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Filed under: Used Audi - Maurice @ 12:04 pm

Registered: Sep 2006 Colour: Misano Red Metallic
Mileage: 8600 Registration: NJ56RTZ
Audi-rs4-quatro-cabriolet

Specifications includes:

Storage pack isofix, Interior light pack, Carbon fibre fascia & door inlays, Sports suspension, 3 spoke rs4 sports leather steering wheel.

Acoustic front & rear parking sensors, Xenon headlamps with power washers, Heated & electric sports front seats with electric lumbar, quattro four wheel drive, Audi DVD satellite navigation system with TV reception.

Front fog lights & daytime running lights, 6 CD changer with BOSE sound system, Colour drivers information system (dis), Servotronic power steering, Black power hood.

Drivers armrest, Front & rear electric windows with tinted glass, Heated aluminium door mirrors & heated washer jets, Cruise control, passenger and front side air bags.

Remote central locking with alarm & immobiliser, Air conditioning with dual electronic climate controls, Driver, [Cross drilled brake discs with ABS & ESP, Manual.




Filed under: Audi A1, News, green cars - Maurice @ 8:07 am

Some renderings of what the ‘Audi A1 Metroproject Quattro’ concept will look like have been leaked.

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It features a new take on Audi’s established Quattro technology. The Audi qautro four-wheel drive system is usually a traditional one engine driving four wheels affair. But the 1.4-litre turbo petrol engine under the A1 Metroproject’s bonnet only powers the front wheels. It gives a respectable 148bhp but is not going to help out with back-end traction. The secret is instead under the boot floor, where lurks a compact 40bhp electric motor, driving the rear wheels.

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The A1 Metroproject is a hybrid, too. an extra 40bhp might not sound very much, the real bonus of an electric motor is the instant - and we do mean instant - torque. In the Audi A1 Metroproject’s case, the motor delivers an extra 148lb ft of torque. More than enough to propel what is supposedly an environmentally friendly city-car concept to 65mph in 7.8 seconds. The electric motor can also power the Audi A1 Metroproject entirely on its own at urban speeds, with a range of up to 65 miles thanks to lithium-ion batteries. As with all hybrids the only real downside is the weight penalty; the set-up reputedly adds 70kg to the Metroproject’s overall weight.

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The Audi A1 Metroproject is also a ‘plug-in’ hybrid. So it can be recharged at any standard power outlet as well as via the petrol engine. It uses various regenerative techniques to recover energy while driving too, just like the Toyota Prius, and new BMW and MINI EfficientDynamics models. As a result it produces just 112g/km of CO2 and is capable of 57.6mpg. if you do not think that too impressive, remember: we are talking about 148bhp turbocharged petrol engine here, not some kind of diesel. The 1.4 turbo should appear in a refreshed A3 next year, the new A4, and the production A1.




Filed under: Audi R8 - Maurice @ 8:29 am

Top gear tested the Audi R8 Vs the Porsche 911  on last nights show (14th Oct 2007) Jeremy Clarkson raved about the R8 whist the “hamster” still preferred the 911 - but as he owns one he is probably biased :-)

There is a short clip on the top gear site here  note that the realplayer version seem to work better.




Filed under: Audi R8, Used Audi - Maurice @ 8:27 am

The Audi that Jeremey Clarkson wanted to give 6 stars to and think’s is better than a Lamborghini Gallardo.

6 CD changer, Audi DVD, satellite navigation system, manual, heated & electric sports seats, GSM phone preparation, Audi magnetic ride. acoustic front & rear parking sensors, stainless steel pedals.

  • Price: £93500.00
  • Registered: Sep 2007 EX57YEB
  • Colour: Phantom Black Metallic
  • Mileage: 500



Filed under: News - Maurice @ 2:11 pm

A new version of the sought-after Audi A4 Cabriolet featuring a particularly impressive sports-oriented specification joins the UK range this week. The new A4 2.0 TFSI S line Special Edition combines styling enhancements with extra interior luxuries to create one of the most covetable Cabriolets this side of the RS 4.

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To do justice to its strong performing 200PS, 2.0-litre Turbo FSI petrol engine, the A4 Cabriolet S line Special Edition rides on exclusive 18-inch 7-arm double spoke design alloy wheels with 235/40 R18 tyres and lowered sports suspension. At no extra cost, visual impact can be added by an S line exterior styling pack, which brings a highly polished black painted grille and unique front and rear bumper design with rear diffuser. Xenon head lamps also add to the visual impact, as well as of course providing major benefits in visibility and safety.

Inside, the S line specification, which normally includes trimmings such as Pearl Nappa leather-upholstered sports seats, a perforated leather trimmed S line sports steering wheel and brushed aluminium inlays, is enhanced by an upgraded Symphony audio system with six CD changer, a BOSE speaker system, rear acoustic parking sensors and aluminium foot pedals.

Helped by a healthy 280Nm of torque, available from 1,800rpm, the A4 Cabriolet 2.0 TFSI S line Special Edition with six-speed manual transmission. Combined cycle fuel consumption is an impressive 34.0mpg. True to form, the optional, and still unique-in-class, multitronic continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT) permits performance and fuel economy that run the manual version incredibly close.



 
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