Checkered Flag

The smokin' hot Audi RS5 is all over the inter-web this week;  literally every single site I've seen has an article about the newest Audi gem.  The RS5 is slated to debut at the Geneva auto show in early March and will feature Audi's high-revving 4.2-liter V8 which pumps out 450hp and 317 lb-ft of torque. 

What fascinates me is the fuel economy/power combo.   The RS5 will sprint from 0-62 mph in only 4.6 seconds, yet Audi claims the fuel economy is more than 21 miles per gallon combined!!  How the heck?  Well, it has something to do with minimized friction in the engine and drive train AND an added energy-recovery system that operates during coasting and braking.  Pretty cool Audi.

Expected pricing is somewhere in the neighborhood of $104,600, base.  But, at least according to one site, there is no concrete evidence suggesting that the US will ever see this marvel.  Here's hoping they do the right thing.

Source:[Autoweek.com] 

The smokin' hot Audi RS5 is all over the inter-web this week;  literally every single site I've seen has an article about the newest Audi gem.  The RS5 is slated to debut at the Geneva auto show in early March and will feature Audi's high-revving 4.2-liter V8 which pumps out 450hp and 317 lb-ft of torque. 

What fascinates me is the fuel economy/power combo.   The RS5 will sprint from 0-62 mph in only 4.6 seconds, yet Audi claims the fuel economy is more than 21 miles per gallon combined!!  How the heck?  Well, it has something to do with minimized friction in the engine and drive train AND an added energy-recovery system that operates during coasting and braking.  Pretty cool Audi.

Expected pricing is somewhere in the neighborhood of $104,600, base.  But, at least according to one site, there is no concrete evidence suggesting that the US will ever see this marvel.  Here's hoping they do the right thing.

Source:[Autoweek.com] 

I came across this article today on Facebook, it explains how the Audi A1 has been dubbed the most exciting car of 2010.  I'm pretty excited about it and apparently  I'm not alone.  I had to do a little research on the magazine mentioned, What Car? Magazine.  They call themselves "Britain's biggest and best car buyer's guide", you can think of it as a UK version of AutoTrader.  Check out what they had to say-



The center of attention for car enthusiasts this year will be the Audi A1 according to the readers of What Car? Magazine, an overwhelming majority of whom voted to crown the forthcoming Audi compact the 'most exciting car of 2010', and in the process secured its first major magazine award.

The 'Reader Award - Most Exciting Car', collected in London at the 2010 What Car? Awards, went to the Audi A1, or more accurately the Audi A1 concept symbolized by the 2007 A1 project Quattro design study, because it received the most votes in an online poll of readers of the magazine's online edition.

Due to be unveiled in its final, production-ready form at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show in early March, the new Audi A1 will condense, rather than dilute, the essence of Vorsprung durch Technik into a more compact, city-friendly package that will appeal as much to younger aspirants to the premium sector as to core Audi customers. The first recipients from that wide cross section will take delivery in the UK towards the end 2010.

Commenting on the groundswell of Audi votes from his readers, What Car? Editor Steve Fowler said: "A new, small Audi sounds like an enticing proposition and our readers seem to agree, voting it the most exciting new car to be launched this year. Although we haven't seen the finished car yet, a funky small car with an Audi badge on the nose and aimed directly at the MINI can't fail to succeed. It should be a strong contender for our Car of the Year Award in 2011!"

- For more info on the A1, including availability, contact your Audi Virginia Beach dealer, Checkered Flag Audi.