Top 5 Audi articles

By Ané Theron

Whenever we place an article on our website or do an online post about an Audi, our readers literally go crazy. It seems like Audi is a German brand that the entire South Africa adores, even though most of us aren’t exactly in the position to buy one.

In no specific order, here are five articles about some audacious Audis that will make your heart pump petrol!

1. Audi RS5 - Audi Sport’s über-GT

Martin Pretorius says, “With its redeveloped suspension and a hugely potent new twin-turbo V6, the Audi RS5 is an all-weather, all-surface rocketship that also majors on comfort and user-friendliness.” Click to find out why.

If you’re after a more everyday A5, read my Audi A5 Coupé 2.0T FSI Quattro review, titled Hot German supermodel slightly aloof.  Then there’s also Lawrence Minnie’s ‘The fun German’.

2. Audi RS3 and TT RS - 5-cylinder monsters

Audi’s famous 5-cylinder engine turns the ‘junior RS-cars’ into blistering performers. They sound great as well, and they’re also useful around corners. Martin Pretorius gets up close and personal with these sporty numbers around the race track!

3. Staying alive in the Audi Q5

The Audi Q5 was a finalist in this year’s WesBank South Africa Car of the Year competition, and with good reason. With to-die-for design and heaps of tech, the spacious Q5 is an SUV to write home about.

Also click to read our driving impression of the Audi Q2, namely Audi’s quick-witted Q2 will have its cake and eat it too.

4. Down on all fours - The Audi S3 Sportback Quattro

Chad Lückhoff will take the spirited S3 any day, even if it’s grey. He writes: “While not overly aggressive on the styling side, the combination of Nano Grey and the pulled, tweaked and emphasised lines of the S body kit did well to separate it from the crowd...” But that’s not all...Click to read more.

5. Talking StR8 - Audi R8 review

One of the sports cars that everyone dreams about is Audi’s R8. I was lucky enough to drive the scathingly fast V10 Plus model on one of SA’s best driving roads, and nearly gave myself an embolism with all the excitement. It’s hard to drive normally when there’s just so much crazy horsepower to play with...