Recently I had the opportunity to spend the last few weeks living in Switzerland. I used this opportunity to explore the countryside on the weekends. Recently with the help from a friend who runs a Sportwagentouren business. I decided to rent an A6 3.0 TDI Avant and head to Laufen, Switzerland to meet up with him and spend the next 8 hours driving the most amazing roads I’ve ever experienced.
Words and photos By Mike Juergens
When the A7 approaches people from a distance the first thing people notice is the LEDs and wonder what it is. The car is very wide and appears low to the ground. The single frame grill and the horizontal lines help to highlight how wide the car really is. The main thing they see is a nice coupe like body shape and then seconds later they realize it’s actually an elegant four door coupe, the Audi A7.
When Audi launched the 2012 A7 in North America they asked people to define what #bolddesign Is? They rented a huge electronic billboard in New York City’s Time Square and allowed people to post their responses from various social media sources. As well launched an Internet campaign where people could submit their opinions to win an R8 driving experience. For me #bolddesign Is: building a car that looks as good as it drives, is efficient, comfortable and a technological marvel. The A7 is that car.
Text by Josh Decker with Ben Abrams (eGarage.com)
Photos by Josh Decker and Drew Larrigan (eGarage.com)
The Ariel Atom 2 and KTM X-BOW look like mechanical insects out of a Michael Bay movie. You can’t drive a mile on any street without someone nearly causing a wreck while trying to figure out what it is they’re staring at. These are both street-legal, lightweight, purpose-built track demons, powered by potent, boosted four-cylinder engines, with power-to-weight ratios that are off the charts. It’s like having everything you’ve ever wanted in one car, and another one for good luck.
The chosen battleground for this match-up is a Northwestern mecca for hoonage of all sorts: Pacific Grand Prix near Seattle. The track is just shy of a mile long, has 15 of some of the greatest turns ever, and a straight long enough to accommodate triple-digit speeds. The track hosts karting championship series, motocross racing and drifting events. The racetrack at Pacific GP is simply perfect for these cars. It is almost as if the owner somehow knew that there would someday be a perfect car for this track and if he built it, it would come. Either these cars were made for this track or the track was made for these cars. There is no other possible explanation to tell you how *perfectly* matched the track was for this carbon clad pair.
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Words and photos By Joshua Decker
Audi picked the island of Sicily in southern Italy for the official launch of the brand new 2012 Audi A6. At first I wondered why they picked such a remote location for this launch, flying media from literally all over the world in to experience their latest creation. However, looking back on the weekend I can see clearly why they chose it; The Audi A6 just seemed at home in this country, surrounded by beautiful vistas, amazing architecture and rich history.
The 2012 Audi A6 is a beautiful compilation of engineering achievements. It is without a doubt, one of the most advanced luxury sedans in the world. It has so many new and improved features that it may take me a while to go through them with you in detail, but bear with me and I know you will be happy that you did. As you may have seen with the new A8, Audi has significantly raised the bar once again and has created a notable separation between them and the likes of Mercedes, BMW, Lexus and other competitors. Audi’s marketing phrase “Never follow” seems to be a perfect nomenclature for the 2012 A6.
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