Back in the first half of 2012, Audi produced a small number of A3 e-tron concept cars that were plug-in electric cars based on the 2nd generation A3 Sportback. Although it proved that an A3 EV would be feasible, Audi decided that an extended-range plug-in hybrid would be the best route to go down. With that, the A3 Sportback e-tron concept, …
Back on 11 August 2011, I made my first major Audi-related foray into social media by creating the Audi For Life Facebook Page. It started as a humble page reflecting my love of everything Audi. There were several rough spots and hiccups that happened as the page hit its teething and admin pains; but, the page survived and continued to grow …
Four years ago, at about this time, I finalized all of the paperwork on and got the keys to my brand spanking new Sprint Blue 2011 Audi S5 at Sunset Audi. 35,200+ miles later, the S5 has treated me quite well over the past four years, with no major issues, a few things that needed to be taken care of …
Back in August 2013, I had the opportunity to snag the keys belonging to an Audi A8 L 4.2 for a weekend, which included a day trip over to Maryhill in Washington. Since then, I really wanted to take a spin in an Audi with the twin-turbo 4.0-litre V8; unfortunately, the likelihood of taking a spin in an S or RS …
For the third year in a row, I packed my Sprint Blue Audi S5 with a cooler and photography equipment and made the trip up to Audi Expo. The event was held at its usual location, Griot’s Garage in Tacoma, Washington. With the help of the bright sun, a stream of Audis started rolling in even before the official start, …
Update: I completely forgot about the ~4000 files on a single device limit that the 3G MMI system has when using an SD or USB media source. That does crimp the actual amount of music one could store on a 128GB USB stick. One of the complaints that I have had with my 2011 Audi S5 is the lack of …
