2013 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro: Can It Still Compete With Younger Rivals?
Audi has one of the most expansive line-ups of niche luxury models in the industry, but when it comes right down to it, nearly one out of every two Audis sold is the comparatively “bread and butter” model known as the A4 sedan. But don’t think we’re likening Audi’s hottest worldwide seller to a piece of stale toast and unsavory buttery topping that just refuses to melt or spread properly. If there’s one thing we’re sure of around here, it’s that no Audi is anywhere near the equivalent of automotive prison food.
2013 Audi A5 And The Face That Will NOT Be Ignored
Stereotyping is one of LA’s favorite past times. This constant need for categorization can make-or-break people, places, and things. German luxury cars are of course included in this: BMW has performance (people who wear bright colored polos with obscure Tour-de-France logos on them and backwards baseball hats), Mercedes has luxury (old people), and Audi has design (people who name their first-born Neutra and claim to want to move to France because everything is ‘just so effortlessly chic there’).
2012 Audi A7 Sportback
To this day, I still think the first-generation Mercedes CLS is one of the sexiest cars I’ve ever laid on eyes on. While the term “four-door coupe” goes against the very definition of what a coupe is, Mercedes broke the…
Highlights Of The 2011 New York International Auto Show
This year at the New York International Auto Show, the theme we repeatedly heard more than any other was fuel economy—or to be more precise, 40 mpg fuel economy. Auto makers, both foreign and domestic, rolled out a number of…
2011 Audi R8 4.2L R-tronic
By Chris Doane Lawn boys let go of their Toro self-propelled, mulching mowers. Salesmen at Mercedes-Benz dealerships halt their SL65 pitches mid-sentence. Middle-aged women are giving me THAT look. When the R8 rolls past, the world stops. Sound good so…
Superbowl Car Commercials 2010
Ahhh, the Superbowl. America’s annual excuse to party on a Sunday afternoon and pretend to be interested in a bunch of grown men wearing really tight pants running into each other while carrying a leather ball. Hold up, on second thought, that sounds kind of hot…Alas, I digress…for those of you that aren’t really interested in the game, there is always a LOT of hype over the commercials shown during the match. We’ve put together a collection of automotive ads/teasers that we know are coming this coming Sunday, February 7th.
Superbowl Car Commercials – Audi
This ad is one of a series of spots from Audi that are pseudo public service announcements about enforcing green policies. The ads have been causing some controversy over the use of the term “green police”. Seems that some people…
Top 10 Most Researched Vehicles – 4th Quarter 2009
New York, NY – Today, Gaywheels.com announced its list of the Top 10 Most Researched new vehicles from the last three months of 2009. “A common thread amongst the vehicles represented would be that they are all niche, stylish representatives of their respective segments,” said Gaywheels.com founder Joe LaMuraglia. “With that said, the list shows that the LGBT consumer has a myriad of automotive interests.”
2011 Audi A8 Preview
I am in Miami as a guest of Audi to witness the reveal of the new 2011 Audi A8. Audi chose Miami to reveal their new flagship in part as the kick off of the Art Basel show – self described as the most important art show in the U.S. We learned very little about the new car other than some top line specs: The new A8 will come to market with either of two engines, a 4.2L V8 with 372 hp and a 4.2L V8 TDI with 350 HP They will be followed by a 3.0L V6 TDI with 250 HP. Both engines have Audi’s legendary Quattro system as standard and are mated to a new 8-speed tiptronic transmission.
Top 10 Most Researched Vehicles – 3rd Quarter 2009
New York, NY – Gay and lesbian vehicle shoppers’ behavior is often stereotyped as being all luxury and all convertibles. In reality, the data dispels that myth while giving some credence to it at the same time. Today, Gaywheels.com announced its list of the Top 10 Most-Researched Vehicles during the third quarter of 2009: