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  • Audi Builds 5-millionth Quattro Equipped Vehicle

    Audi Builds 5-millionth Quattro Equipped Vehicle

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    33 years after it’s debut, Audi announced their 5-millionth Quattro all-wheel-drive equipped vehicle has rolled off the assembly line at their Neckarsulm plant. Quattro is Audi’s legendary all-wheel-drive system that debuted in 1980 in the awesome original Quattro car. Millions of cars later, Audio still offers the widest range of automobiles with all-wheel-drive standard including the…

  • 2014 Rolls-Royce Wraith Teased Ahead of Geneva

    2014 Rolls-Royce Wraith Teased Ahead of Geneva

    Rolls-Royce released the first official image of their new Wraith coupe which is set to debut this March at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. It’s a bit of a tease, but we do get a good look at the roof and belt line of the new coupe along with a fairly substantial c-pillar. Rolls-Royce promises…

  • Mercedes-Benz AMG Engine Developer Friedrich Eichler Headed to Volkswagen

    Mercedes-Benz AMG Engine Developer Friedrich Eichler Headed to Volkswagen

    According to Autoweek sources, Mercedes-Benz AMG engine developer Friedrich Eichler will be joining the Volkswagen Group this summer. No word yet as to the position he will hold once there. Formerly of Porsche, Eichler was a crucial part of the AMG team that developed numerous engines including the naturally aspirated 6.2-liter V8, both the naturally…

  • Rare 1986 Porsche 959 Factory Prototype Sells for $400,000 at Barrett-Jackson

    Rare 1986 Porsche 959 Factory Prototype Sells for $400,000 at Barrett-Jackson

    Second only to the Countach, the Porsche 959 stands out as one of the most iconic super cars of the 1980’s. The fact that it was illegal to own in the United States made it even more of an attraction. In 1986, it held the title of world’s fastest street-legal production car using 444-horsepower to…

  • Mercedes-Benz A-Class Voted Most Preferred Car by Germans

    Mercedes-Benz A-Class Voted Most Preferred Car by Germans

    The German automotive club ADAC awarded the Mercedes-Benz A-Class the prestigious “Gelber Engel 2013” (Yellow Angel 2013) award for the most preferred car by Germans. Around 290,000 readers of ADAC’s Motorwelt magazine as well as users from the internet voted for this year’s favorite. All 52 cars that were up for election came onto the market…