Cars, Security and a Peek into my Life
The above is a Conquest Evade, and the below Audi A8 Security.
The first one. And that’s Security through Obscurity
Same approach when securing your car in the city, and why you hide your WiFi network name (how to here).
Out of sight, out of mind.
It’s a 2014 Audi R8 V10 plus Coupé.
A 5.2 L engine, outputting 550 hp and 398 lbs-ft, 0 to 100km in 3.5 seconds, and a top speed of 319 km/h.
Driving is Motoring TV‘s Russ Bond, I’ve introduced you before.
We were at a Young Driver’s event on Sunday.
Paul Reid was there too, capturing better quality footage for Motoring, while I captured a nice photo of Paul.
Which I’m good at; ha Paul, that photo is still funny.
This year, our cars will be constantly connected to the internet. It’s going to be HUGE.
By 2021, the auto industry will have have the highest revenue that’s connectivity-related.
It arrived last year via Audi, and Chevy is a front-runner, with 10 of their models to be offered with 4G and LTE connections by this 2014 summer.
Read it online at Autonet.ca
It will be interesting to see how the data will be priced, because using the rule of thumb that at YouTube video is 1MB per minute, we’d all be driving down the road just hemorrhaging money.
Remember my column about War Driving? I wonder how this will affect things like that. I also wonder about the security aspect of an always-connected car. Remember, you are responsible for hotspot users.
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Audi has made a bold move, and retired the vehicle that accounted for 20% of its total sales – the hatchback A3.
Read my full review on Autonet.ca
I called this a “starter Audi”.
Because once you’ve become accustomed to the automaker’s simplicity and refined ride, it’s tough to leave the four rings family.
The screen disappears into the dash! I love that, because I don’t love screens.
I’ve accidentally attended a lot of launches for this car.
Left is the North American debut, at the LA Auto Show. Right is its arrival to Canadian dealerships.
Below is the car’s world launch in Budapest, Hungary.
More about that trip here, and here’s a couple more videos – the castle, and me in the castle.
Handsome rim offerings.
I’d choose top left.
The engine is a 1.8L Direct Injection Turbo outputting 170 hp & 199 lb.-ft. Sadly, there is no manual transmission offering.
The all-new 2015 Audi A3 Sedan
1.8L starting at $31,100
2.0L starting at $35,900
