1 Sportback. A new member of the successful A1 family is scheduled to launch in early 2012.

The Audi A1 Sportback, is the five-door compact Audi for a young, urban public.

It takes up the design of the three-door A1. The engine hood and the rear hatch wrap around the body, the shoulder line encircles the entire car and the elegantly flowing roof with its integrated spoiler transitions to a steeply sloped C-pillar.

The front end is dominated by the large single-frame grille with its bevelled upper corners. The headlights are also available with xenon plus lamps, and LEDs give the daytime running lights a homogeneous appearance.

The sculpted tail lights are also equipped with light-emitting diodes – in this case SuperRed LEDs.

Upon request, Audi will paint the roof line – the roof arch, the roof and the roof spoiler – in one of three contrasting colours.

A choice of 12 paint finishes are available, including the new colour Samoa Orange, which is exclusive to the A1 Sportback. Another option is the S line exterior package with its smart, sporty details.

The accessories program for the A1 Sportback will later include kits with aerodynamic add-on parts and colourful decal sets.

The Audi A1 Sportback is 3.95 metres long and has a wheelbase of 2.47 metres, just like the three-door model, but is 6 mm wider and several millimetres taller, at 1.75 metres and 1.42 metres respectively, and as such offers more space in the rear seats.

The interior of the Audi A1 Sportback is spacious, bright and airy, with dramatically elegant lines. The instrument panel, whose front slopes gradually toward the cabin, resembles an airplane wing.

The centre console is inclined slightly toward the driver; the four round air vents are reminiscent of jet engines. The console on the centre tunnel is reminiscent of the rear of a sailing yacht.

The intuitively simple controls are a classic Audi strength, as is the high-quality workmanship. Numerous lovingly designed details, such as the precise click of the knobs for the air conditioner or the stitching on the leather steering wheel, illustrate the premium character of the A1 Sportback.

The A1 Sportback comes standard with four seats, but a fifth seat is available on request. They provide a sportily low seating position and good support.

The luggage compartment of the A1 Sportback has a capacity of 270 litres. Folding down the split rear seat increases this to 920 litres.

The L-shaped, deeply retractable head restraints do not have to be removed to do this. The loading lip is a comfortably low 66cm. The optional luggage compartment package makes loading even more practical, with usefully divided storage compartments under the loading floor and other amenities.

The Audi A1 Sportback is available with a choice of 6 four-cylinder engines: 3 TFSI and 3 TDI units.

All versions except the 1.6L TDI with S tronic and the most powerful petrol engine are equipped with a start-stop system.

The base engine, the 1.2L TFSI, produces 86bhp. Particularly effective thermal management contributes to its low fuel consumption of 5.1 litre per 100 km.

The two 1.4L TFSI engines produce 122bhp and 185bhp. The top-of-the-line petrol engine is supercharged and turbocharged, resulting in 250Nm of torque, a 0-100 km/h time of 7.0 seconds and a top speed of 227 km/h.

3 TDI units round out the lineup. The 1.6L engine is available in two different versions, with 90bhp and 105bhp. When paired with a manual transmission, both versions consume just 3.8 litre of fuel per 100 km on average, which corresponds to only 99 grams of CO2/km.

The 143bhp 2.0L TDI to follow later accelerates the A1 Sportback to 100 km/h in 8.5 seconds, yet its average fuel consumption is just 4.1 litre of fuel per 100 km.

The transmission also underscores the high-tech character of the A1 Sportback and its special position in the compact segment.

Audi offers the seven-speed S tronic as an option with the 1.4L TFSI with 122bhp and 1.6 TDI with 90bhp; it comes standard with the top TFSI model with 185bhp.

The dual-clutch transmission shifts comfortably, extremely quickly and with no perceptible interruption to the flow of power. The two clutches do not need a separate oil supply, making the S tronic even more efficient.

The driver can let the seven-speed S tronic, which also includes a hill hold assist, shift automatically or control it manually. Shift paddles on the steering wheel are available as an option. The manual transmissions – with a five-speed or six-speed gearbox depending on the engine – also offer the perfect combination of sportiness and efficiency.

The 2013 Audi A5 will be a refreshed model that is still months away from its debut. In the meantime, Audi has produced and released the following video aptly titled as the “Audi A5 Showroom Trailer ‘Sharper Drive.’”

The clip shows off all three 2013 A5 variants — including the coupe, Cabriolet, and verboten-in-America Sportback — driving in a setting that seems to be the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, but quickly morphs into a digitally-altered world of its own. The psychedelic effects grow increasingly spectacular as the clip outlines what’s new for the 2013 model year.

The new car receives revised front and rear clips, along with restyled headlamps, new tail lamps, and a tweaked grille, but most other exterior sheet metal is left essentially untouched. While A5 models continue to use VW’s turbocharged 2.0L inline-4 power units, there is some revision to the engine lineup for the S5.

The 2013 S5 coupe now uses the same 333-hp, supercharged 3.0-liter V-6 that the S5 Cabriolet gained last year. Rounding off the changes for 2013 are new wheel designs, exterior paint colors, and leather colors, all of which are featured at the end of the video.

The Audi A4 has been the German automaker’s best-selling model for 39 years running with over 10 million individual examples sold, so any sort of major update to the machine is a big deal in Ingolstadt.

So for the 2012 model year, Audi has revised its A4 in order to keep it at the forefront of the entry-level luxury car arena. The 2012 Audi A4 gets “nip and tuck” rather than a new look to make the A4 appears fresh.

Looking more aggressive, the 2012 Audi A4 adopts a new front fascia with a revised grille, restyled headlights, and a modified hood. There’s also a new diffuser, revised taillights and a dual exhaust system.

As for the interior, the cabin gains a new steering wheel, a chrome trim has been added around lots of the instruments and Audi have created a new ‘high-gloss’ finish for some parts.

The MMI navigation plus system has been simplified, now featuring four buttons instead of eight. Controls for the air-conditioning, automatic gearbox and heated / cooled seats have also changed slightly.

The new A4 sedan and Avant models will be available with a choice of six diesel and four petrol engines, all supercharged and with direct fuel-injection, for which Audi claims an average 11% improvement in fuel consumption, thanks mostly to stop/start and brake energy recuperation, now standard across the range.

The 2.0 TDI has outputs of 134 bhp and 161 bhp. Another four-cylinder diesel produces 118 bhp, 141 bhp and 174 bhp. Last but not least, the 3.0 TDI developing 201 bhp and 241 bhp.

On the petrol side, the A4 receives Audi’s new 1.8-litre TFSI engine, now producing 168 bhp and 320 Nm of torque while offering a fuel economy figure of 4.67 litre/100 km and 134 g/km of CO2 emissions. The new 1.8 litre engine features improvements in the control of its valves, and a new thermal management system.

Other choices include a 1.8 TFSI with 118 bhp, a 2.0 TFSI with 208 bhp and a 3.0 TFSI V6 with 268 bhp.

Notably, The Audi S4, available in the Sedan and Avant versions, employs the most powerful engine in the line – the 3.0 TFSI with 333 bhp and 440 Nm of torque.

The Sedan’s average fuel consumption is a mere 8.0 litres/100 km with an impressive performance: The S4 accelerates in 5.0 seconds from 0 to 100 km/h and achieves an electronically limited maximum speed of 250 km/h.

You can identify the S4 due to changes in the headlights, bumpers, air outlets and colours. The interior is also subtly different. It also features 18” (or optional 19”) rims and S-sport suspension.