Audi Q7 SUV

Audi Q7 SUV

Kelly Blue Book recently announced the 2009 brands and vehicles who out-perform others in terms of resale value. These award-winning vehicles are expected to retain their value (the greatest proportion of the original retail price) five years from now, the average time period for ownership of a new car.

Did you know that after five years, the average vehicle only retains 35 percent of its original value? This means that a car costing $50,000 today will be worth around $17,000 and change in 2013.

Ouch!

Kelley Blue Book's Best Resale Value Awards are not designed to make us kick ourselves for the car we should have bought, but to give us the information we need to make better car-buying decisions in the future.

See if your car is among the winners (mine is - yay!), and if it's not, you can cry on my virtual shoulder. Just promise me that next time, you'll shop smarter.

2009 Best Resale Value: Brand

Honda

2009 Best Resale Value: By Vehicle Category


Compact Pickup: Toyota Tacoma

Full-size Pickup: Toyota Tundra

Crossover: Honda CR-V

Luxury Crossover: BMW X5

Hybrid Crossover: Toyota Highlander Hybrid

SUV: Jeep Wrangler

Luxury SUV: Audi Q7 Quattro

Hybrid SUV: Chevrolet Tahoe

High Performance Car: Nissan GT-R

Hybrid Car: Honda Civic Hybrid

Compact Car: MINI Cooper

Mid-Size Car: Lexus IS

Full-Size Car: Cadillac CTS

Luxury Car: Audi A5

Van: Honda Odyssey

2009 Best Resale Value: Top 10 Models

Honda Civic/Civic Hybrid

Honda Fit

MINI Cooper

Scion xB

Scion xD

Scion tC

Toyota Corolla

Toyota Prius

Toyota Yaris

Volkswagen Rabbit

(Note: All values are based on the November/December 2008 Kelley Blue Book Residual Value Guide. Top 10 models appear in alphabetical order).

Source: http://www.kbb.com/brva09

Audi RS4

Audi RS4

The Audi RS4 Cabriolet has an acceleration speed of zero - sixty-two in 4.90 seconds with at top speed of 155 mph. It also has a six speed manual transmission. The design of the RS4 Cabriolet is convertible style with at displacement of 254.042 cubic inches and a maximum Bhp of 414.0 at 7,800 rpm's. The tire size for the front and rear are 255/40 R18 and has a length of 179.3 inches, a width of 71.4 inches, and a weight of 4,068 pounds. The fuel capacity for the RS4 Cabriolet is 16.6 gallons.

Some of the standard features included in the purchase of this vehicle include a full size spare tire. No more worries with a donut. Rear glass window on the convertible top helps in the visibility department. The exterior mirrors are heated for those cold mornings or nights. Front dual vanity mirrors so you can always look your best. Variable speed wipers, and also a rear window defroster.

For storage options in the vehicle there is a lockable glove box with a light. There's a convenient storage compartment on the floor. Duel seatback storage pockets. The Audi RS4 Cabriolet comes equipped with cargo area tie downs, a coin holder, a convenient ski bag, rear armrest storage, cargo net, front dual under seat storage and front door mounted storage space.

The drivers seat adjusts in a total of 12 different positions for ensured comfort. This vehicle comes with Nappa leather seating with piping. The front passenger seat also adjusts to 12 positions. The rear seats are bucket seats with adjustable head rests and an center armrest. With these beautiful seats a comfortable ride is almost a guarantee.

As for the safety aspects of this car it comes fully equipped with all the features a person could want. Such as an automatic and concealed safety rollbar. An emergency fuel shutoff device. Side guard door beams, and a trunk anti trap device. A rollover sensor that can assist in the event of almost rolling you vehicle over. Both driver and passenger air bags that deploy in two stages.

The braking and traction aspects of the Audi S4 Cabriolet are the major part in its handling so well. The S4 Cabriolet has the Quattro AWD with a torsen center locking differential. To ensure a prompt stopping time Audi installed a front power ventilated disk and rear power ventilated disk brakes. With an electronic brake assistance and electronic brake force distribution you can rest assured with such a complex braking system you will stop. State of the art traction control system and an electronic stabilization program , vehicle stability control are to help a driver maintain proper control.

WHEELS AND MORE AUDI R8 V10 .6 INFO

Wheelsandmore from Germany, individual deluxe tuner sport and super sport cars offer their latest success with the unobtrusive code V10 0.6

Increasing serial power of the V10 engine that they handcrafted a special stainless steel exhaust valve control system, combined with an ECU upgrade gained enormous 600 hp and 590 pounds of torque.

Wheelsandmore reach even more agility with the installation of the new 3-piece wheels are available with unlimited color and surface combinations. For the perfect visual appearance and handling of their personal their "C-Sports" model sizing 9.0 × 20 "with Continental Sport Contact III tires 235/30/20 in front and a 11.0 × 20" with 295 / 25 / 20 "tires in the rear.

To borrow the German sports car a sportier performance, along with more aggressive appearance, the receiver adapted an established special breed KW coilover with adjustable rebound and compression, hydraulic liftable around 1.77 inches.

Super Cars Audi R8: Instant Success

Super Cars Audi R8 Wallpaper

The first of 400 allocated to the UK has found a buyer, with 50 more potential customers patiently wait for one of the second batch. Audi is currently producing 15 units per day at the Neckarsulm plant them.

Review Of The Audi R8, Porsche 911, Lamborghini Gallardo

Audi R8 Wallpaper

Porsche 911: Comes in normally aspirated and Turbo versions. The match between the Audi R8 Porsche models, and substantially more expensive than the base 911. Lamborghini Gallardo: Far more expensive than the R8 that, Lambo Gallardo is not much faster than the R8 and costs more than doubled.

Prior Design emphasize aerodynamics Audi R8

The presence of manufacturer's official midfikasi home brings its own blessings, not only for manufacturers but also for the other modifier. Section, the modification of home modifications or commonly known tuner is often used as inspiration.



From several reputable tuner, there is a special one that seemed Prior Design. Tuner origin of this one often produces works of modifications that could be considered unusual. It can be seen from the latest spin from Prior Design, the victim is the Audi R8.

This is not the first time German tuner is changing the look of Audi cars, and not just Audi's all become a subscription channeling creative ideas. There are several other luxury cars ever at work on the Prior such as BMW, Ford, Jaguar, Lamborghini and others.

Changes this time created by Prior Design has chosen to focus on the exterior and the interior just the tuner or just want to show and emphasize aroma of aerodynamics on this car.

Starting from the front of the tuner here mengaplikasilan lip spoiler with a center fin and two small water intakes on the side, hood with carbon-fiber bandage, into the middle here Applying the tuner side skirts. In order to impress the compact rear bumpers also changed plus diffuser with carbon-fiber bandage.

On the other hand on the legs of the pair tuner 9x20 alloy wheels with tires size 235/30/20 for the front wheels, while at the rear wheels 11.5x20 installed and wrapped with 305/25/20 sized pile of rubber.

Log into the sector, to bring an elegant and light impression in the tuner from Kamp-Lintfort add carbon fiber trim devices, as well as on the control panel and breathtaking Handbrake Handle.

Although the closed position the hood but the tuner still adorn the machine by using a carbon-fiber wrap. Prior claim for aerodynamic design package this one is not yet set a price.