Audi’s 3.0L TFSI Supercharged V6 Makes Ward’s 10 Best Engines List For 2012!
The engineers at Audi can proudly celebrate another accomplishment, as their supercharged 3.0L TFSI V6 engine made the cut for the prestigious Ward’s Auto 10 Best Engines list of 2012. This marks the...
View ArticleAn Update On The New Pacific Audi Store
Pacific Audi will be moving to a new location, and we are building a new building for it. It will be built on the new “Audi Terminal” concept that was mentioned in a previous post, and in keeping with...
View ArticleAudi Announces U.S. Introduction of A3 e-tron Electric Vehicle Pilot Program
Audi today announced the battery-electric Audi A3 e-tron pilot program in the U.S. to define a progressive e- mobility driver experience for premium car buyers. Audi made the announcement of the...
View ArticleLAcarGUY Breaks Ground for Expanded, LEED®-Certified Pacific Audi Dealership
LAcarGUY‘s Mike Sullivan, and Audi of America, this past week celebrated the official groundbreaking of the newly introduced Audi terminal in Torrance, CA. The state-of-the-art South Bay dealership...
View ArticleWhy Does Building a “LEED” Building Matter to Your Neighborhood?
Hi everyone…starting today, there will be a new post every two weeks about something related to our new Pacific Audi building, the process of building green, and how it will physically be a positive...
View ArticleLike Being A Kid In A Sandbox: Demo, Divert, Rebuild!
Our new building is underway, but you might be wondering what happened to it, and wondering what we did with it after demolition. We knew that, and it’s actually one of our favorite topics. First, did...
View ArticleAudi Confirms First Hybrid For U.S. Market
by Zach McDonald HybridCars.com Audi has confirmed that the long-awaited Q5 Hybrid will finally be coming to the United States for 2013, according to a report on Cars.com’s Kicking Tires blog. The...
View ArticleSeriously…Self-Cleaning, Smog-Eating Walls???
We thought we’d preview a couple of the things you’re actually going to be able to SEE on the outside. Like, obviously enough, the actual exterior of the building. And there are some pretty cool bits...
View ArticleProgress Continues On The New Audi Pacific Terminal Store
We are one month in to the construction of the largest Audi Terminal store and the new home of Audi Pacific! On top of all that the new home for Audi Pacific, in keeping with the core values here at...
View Article2013 Audi RS5 Begins U.S. Launch
When it comes to high-performance coupes from Audi, buyers had two choices: the compact TT RS, or the exclusive, extreme R8. These low-slung, two-seat sports cars have been favorites of young kids...
View ArticleKeeping It Cooler Through A Clever Envelope
You may have heard that 40% of energy is consumed by buildings. Much of that is waste coming from inefficient operational choices (like not turning off lights or A/C, or powering down computers...
View ArticleWhat Do We Do with that Stormwater Runoff?
The topic of “storm water” pollution is a fascinating, but involved topic, especially here in Los Angeles. Of course, water itself being the overriding issue, and keeping storm water runoff clean as...
View ArticleCool Roofs are just, well…Cool
“Heat Island Effect” sounds pretty nice, doesn’t it? Makes one think of kicking back on the beach with a preferred beverage. And yet… Living in the urban space that we do, this is a negative that we...
View ArticleThe Magic of Water Savings…in Energy and Quantity!
Water is increasingly (and rightfully) such a hot topic everywhere…and definitely in SoCal! So one can imagine this is a big part of our LEED plans at the new Pacific Audi showroom. And we’ll...
View ArticleAudi Hybrids Win the Day at Le Mans
by Zach McDonald – HybridCars.com For the first time ever, a hybrid has won the grueling 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race, which took place last weekend at the famed Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans,...
View ArticleFrom Floor to Ceiling
Let’s go inside our buildings this week, shall we? It’s time for floors and ceilings, and that continues a topic we’ve mentioned a couple times, but is one of the most important, and most addressable,...
View ArticleA Look At The All New A4 And S4 With Pacific Audi’s Chris Prodromides
Sure we’d all like to have an Audi R8 as our daily driver, and for a select few, they can, but for the rest of us, who live in the world of kids, life, family budgets, etc., that doesn’t mean you can’t...
View ArticleLandscaping with a Sustainable ‘Green Thumb’
We Southern Californians love our outdoors. We always want the landscaping to be attractive, creative and have greenery. For a long time, being “green” in one’s landscape immediately made people...
View ArticleA Match Made in Environmental Heaven
Sometimes two companies working together just makes sense. They think alike and have the same value set. So it is with Audi and LAcarGUY. And one result is your new LEED-rated Pacific Audi...
View ArticleAnd If You Thought We Forgot Solar…
When someone starts talking “green building”, quite often the first thing on people’s minds is “oh, so you’re using solar panels, right?” As you can see, we’ve done a lot of other things first that...
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