Audi Q8

Audi Australia has issued a recall of seven examples of its brand-new 2020-2021 Q7 (shown above) and 2019-2021 Q8 SUVs due to a transmission leak. The recall notice, lodged with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), says an oil pipe fitted to the transmission may have been welded incorrectly, which can result in a leak. A similar recall was announced two weeks ago for the Volkswagen Touareg.

The powered-up 2020 Audi SQ8 TDI, revealed in June last year, is readying its roll into Australia with pricing and details revealed today. Joining the petrol Q8 55TFSI and diesel 50TDI that launched here last year, the diesel-driven 2020 SQ8 will arrive in April as the big SUV's flagship model – until the hero RSQ8 arrives in the third quarter.

People often say “don’t forget where you came from”. Although we’re focused on every new car, every last detail here at CarAdvice, we have an extensive back-catalogue of news stories, lifestyle yarns and reviews. Here’s a look at what happened on the week of March 12 in years past. It's one lean, green, speed machine Over a year and a half later, it finally arrived in local models More stringent testing in Europe has now been implemented in the form of the WLTP standard

The 2019 Audi Q8 has touched down in Australia, with the German marque's local arm detailing pricing and specifications for its SUV flagship ahead of customer deliveries commencing in January. Priced from $128,900 plus on-roads, the Q8 will be available with two V6 powertrains – one petrol, one diesel.