New Cars

Audi RS6 teaser

Well, it has taken WAY longer than we originally thought it would – and is turning into something of an epic – but our video Road Test of the Audi RS6 is taking shape! Here is the intro, just to get you interested…

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Giving it the RS

RS6, that is. As in Audi RS6; 412kW of power, 700Nm of torque, all-wheel drive, 0 to 100km/h in a claimed 3.9 seconds (but it is actually faster than that…). That is what we had to play with today. Here is a quick teaser of some of the AWESOME footage we got. A full video […]

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First Drives New Cars

FIRST DRIVE: Audi A3 Sportback

The A3 is an important model for Audi both internationally and here in New Zealand where it has accounted for around 20 percent of Audi sales each year since its launch in 1997. Audi pretty much invented the “Premium Hatch” segment with the A3 and dominated it for some time, but now BMW and Mercedes […]

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First Drives New Cars

FIRST DRIVE: Audi SQ5

Once upon a time, the idea of a “sporty” SUV would have been laughable. The concept of a sports car and a SUV were about as diametrically opposed as it was possible to get in the world of cars, so the idea of combining the properties of the two would have simply been ridiculous and […]

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First Drives New Cars

FIRST DRIVE: Audi RS4 Avant

Once upon a time Audi said it would only ever have one RS model in its line up at any one time. Then people started buying quite a lot of them, so they changed their mind on that. We head out to Ardmore – via the winding roads of the Clevedon coast – to drive […]

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First Drives New Cars

FIRST DRIVE: Audi S6, S7 and S8

Audi recently unleashed a whole new generation of performance S-cars at the Hampton Downs race track. It was an invitation we couldn’t say no to… What are they? The S versions of Audis have traditionally been strong sellers in New Zealand, so it should come as no surprise that when they become available, Audi NZ […]

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New Cars Quick Drives

QUICK DRIVE: Audi A1 Sportback

OVERSTEER ROAD TEST: Audi A1 Sportback While “Sportback” may sound like some kind of injury that a firmly-suspended German car might cause if you drive one for too long, it is actually Audi’s term to describe it’s… erm… five-door hatches. Probably because it sounds far more sexy and exciting that “five-door hatch”. The diminutive A1 […]

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New Cars Road Tests

ROAD TEST: Audi A4 Avant 1.8T FSI

OVERSTEER ROAD TEST: Audi A4 Avant 1.8T FSI The Audi A4 gets a slight facelift and a new engine, but is this enough to take on a startlingly good new BMW 3 Series? Well, in the looks department, the sexiest Euro-wagon in the business has it sewn up, but the rest… after a week with […]

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New Cars Quick Drives

QUICK DRIVE: Audi Q3

OVERSTEER ROAD TEST: Audi Q3 2.0TDI quattro Audi’s baby SUV blends A3 size with Q5 looks, which sounds a bit odd. And let’s face it; it does look a bit odd too. But how does it drive? We spend a few days with one to find out. White is not the Audi Q3’s best colour. […]

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