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Thursday, Sep 17
Kia designer reveals his roots
Yes, there on the centre console are now grab handles. Yes, you may have seen them before. Yes, the idea did in fact debut on the original Audi TT. And, yes, Peter Schreyer's most famous design is, in fact, the original Audi TT...
SEAT subconscious at Frankfurt
Looking from afar, I spotted an Audi logo, a blue wagon, and Audi's unmistakable styling cues. Only one thing for it: a new RS Avant Frankfurt show surprise! Then, I got closer... A ha, Mr. Bond! It's no such thing! Rather, it's the SEAT Exeo ST, aka 'old Audi A4', cunningly painted in Audi RS-esqu...
Tuesday, Sep 8
Canadian driving ‘somewhat different’ it transpires
It’s also skewed my taste in cars somewhat and I find myself craving something pick-up shaped powered with a V8 of no less than five litres displacement. In the context of Canadian driving such things make perfect sense. It would look ridiculous and totally out of place here in the UK of cours...
Wednesday, Sep 2
Heard the one about the new Mini...
Now, this could be the 4x4/SUV/Crossover, or whatever it's being called under the current fad. But I was under the impression this was being built somewhere else entirely - as it's based on a completely new platform. So my money's on a new Mini Roadster to match the Coupé variant - and really p...
Tuesday, Aug 11
MOT forgetful? Here’s a solution.
Links: USER MOT Device A5 Sportback debuts new “Audi driver replace” Apollo 11 Owners’ Workshop Manual, a small review
Tuesday, Aug 4
Crazy car day
But the Elise S is something else. The £26k entry-level Lotus, it’s a sweet driving gem of a machine. 134hp is perfect for this sports car, for even without the trick variable valve timing of the Elise R, there’s plenty of torque and sufficient power. Coupled to steering that is so much lighter...
Tuesday, Jul 28
Podcast: The attention-seeking KTM X-Bow
So the X-Bow unites Londoners, and quite rightly because it is fantastically brilliant and uniquely bizarre. With a 240hp 2.0-litre turbocharged Audi engine, lashings of carbonfibre and the sort of acceleration that could peel your face back, this is the mother of all Sunday-back-road...
Wednesday, Jul 22
The best Merc you can’t buy?
Couldn’t resist a quick go with the Mercedes GLK 220 CDI BlueEfficiency there yesterday at the eco tech day I attended in Stuttgart. After all, it’s not a model we can get here in the UK and nor are we likely to any time soon. Seems strange, especially when you consider BMW, Volvo Audi and VW all h...
Friday, Jul 17
A5 Sportback debuts new "Audi driver replace"
Not to worry about the Audi, though. Upon enlarging – and enhancing – the A5 Sportback above we find this: Links: Official: Audi A5 Sportback Audi, A5 Sportback, drive select, Hitchhiker's Guide, Ford Prefect, PR Humour, Gadgets and Gizmos, Inside Track ---
Thursday, Jul 16
100 years of Audi … in sound!
Video: Audi Sport quattro S1 Video: Audi V8 quattro DTM Video: Audi RS6 Avant Video: Audi Imperator Video: Audi 90 quattro IMSA GTO Dan 100 years of Audi Top 10 greatest Audis The history of Audi in pictures Top 10 crazy Audi concept cars TT RS – you heard it here first!
Tuesday, Jun 16
Audi S4 induction intrigue
And, boy, has the S4 got power. 333 of Ingolstadt’s finest flying horses, primed and ready. With four-wheel drive and seven-speed S tronic aiding the take off, it feels like even more. First Drive: Audi S4 Avant Audis don’t usually do this…
Wednesday, Apr 29
Heaven in the Audi R8 V10
To Granada in Southern Spain, where Audi is holding a twin launch of the Audi R8 V10, and the new A5 cabriolet. We have a brief talk from Alan McNish, Audi’s star LeMans driver who has taken its remarkable R15 diesel supercar. Which is lucky – because this means I can get my hands on a bright red R8...
Thursday, Mar 19
Ride around the bend Audi
My turn. Our recent test Audi A5 was fitted with the company’s Drive Select electronic damper system (whose ‘high performance control unit analyses the signals from 14 sensors continuously’). This brings a toggle switch for the dashboard, with four settings: Comfort, Auto, Dynamic and...
Wednesday, Mar 18
Raging against the machine
And then the Audi key thing. I’ve been trapped by this before. You put it in the slot. You face Ingolstadt, bow three times, apply 30.3 degrees of clutch pedal (no more, no less), the needles flash around the dials and then … nothing. You repeat. Nothing. You swear at it. Still nothing. Eventually thro...
