-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 ›› –
