2007 Audi S6
January 24th, 2007
Audi brings its own 10-cylinder contender with the 2007 S6, which is hot on the heels of BMW’s first V10-powered luxury sedan, the 500-hp M5, in 2005. The S6 is basically a high-performance variant of Audi’s midsize A6 sedan.
Using a less potent versoin of the V10 in the previously announced S8, the S6’s 5.2-liter engine produces 420 hp at 6,800 rpm and 398 pound-feet of torque. That’s 70 hp shy of BMW’s M5 engine, but Audi promises more of a bias towards luxury. Audi says the S6 will sprint to 62 miles per hour from a standstill in 5.2 seconds.
2007 Chevy Colorado
January 24th, 2007
Chevy’s compact Canyon trucks are getting equipped with two updated engines for 2007, a new 125-amp alternator, standard tire pressure monitoring system, and three new exterior colors, Pace Blue, Imperial Blue Metallic, and Deep Ruby Metallic.
The base models are powered by a 2.9-liter four-cylinder engine offering 185 horsepower (vs. 2.8 liters and 175 horsepower previously) while the optional in-line five-cylinder engine grows to 3.9 liters (from 3.5 liters) and now delivers 242 horsepower (vs. 220 previously).
Otherwise, the Canyon,which shares platforms and components with both the GMC Canyon pickup and the HUMMER H3 SUV, is a carryover for 2007. It is available in either rear, or four-wheel drive, in short-wheelbase regular-cab and long-wheelbase extended- and four-door crew-cab versions.
2008 Audi A5 Coupe
January 22nd, 2007
Audi will be setting a small record of when they begin putting all three of the concepts that were revealed at the 2003 Geneva Motor Show into production. With the Pikes Peak transforming into the Q7 SUV and the Le Mans supercar appearing as the R8, the company has also given the green light to a midsized coupe based on the Nuvolari quattro concept.
Johan De Nysschen, head of Audi in the United States, told consumers that the A5 will be positioned above the current A4 Cabriolet when it debuts late next year and it will use Audi’s 4.2-liter FSI V8. Three different transmissions will be offered: manual, automatic and DSG and all of them will send power through a quattro all wheel drive system.
