CNET On Cars Episode 1: Audi A7 vs. BMW 640i Gran Coupe
Hope you've enjoyed the first episode of CNET On Cars. I'd love to hear your thoughts, via either the comments or email link on this page. With each of our bi-weekly shows, I'll be posting my personal notes about what took place behind the scenes. Think of it as show notes with a story to tell.
A lot of people have asked where we shot the stand ups for this episode. It's a private collection here in the Bay Area that the owners want to keep under the radar, but it's clearly no secret they love Lotus cars and built a replica of the Lotus pits at Le Mans you can see in the background. I think the vintage Auto Union pedal car in the foreground might be the sleeper in the bunch; They got rather nervous whenever we set up our cameras around it!
We were lucky enough to get an early BMW 640i Gran Coupe to pit against an A7 On The Road. Mitch Chang produced this segment, like he does all the CNET Car Tech videos, and called for faster and faster runs on a track so tight it could fit in your bathtub. As we flogged to order, the 640i seemed to dig into the pavement while I felt the A7 was more dancing over it. The white-haired dude you see sharing piloting duties with me is our track host, Kurt Fischer of ... [Read more]
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