300hp. 3080 lbs. quattro. beautiful interior. 0-60 in 5.1 s. I AM SOLD. Reserve me a black one with DSG, please.
The 4-door sedan version of this S3 (5-door will likely not be returning to the US market, unfortunately) will be arriving to the US in mid-late 2013. I will be in line for one.
and a promo video:
The iPad is a pretty astounding device; sure you’ve heard the hype and the blah blah blah—-but the fact of the matter is, it is the premier mobile all-in-one multimedia device. If you’re not convinced, then you should check out just how many amazing motoring and automotive applications there are available. I have multiple folders full of stellar automotive enthusiast applications. The latest of which is called Road Inc.
I’ve always found it pretty amazing that automobiles (sometimes) have so much aesthetic importance given to them, yet automotive websites are so NON-aesthetically pleasing. Often I find them to look like an offshoot of ESPN or some tacky jock football page. The iPad, however, serves to provide a clean, interactive platform to make apps. A stylistic revolution is surely needed—-enter why i love the Road Inc. application so much.
To start, the app comes with various ‘veiled’ classics—each of which can have a packet downloaded into the iPad for free, upon the user’s interest in the automobile. After that comes a barrage of information, media, photography, 3D image renderings, essays, and a wealth of information about the car being looked at.
Earlier today, i downloaded the packet for one of my favourite all-time (race)cars—-the Bugatti Type 35b; here are just a couple sample screenshots i took earlier:
They supply a 360 degree rotatable image, to check the car out in its entirety.
There is beautiful attention to detail here; and you get the sense that someone has poured in plenty of time and energy to make this app a beautiful one to use for the motoring enthusiast. I salute Road Inc. for making something like this. Currently there are 50 cars available with a full data packet download of information. I really look forward to see Road Inc expand on this list in the future. The app is currently available in the iPad application store for $4.99.
Link: Road Inc.
Yes I don’t really cover non-automotive related topics, but the passing of Steve Jobs made me sad. Why? Because i’ve been using Apple computers since i was a little kid—–Mr. Jobs’ computers introduced me to computing, and without my trusty Macs, I wouldn’t be making music or writing blogs with such delightful ease as I do now….or sitting on airplanes with my fantastic iPad automotive e-magazines….or editing IEDEI from my iPhone. You will be missed, Steve.
the iPad has so many fantastic car-related applications—-another one I downloaded yesterday is for Jaguar—–celebrating 75 years of the big cat. Lots of amazing photos and history in this beautifully presented application. Available now from the iPad App store.
Here are just a couple screenshots taken with my IEDEI Pad:
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