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Archive | September, 2009

Grandfather Meets the Grandson: Ur-Quattro faces off with TTRS

30. September 2009

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If you love 5-cylinder engines from Audi then you’ve only got a very short list of cars to choose from. Thankfully, AutoCar posted a feature that shows off two of the best 5-cylinder cars in Audi’s history: the classic Ur-Quattro with its turbocharged 2.2L and the TT RS with its 2.5L turbocharged engine. For those unaware, [...]

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The Hits Keep On Coming - 2 More S4 Reviews Roll In

29. September 2009

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So far, we imagine Audi must be very pleased with the progress they’ve made to date with the 2010 S4. After all, it has received rave reviews for both the sedan and the Avant wagon overseas gaining serious traction as a car that has very much moved the goal post from the previous generation B7 [...]

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Blast from the Past: S4 vs Evo VIII and WRX STi

27. September 2009

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Many people, myself included, would love to own a new B8 S4. However, given the current economy climate and for other reasons, for many of us that just isn’t in the cards. However, there are tremendous deals out there on the gone but not forgotten B6 S4. What’s not to like either? It could duke [...]

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Flags about to drop on Petit Le Mans

26. September 2009

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Well the flags are about to drop on the Petit Le Mans race at Road Atlanta. The big surprise for everyone is that Audi wasn’t set to compete in the road race at the onset of the season. However, after a season of mixed results with a season-opening win at the 12 Hours of Sebring [...]

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Supposed RS4 Mule Spied

23. September 2009

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Word on the street( from Fast Lane Daily!) is this picture captures a 2012 RS4. In recent months, there have been many rumors circulating about a possible successor to the B7 RS4. The primary rumor has been that there will not be a a B8 platform RS4 possibly due to the fact that an RS5 [...]

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Top Gear Reviews the RS6 Avant

22. September 2009

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Did we say Top Gear? We meant Top Gear…Australia. Either way, they’ve reviewed the world’s fastest grocery-getter: the Audi RS6 Avant. The RS6 Avant is quite the grocery-getter as well! With 570HP being pushed out from a turbocharged ex-Lamborghini Gallardo V10, the RS6 definitely doesn’t disappoint in whatever task you throw at it. Whether it be [...]

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Audi TTRS Goes Head to Head with BMW M3

22. September 2009

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The M3 and TTRS are cars most typically wouldn’t compare given the way they both dispatch their duties of being sports cars. The TTRS relies more on forced induction, all-wheel-drive and a lithe, somewhat petit 2.5L  5-cylinder engine compared to the M3 coupe which uses a more brute force with a 4 liter V8, rear-wheel-drive [...]

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Choose Your Favorite Child: The RS2 or the RS4?

20. September 2009

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Audi’s highly sporting ultra performance group, quattro GmbH, has always had a soft spot for combining understatement and envelope pushing performance into one nice, neat package.  Those needing examples I can only point you to cars like the C5 platform RS6 Avant+ or the all-new B8 S4 sedan with its potent supercharged V6 and massively [...]

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Audi Releases the Promo Vid for R8 Spyder

19. September 2009

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After the debut of the forthcoming R8 Spyder at the International Autoshow in Frankfurt, everyone’s jumping at the chance to see more of this new droptop in action! Here we have a video released by Audi to show off the Sypder and all of the incredible places you can cruise through (or speed through) with [...]

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New R8 Spyder Officially Revealed!

19. September 2009

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After months of anticipation and many guessing if Audi would actually release it, the day is here and the R8 Spyder has officially been revealed. Shedding its Coupe brother’s sideblades and sporting a cloth top, the R8 Spyder looks every bit the part of a supercar convertible, dare we say better looking than its cousin the [...]

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