Test Driven: 2012 Audi A7
Posted: June 20, 2012 Filed under: High End & Exotic, TEST DRIVEN | Tags: 2+2, 3.0T, 4 Place, A7, Audi, AWD, Classy, Fastback, Four Door Coupe, Mind over motor, Quattro, Supercharged, Test Driven, V6 Leave a comment »
Four-door coupes are one of the fastest-growing segments in this country. Mercedes started the ball rolling with the CLS, and as of now, the other two German luxury brands have answered the call with interpretations of their own. BMW recently launched the 6-Series Gran Coupe, while Audi started selling their entry last year, the A7. Towards the end of December 2011, my father and I stopped by the local dealer and drove this stunning white example to find out how good the A7 is. Read the rest of this entry »
Audi’s A8 Hybrid is doing it wrong
Posted: August 26, 2011 Filed under: INDUSTRY TALK | Tags: 2.0, 2.0T, 3.0, 3.0T, A8, all, Audi, Drive, engine, German, Hybrid, LED, lights, Luxury, Mind, motor, Over, power, puny, T, TFSi, wheel, wrong Leave a comment »
Audi A8 Hybrid
This week Audi announced the details on their new A8 Hybrid. It will be powered by the same system as the hybrid Q5: the 2.0T with an electric motor. This setup makes 245hp and 345ft/lbs of torque. While this is “decent” we must not forget that the A8 is in fact the flagship Audi model, so it is not good enough. Read the rest of this entry »
