The Audi A6 is an enviably pretty, luxurious, and capable sedan stuck in an unenviable position. Not only does it face off against two of the toughest premium sedans ever to hustle down the Autobahn–the BMW 5-Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class–it also faces internal foes, in the form of the superlovely Audi A7 hatchback that’s… …read more
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Report: Maserati Ghibli overtakes Levante, headed for Shanghai?
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While earlier reports indicated that the next Maserati product out of the gate would be the Levante SUV, Motor Trend is now reporting that the Audi A7-shaped Ghibli has cut in line. Word is that we may see the new Ghibli as early as the Shanghai Motor Show in April.
Citing unnamed sources, MT predicts that the minds at Maserati now see a more pressing need to fight off the likes of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class and the BMW 5 Series than to go after luxury utes. However, if our spy shots of Ghibli prototypes are anything to go on, it’s also likely that the sub-Quattroporte Maser won’t be a traditional sedan. The car above’s long nose, low roof and brief, sloping rear deck all bring to mind Audi’s lovely A7, Meaning the Ghibli may fall into the always murky four-door-coupe/luxury hatchback genre.
Bi-turbocharged iterations of both a V6 and a V8 should make up the early powertrain choices for the Maserati, meaning the top-spec Ghibli should have loads of shove to match its promised good looks.
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Video: Justin Bell laps Willow Springs… in the dark… using only night vision
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Night vision has made its way into quite a few luxury cars as a night-driving safety feature, but eBay Motors wanted to see if the technology could be used to actually drive the car. Former racer and World’s Faster Car Show host Justin Bell grabbed the keys to an Audi A7 and headed to Willow Springs Raceway to find out.
As if driving in the dark of the desert night wasn’t hard enough, the car’s windshield and side windows were blacked out, so Bell’s driving relied completely on the three-inch night vision display located in the gauge cluster. In addition to navigating the track, his producers also threw in a few surprises for Bell on the track. We don’t want to spoil too much for you, but based on the speeds exhibited in the video, we don’t think 24-hour endurance races will be adding this tech any time soon; that being said, he probably drove the car faster and better than we could have.
Scroll down to watch how Bell does lapping the track using only the car’s night vision.
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Video: Audi takes cars that park themselves to a whole new level
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Autonomous cars are impressive displays of in-car technology, but what exactly would the benefit of such systems be for the average driver? Audi has answered that question by showing off its Piloted Parking system for the Audi Connect at CES 2013.
Installed on this Audi A7, Piloted Parking allows a driver to drop themselves off and have the car autonomously drive away on its own and find its own parking spot. The car can then later be retrieved by “calling” it back with a specially designed smartphone app. We’d be lying if we said this didn’t bring back memories of Michael Knight summoning KITT with his wristwatch. The most impressive part of this car might be the fact that the car is fully autonomous but doesn’t have any obvious sensors or monitors on the exterior of the car like many other self-driving cars have.
Check out a video of the this innovative technology in action after the jump.
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Audi A7
For more on the current model, including pricing with options, see our full review of the 2013 Audi A7. The Audi A7 is a mid-size luxury car that shares its running gear with the Audi A6 sedan. It’s a distinctive spin-off, with a sloping fastback body that’s one of the most attractive designs on the road today. The shape puts the A7 in a small…
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