This morning, bright and early, I headed down to La Med in Clifton for the first Audi Run gathering for a Sunday morning Breakfast drive to Franschoek.

I started this little idea with the intention of starting up a social club with a group of folk in and around Cape Town who love driving, who love Audi and just want to hook up for a chat every now and again while taking a Sho’t Left to check out some of South Africas sights.

I was joined by

Chris M of iMod and his fiance’ in a 2010 Audi A3 1.8T with the personalised plate “SEO GURU-WP”. (His plate doesn’t lie… he is the guru when it comes to SEO in SA).

The Perel brothers, otherwise known as obox and MarcPerel, the brainchildren behind “From the Couch” the vlog rocked up in a Audi A3 B7 2.0 model. They are more famous for having beaten me in last years Blog Awards in the “Best New Blog” category.

We hit the road around 9am and headed north on an absolutely awesome drive. It was the perfect distance to enjoy the scenery, enjoy the drive and have fun driving without getting bored. It’s also a really great road with some cool swooping turns, a few bumps and crests to keep the drivers entertained and highly recommend that you check it out sometime.

Breakfast was cool. We settled in a quiet but complicated little restaurant and chilled for a few hours. The company was great and it was exactly the kind of vibe that I was hoping for. Just a group of us chilling without worry about work, talking about projects or any of those pretentious things that get brought up at the usual social gatherings in Cape Town.

I had fun and I’m definitely going to be organising a follow up.

Chris – your car is sweet dude. Enjoy it buddy, I know how hard you worked for it and be proud at the fact that its yours and not a gift or something that came easy!

The Perel boys – It was gangsta gents. You guys are real and I love the humility. Your business rocks already, but stay true to yourselves and you guys will be champs one day. #TrueStory

if you are keen to join us on our next trip, be sure to join the Audi Run Facebook group, its open to anyone. We think that once every two months or so would be a nice way to set up the regular gatherings and keep it casual.

The controversial Audi A5 suicide advert has been doing the rounds online. I think that it’s a brilliant advert that highlights the new Clean Diesel engines that are good for the environment. Audi has a reputation of really good adverts and I have featured some here before.

Sadly though, Audi has come out disowning the advert and denying the validity of he advert as an Audi initiative. In their defense, the advert does stand out like pink hair when you consider that legacy Audi adverts are always very clinical and portray clean and tidy concepts. #JustSaying!

Check out the Audi A5 Suicide advert:

Do you think that this really is an Audi advert?

The Audi A1 rumours started a little while ago and is expected to be on show at the Geneva Motor Show in March this year. Reports have started to surface of the Audi S1 specs and I am sure that this is the model that the young Audi fans have been waiting for.

Built on the same frame as the VW Polo GTi, the Audi S1 is set to challenge the likes of the Mini Cooper S and Alfa’s new sexy MiTo Cloverleaf.

The S1 will be powered by a 1.4L turbocharged, direct injection, 4 cylinder engine, pumping out 180bhp and 184lb-ft torque.

The real kicker though, is that the Audi S1 will be Audi’s first S range car without the renowned Quattro system which usually pumps power out to all four wheels.

The Audi S1 is expected to go on display at the Paris Motor Show and should hit showrooms early 2011.

I’ll have 1 please!

The Audi guys have released a video ahead of the European winter season for its Audi Winter Accessory range.

It’s a pretty funny take on ice-hockey and worth the watch!

Check out all other Audi articles or some of these:

Audi A7!

Audi reveal it’s new logo!

Audi TT RS – Car Porn!

Since the A5 took to teh streets a few years ago, I have been convinced of the creation of an A7 from Audi. I have maintained that it will most likely be swooping coupe’ styled luxury sedan that follows design hints of the A5, but the size and luxury of the A8, and it seems that my hopes have been fulfilled!

I;ll be keeping my eye’s open for engine specs and other features for the Audi A7 and I’ll be sure to post them here!

I have always expressed my distaste for BMW’s and their drivers. This image is of a BMW 530d sums up my opinion of it’s drivers perfectly!

The 2009 Formula 1 season is about to kick off. I suggest that you book these dates in your diaries and get ready for another season of the good stuff.

2009 Ferrari Formula 1 Car

Here is a brief look at the 2009 Formula 1 Race Calendar:

In keeping with the Audi news, I’d like to announce that the rumour mill has tapped me on the shoulder and whispered that the Audi Q7 will be getting a facelift in April of this year.

So, if you had any plans of getting yourself one of those sweet SUV’s, hang in there for just a little longer.

The new model is said to bear those awefully sexy new front lights that all the new Audi’s have nowadays, a bigger, more aggressive front grill and a refined interior.

You can also expect a new engine lineup on the new Q7. Be sure to find a 300bph 3.0litre TFSI engine in the line up now, the new double-cluth S-Tronic system and I certainly won’t be too surprised to find the latest version of the Multi-Media Interface which is currently in Generation 3 on the latest Audi Q5 2009.

I’m pretty excited about this, because I have always that the current Audi Q7 is by far the prettiest SUV on the road. Something that definitely can’t be said about its siblings the VW Toureg and the Porsche Cayenne!

Don’t forget to check out my other Audi posts!