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An Audi, A Saab, and a Three Piece Suit

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Apologies to third-wave Ska/Punk band Streetlight Manifesto for the title paraphrasal, but it seemed appropriate. I was driving around with a long-time friend of mine in North Raleigh when we came across what has to be the best night-time photoshoot location anywhere. I can’t say exactly what it is, except that it’s a service bay [...]

How To: Install an APR Turbo Inlet Pipe on an Audi A4

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

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How To: Install an APR Turbo Inlet Pipe on an Audi A4

Perhaps the fact that most of my recent posts have been how-to articles tells you something about my preferred past time. While I like to write about cars, I love to work on them. Sometimes that’s reversed (see: Saab 900 water pump install), but besides driving, my favorite thing on this earth to do is [...]

The Ultimate Sleeper – Saab 99 Quattro Turbo

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

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The Ultimate Sleeper – Saab 99 Quattro Turbo

Sometimes, as I go through the internet I find something that’s so damn cool it must be shared. This is one of those cases; I actually stumbled across this gem of a car on CarDomain’s most excellent blog, and went in search of more information on this wicked custom Saab. All the images are from [...]

More Audi TT-RS Hotness!

Friday, May 29, 2009

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The five cylinder finally returns to the Audi lineup after an extended absence this year, under the hood of the hottest TT ever. The TT-RS is the pinnacle of Audi’s small sportscar lineup, and it’s packing the firepower to back up it’s aggressive appearance. With a 2.5L direct-injected turbocharged I5 and 340bhp, the TT-RS coupe [...]

Random Capture: Quattro Über Alles Edition

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

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Random Capture: Quattro Über Alles Edition

I know this isn’t the first B7 A4/S4 I’ve put on Random Capture, but they’re just the subject of so many good photographs. One thing most people don’t associate with Audi Quattros: dry-pavement power-oversteer. I’m hear to tell you, you’re wrong. It helps that the RS4 has the 40:60 rear-biased power split and a 420bhp [...]

Top Ten: Great Sounding Engines

Monday, May 18, 2009

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One topic that automotive enthusiasts can never seem to agree on is: what is the best-sounding car? I realize it’s a HIGHLY subjective field, and there isn’t a possible definitive answer. Everyone has different tastes in what sounds good -- heck, some people think Harley V-Twin’s sound good -- but I’ve compiled my top ten [...]

Not All Good Roads Are Paved

Sunday, May 10, 2009

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The satisfaction to be derived from driving down a twisty, curvy road cannot be understated. If you’re a car person (and I’m assuming you are, since you’re reading this) you have probably done just that before, and for no other reason than it’s fun. But you must keep something in mind -- not all the [...]

Just A Tuesday Cruise

Thursday, April 23, 2009

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Sometimes when there’s nothing else to do, the best thing to do is get in the car and drive. So yesterday, myself and a group of car buddies went and did just that… Step one, meet up at a local burger joint and talk smack for a while: On the left is Patrick’s Audi TT [...]

Top Ten: 80′s Icons

Monday, April 13, 2009

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These days, the 1980′s have something of a bad reputation. There was Rick Astley,MC Hammer pants, Metallica (personal opinion here!), a minor recession, massive inflation, and a general air of bad taste was prevalent. However, you have to give the 1980′s it’s fair share of credit. Cars were quite bad in the 1970′s; by the [...]

Top 10: Fast Estates

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

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Top Ten is another new featurette I will be producing on a weekly basis. It’s a very simple concept: the 10 best of SOME genre, in order. You are encouraged to leave comments either praising my choices, or yelling at me for what I missed, at the bottom. Game on! The public stigma of a [...]