Let’s dispense with the fluff. We took one of our 2014 Audi A6s for a test-drive. It was a red one, with the 3.0-liter TDI clean diesel engine and Audi’s quattro all-wheel drive system. The car defies fluff. There was nothing fluffy about John Marble, our guide and sales consultant, either. He’s been working at […]
Archive | April, 2014
Test Drive Review: Audi A4 Invents Driver-Plus-Passenger Category
In terms of brands, Audi straddles the line between racing and luxury. This position is unique as German brands mix-and-match between three primary attributes: racing, luxury, and performance. Porsche does racing, BMW aims for performance and Mercedes-Benz does performance and luxury. What’s the difference between performance and racing? That’s exactly the question we set out […]
So Audi Has a New Entry-Level Sedan; 2015 A3 Test Drive Review
Our content team arrived this morning with a particular air of excitement. The opportunity arose that would afford us a midweek hiatus from the office by conducting a few test drives at Audi Raleigh. If its location is unfamiliar, you merely need to drive north on Capital Boulevard beyond all of the indistinguishable vehicle brands […]
Best Way to Observe Earth Day? It’s Surprisingly Easy
Today is Earth Day, which is something of a conundrum for the modern world. Our phones, WiFi, office buildings and ice cream machines aren’t exactly made out of twigs and leaves, and the whole idea of a technologically advanced society is that we keep making things that would never occur naturally. Every year this day […]
NYIAS: A3 To Get “Sportback” Version in the Summer of 2015
Station wagon fans/tall people, rejoice! The news from the New York International Auto Show is that Audi is releasing a “sportback” diesel version of the new A3 in the summer of 2015. That means that the new A3 sedan will now feature three extra versions: a convertible, performance-minded S3, and now wagon. What’s next, a […]