Sunday, February 4, 2007

How Do You Get Rid Of A Camel Toe ?

The new Audi R8 - Blue blood or oligarchy à la nouveau-riche? TÜV

After trump cards of the recent batch of ams the trade press last opportunity to get actual driving impressions with the new Audi R8 and now I'm trying to collect from the smorgasbord Credi some work out. My suspicion is still always that one gets turned on here flashy nouveau riche posturing as a blue-blood ...

"At least, in the master table values of R8, the penalty under control"

you believe the auto motor sport so The R8 (at least) as "emotional" like a Porsche 911 (and this is actually already the symbol of cool German technocracy in perfection), and despite his obesity - can not a half tonnes of live weight with a mid-engined sports cars will be labeled differently - as nimble as a gazelle and "anything but a softie." At least they have moved away from the idea that the Audi could play in the same league as Ferrari (or propagate it, at least not so candid). But still draws the Audi lose out if he would be compared to real sports car, has yet to ams this time showing the simple 911 as a trump card opponents - and we all know that even a Cayman S to be dangerous this can. Also confuse the lighted glass display cases like Engine cover, and when turning the ignition frenetically twitching hands with emotions. make

objectives

The development goal of the R8 at high speed is absolutely under control has been achieved - about everyone agrees. Very few testers have idea with which this had to be bought. In the aerodynamic setup of the designer is always faced with the same dilemma: Down Force or Zero-Lift? The former allows outrageously high cornering speeds and absolute control of load cycles, but decreases at the same speed. Second option to ensure stability at high speeds, it is clear from a more indirect steering ratio and takes the car's agility in rapidly successive curves. It should be clear that the R8 was thus angediehen ...

passenger car drivers are the best

Here are now the opinions and impressions gradually disintegrated. The ams recognize the disadvantage of the Audi over a Porsche is silent, but how does this happen. The guys from Auto News times have no clue of cars blow, but deadly dull any figures on production technology and out and keep the handling to be divine. Unfortunately, they shot a video in the test and in an absolutely embarrassing As exposed (rather blurred, because without a tripod, exclamation from the passenger and cameraman, as the first ride in a Golf GTI as a 15-year-old - amateurish, there's at youtube.com in masses). They were allowed only one of a few small rounds on a tight course marked out with cones turn, where you really could not leave the car nor anything else, but afterwards thought to have seen it all and so the report also reads them.

jumps in a flawless facade

The Austrian motorline.cc holds dear as discreetly covered with a plus - because what you do not say (qualified) can also be silent. Instead, you can get at them a whole lot more sober consideration of the topic. Weaknesses are clear: Squealing brakes, significant loss of tractive force in the automated manual transmission (still a crime against the well-kept driving, if no transmission is built by Ferrari), which is highly praised by the German press storage space for up to two golf bags with caution and the glove compartment of his name once rightly ...

Germany investigated the Supercar

What can be said about the engine? The high-revving engine, the Audi RS4 in Will use, is packed with a wide usable speed range and a clean Through The same parts. With regard to the sound of this machine, he is consistently described as a turbine-like whirring with a hint of V8 Geboller - a very inspiring sound, it's missing is the special touch of a Porsche or Ferrari. In other words, if the Audi would be a singer, then it would mean Sasha - good voice, good repertoire of low to higher, to call him a bad would be absolutely ridiculous. Only the character of Frank Sinatra and Joe Cocker, he will never have. The same is true in the end also for the rest: great ingredients, flawless finish - but a taste - or rather, no aftertaste because of the sterility remains.

Sunday, January 7, 2007

Hairy Mamas Dilatation

Longer intervals for new cars Audi

I've just found an interesting message on mirror online . Some coalition leaders are thinking, new cars beordnern after four years the first time to the TÜV. In return, we would like to shorten in older vehicles, the intervals between the technical reviews even. Also should be a sliding scale of interval lengths. Initially as a new car after four years of the first visit to the TÜV, then again in three years, then two and then from the fourth year it is flying visit. In The article further states: "A new orientation but should not increase the cost of car owners in the overall life of his car."

- What does that mean?

equal, the first thing is again clear that father wants to move the state motorists even more money from his pocket, true to the scheme that was already successfully applied to the tuition fees and the truck toll. They "invested" to make it all feel better and everything will be easier to end up paying on it all anyway. In this way we would like the citizens now do so, the car toll "tasty", but that is yet another story ...

It is also interesting for what could grow further consequences of these new regulations. Longer intervals for new cars, while dental treatment of older cars - for owners of the latter is a pretty clear message: Let your boxes to scrap! Buy some nice new, expensive cars - and even better German (and subsidized by the state) makes! At the same time one of the Automotive industry uses even more under the arms and redeemed them from the very unpleasant task to their customers continue to make clear why the insanely expensive luxury sedan has the first two years before this and that little complaint, for which it also No new TÜV's plate.

With so much audacity, because one can only shake his head. What happened to the proposal of the past to check the TÜV is also driving electronics? Some leaders this idea was certainly uncomfortable ...

Friday, December 15, 2006

Dratic Blonde Highlights In Dark Brown Hair

= Ferrari? About

This morning I found something at auto motor sport that was so absurd that I'm not sure still what to make of it. Is it pathetic, bold, ridiculous or just simply shameless?

talking about the "Drive Report" by Ferrari F430 and Audi R8. If I open a short digression at this point allowed to guide us into the world of the music business, I think of casting shows, where bands will retort with a faked image, written songs for them and so made ready for the charts. Faceless suddenly get a vision, talent-free talent suddenly - everything as usual, all known to be sufficient. Who would have thought that this mentality has now taken in the world of automobiles foot?

Fresh from the retort

I felt like Viva or MTV not yet when I read that the Audi R8 of "Germany's opinion-forming automotive magazine No 1" promoted as was the new record from any casting tape is on the market and therefore not allowed to play to large audiences. They arrogated to themselves as to enthuse about performance and haste Mannich seen, although one could be on the road just as a passenger and could also count on only the drive specifications. - And as we all know, the latter like geschönigt and partly measured under unrealistic conditions (downhill with a tailwind, no passenger seat - so jokes stop). Nevertheless, the impression that it is "only" were the work detail and catch the "reality" as safe to the expectations ... (Definitely!)

On the last lap

The article is in "rounds" split in which the individual rating section are considered briefly and in round one I was stuck most of the breakfast sandwiches in the throat,
competition history - after a meticulous list of successes Ferraris at the pinnacle of motor sport where the reader is suddenly given the impression that five Audi wins at Le Mans were at least as good. Say, Audi is suddenly in the same league as blue-blooded automakers à la Ferrari, which is finally out openly and proudly proclaims. That's about as much as if you would Tokio Hotel from now on call in the same breath as Nirvana and Metallica . Who would not be as bad?

Who's Pininfarina?

Also, the design is praised beyond measure, that one behind as benighted readers would probably smooth might think that such a "Pininfarina" against this "God" de Silva, a four year old child with crayons to be. It need only look at the R8 bit longer and you get the impression that this is a glorified in the direction of the Lamborghini Gallardo TT, it says. Or that the Gallardo has made a TT-diet ...

enough, always respect your opponent

After these blatant Premature praise is unctuous talk of respect for the opponents - where is he please? After all the downright outrageous claims that an Audi is to suddenly be anything these days, where there was respect for Ferrari? - Which brings us away from the music and come back to boxing. As is always spoken of respect, without even showing only a hint of it, since the mouth also like to put fully to the end then, after a KO to sneak out of the ring. But since the conclusion will be announced before the following test yet, is the "right".

Finally falls to me that I have read so a cheek the last time in AutoBild . As an Audi Quattro was S1 (the road-going Homologationsversion) and a Ferrari F40 on the Nürburgring "compared", without having to drive to an inch on the track. Instead, it was fed in trump card style with values from the data and comments on the level of the lower level students. - Oh no, I'm such a fool! The performance of the R8 are still not official and so you could not even here to experience the ...