By Speedhunters

Car Culture At Large

Just imagine that you’re a racing driver. On the weekends, you drive some of the most top notch Porsches all over the world, and at all the hottest tracks in the world. You’ve driven the likes of Silverstone, Brands Hatch, Spa-Francorchamps, Nürburgring, Laguna Seca, Sebring, Fuji Speedway, and Monaco in your racing career. But after a weekend of living at one hundred miles an hour, what car do you go home to? You need a car that is luxurious, smooth, classy, and has a air of high speed elegance to it. This Audi S5 modified by GMG Racing is a perfect candidate. Continue reading at Speedhunters

By Linhbergh Nguyen

This was our closest Showroom Showdown in quite some time. Lots of people around the office were predicting an easy victory for the Bimmer—mostly because of its superior hp to weight ratio—but by my count, both cars got 36 votes. So we’re calling this one a tie, folks. Ryan is pretty happy.

Many of you know that Ryan, our marketing guy, has a pretty sweet Audi A5. So for this week’s Showroom Showdown I decided to put it up against its main competitor, the BMW 335i Coupe. Both cars come in near the $40k mark. The BMW is RWD, weighs 3,571 pounds and has a twin-turbo inline 6 which produces 300hp. The Audi is AWD, weighs 3,737 pounds and has V6 which puts out 265 hp. Which would you choose?

Ryan’s beautiful new Audi A5 came with an electronic parking brake. I’ve been trying to remain open minded about all the electronics they’ve been dumping into new cars these days, but honestly, I think this is pushing it a bit too far. Ryan kindly gave me a little demonstration of how this thing works in the video below. I also have some interior pics after the jump, including the hilarious oil level readout on the MMI display. And of course you should check out Ryan’s ride page.

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