No sooner had our 4 Season Test 2013 Audi TT S line competition arrived than we put it straight to work. Dodging a late winter snow here or there, we barely managed to get through the first thousand miles of going easy for “break in” before we headed on a 1K mile trip south to the 12 Hours of Sebring… and then back again.
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A series covering the ownership experience of a 2013 Audi TT S line competition. Learn what it’s like to live day-to-day, plus a comprehensive look at subtle modifications, enhancements and changes that help tailor the car even more specifically to the enthusiast owner without the radical approach of a full-on show car or track special. More…
“competition”. It is one of the latest designations in Audi’s repertoire of limited models. Near as we can tell it began with upgrade packages for the A1, and now Audi has begun to roll out some kitted models that bear the name. We were intrigued enough to add one to our fleet in the form of a TT.
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Early days with your first Audi R8 are a somewhat surreal adjustment… especially when that R8 is red. We’re not new to the experience of driving here or there in Audi’s four ring supercar, but the arrival of this particular R8 to our garage reset the bar. In front of home, in the office parking [...] More…
“I’ve just ordered an R8,” I say over dinner while trying my best to wrestle down a Cheshire cat-like grin. My tablemate looks at me with a raised eyebrow More…
Driving the Audi S4 around docilely throughout the day-to-day commute, it’s easy to forget that the car’s 3.0-liter V6 is supercharged. You have to listen with the audible tenacity of a recording engineer in order to say you hear any sort of whine from the Eaton supercharger unit underneath the hood and even then you’re [...] More…
One of the best facets of the summer season for many Audi owners is the sheer number of shows, events and get-togethers where like-minded enthusiasts can congregate and talk shop. Throughout the summer season we’ve attended many such events and have had the pleasure of doing so in our Audi Exclusive Suzuka Grey 2010 S4. [...] More…
13,605 miles -14,998 miles When living life with the Audi S5, it’s hard to find room for complaint. The car is comely enough to illicit a regular parade of admiration on the street and so refined, especially with Audi Drive Select set to Comfort, that you can easily forget its sporting intentions or the pedigree [...] More…
11,103-13,605 miles I remember the first time I drove an Audi S5. It was on the international launch for the car in Verona, Italy. I was hammering along down some winding countryside roads when I stopped to shoot some photos in front of this palatial Italian estate straight out of a Shakespeare set. In the [...] More…
7215-11,103 Miles An early spring drive southbound to Florida is becoming a bit of a tradition around the Fourtitude offices. The annual running of the 12 Hours of Sebring marks the perfect opportunity to drive off to a warmer climate and spend some time with other Audi enthusiasts who’ve also made the trek to witness [...] More…
5892-7215 miles Winter continues for us here on the East Coast. Since making our drive to the Detroit Auto Show last month, we haven’t encountered conditions anywhere near as bad as those in Ohio and Michigan. Still, the S5’s quattro all-wheel drive and added traction of our car’s Dunlop Winter Sport 3D snow tires have [...] More…
Miles: 4035-5892 We usually fly to the North American International Auto Show in Detroit every January. Actually, we normally fly from the East Coast to our corporate headquarters in Chicago then make the five-hour trek from Illinois to Motown, but it just didn’t seem to add up this time around. The hours invested are a [...] More…