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After the Q8 Sport concept, we now have a new sign Audi is prepping a high-performance version of its big SUV. Audi’s SUV portfolio keeps on growing as after introducing the Q2 at the bottom of the food chain, the Ingolstadt-based marque is now working on the new Q8 range topper. It will be out in production guise next year and the company has already dropped a hint it might do an RS version by showcasing the Q8 Sport concept pictured below. Now, we have yet another clue Audi Sport will work its magic on the big SUV as a trademark filling for “RS Q8” was registered just yesterday with the European Union Intellectual Property Office and is currently being examined. Update: Audi RS Q8 Debuts With The Same Top Speed As The Lamborghini Urus Audi RS Q8 Officially Claims Fastest SUV Title At The Nürburgring If you’re still not convinced the RS portfolio will be expanded with some high-riding offerings, Audi Sport’s chief Stephan Winkelmann has already … [Read more...] about Audi RS Q8 Gets Closer To Reality As Trademark Filing Surfaces

The Italian SUV may not be as fast as it seems. The Alfa Romeo Stelvio lapped the Nürburgring in a record 7 minutes 51.7 seconds , making it the fastest SUV ever around the Green Hell. But with any record-breaking Nürburgring lap, some are calling into question the legitimacy of Alfa Romeo’s run, citing a number of editing issues within the video. The legitimacy question was first brought up by the website Bridge to Gantry , which pointed out a number of issues that could provide evidence of the video being faked. The video, which shows all 7 minutes and 51.7 seconds of the run, sees the Stelvio show up at the same location multiple times throughout, including the 2 kilometer sign, which shows up twice near the beginning of the video. See if you can spot it: Honda Civic Type R , which recorded a 7 minute 50.63-second lap prior to its 7 minute 43.8 second-run set in April. The latter of the two is a new front-wheel-drive record: Porsche 911 GT2 RS … [Read more...] about Alfa Stelvio ‘Ring Record Video In Doubt, Evidence Of Editing

Maybe it’s because you were stuck inside for a year. Maybe you’re finally able to fulfill a lifelong goal. Maybe you just got the idea in your head that life needs to offer more excitement than it does when you drive a crossover SUV every day of your life. For whatever reason, you’ve got it in your head that you want to buy your first sports car. Is this a logical, sensible decision? No. There is no good argument for buying a sports car. And that’s the point. Sports cars are bad at everything other cars do except one very, very important thing. Being fun. Sports cars are about emotion, sensation and exhilaration. Making a sensible decision has nothing to do with it. Stop trying to rationalize it to your friends, your spouse and yourself (that’s the first tip). Having said that, there are some things to consider as a first time sports car buyer to ensure your purchase offers more fun than it does inconvenience (or in some cases, outright misery). Be wary of buying used. It … [Read more...] about A first-time buyer’s guide to sports cars

Three women have accused New York's Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment. The complaints center largely around unsolicited shows of affection. He very well may have said the inappropriate things being reported, but none of the women were physically harmed by what was at most unwanted flirtation. You have to ask: What will these displays of fragility do to the women's careers? Little that's good, unless they plan to seek tenure in a department of gender studies. "I understood that the governor wanted to sleep with me," said Charlotte Bennett, a former aide, "and felt horribly uncomfortable and scared." A grown woman getting "scared" by a come-on? From a New Yorker, no less? Wanting the world to know of her torment, Bennett made herself available to the media, done up in cat-eye makeup. Basically, that involves a vixenish wing of eyeliner swooshing to the outer corner. Is your writer implying that Bennett somehow "asked for it"? She is not, because "it" never happened. It's … [Read more...] about Women Accusing Cuomo Won’t Come Out on Top | Opinion