There's been a bit of buzz among journalists lately that the second-generation Audi TT might finally be a true sports car. So when Audi offered to let us drive the TT on some of Northern California's mind-blowing twisty roads, we went along to see if the rumor
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The idea was simple enough: Create a flexible, modular platform from which you could spin off a mainstream SUV, a performance-oriented SUV, and a longer-wheelbase Grand Touring SUV.
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One editor had our 2006 Audi A3 over a 10-day period that took him from Los Angeles to Carson City, Nevada, then over to Sacramento and back to L.A.
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One editor had our 2006 Audi A3 over a 10-day period that took him from Los Angeles to Carson City, Nevada, then over to Sacramento and back to L.A.
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Remember the Audi Nuvolari show car? That 2003 concept was design chief Walter de'Silva's first project at Audi; as we now see, it was also a faithful predictor of the new Audi A5, the brand's first full-size coupe since the Audi Coupe Quattro disappeared from
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Diving into Spring Mountain Motorsport Ranch's tight turn 2, the Porsche 911 Carrera S nips under the Ferrari F430. A silver scimitar suddenly splits the red haze. Porsche and Ferrari are natural foes--always have been, always will be. But will the sports car
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The 2006 Audi A3's first unscheduled service visit to correct an A/C failure cost us 10 days in the shop.
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The 2006 Audi A3's first unscheduled service visit to correct an A/C failure cost us 10 days in the shop.
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Although a final judgment here awaits the arrival of U.S. production vehicles, there's no doubt the Gen II TT Roadster is a lot more car than the original.
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Those wacky German funsters at MTM have already doctored the new-generation Audi TT. From the company that brought you the crazed twin-engine, 860-bhp TT Bimoto comes four versions of four-cylinder turbocharged tweakery.
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To promote its new West Covina, California, dealership, Penske Audi built this car over the last year as a promotional tool to drum up support for the dealership network.
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Before either car turns a wheel, the Audi R8 lands a couple solid blows on the 911.
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Each of these luxurious, convenience-loaded machines is capable of performing feats of time/space distortion totally unbefitting an automobile with more than two doors and no rear wing.
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Replacing an automotive icon with a model that's equally visionary, charismatic, and unmistakable is surely one of the toughest tricks for any car designer. Case in point: the Audi TT, whose original form was designed by Freeman Thomas and J Mays. At the Los A
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The overwhelming first impression of the Audi R8 is just how effortless it is to drive. Ride, stability and agility are truly impressive.
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No, it won't have a folding metal roof like practically all other modern drop-tops. But the new-generation Audi TT Roadster will have extra soundproofing in its cloth hood. And it will get a fully automatic `hands-free'operation which takes just 12 seconds to do the business and stows away more effi
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It's one of those amazing roads you can't help but come back to: a rhythmic mix of fast and slow sections, first wide open and then tree-lined on both sides, mostly smooth but dotted with patchwork surfaces here and there, a mild yet steady climb from the bott
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Audi didn't cut corners; the A3 looks, feels, and drives like any other Audi.
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Audi didn't cut corners; the A3 looks, feels, and drives like any other Audi.
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The key to invisibility: In our week with this german-plated tester, nary a single car-savvy angeleno's head was turned. And, quite frankly, that's just the way we liked it.
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You don't so much drive an Ariel Atom as shotgun it through the landscape. Wind goes up your shorts. Bugs go down your gullet. Gravel, freed from the bonds of gravity by the Atom's passing vacuum, wanders up into your underpants. Faced with the whole of creat
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The latest European cars - the 2007 Audi TT, the 2006 Volkswagen Rabbit and the 2007 BMW 335i
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It was probably a blessing this car left our office. The car is so good I behaved like a spoiled 12-year-old high on a keg of Mountain Dew. During the S4 Avant's brief time with us, I pulled editorial rank and refused to share. Few cars elicit this type of behavior. And for all intents and purposes,
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When will we see it? That's unknown right now, but 2009 is a well-educated guess for release date.
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Let me just come right out and say it: Audi's Q7 is a magnificent piece of work. Featuring a commanding view of the road and sky, occupants are treated to the most well appointed cabin in the automotive kingdom. This is as good as it gets, a study in understated elegance and ergonomic perfection. My
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