-This is a test. Five automobiles—what we believe to be the cream of the American crop in terms of handling prowess—will engage in pitched battle. Twenty tires will be shredded for the greater good. Fenders will rub together on a racetrack, sphincters will pucker, felt-tipped pens will scratch heartfelt comments into logbooks. Names will be named. READ MORE ›› –
Researchers at Audi have managed to do something that at first blush sounds impossible, or at least, highly illogical: They’ve created a small batch of synthetic gasoline without using any petroleum whatsoever. And they’re working to tweak the process so they can create the fuel using nothing but water, hydrogen, sunlight, and carbon dioxide. – Audi’s “e-benzin” is a fully synthetic 100-octane gasoline equivalent. Since it’s synthetic, it contains no
-Land Rover seemingly loves oddly proportioned vehicles. Look at the LR4: A concrete parasol could hardly look more top-heavy. And since the Holden Efijy never went into production, the Range Rover Evoque became the industry’s first factory lead sled, albeit one with its skirts hiked up over muck boots. READ MORE ›› –
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-What It Is: Although the long-serving, first-generation Audi Q7 never offered a high-performance variant to do battle with the BMW M or Mercedes-Benz AMG utes, the new Q7 will show no such restraint. Audi will take the formula successfully applied to the Q5, with the SQ5, and adapt it to the Q7, creating the SQ7, the ultimate version of its three-row SUV. READ MORE ›› –
– When we first introduced you to Tanner Foust’s all-new Rockstar Energy Formula Drift Volkswagen Passat, we said it’d likely “spend its life sideways.” And sure enough, the 900-hp family sedan’s existence is already a smoky, sideways, hellacious tale, as evidenced by a new video depicting Foust giving pro cyclist Tim Johnson a “tour” of the USA Cycling Time Trials course in Chattanooga, Tennessee. – – – Volkswagen Beetle GRC
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Could supercharged-and-turbocharged five-cylinder versions of the Lamborghini Huracán and Audi R8 be on the way? That appears to be a distinct possibility, based on comments made recently by Audi technical boss Ulrich Hackenberg, as well as the appearance of an Audi TT Clubsport Turbo concept with just such an engine at the VW Group festival at Wörthersee. – Both the Huracán and the R8 are powered by 5.2-liter naturally aspirated V-10 engines
– Porsche doesn’t make yoga pants. At least not yet. What it does make is the Macan, an Audi Q5–based crossover that slots into the lineup below the larger Cayenne. But judging by the reactions of women of a certain age to Porsche’s smallest ute, the Macan might just be the vehicular equivalent of wearing tight black pants in a hot room. READ MORE ›› –