Drive Thru: Audi RS6 Avant
Sunday, December 14th, 2008 Posted in Audi, Drive Thru, Reviews | 6 Comments »With 426kW on tap from the twin turbo 5.0 litre V10, this is comfortably the most powerful car I have ever driven. My previous personal best, also courtesy of Audi, was the relatively feeble 309kW 4.2 litre V8 found in ...
Drive Thru: Skoda Octavia RS
Sunday, November 16th, 2008 Posted in Drive Thru, Reviews, Skoda | 2 Comments »Imagine you have your (affordable) dream car and love the joy it brings you. Whether that’s behind the wheel, or simply admiring the gentle shoulder line of its three-door shape. Your car has oodles of torque that make it a ...
Drive Thru: Audi R8 4.2 quattro
Monday, September 8th, 2008 Posted in Audi, Drive Thru, Reviews | 11 Comments »Well the drums rolled off in my forehead and the guns went off in my chest... That’s how I felt with Audi’s teutonic symphony orchestra behind me today. Welcome to the Audi R8. There’s nothing quite like the sound of a ...
Drive Thru: MINI John Cooper Works
Saturday, August 30th, 2008 Posted in Drive Thru, MINI, Reviews | 7 Comments »When something meets your expectations so well, have you ever been left feeling almost let down? Equally, when something does meet your expectations so well, can you be anything other than impressed? These were questions I was asking myself a ...
Drive Thru: BMW 135i Coupé
Saturday, May 31st, 2008 Posted in BMW, Drive Thru, Reviews | 7 Comments »After attending the launch of BMW's 1 Series Coupé, I was keen for a closer look at the 135i. Initially I thought the 1 Series Coupé was a bit of a design faux pas, however, the more I see it, ...
Drive Thru: Audi A3 Sportback 2.0 TDI Ambition
Sunday, May 25th, 2008 Posted in Audi, Drive Thru, Reviews | 2 Comments »After recently driving the Audi’s close relation, the Golf GT TDI with DSG, I was keen to see how the A3 Sportback 2.0 TDI Ambition compared. The two cars share the same basic underpinnings, the same engine, producing the same ...
Drive Thru: 2008 Audi A4 1.8 TFSI
Saturday, May 17th, 2008 Posted in Audi, Drive Thru, Reviews | 2 Comments »Last month Audi Australia officially launched an all new A4 model. Audi claims to be the fastest growing prestige brand in the Australian market. If that growth is to continue the new A4 needs to deliver bums on seats. At ...
Drive Thru: Volkswagen Golf GT TDI v GTI
Saturday, May 3rd, 2008 Posted in Drive Thru, Reviews, Volkswagen | 15 Comments »Welcome to AUSmotive's first Drive Thru test. In time these will become more commonplace, they will offer independent thoughts gained on a brief test drive that is about what you'd expect from visiting your local dealer. Drive Thru reports are ...
