Audi boldly goes where no one has gone before with this commercial for the Audi S7 featuring Leonard Nimoy (Old Spock) and Zachary Quinto (New Spock) of Star Trek. You’ll walk away feeling like the car is just shy of being a spaceship, and if you’re a Star Trek fan, then you’ll be laughing so [...]
The all-new 2013 Audi RS 5 almost feels like a race car for the street, with its glued-to-the-road suspension, strong brakes and awesome, high-revving 4.2-liter V-8 that generates 450-horsepower and 317 pound-feet of torque. That naturally aspirated V-8 is good for an oh-my-gosh 0-60 m.p.h time and, says Audi, an electronically governed top speed of [...]
Audi is introducing us to the 2015 Audi A3 and S3 sedans. Yep, the world has know the A3 ans S3 as a two or four dour hatchback until now. OK, there has also been a convertible version. Now, Audi is entering a segment it has not played in. Enter Audi’s new compact premium sedan. [...]
Audi brings us the A3 E-Tron Hybrid at the Geneva Motor show, it looks like the real deal. In a highly competitive market of hybrids from nearly every manufacture, its exciting to see Audi getting into the game. The 2013 Geneva Motor Show is the place where Audi will show off their version of [...]
It’s the beginning of another month, so automotive manufacturers are releasing the sales reports for the previous month. As the numbers are released, I’ve been keeping score of how each company is doing. Of particular note, Nissan, Infiniti and Audi have some interesting stories to tell. Read on to see how they performed. With an [...]
The automobile industry has seen some alluring and desirable designs. Some vehicles, like the 1954 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing, continue to captivate auto-philes to this day, selling for millions of dollars at auction and garnering worldwide followings. But what, exactly, makes a car timeless and collectible? Is it exclusivity? Looks? Performance? In this “Modern Collectibles Revealed” [...]
So what do you do if you cannot quiet stretch enough to purchase an Audi R8? Not to worry – take a look at the 2013 Audi S5 and you will be pleasantly surprised. The S5 is not perfect in every way, but it’s a fun every-day sports coupe that will put a smile on [...]
The current North American Audi A3 is getting long in the tooth and we don’t even get an S3 right now. However, the next generation of A3/S3 are being introduced in Europe and they should be coming to our shores sooner or later. Hopefully sooner! Now, we know more details about the upcoming 2014 Audi [...]
Recently I got to test a 2013 Audi S4 in all its quattro AWD glory, to exercise its flexible, 333-supercharged horsepower V-6 to happy use, and to row the S4’s creamy six-speed manual while plying gravel-infused, twisting, slush-caked back roads, and not once did it hesitate for grip. The only “sin,” if you can call [...]
Chauffeurs, luxo-motor heads and diesel power fans in the United States are excited about the latest news Audi of America has announced today about their flagship diesel model. The latest EPA fuel economy estimates and official pricing has been set, and the numbers are quite impressive. The official price for the 2014 Audi A8 L [...]
In a previous post here on TFLcar.com, I listed three 2013 Super Bowl car commercials which — quite frankly — didn’t do anything for the automotive enthusiast in me. It seems they lacked a certain bit of … passion. Luckily, not all of the commercials you’ll see on the NFL’s biggest day suffer from that [...]
The new 2014 Audi RS7 Quattro is a monster. The car will rocket from 0-60 MPH in just 3.9 seconds. That’s due to a 560-horsepower twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V8 engine that puts out 530 pound-feet of torque. At the Detroit Auto Show the new 2014 Audi RS7 debut with the help of a bit of slight [...]
You’re a young, upstart professional in a rugged climate with a toddler and a yellow lab – the perfect demographic for the 2013 Audi Allroad. CUVs and SUVs are too large for your bungalow’s parking pad and besides, you want to minimize your footprint. No, the 2013 Audi Allroad doesn’t run on organic flour and patchouli, but it [...]
The 2014 Audi RS7 Quattro debuted in a unique way for the world’s press. Audi’s press conference immediately followed that of rival BMW, which happened mere feet away at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show. Audi was not to be outdone the brand new BMW M6 Grand Coupe that made its debut. Journalists were left wondering [...]
