A case can be made for the latter items safety attribute, but the next dynamic feature eclipses the notion. If you chronically veer into other driver's lanes, Audi's Lane Departure Warning System should abolish the habit. It uses special optical sensors that scan road markings and warn when outside the chosen lane via an acoustic signal and intermittent vibration of the steering wheel. Now if it only came with a significant other that slapped up the side of the head it would be complete.
Now that we're talking the heart and soul of lasting relationships the Pike's core attribute, like its quattro siblings, is its lustful engine. As introduced in the comparatively anemic RS6, the tweaked 8-cylinder gets a 50-hp tune-up to a phenomenal 500. Phew! Twin-turbochargers and FSI direct gasoline injection make sure this puppy moves at an alarming rate! The Pike has the capability of 'peaking' 100 km/h from standstill in only 5.0 seconds. Now some serious jaw dropping is going on. For our American readers or those advanced enough in years to still fumble over metric calculations, 0 to 60 mph is achieved in a mere 4.7 seconds. Top speed is governed at 250 km/h, the European car standard. Maximum torque is 464 lb-ft (630 Nm) available at an astonishingly low 2000 rpm. Can this baby tow or what?