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Curated By: Shahrukh ShahLast Updated: February 19, 2024, 11:32 ISTRepresentational image. (File photo)Once introduced, the new RS5 Avant will compete against BMW's M5 and Mercedes-AMG's C 63 PHEV.The German carmaker Audi is gearing up to give a big boost to the lineup in 2025. To achieve this goal, the brand has aligned the all-new Audi RS5 Avant, making a global debut next year. However, the exact date is not confirmed yet.It has been reported that the vehicle will get the company’s first sporty plug-in hybrid system.…

Last Updated: February 12, 2024, 10:14 ISTAudi RS6 Avant GT Wagon Breaks Cover, Limited To 660 Units Globally. (Photo: Autocar)Audi debuts limited-run RS6 Avant GT, paying homage to V8 power with aerodynamic tweaks, carbon-fiber features, and retro-inspired design. Audi has introduced the RS6 Avant GT, a limited-edition tribute to its powerful V8 super-estate, marking the beginning of its extensive electrification efforts.With only 660 units available worldwide, this special version boasts performance-boosting aero…

Audi A6 Avant E-Tron To Debut In Mid-2024. (Photo: Autoblog)The EV will have a sleek appearance and state-of-the-art features; many design cues from the prototype have been incorporated into the finished product.The A6 Avant E-Tron, Audi’s newest electric vehicle (EV), is under development. It was recently spotted conducting road testing.The German carmaker said at the concept car’s debut that roughly 95 percent of the concept’s design would make an appearance in the production model, as per Hindustan Times (HT) Auto.The…

On a windy evening in late October, Father Antonio Pileggi’s flock are queuing up under the portico of the 15th-century Jesuit church on Milan’s San Fedele Square. The theme of tonight’s congregation at the San Fedele Cultural Centre, however, is not evangelism but electronic noise.The 57-year-old Jesuit priest, a tall and thin figure with a crucifix around his neck, is presenting an evening of music by experimental electronic composers Maryanne Amacher and Tim Hecker, a Canadian whose ambient instrumentals veer between…

Ryuichi Sakamoto was not a man cut out to be a pop star. As a teenager, he liked the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, but his abiding passion was New York’s underground avant garde art scene – Joseph Beuys, Fluxus, Andy Warhol – and its accompanying experimental music: he was fond of pointing out to interviewers that he was born the year that John Cage composed 4’33. At university, he studied the work of modern composers Boulez, Stockhausen and Ligeti; he had a particular interest in the challenging electronic compositions…

Clarence Avant, the 91-year-old music-industry titan feted by Barack Obama, Quincy Jones and Clive Davis in the documentary “The Black Godfather,” has thrown his support behind billionaire developer Rick Caruso in the L.A. mayoral race.Caruso, in a statement to The Times, said, “I’ve known and loved Clarence for many years, and I am humbled and grateful to have his support. He is not only a legend, but someone who loves L.A. and has devoted his life to lifting up the city that has provided us all so much.”Avant could not…