A couple of months ago, I placed an order for an item that I gave a codename of “Dalek-5″. Until this post, I have not mentioned what this item is. What is this “Dalek-5″? Well, it is a 2011 Audi S5. Being a big Doctor Who fan, I decided to christen my new car, Dalek, and the five represents the numeral in the model.

The new car arrived at the dealer a little while ago and I took some pictures when I get to see it for the first time. Today, it has finally come home with me. Over the next several days, I will try to tame the beast, rather the clutch.

Pictures of the new car is posted up on my Picasa gallery. Have a look see.

Yesterday, I dropped my car off for it’s 6-year scheduled maintenance and for it to be detailed (it’s been too long since I’ve had a chance to do the full treatment inside and out), and was able to get a loaner car. I was given the choice of two types of vehicles to choose from, an Audi A3 TDI and an Audi Q7 TDI. You can probably guess, I did not choose the ogre that is the Q7 TDI, not to mention, I was thrilled to be able to get a TDI as a loaner.

The loaner A3 TDI is Ice Silver Metallic with the all black interior of the included S-Line package. It’s drivetrain includes a turbocharged 2.0-litre that makes 140HP at 4200 RPM and 236 lb-ft of torque from 1750-2500 RPM, and is mated to a dual-clutch transmission (which is also known as DSG or S-Tronic in VW/Audi parlance). Read the rest of this entry »