PDX C&C had another great turn out yesterday morning with many Porsches, three #LoveMyS5, a blacked-out R8, a red Mercedes SLS AMG, four Dodge Vipers, a Daytona coupé, among dozens of other great cars. I have posted pictures from yesterday up on Flickr.
One of the guys that came created a video sampling some of the great cars that came out. You can see my Sprint Blue baby in a couple of the shots. Starting at about the 10:50 mark, you’ll see me heading out. Yep, the exhaust is still stock…
About two weeks ago, I created and posted up a video on YouTube for my #WantAnR8 contest submission. What I forgot to do was to post up the video on this site. D’oh! It’s not action-packed nor will it win any fancy awards… I just want to win #WantAnR8 for a day!!! :)
Tags: #WantAnR8
In the previous two posts in the “Analysis of the 2013 Model Year Pricing” series, I have covered the pricing the whole line up of A4/A6/A8 saloons, A3 and A7 Sportbacks, A5/S5/RS5 coupés and A5/S5 cabriolets. In this third part in the series, I will be covering the Q7 and the TT models.
Also, I will tease everyone with the Audi exclusive options available for the new S6 and S7. Unfortunately, pricing still hasn’t been released for the Q5 crossover, R8 supercar or the new S6, S7 and S8 (including the aformentioned Audi exclusive options).
As with the previous two posts, all prices listed are retail pricing.
Starting with the 2013 Q7 3.0TFSI, the base Premium model now starts at $46,800, or $550 more than the 2012 model. For the 2013 Q7 3.0TDI, the base Premium model also sees a $550 bump from the 2012 model to $52,000. To upgrade from the Premium to the Premium Plus level, expect to pay an additional $6,350; which, is $50 more than for the 2012 model. If you plan to add the MMI Navigation plus option to the Premium level (it is standard with Premium Plus), it will cost you $2,850. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 2013 Model Year, 2013 Q7, 2013 TT, 2013 TT RS, 2013 TTS, Audi exclusive
In Part 1 of the “Analysis of the 2013 Model Year Pricing” series, the pricing for the 2013 A3, A4/S4 saloons, A4 allroad quattro, A5/S5/RS5 coupés and the A5/S5 cabriolets was analysed. In this post, the prices for the 2013 A6, A7 and A8 models will be looked at.
As with the previous post, all pricing listed are retail prices.
For 2013, the A6 receives a new base engine, the venerable 2.0TFSI in both FWD and quattro configurations and in Premium and Premium Plus trims. Interestingly, the A6 2.0TFSI quattro tiptronic is listed as “4G25MA – NOT AVAILABLE FOR ORDERING”. As previously mentioned, I’m not entirely sure what that is supposed to signify. Either Audi will not be accepting orders until later in the year or if it will only be available in Premium Plus; at this point, both are pure speculation. Whatever the reason, the retail price is listed at $44,400. The FWD multitronic model starts at $42,200. Move up to Premium Plus will add $4,300 to the build price. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 2013 A6, 2013 A7, 2013 A8, 2013 Model Year
A new revision of the 2013 Audi USA order guide has been leaked/released with pricing for most models; in additional, the order guide also provides information about the Audi exclusive options for the Audi TT RS, S6, S7, S8 and A8 L. Like the previously released order guide, information and pricing for the Q5 and R8 are both absent. Pricing for the S6, S7 and S8 are also missing.
Due to the number of new models and changes, I will be breaking this analysis into several blog posts. In this blog post, I will be focusing on the A3, the A4/S4 saloons, A4 allroad quattro and the A5/S5/RS5 coupés and cabriolets. Part two will cover pricing for the A6, A7 and A8 and part three will cover the Q7 and TT models.
Please note that all prices mentioned in this series of blog posts reflect retail pricing. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 2013 A3, 2013 A4, 2013 A5, 2013 allroad quattro, 2013 Model Year, 2013 RS5, 2013 S4, 2013 S5
Another Saturday, another morning at PDX C&C… and this morning did not disappoint. The attention grabber this morning was a silver Ferrari FF and a Solar Orange Audi TTS.
Feel free to browse through the pictures that I have posted at Flickr.
Tags: Audi TTS, Ferrari FF, PDX C&C, Solar Orange
In an earlier blog post, I had mentioned that the biggest competitor to the new 2013 A4 allroad quattro in the United States will be the Audi Q5. In this article, I will go into the similarities and differences between the A4 allroad quattro and the updated Q5 crossover that will be on sale in North America later this year.
Due to the fact that there aren’t any official US spec sheets released for the 2013 models, some of the specs in this article is based from the Audi UK spec sheets and brochures. Such numbers may differ slightly for US spec vehicles; though, it should not be significantly different.
Update: I forgot to include front and rear legroom numbers for both the vehicles; which, has since been added after the headroom numbers. I have also added some additional performance numbers to the drivetrain section.
Update 2012-05-05: The EPA fuel economy numbers have been released for the 2013 A4 allroad quattro. I have updated the appropriate section to reflect that.
Before going further, the first important difference between the two vehicles is the starting price. Audi is marketing the A4 allroad quattro as a niche product and the pricing absolutely reflects that. I would venture that the 2013 Q5 would start at around $37,000 for the 2.0T Premium and $41,200 for the 2.0T Premium Plus. The pricing for the 2013 A4 allroad quattro are: $39,600 for Premium, $42,900 for Premium Plus and $48,800 for Prestige. This puts the 2013 A4 allroad quattro around $2,600 and $1,600 more than the respective Q5 trims. Read the rest of this entry »
If you currently look at the engines that Audi has been using across the various non-RS and R8 models in the US over the past couple of years, you will see that it there is everything from the venerable 2.0TFSI, 2.0TDI, 3.2 FSI V6, 3.0TFSI supercharged V6, 3.0TDI, 4.2 FSI V8 and the ginormous 6.0-litre W12. The 3.2-litre V6 had been available in the A4, A5, Q5 and A6; but for the 2012 models, it can only be found in the high-end Q5 trims.
Starting with the 2013 model year, the number of engine options will be slimmed down for non-RS and R8 models sold in the US and will have displacements of 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0 litres and will all have some form of forced-induction.
Starting with the 2.0-litre engines, both the 2.0TFSI petrol and 2.0TDI diesel turbo inline-four engines will continue to make up all of the sales of the A3, TT, A4 (including the new allroad quattro) and A5; with only the A3 seeing both petrol and diesel engines and the other models will only see the petrol version. The Q5 and A6 will also see the 2.0TFSI engines in both standard and in hybrid configurations. At this time, it is not known whether the US will see the 2.0TDI engine in future A4 or A5 models. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 2013 Model Year, Engines, TDI, TFSI
Update: I have updated the section referring to the Q5 engine options to include the 3.0TFSI and an update on the TDI model. It looks like the Q5 3.0 TDI may not arrive in the US until next year as a 2014 model. [Source: InsideLine.com Straightline - 2013 Audi A5 Gets Supercharged V6, Updated Chassis, Hybrid Model, as of 25 April 2012 17:20 UTC -07:00]
On Friday, 20 April 2012, QuattroWorld released US pricing for the 2013 Audi A4 allroad quattro. The A4 allroad quattro will be available in the same three trim levels as the 2012 A4 Avant: Premium, Premium Plus and Prestige.
The announced pricing for the 2013 A4 allroad quattro are: $39,600 for Premium, $42,900 for Premium Plus and $48,800 for Prestige.
In contrast, the base price for the 2012 A4 Avant’s three trim levels are: $36,400 for Premium, $41,000 for Premium Plus and $46,300 for Prestige.
Yep, you read that correctly, the A4 allroad quattro, even at the most basic trim without any really useful technology features (Audi Music Interface, Bluetooth and HomeLink) will be a whopping $3,200 more than the, to be discontinued, 2012 A4 Avant Premium. Granted, some of that increase is most likely due to the potential price increases across the product line (no official pricing has been announced for the other models, so this is part speculation and part educated guessing). Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: #WantAnAllroad, 2012 A4 Avant, 2012 Q5, 2013 allroad quattro