And in Dynamic Mode, plus Sports Mode, with the exhaust on, using the paddles to rev dramatically, obviously.
I will make no money off this review; I spent what I’ll be paid on gas.
Don’t worry, reality came crashing back quickly.
It took 2 boosters to jump my Jetta, then this happened 9 km later.
Great little booster unit, here’s a post about it.
Ohhh memoriesss.
Here’s a sneak preview of the photo shoot for my review, which prints end of May.
Started the season with Canadian Tire and Continental Tires last week.
(the test car was an Audi A4 TFST quattro. 2.0 L outputting 220 hp and 258 lbs/ft.)
Despite being all black and round, all tires are not created equal.
Continentals compete with the high-end tire lines. This model is exclusive to Canadian Tire, and are reasonably priced at $129 /each. For a barometer, cheap no-name tires are about $80 /each. But remember what I always harp…
It wasn’t all track time, the tires were tested in a braking exercise (stop accelerating Keri), and this is how potholes are simulated.
Run through the course once on the competition, then again on Continentals. The latter was a smoother, less jittery ride and sounded less hollow. In tire ratings, that’s “comfort”.
Best part of the tire is this:
1 – compare the wear pattern of those boxes each side of the tire, to know if things are balanced
2 – Dry / Wet / Snow – when that letter wears off, the tire is no longer good in those road conditions
Continental claims these will last 145,000 km, which is on the high side of things.
This is nicely framed.
The girls of Canadian Tire; welcome to my blog guys!
Middle is Melissa Arbour, CT’s Senior Business Manager for Tires, Wheels and Accessories, and right is PR megamind Nicole Grant.
Spot my Jag.
This was all last Thursday afternoon, kicking off the best night of the week.
Different than the “delivery fee”, the destination charge is the cost of shipping the car from factory to dealership.
It’s never included in the price, and you can’t negotiate out of paying it, it’ll just never happen.
Read it online at Autonet.
When you’re shopping, I’d recommend adding at least $1,200 CDN to the price, and then do your math based on that total.
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Back to ‘Keri on Driving’ – Index
Me – I can’t figure out why, when you had this car last week, it was so much louder. Is it because of the engine algorithm?
Russ – [pushes the * button]
Me – what do the goggly eyes mean?
Russ – that’s a dual exhaust, Keri.
Starting at $37,960
This one $48,850
2.0L outputting 141 hp and 129 lb.ft of torque.
Fuel economy rating is 4.2 L/100km, I got 6.9 L/100km.
Massive sunroof, woodgrain trim, and all the safety aids that are en vogue, bundled into a classy styling.
The wide-open interior is thanks to the E-shift. See the buttons running down the left side of the screen? That’s Drive / Reverse / Park / Neat eh.
Here’s a video [from last year] – the push button shift in action.
When they climbed inside, this interior made all my passengers get wide-eyed and go “ooohhh“.
They did last year too, so if that’s the effect you’re looking for, confirmed: this Lincoln will give you that.
Lincoln has an event on right now, #UncoverLuxury
This is very rare (usually the hybrid version is thousands more.)
Comfortable, perforated leather seats, and soft-touch everywhere.
2 large executives will fit easily into the back, where the rear seats are heated too.
Touch-controlled everything.
Too bad I didn’t notice the shadow on the door there, this was almost a good shot.
Starting at $37,960
This one $48,850