2001 Audi RS4 B5 Avant

Posted: March 18, 2009 by The Car Spy in Audi
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It’s RS4 time again and this time we have another B5 Avant to sell on behalf of the current owner. Seriously sought-after in Avus Silver this RS4 has been carefully maintained all through its life by Audi and comes with a manufacturer’s warranty until January 2010. Stainless- steel roof-rails, SatNav Plus, 18″ RS4 alloys and electric sunroof are all part of the kit. If you can’t stretch your budget to a B7 RS4 then these B5’s will still fill your boots if it’s stormimg performance you are after for less than £20k.  How does 375 bhp and 0-60 mph in less than 5 seconds sound? There are not many cars with such all-round ability and practicality that even come close to the RS4. If you would like more details of this particular example just click here.

2006 Audi RS4 Quattro Avant

Posted: March 8, 2009 by The Car Spy in Audi
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If you have read earlier posts on this blog you would probably have guessed by now that we rate the RS4 very highly indeed. It is always a pleasure therefore when we are presented with an opportunity to sell one and this time the lady wears black. Phantom Black Pearlescent to be more precise. Only one owner from new this lovely example has covered a tad over 13k miles with a perfect history and the balance of an Audi warranty to boot. All the usual toys including SatNav Plus but with the addition of the slightly more rare (and expensive) option of a solar panel sunroof. Very handy on a black car in the middle of summer cos it keeps the air circulating while it’s parked up to save you from stepping suited and booted into a Turkish sauna. For once an option that is both clever and desirable. Click here for further details on this stunning RS4.

Porsche 911 Turbo

Posted: February 22, 2009 by The Car Spy in Porsche
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1963, that’s when the 911 was born. And in 1981 it should have died. Fortunately a gentleman by the name of Peter Schutz who happened to be the company’s new CEO at the time had the vision and foresight not to replace the 911 with the 928. So the company was probably saved because without the 911 there wasn’t much in reserve to ensure Porsche’s financial well-being for the future. Think of Porsche and one shape comes to mind. One car, one company, one huge profit and today they own VW for goodness sake. Vielen Dank Herr Schutz! One model in the range that surely would have been chopped in its prime in 1981 was the Turbo. This lairy wild child was already pumping out 300 horses by the early eighties and the red-braces brigade in the City bought them by the shed-load with their super-size bonuses. Guards Red was de rigeur of course. Into the early nineties and the Turbo was pushing the performance boundaries for street-legal road cars and the arrival of the 993 model designed by Tony Hatter had the purists swooning. Even today the 993 Turbo can command a whopping premium and residuals are about the best you will find on any car. All down to the desirability of the twin-turbo air-cooled flat-six from which Porsche could now extract over 400 bhp. For economic and environmental reasons the only way Porsche could move the game forward in 1997 was to switch to a water-cooled design of the flat-six and along came the 996 and 450 bhp for the Turbo version. Sub 4 second times for the scrabble to 60 mph were easily achieved now and the 911 Turbo was still the car to set the benchmark for all other ‘supercar’ players including Ferrari, Lambo and the new kids on the block Audi, BM and MB. Today’s 997  Turbo will slip past 190 mph according to the official figures but does it in a more refined, technically superior way than its predecessors. Some road-testers have managed to get to 60 mph in 3.2 seconds and the latest model will use less fuel getting there than the 996 version. The 911 Turbo has always been described as the most practical supercar money can buy and in 2009 it is still probably true. We know of  a new one that is up for sale with a tidy saving on the list price. Click here for details.

2008 Fiat 500

Posted: February 17, 2009 by The Car Spy in FIAT
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So you think the new ‘chingkweechentoe’ is cute eh? And who do you think styled this little piece of retro charm? Someone clever like Giugiaro? Maybe Pininfarina or even Bertone perhaps. It had to be an Italian surely! How about the Mini then? Now that must have been a young talented Brit designer straight out of the RSA with all that funky styling going on. Actually think Moroccan and his name is Frank Stephenson. A talented chap who developed his craft in an art college in California. Think BMW X5, Ferrari F430, Maserati Quattroporte and he had a hand in all of them including the Mini and the Nuova 500. No wonder he is now ensconced at McLaren Automotive! So maybe he is busy sorting out the P11 as we speak. Back to the Fiat for now as we contemplate this cutest of cute cars. If you needed reminding of what the original looked like then this is a facsimile of all those curvy features from the 1950’s in a 21st century dressing. The cheeky face is still recognisable along with the pert rump – a bit Mini-esque in fact. It’s bigger though of course to accommodate the raft of rules from the safety police. It is quicker, much quicker. These days the 1.4 500 can muster 100 bhp compared to the 13 horses that its grandad whipped to a frenzy. The new model is comfortable too. This is no buzz-box. The ride is as civilised as you would expect in a modern car and road-holding is typical ‘wheel-at-each-corner’ style. We are selling a Bossa Nova white ‘Lounge’ variant on behalf of the owner with its red leather interior, aircon, Bluetooth and Microsoft Windows Mobile USB for all you technophiles. This is a nearly-new 2008 model with only 700 miles on the clock and a manufacturer’s warranty until March 2011. Click here and go all soft and cuddly.

Porsche Cayman S Sport Limited Edition

Posted: February 13, 2009 by The Car Spy in Porsche
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Here’s another car that looks good in white. Standing next to this Cayman S Sport the car looks bigger than the standard Cayman. White seems to give the car a bit more road presence and the black detailing adds a nice touch of contrast. Did you know that Cayman’s are assembled in Finland? Seems like our Nordic cousins are building nice motors as well as mobile phones for the world! They probably have the best drivers in the world too. Anyway back to the white Cayman. This is a limited edition example of 700 ‘specials’ that Porsche produced before the most recent facelift took place. So what’s different about the Sport S? Well, they came in some pretty wild colours for starters – Bright Orange, Signal Green, Speed Yellow and Guards Red. Black and Arctic Silver were available to the more conservative purchaser. They were slightly quicker than the standard 3.4’s because a tuned exhaust was fitted which upped the number of horses to 303. It also sounds a bit more rorty. What else? Well there’s a gorgeous alcantara steering wheel and the instrumentation pod loses its cowling. 19″ Alloys came as standard with ‘Cayman S’ stickering down both flanks. The car was also lowered a tad by 0.4 inches. So there you have it. This is a Cayman which still offers the crackerjack ride of the ‘standard’ car but offers a touch of individuality that makes it stand out in the pub car park. The Carrera White one referred to here is up for sale as a brand new, unregistered car with big savings on the original list price. It also has the rare Tiptronic gearbox option fitted. Give us a call on 0845 643 2047 for more details or click here to view this Cayman S Sport in all its glory.

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