Every year, many people’s favorite part of the Super Bowl are the commercials. Year after year, it seems like more and more automotive-related commercials are being aired. For 2012, the Super Bowl XLVI didn’t disappoint, with a range of funny car commercials. Check them all out below: (if the videos fail to load at first, [...]
The most expensive Audi ever has landed. Say hello to the Audi R8 GT Spyder. The GT Spyder is the latest iteration of Audi’s hit R8. Since its introduction in 2006, Audi has steadily cranked up the heat – and the price tag – on the R8. First there was the 5.2 FSI V-10 model, [...]
Enduring the ride that was the 2011 year for better or worse, we have now arrived in the new year of 2012. For the auto industry, 2011 has taken some auto companies on differing paths. For companies like Ford Motor Company, Hyundai and General Motors, their year ends with a series of successes leading to [...]
Manuals are steadily disappearing from option lists, and it isn’t just on mainstream vehicles. Exotics and performance cars are increasingly ditching them too, mainly for dual-clutch gearboxes that offer improved efficiency and performance. Some among us just like to row gears for themselves though. Some companies still offer them, such as Porsche, which just developed [...]
Does the world need another crossover SUV? Audi thinks so, and they look to be adding a few new ones in their quest to unseat BMW. Like it or not, BMW seems to continually be in the driver’s seat of the luxury segment. Which is fitting because you know, they’re the Ultimate Driving Machine right? [...]
In the car industry, we hear a lot of talk about brand design languages. While in the past vehicles from a certain manufacturer might have varied wildly from car to car, lately manufacturers aim to present cohesive lineups that exhibit a core set of traits. Volkswagen Group brands have taken this to heart in a [...]
Audi’s first true high-performance supercar, the R8 birth for the 2008 model year became the German luxury car brand’s staple for quattro drive adrenaline. Generating 420 horsepower from a 4.2 liter V-8 engine, Audi added the 5.2 FSI V-10 in 2010 sending the R8 supercar’s performance to an even more depth-defying 525 horsepower. The [...]
The Audi TT made waves due to its unique styling when it debuted, but it was never known for shocking performance. With the second-generation car, the Audi TT has grown up a lot from the original, benign Volkswagen Golf/New Beetle based car. Yes it has remained front-wheel drive and on an updated version of the [...]