The first-generation (SR-1) Dodge Viper was introduced way back in the early 90s as a Carroll Shelby-driven pace car to the ’91 Indianapolis 500. The Viper is known as an engine wrapped around a car, and it featured an ENORMOUS 488 cubic inch (8-liter) V10 that pushed twice the displacement of the boosted V6s running […]
The 2006-2010 2nd generation Audi S8 represented the peak of Audi’s quiet madness, a full-size luxury sedan powered by a 5.2-liter V10 borrowed from the Lamborghini Gallardo. Built on the D3 aluminum space frame, the S8 blended supercar engineering with limousine restraint, offering 450 horsepower, Quattro all-wheel drive, and a six-speed automatic wrapped in sleek […]
All those fancy-pants auction sites with champagne fonts and velvet-tongued commenters love to wax poetic about provenance, “flawless” ownership history, and numbers matching key-fobs—but all they really do is jack up prices and scare off the real bargain hunters. Enter K-Bid: where the photos are honest, the fees are low, and you might just score […]
An Audi driver goes to the mechanic and tells him there is a strange light that flashes on his dash. The mechanic gets into the car doesn’t see anything and asks “When does it happen?” The Audi owner says “The light only starts flashing when I hit this plastic stalk next to the steering wheel […]
The fastest new car that you can by from a major OEM right now is a sensible looking 4-door family car that doesn’t spew harmful gasses out the exhaust pipe or use ground up puppies for windshield washer fluid and its a darn shame. Yeah, the Tesla Model S Plaid might hit 60 mph at […]
The third generation of Audi’s S6 platform is known for having a V10 engine that shares some similarities with Lamborghini’s V10 that lived in the Gallardo. The V10 is simultaneously the best thing about the C6 generation Audi A6 and the worst. The best because everybody needs a V10 and the worst because you might spend more to maintain it than Caltrans spends to maintain the 405 freeway. Today’s S6 is offered for a price that is somehow lower than the slammed suspension. Find this 2008 Audi S6 V10 offered for $8999 in New York, NY via craigslist. Tip from Cory.
The Ford Excursion was only sold for a single generation from 2000 through 2006. It was a full sized heavy duty Class 2 SUV built on Ford’s F250 Super Duty platform and a direct competitor to GM’s Suburban SUV. The Suburban survived the early 2000s gas price crisis and the 2008 carpocalypse, but the Excursion went into the history books and the used car lots around the planet. Today we’ve got an Excursion that isn’t just the mean (and not at all green) Triton V10 powered version, but it is also 4X4 and converted into a limousine setup. Find this 2003 Ford Excursion XLT V10 Limo bidding for $5,100 in Binghampton, NY via carsandbids.com.
The E60 generation M5 introduced the world to BMW’s first (and only) production V10 powerplant, inspired by the V10 engine used in the BMW Sauber Formula 1 car. The production engine shared nothing in common with the racing machine, (other than cylinder count) but that didn’t stop BMW from selling it as a racing inspired beast complete with quick shifting fancy-pants SMG 7-speed gearbox that was shifted via an electro-hydraulic system. They were expensive when new, but the magic depreciation fairy shook her wand at this thing and now they are cheap. Find this 2006 BMW M5 offered for $17,990 CAD ($13,998 USD) via kijiji.net. Tip from Erik202.
There are few things that depreciate faster than a high powered Audi S-car…they are (in no particular order) lettuce, Seaborgium (radioactive element 106 on the periodic table with a half life of 14 minutes), and a tweet on the twitter. That’s about it. Everything else on this hunk of rock we call the earth maintains is original value longer. This might be a problem if you like heading to the Audi dealer to get your V10 powered super sleds, but it is NOT a problem if you enjoy haggling for used on cars on craigslist or reading German wiring diagrams. What is the German phrase for “your momma is as reliable as a VW/Audi coil pack?” Find this 2007 Audi S8 offered for $13,750 in Milbrae, CA via craigslist.
I gotta be honest with you guys…I don’t know what I’m looking at with this next car. It is advertised as being a ’78 Mustang with a V10 that was a multi-time show winning SEMA vehicle, and a Optima Ultimate Street Challenge Car and the photos show several different configurations, one with a finished car like this 2014 MustangsandFords article, but then the pictures change to what can only be described as a hulk of dissasembled parts waiting for a barn to be stored for the inevitable 20 years of rust and chicken poop it needs to be a barn find. I love the idea of a Mustang II with custom styling, a full Chebby Corbette C5 Z06 suspension, custom everything, and Triton V10…but I don’t know if that’s what you’ll get as the winner of this next auction. Find this 1978 Ford Mustang V10 custom bidding for $12,100 reserve-not-met with a few hours to go, located in Beaverton, OR via ebay.