Vehicle Technology


Luxury Goes Green: Audi and Porsche Are Moving Forward with Eco Car Design

Have you ever dreamed of owning an eco car? What about a luxury one? Tesla’s electric cars garner a lot of love from the press, but there’s nothing quite like sliding behind the wheel of a sleek Porsche or an elegant Audi. We’ve got some great news for you. It looks like the dreams of…

Audi Night Vision Assistant - An impressive technological innovation

Audi Night Vision Assistant: An impressive technological innovation

A Wormhole into the Audi Night Vision Assistant technology While at work, I regularly fall into YouTube wormholes. If I’m doing my job correctly, the videos are primarily (if not exclusively) car-related. And, with any luck, these digital meanderings usually lead to some fodder for a blog post. Well, yesterday whilst tunneling through said hole,…

2017 Audi allroad Technology - Traffic light information system

2017 Audi allroad Technology: Traffic light information system

2017 Audi allroad Technology: More new features The other week, I wrote about the revamped all-wheel drive system in the new 2017 Audi allroad. Rebranded as quattro with ultra technology, this alteration is the biggest change in Audi’s soon-to-be-released sport wagon. Of course, that’s not the only aspect of the new allroad which the German…

Audi Stuff on the Internet - A Video Round-Up

Audi Stuff on the Internet: A Video Round-Up

Equal-Opporunity Promoter of Stuff The other day, I posted a series of Porsche videos that recently popped up online, offering a brief commentary on each one of them. Since Prestige Imports is both a Porsche and Audi dealership, I figured that I would spread the content-love around to both brands. To this end, I once…

The Porsche 919 Hybrid and 24 Hours of Le Mans

The Porsche 919 Hybrid and 24 Hours of Le Mans

24 Hours of Le Mans: A Brief History 24 heures du mans, or 24 Hours of Le Mans for non-francophile readers, debuted in 1906 as a competitive outlet for “the passion of men who recognized that the invention of the automobile had the potential to revolutionize the 20th century.” According to the race’s official site,…

Porsche Production Process:

Porsche Production Process: The Making of a Masterpiece

Porsche Production Process: The Making of a Masterpiece As a writer and an artist, I find the process of how something is made to be as fascinating as the eventual end product. In some instances, process might even trump product. So I was rather pleased when I stumbled upon the following manufacturing video compiled by…

Porsche Mission E

Porsche Mission E: The Future of Performance Vehicles

Porsche Mission E: The Future of Performance Vehicles As car manufacturers look for ways in which to produce more sustainable and environmentally-friendly vehicles that meet more stringent emissions standards set by nations across the world, developing effective electric models has become a necessity. While Porsche already offers E-Hybrid versions for their Panamera and Cayenne models…

Porsche and Audi LED Lights -The Benefits of Better Lighting

Porsche and Audi LED Lights: The Benefits of Better Lighting

Nowadays, Audi and Porsche equip most of the vehicles with LED headlamps and rear taillights as a standard feature. Generally speaking, manufacturers consider LED lights superior to their incandescent, halogen, or xenon counterparts. Since the lighting system on you vehicle is one of its most important safety features, outfitting your car with premium equipment is…

Turbocharged Engine

Porsche Turbocharged Engine: A Closer Look at the Technology

Yesterday, the Porsche newsroom released an overview of their turbocharged engine (originally published in the Porsche customer magazine Christophorus, No. 373), touting its technical specifications and subsequent performance merits. The article is rather tech-heavy and, to be honest, a bit too esoteric to understand at first blush if you’re not a gearhead. What a reader…

The Porsche Sound - Low angle view of a classic Porsche driving on a country road.

The Porsche Sound

The Porsche Sound One of the signature features of Porsche’s 911 model is the sound its engine produces (particularly, the older air-cooled engines). It is a unique, muscular noise that elicits a visceral response from the driver or passenger. In the below eGarage video, Porsche enthusiast Magnus Walker tools around Los Angeles for a night…

Close-up view of the MMI Scren in an Audi vehicle. Image used to illustrate the article - Car Navigation Systems Comparison: Factory vs Smart Phone vs After Market vs Portable.

Car Navigation Systems Comparison: Factory vs Smart Phone vs After Market vs Portable

The chart below outlines the pros and cons of the various car navigation systems currently available. Category Factory Navigation Systems Portable Navigation Systems After Market Navigation Systems Smartphone Navigation Systems Design Integrated into the overall design and function of the vehicle. Typically a larger screen than other navigation systems offer. The portable navigation systems are…

Photo of the cockpit of the new Audi A3. Used to illustrate the article "How do I pair Bluetooth devices with my Audi A3, TT, or R8?"

How do I pair Bluetooth devices with my Audi A3, TT, or R8?

  As Audi refreshes their model lineup and our customers move into newer cars, it is very common for our Audi Brand Specialists and Audi Service Advisors to get the question “How do I pair Bluetooth devices with my Audi?” With the current and forthcoming updated Audi models, there is an updated process for pairing…

The first of its kind Porsche 991 7-speed manual transmission

The first of its kind Porsche 991 7-speed manual transmission

The Porsche 991 7-speed manual transmission may come as “standard”, but there is nothing standard about it. While the optional Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) transmission gets a lot of love from enthusiasts and the automotive press, the 7-speed manual transmission is a revolutionary addition to a long history of exceptional standard transmissions. Below are just a…

What is the difference between a turbocharger and a supercharger

What is the difference between a turbocharger and a supercharger?

Editor’s note: In the video below, Audi Brand Specialist Scott Wondrasch discusses the difference between a turbocharger and a supercharger in the Audi engine lineup. Below that is a more in-depth article that Scott wrote up to accompany the video.     What is the difference between a turbocharger and a supercharger? The answer is…

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