I felt like a 3 year-old in a candy factory today. As I pull into my office parking lot and what do I see before me...a gun metal Audi All-Road 2.7T. This thing is bad a$$. Everything about this car is timeless in it's design. The owner was getting in and I commented on how much I liked it. He was excited to talk about it. The motor is the 2.7T used in the S4 and A6 2.7T. The All Road was a 6 speed too. He became really excited when I told him there should be a chip available to push hp into the 320hp range. What was really cool was when the owner left the parking lot and gave me a glimpse of the adjustable ride height susupension. He went from low to full extension while rolling. It was very cool. What do those things cost? I was think about $45K atleast?

I need to go get a job with the company in the suite above us. One guy drives a blue S4, one drives a black Viper, and another drives the All Road.


Dave

 

That caught my eye a while back, think it does 5.9 0-60. I'm not sure about the reliability of the turbos though. Otherwise that'll kick most cars plus it's AWD and big. The A6 4.2 8-cyl looks much meaner but the 2.7T is probably in the price/punch sweet spot.

 

Yup! Was it green also? I saw one at the auto show in Seattle. Very cool but yes pricey. I think your correct about the price. I seem to remember about $45k also. I'm really suprised they used the "S" engine but pleasently suprised though. I really like the aluminum accents too.

 

I just checked KBB.com and got the stats on the car. It looks like it will cost ~$44-46K for a fairly optioned out All-Road with the 6 speed. They've got some sweet pics on the site. One pic shows the All-Road on some meaty rocks with it's suspension at near full travel and extension. The All-Road weighs in at ~4100 lbs. It has 250hp and 260 ft/lbs of torque. With a chip and a couple other tweaks you'll be looking at 300-330 hp which gives you a power to weight ratio of a LT1 Camaro/Trans Am or low 14s at 100mph or so. That would be plenty fast for me plus you'll out launch people on the street.

I'll just have to wait a year or two and see what kind of resale we're looking at or until I get a REALLY big raise.


Dave

 

Yeah baby, why do we need SUV's when there are wagons out there like the Allroad? Gotta love that 2.7tt engine.

 

yeah i wantd one too about half year ago, i still do.
i am just not sure if the automatic ones can hold up well with a chip.

 

Yeah, those Audi's with the 2.7T are bada$$. Plus, they are not crazy expensive. Good candidate for a next car

 

Why buy an auto? 6-speed is so much more fun!

 

depends on the car.
for a sports car yes it should definitely be manual.
but for a SUV(hauling stuff and fighting snow storm), auto is more suitable.