Luminaries from the film, arts and celebrity worlds gathered at LACMA on Saturday, including Kim Kardashian, Lupita Nyong’o, Jennifer López, Eva Longoria, Jessica Chastain, Paris Hilton, Soo-Joo Park, Keanu Reeves, Billie Eilish, Jodie Comer, Heidi Klum, Brad Pitt, Salma Hayek, and Ke Huy Quan […]
Audi launches new A3, with high-tech features and Quattro-inspired looks
Audi has announced a new-generation A3 saloon. Not wanting to tamper with a winning formula, the Ingolstadt company has kept the body immediately recognizable, with a taut, sporting stance, but has instead treated it to more sculpted bodywork, giving it a more muscular look. In line with Audi’s design language, the sculpting is geometric, […]
Irina Shayk, Lena Gercke, Jason Statham, Ann-Kathrin Brömmel among guests at Audi Night at Kitzbühel
Gisela Schober, Lennart Preiss Audi’s stressing its off-road credentials at the Hahnenkamm, Kitzbühel ski races this winter, sponsoring the Audi FIS Ski World Cup on the Streif. Its Quattro models, which revolutionized the use of four-wheel-drive in a premium line from the launch of the first car in 1980, are a favourite of those seeking […]
Juliette Binoche, Nicole Kidman, Audrey Tautou, Toni Garrn at first night of Berlin film festival
Franziska Krug Isabel Coixet’s Nadie quiere la noche (Nobody Wants the Night) kicked off the Berlinale, the 65th Berlin International Film Festival, on Thursday, with one of the event’s most glamorous red carpet entrances. The Juliette Binoche starrer, a bio-pic about Josephine Peary and her 1908 North Pole trek to find her husband, Robert […]
Audi’s new TT is leaner and greener, with whole-life environmental impact reduced
Audi’s third-generation TT, which goes on sale later this year, is greener and lighter than its predecessor, something which Lucire readers will applaud. The iconic sports’ car, which came on the scene in 1998 with its Bauhaus, geometric looks, carving its own niche, continues similar themes for 2014, but looks sleeker, with Audi’s hexagonal […]
Audi releases A3 Sportback E-tron, its first plug-in hybrid
Audi, Volkswagen’s premium brand, has launched a plug-in hybrid for the European market, based on the A3 Sportback. The Audi A3 Sportback E-tron will be sold through 410 dealers in Europe, including 105 in Germany. The German retail price is €37,900. A leasing plan sees the A3 at €319 for a 36-month term. First […]
Prince William and Prince Harry open polo season; Gemma Arterton, Pixie Lott, Hofit Golan attend
To kick off the polo season, both Prince William and Prince Harry have played at an Audi Polo Challenge match at Coworth Park at Ascot yesterday. The princes’ team, named Audi Quattro, won against Audi Ultra, fielded by the principal sponsor. Actors Gemma Arterton, Russell Crowe and Tom Hardy were present among the […]
Mercedes-Benz previews CLA with Concept Style Coupé at Beijing Auto Show
We’re becoming accustomed to automotive world premières taking place in China, and this is no exception: Mercedes-Benz will take the wraps off its Concept Style Coupé (CSC) at Auto China—the Beijing Auto Show—recognizing the importance of the Chinese market to the Swabian firm’s fortunes. The CSC previews the styling the firm will use in […]
The Artist wins big at 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards
Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images Above Kate Beckinsale and Zoë Saldaña at the 27th Film Independent Spirit Awards. Jameson Irish Whiskey, Piaget, Elle USA, and Audi of America have sponsored the 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, whose winners were announced Saturday. Top honours went to The Artist, The Descendants and Margin Call, while […]
For those surfing in through our home page, you’ll have noticed a distinct Germanic flavour. A selection of Maurice Luckett and his team’s photographs from Mercedes-Benz Berlin Fashion Week are online, with Vicki Matias—who has herself trained in fashion design—giving the expert’s view of the collections we’ve covered. Meanwhile, publisher Jack Yan has tested three […]
