Showing posts with label Audi RS4. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Audi RS4. Show all posts

Monday, April 11, 2011

SCOOP: New Audi RS4 Avant Snagged Testing on the Nurburgring


It looks like Audi has set its mind to fill all the performance niches in the premium category. Following news on the development of a hot S6 based on the latest iteration of Ingolstadt’s executive mid-size model, our man with the long lens has caught a prototype version of the upcoming RS4 Avant testing around the Nurburgring race track.

Even though the prototype is a test mule based on the S4 Avant, there are certain elements that tell us there’s something different about this model. These include the heavily blistered front and rear wheel arches housing the same dark 20-inch alloy rims found on the RS5 Coupe, as well as a modified front bumper with different air vents to supply additional cooling to the engine.

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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Cadillac CTS-V Challenge Final Lap Times Plus Video Presentation of the Cars and Drivers

The Cadillac CTS-V Challenge at the Monticello Motor Club race circuit is over and done. The fastest man on the track was former GM Performance Division Executive, John Heinricy with a lap time of 2 minutes and 46.56 seconds. The top three places were occupied by CTS-V cars while Michael Cooper with a private BMW M3 Sedan came in fourth with a lap time of 2 minutes 50.424 seconds. GM's own Bob Lutz was seventh overall with a fastest lap time of 2 minutes and 56.321 seconds. Hit the jump to check out the list with the final lap times (updated) as well as a video presentation of the drivers and cars that participated.

Lap times via: Cadillac's Twitter Feed and Autoblog.com


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Fastest Lap Times

  1. Cadillac CTS-V (John Heinricy): 2:46:560
  2. Cadillac CTS-V (Aaron Link): 2:48:902
  3. Cadillac CTS-V (Brian Redman): 2:49:183
  4. BMW M3 (Michael Cooper): 2.50:424
  5. Cadillac CTS-V (Jack Baruth): 2:51:153
  6. Cadillac CTS-V (Lawrence Ulrich): 2:53:026
  7. Cadillac CTS-V (Bob Lutz): 2:56:321
  8. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X (Wes Siler): 3:08.126
  9. BMW M5 (Michael Mainwald): 3:08:989
  10. Cadillac CTS-V (Chris Fairman.): 3:14:292
  11. Audi RS4 (Tom Loder): 3:15:702
  12. Jaguar XF (Archan Basu): 3:16.670