15 Nov 2021

Audi To Buy McLaren? McLaren Says No

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="65873"] words: Bill, photos: Audi AG I woke up this morning with an explosion of news that Audi and BMW were buying McLaren: BMW buying the car segment and Audi buying the motorsport division i.e. F1. Just Google "Audi, McLaren" and you will see many articles proclaiming this. BMW stated earlier that they were not interested in McLaren Automotive but rumors still stated that Audi was "open for discussion". Audi Sport fans have been teased with ...
Mon, Nov 15 , 2021 Bill
23 Jan 2018

Spy vs Spi – Audi R8 V10 plus Spyder vs McLaren 570s Spider Drag Race

words: Bill Cho, video: Auto Express In the old battle between all motor vs forced induction, a new battle forms between an AWD German supercar and a RWD British supercar. In this video from Auto Express, the mighty R8 V10 plus Spyder goes up against the McLaren 570s Spider. Last week, the R8 went up against its smaller brother, the RS 3, and won. On paper, the McLaren has 40 less horses, 2 less cylinders but is 463 pounds lighter and has 30 lb/ft more torque at peak RPM. Will AWD...
Tue, Jan 23 , 2018 Bill