After about 17,000 or so miles and less than 3/32″ of thread left on them, I finally said goodbye to the Pirelli P Zero Rosso tyres that came with my #LoveMyS5. All four tyres started to whinge and cry out for mercy about a month ago when trying to carve up the hills of the Willamette Valley. While driving on …
As you may have read in my previous posts, as well as on Twitter and Facebook, I have come down pretty harsh on Audi when they released prices for the 2013 A4 allroad quattro for the US. In the “Updated: Analysis (and mini-rant) of the 2013 A4 allroad quattro pricing” post, I compared the announced prices for the 2013 A4 …
It has been some time in the making, but the 2013 Q5 model page and online configurator has finally been posted on to AudiUSA.com. The 2013 Q5 brings along not only a nice looking facelift, but also several new drivetrain combinations and the deprecation of the 3.2-litre V6. In place of the aging 3.2-litre V6, the Q5 gets a version …
I’m a little bit late in posting this… Audi of America has updated the AudiUSA.com website and online configurators to include the 2013 TT, TTS and TT RS models. The following table from the “2013 MY Prices and Release Dates” post shows the prices for all five TT, TTS and TT RS models without the $895 destination charge: Model Premium …
Before I continue, here’s a tweet that @Audi sent earlier today: That DM that Audi is referring to is the notice sent out to the two winners of the latest round of the #WantAnR8 contest. Yep… I’m one of the two winners! I received the DM a couple of days ago and today’s tweet has made it official. As you …
On 24 March 2012, Sunset Audi in Beaverton, Oregon hosted an A4 allroad quattro unveiling event. While waiting for the unveiling of the Euro-spec A4 allroad quattro, I walked around the showroom and part of the outside lot. Right in front of the showroom, there was a nice, black R8 5.2 Spyder sitting there just begging to be photographed. So, …
