The concept of a California Double is simple: make use of The Golden State’s enviable geography to ski and surf in the same day. It’s bucket list stuff. Especially for Brits, where the closest we can get to it is a morning at Milton Keynes snow dome and an afternoon at the local lido’s wave machine. But Mother Nature isn’t making TG’s ski-to-surf quest easy. Our plan was to be shredding the sunrise pow at Big Bear Mountain – just a few hours east of LA – to then leg it to the coast and throw up shakas on party waves in Malibu by sunset. Thing is, you need snow to ski. And, thanks to global ..read more

Should a 600hp Cayenne, Range Rover, GLE or X6 not cut the mustard, there’s now an Audi alternative… How many words of an Audi RS Q8 review can be written before the RS6 is mentioned? Whoops, 14 then. But it’s inevitable, especially on PistonHeads, when there’s discussion of another 600hp, V8, five-seat, four-ringed fast car going on. Because everyone loves an RS6, don’t they? The two-pronged approach from Audi sends a clear message: there’s evidently sufficient demand for a £100k, 190mph SUV – look at the number of rivals, for a start – that the case for an RS Q8 is strong enough. Buy this ..read more

The mid-cycle refresh comes along with a revised infotainment system. Audi Sport is ending a busy year with two updated RS models by taking the wraps off the facelifted RS5 Coupe and RS5 Sportback. As expected, the two high-performance cars carry over the styling updates applied to the A5 and S5 models as well as to the mechanically related A4, S4 and RS4 Avant models. The most noticeable changes have occurred at the front where the Singleframe grille is wider than before and is flanked by fresh headlights optionally available with matrix LED and laser light technology. Portland Audi can sh ..read more

2020 A6 allroad arrives stateside in time to haul presents and gather the family High versatility and maximum comfort with enhanced capabilities on and off paved roads, enabled by standard adaptive air suspension Benchmark infotainment, full suite of standard and available driver assistance systems HERNDON, Va., December 13, 2019 – Whether making first tracks on the ski hill, arriving at the theatre, or transporting out of town guests, the 2020 A6 allroad is poised for the road ahead. The Avant merges distinctive design with capable hardware to match the vehicle’s versatile, and rugged heritag ..read more

The Audi RS Q8 builds on the already handsome design of the regular Q8 by adding aggressive fascias front and rear, 22-inch (23-inch available) wheels, an aero kit, and Audi Sport’s signature dual-oval exhaust tip design. The exhaust is an active system that can be controlled by the driver via the drive mode selector. For the interior, there are all the standard Audi Sport cues including sports seats, Nappa leather and Alcantara trim, a flat-bottom steering wheel, and “RS” logos everywhere, including in specific displays of the digital instrument cluster. Audi’s top electronic driver assist ..read more

Audi  revealed Tuesday evening in Los Angeles the e-tron Sportback as the German automaker begins to chip away at its plan to launch more than 30 electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids by 2025. The e-tron Sportback reveal ahead of the LA Auto Show follows the launch earlier this year of Audi’s  first all-electric vehicle, the 2019 e-tron. We drove one at Audi Portland and loved it! Audi has delivered 18,500 of its all-electric e-tron SUVs globally since March 2019, when the vehicle first came to market. The company is hoping to grab more, and different, customers with the Sportback. Au ..read more

We like the Audi A6 sedan. The exterior, as crisply tailored as a Savile Row suit, has a subtly upscale elegance that promises to age as gracefully as Christie Brinkley. The luxo-tech interior sets a benchmark for the segment, combining Audi‘s Virtual Cockpit with a set of haptic touchscreens and bold, architectural forms. The new 3.0-liter, mild-hybrid turbo V-6 powertrain is smooth, efficient, and capable. And it rides with the quiet aplomb of an E-Class, with much less of the nose-heavy feel that bedeviled previous-generation A6s when you start having fun in the corners. But we like the ..read more

Our friends at Motor Authority say Audi has announced a bevy of changes for its A5 model range for the new model year. The A5’s mid-cycle refresh follows similar changes made to Audi’s A4 sedan earlier this year. The 2020 A5—which can be had as a coupe, convertible, or Sportback—features revised front end styling that includes a flatter and wider grille, revised lower bumper and larger air inlets. The 2020 A5 features new side sills that Audi says give the car a slimmer appearance. Changes in the rear include a new diffusor insert and trapezoidal tailpipes. LED head and taillights are stand ..read more

Audi RecallVolkswagen’s luxury brand Audi is recalling its first all-electric vehicle due to the risk of a battery fire. The company issued a voluntary Audi recall of approximately 540 E-Tron SUV models sold in the U.S. because of a risk that moisture can seep into the battery cell through a wiring harness glitch, spokesman Mark Dahncke said. The company isn’t aware of any fires or injuries because of the flaw, which affects a total of 1,644 models, he said. The E-Tron, which went on sale in the U.S. in April, is Audi’s first fully-electric car and one in a wave of contenders from tra ..read more

Used 2021 Audi RS 6 for sale. used 2021 Audi RS 6 for saleAmericans may not like wagons. Americans might not buy wagons. Finance-minded carmakers respond accordingly, by not sending us the good wagons. Truly, I get it. The E63 sedan outsells the wagon by a wide margin in the U.S., and the Panamera Sport Turismo, the far prettier of the two body styles offered here, don’t move for nuthin. (A family friend owns a large regional Porsche dealership and says he can’t move them for anything compared to the regular body). Me? I’ll always go for the wagon, but then again, myself and others like me rep ..read more