In comparison with the A3, the two-liter engine in the S3 has been intensively further developed. The turbo, with its upsized turbine and compressor turbine wheel, builds up a relative charge pressure of up to 1.2 bar. A reengineered charge air cooler significantly lowers the temperature of the compressed air and thereby increases the air [...]

Designed to appeal to a young and dynamic clientele, the TTS represents the Audi brand’s Vorsprung durch Technik (”advancement through technology”) in its very latest form. The TFSI engine in the TTS takes the two Audi technologies of gasoline direct injection and turbocharging and blends them to form a perfect partnership. Aside from its output [...]

This two-seater additionally gets an even more striking outside from Brabus. This personalization steps include a special high-quality ‘matte white’ paintjob. To provide the mid-engine sports car an even more tempting encounter the Brabus designers deal with the front kitchen apron to a lightweight carbon-fiber front top and daytime running lights integrated into the leading [...]

Think Audi R8 and chances are the following adjectives spring to mind: sensuous, sublimely balanced, desirable… but slightly underpowered. Now hang on, you may well say, 309kW and 430Nm aren’t exactly knock-kneed outputs, so what gives? True, the 4.2-litre V8-equipped R8 is a quick car by most conventional yardsticks, but one was always left with [...]

The design of the Vantage Roadster is elegant and uncompromising, a single fluid form with characteristic attention to detail, both inside and out, representing the open sports car in its purest form. The Vantage Roadster represents the latest evolution of Aston Martin’s synthesis of craft and technology. From the beautifully hand stitched leather seats to [...]

Truly great luxury sports cars are few and far between. In a world where innovation is all too often hampered by compromise, pure performance is a rarity available only to the genuinely discerning. Designed as the ultimate driving experience, the Aston Martin DBS bridges the gap between road and track – DB9 and DBR9. Equally [...]

The DB9’s interior is an intimate, elegant space that spoils occupants with myriad sybaritic delights, including terrific seats, a dazzling 700-watt sound system, lustrous metal-faced gauges, and thick, pillowy lining for the soft top. Every surface and material that one can see or touch is worthy of the DB9’s aristocratic mission. The center-stack controls, for [...]

The Roadster Sport does 0 to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds, weighed against 3.9 seconds for that standard Roadster. They come in a hand-wound stator and increased winding density for lower resistance and better peak torque. As well as Yokohama’s Ultra Powerful tires, the Roadster Sport has improved suspension with adjustable dampers and anti-roll bars [...]

Any C8 Aileron’s style is heavily inspired by Spyker’s aviation traditions, as was the situation with all of previous models, however with a definite focus on the second-generation aircraft propulsion: a turbine as opposed to the propeller that adorned a lot of aspects of the first-generation cars. Similarly the “Aileron” name pays tribute to this [...]

The powertrain from the Spyker C8 Laviolette LM85 will be the all aluminium Audi 4.2 Litre V8 engine producing 400 bhp. This can be paired to some manual six-speed Getrag gearbox, driving a corner wheels with a Drexler limited slip differential. The usage of aluminium parts as well as other lightweight materials brings about an [...]