Entries tagged with “audi” from Car & Caboodle

A few weeks ago, Car and Driver published spy photos of what they believed was the forthcoming 2010 Porsche compact SUV.  Porsche brass have been vehemently denying the existance of such a car, but with the emergence of the Audi Q5 and VW Tiguan such a vehicle certainly seems possible.

The story was recently revised, however, claiming "Recent reports suggest these pictures show a next-gen 2011 Cayenne prototype, not Porsche's upcoming small SUV"

It certainly looks smaller to me. You be the judge.

I knew when I got pregnant with Luke that the two-row car was out. It was time for the lovely family car. We all cringe when we hear "family car" because it usually means minivan with crumbs and kid paraphernalia all over. I had to find a better solution. I was excited to hear of several new, smaller SUVs that had a third row, so I decided to check them out. Unfortunately, I found that the third row usually means there is trunk that converts into a space where very small children can squeeze into as long as they have very short legs. Another big issue is that the kids would need to move or fold down a seat in order to climb in. I know my girls didn't have the strength required to move the seat and I would be stuck with the task every time we got in the car, in addition to getting baby Luke in his car seat.

Audi Option
I really fell in love with the Audi Q7 because it is beautiful and it offers captain chairs, creating a path for getting to the third row without moving anything. I tried so hard to make it work, but once we fit the family and gear in we couldn't even go grocery shopping.

Please NOT a Minivan!
So, it looked like I could have a huge gas guzzler or a minivan. I checked into the large SUVs to see how much gas they really guzzle...I wasn't about to drive a van! If only VW would remake the bus, vans could be cool again.