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Auto Gallery | Audi Q5 S Line Uncovered
Audi has uncovered an S Line version of its recent SUV-model. Some of the exterior styling updates of the Q5 include 19-inch wheels with an optional 20-inch alloy and a new grille with matching mesh-pattern of air vents around the fog lights. The interior was brushed up with some aluminum and a three-spoke steering wheel with multi-function capability. Seats are layered in Nappa or Alcantara trim with the S Line logo embroidered. The engines remain standard (TDI 2.0-3.0 or Petrol 2.0 TFSI).
Photo Update (Source: Audi via World Car Fans)
Auto Gallery | Rieger Tuning Audi A4 3.0 TDI
The Audi A4 3.0 TDI from Rieger Tuning made its world-premiere at the 2008 Tuning World Bodensee Show in Germany. Having received both styling and mechanical upgrades, this A4 has an output of 297Hp powered by its 3.0-liter V6 turbo diesel engine. Apart from the upgraded suspension and brakes, the German tuning firm also added new front and boot spoilers, a carbon-fiber rear diffuser with four exhausts and 20-inch alloys.
Photo Update (Source: Rieger Tuning via CarScoop)
PRESS | MADD Over Drunk Driving in GTA4
GamePolitics.com has posted a statement from MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) who are upset with the virtual drunk driving that was included in GTA4 (Grand Theft Auto). They are calling for ESRB to re-rate the popular game as Adults Only (well good luck with that). No seriously, drunk driving is a very serious issue, but since Carmageddon didn’t produce a generation of road-raging-serial-killers, it’s hard to imagine that kids will take on the role of Nico. It’s all good, clean sober (most of the time) fun.
Each year nearly 13,500 people die in drunk driving crashes and another half a million are injured in alcohol-related traffic crashes. This is why MADD is extremely disappointed by the decision of the manufacturers of the game Grand Theft Auto IV to include a game module where players have to drive drunk.
Drunk driving is not a game and it is not a joke. Drunk driving is a choice, a violent crime and it is also 100 percent preventable. MADD is calling on the Entertainment Software Ratings Board to reclassify Grand Theft Auto IV as an Adults Only game, a step up from the current rating of Mature and for the manufacturer to consider a stop in distribution – if not out of responsibility to society then out of respect for the millions of victims/survivors of drunk driving.
PRESS RELEASE (Source: MADD via GamePolitics.com)
Auto Gallery | Minichamps Baby Car Logos
The Brazilian advertising agency Dentsu has created a ‘baby car logos’ campaign for miniature model producer Minichamps. Consisting of four print ads, the adverts depict Ferrari, Jaguar, Lamborghini and Maserati logos in baby-super car-form. Compare with the originals below.
Photo Update (Source: Minichamps via Marcofolio.net)
Green Auto | Top 10 Polluting Celebrities
Mr. American Idol a.k.a. Simon “I make alot of money” Cowell was named the top worst-polluting celebrity in a recent survey by the green motoring organisation City Car Club. His Veyron is emitting a total of 574g/km CO2 while his entire fleet of luxury cars emits an average 457g of CO2 per kilometer. Second in place is English funk musician Jay Kay (who?).
Celebrity emissions offenders
1. Simon Cowell
Average carbon emissions 457g/km
Cars owned Bugatti Veyron, Ferrari F430, Rolls-Royce Phantom
2. Jay Kay
Average carbon emissions 444g/km
Cars owned Bentley S1 Continental, Ferrari Enzo, Rolls-Royce Phantom
3. David Beckham
Average carbon emissions 421g/km
Cars owned Bentley Arnage, Bentley Continental GT, Hummer H2, Lamborghini Gallardo
4. Rowan Atkinson
Average carbon emissions 398 g/km
Cars owned Aston Martin DB7 Vantage, Audi A8, Bugatti Veyron
5. 50 Cent
Average carbon emissions 394.5g/km
Cars owned Hummer H2, Rolls-Royce Phantom
6. Rio Ferdinand
Average carbon emissions 379g/km
Cars owned Bentley Arnage, Bentley Continental, BMW X5, Cadillac Escalade
7. Steven Gerrard
Average carbon emissions 361g/km
Cars owned Aston Martin Vanquish, Bentley Continental, BMW X5, Porsche 911 Turbo
8. Kerry Katona
Average carbon emissions 359.5g/km
Cars owned Aston Martin Vantage, Lamborghini Gallardo, Porsche 911 Turbo, Range Rover
9. Wayne Rooney
Average carbon emissions 308g/km
Cars owned Aston Martin Vanquish, BMW X5, Mercedes CLK, Porsche 911 Turbo
10. Justin Timberlake
Average carbon emissions 287g/km
Cars owned Audi TT, Jeep Wrangler, Range Rover
From the Newsroom (Source: WhatCar via eGMCarTech)
