A Tale Of Nine VW Maniacs And Their Trek Across Europe To Wörthersee

Nine friends with modern classic Volkswagens, 2000 miles, a few laps at the Nürburgring, a broken gearbox, 3 hours of oil and dirt and the Alps as a background in an adventure that they will never forget.

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It's Not A Road Trip If You Don't Scare Yourself A Little Bit

Leaving Old Faithful I was prepared or an easy drive out of the Rockies and into Wyoming's famous ranch land. Alas, I had one more stretch of America's purple mountain's majesty left that my Gulf Coast mind was not prepared for.

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There Are Gorgeous Places In America You've Never Heard Of

This will be a short post as I have the second longest day of the trip behind me, and the longest ahead of me. I have many stories to tell, but just a quick note about Bear Lake on the Utah/Idaho border. I didn't know it existed. It's glorious.

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How Does A German Car Survive In The Intense Heat?

In describing the climate of Las Vegas, people tend to lean on the cliché "it's a dry heat." I assume if they had built this city on the sun, they'd describe it as a "bright heat." So how did the Audi R8 I'm campaigning across the U.S. hold up in 112 degree "dry" heat?

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How To Pack For A Summer Vacation With Just One Carry-On Bag

I'll soon be driving cross-country in an Audi R8 convertible which, while glamorous, has a tiny trunk up front (a frunk). This presents a challenge a lot of people have: How to fit a vacation's worth of necessities in one bag? Here's how I do it.

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Seven Countries In Seven Hours In A Fiesta ST

We left the ring and headed to Munich which is easily one of my favorite cities in the world. Bavarian food, beer, and cars are some of my favorite things in life. But first we took the Fiesta on the Autobahn. 240+kph in a Fiesta is kind of awesome. I believe that's 149.1 mph! Not bad for a little four-cylinder that…

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I'm Driving Across The U.S.A. In An Audi R8, Tell Me Where To Go

As I mentioned yesterday, I've been Editor-in-Chief for a year. In light of that, I'm taking a week off to drive an Audi R8 Spyder from Los Angeles to D.C. Here's a general outline of the path I'm taking, where should I stop along the way?

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