Audi

Audi has revealed the second all-electric car in its e-tron line with a stylish new Sportback. Rocking the same 300-kW (402-hp) AWD powertrain and 95-kWh battery pack as the original e-tron, it offers improved efficiency for increased range.

Audi revamped the S5 in 2018 and has reshuffled some options for the 2019 model year. Where the S5 really comes in, though, is in the sleek Sportback model. We recently had a chance to put the car through its paces.

The 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show has a fascinating collection of off-roaders, some of which are weird concepts, others soon-to-be market staples.

The fourth Audi concept for sustainable mobility goes off the beaten track.

​There are many electric kickscooters to buy or hire and they pretty much all follow the same basic design blueprint. Audi's new e-tron Scooter is a little different, sporting four wheels and a one hand-friendly triangular steering handle.​

Audi has thrown a bone to "young, urban types" with the elevated and ever so slightly off-roady citycarver (yes, it's all lower case). Based on the A1 Sportback, it gives you two inches' (4 cm) worth of extra visibility around town, and a slight appearance of ruggedness.

AddArmor has wrapped an Audi RS7 with its special in-house paneling and ballistic glass to produce what it says is the fastest armored car in the world, with plenty of other tricks up its sleeve to stave off attacks.​​

There's no such thing as a GT2 championship, but Audi doesn't think that situation will last, and it's bringing out its most extreme customer race car yet in anticipation. The R8 LMS GT2 is a track-only, race-ready V10 beast making 640 hp and over 550 Nm (406 lb-ft) of torque.

Plug-in hybrids are supposed to be the perfect bridge between today and tomorrow - cheap, green, electric commuting with petrol-powered long-range touring. Audi's first plug-in hybrid has been announced, but it looks like a swing and a miss, since its electric range won't cover the average commute.

Auto Shanghai is a different from other international auto shows. Staple brands that dominate the rest of the circuit get diluted in a pool of names you don't see much of — SAIC, JAC, BYD, etc. Suddenly, you're a young kid at his very first auto show, where everything is new and wondrous.

The latest electric hydrofoil board comes from a rather unexpected source: Audi. The company's e-tron program makes a move off land, spawning a vehicle that floats riders through air as it zips across water at speeds up to 27 mph (43 km/h).

​We've previously seen VR (virtual reality) platforms that move in response to what's happening onscreen, making for a more immersive experience. Audi, however, is taking the opposite approach. Its new in-car VR setup determines onscreen movements based on what the vehicle is doing in real life.