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7 July 2006 posted in Etc. 7 views
It's all downhill from here: Red Bull announces U.S. Soap Box Race Not content with sponsoring a NASCAR Nextel Cup team, and American Formula 1 racer Scott Speed, Red Bull is bringing its own brand of non-motorized auto racing to the U.S., and they're looking for rac ...
Tags: nascar, mechanics, power boost, nextel, drag racing, finland, nascar nextel cup, czech republic, formula 1, gravity, scott speed, creativity, showmanship, design ideas, red bull soap box, soap box race, red bull soap box race, republic australia, ireland germany, forest park
27 October 2005 posted in Sedans/Saloons 10 views
Audi A6 4.2 Quattro makes the grade An 80 percent gradient, that is. In commemoration of 25 years of Audi's Quattro all-wheel drive system, the company has recreated its famous commercial in which an Audi 100 CS Quattro drives straight ...
Tags: wheel, tires, wheel drive system, audi a6, ramp, celebration, kaipola, back safety, ski jump, safety device, gradient, finland, average speed, spent three, studded tires, cs quattro, degree incline, new interpretation, audi 100, commemoration
22 March 2005 posted in Sports/GTs 5 views
Porsche Cayman S Update More news is leaking out about the new Porsche Cayman S. The car will debut at the Frankfurt auto show in September and will be built in Finland. A smaller number will also be built in Stuttgart, Germ ...
Tags: porsche, boxster, finland, porsche cayman, porsche cayman s, frankfurt auto show, stuttgart germany
12 March 2005 posted in Sedans/Saloons 6 views
BMW 530xi – all wheels turning For an extra $2000 you can send power to all four wheels in the new 525 and 530 sedans from BMW coming to the U.S. in the spring. The 530 wagon will get the xDrive system standard. The only downside i ...
Tags: bmw, lb ft, tires, sedans, 545i, snow and ice, four wheels, downside, finland, bmw 530xi, snow tires, liter engines
8 March 2005 posted in Sedans/Saloons 10 views
A6 climbs 154 feet up a ski jump In 1986 Audi created an ad to show off the traction of a quattro-equipped 100 CS by climbing up a ski jump in Kaipola, Finland. This year Audi returns to the same ski jump, armed with a 2005 Audi A6 4 ...
Tags: audi a6, traction, 2005 audi a6, kaipola, foot jump, safety cable, back safety, ski jump, safety device, gradient, controversy, finland