The 2019 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Avventura to Galdhøpiggen, Norway! /  by Nicholas Kauffmann

We have driven the Alfa Romeo Stelvio on a 1,106 km roadtrip to highest mountain in Norway! Parking the car at 1,850 meters before walking to 2,469 meters after passing the stunning glacier Styggebrean.

We picked up the Alfa Romeo at the local Alfa Romeo dealer in Stavanger, Rogaland Autocenter. Paul at Alfa gave us the stunning grey Stelvio with the 280 HP engine for our test drive.

Our first day brought us north to a great location at Lerdalsøren Hotel in Lærdalsøyri. This is an old classic norwegian building from 1880 that has 5 rooms. The owner of the hotel has a big passion for cars so it was no coincidence that this was the hotel we wanted to stay at.

Our first day we arrived late in the evening at Lærdalsøyri bringing us passed stunning locations like the Hardanger fjord, Folgefonna Glacier, Voss, Aurland fjord, Flåm, the Lærdal tunnel with 24,5 km and finally Lærdalsøyri. Check out the photos taken in the Lærdalstunnel!

Waking up the next morning in this stunning location with lots of history is an absolute must! Sunshine and beautiful surroundings! If you ever are in Lærdalsøyri you need to stay at this hotel! www.lardalsorenhotel.no

The stunning village Lærdalsøyri!

Roadtrip 2019 to Germany! /  by Nicholas Kauffmann

This year we decided to cut down on the amount of kilometers to be driven av order a BMW M2 to drive for the week! 2 days before our trip we got a confirmation from Sixt.de that the M2 Competition was waiting for us! Thanks to Sixt our dreamcar was ours for a week!

Our trip starts in Berlin Friday the 4th of October! After one nights sleep we get in the BMW M2 Competition and head towards Ingolstadt to visit the Audi Headquarters with the Audi museum!

The BMW M2 Competition from Sixt.de!

Day 2: Ingolstadt! Audi Headquarters



The All New Audi RS6 Avant! /  by Nicholas Kauffmann

25 years of RS @ Audi! The All New 2020 Audi RS6 Avant! Enjoy this hot family car coming to your local Audi dealer by the end of 2019!

  •   High-performance Avant for all purposes – sportiness and practical benefits

  •   4.0 TFSI twin-turbo V8 with mild hybrid: high power meets high efficiency

  •   441 kW (600 metric hp), 800 Nm (590.0 lb-ft), 0 to 100 km/h (62.1 mph) in just

    3.6 seconds

The All New Porsche Taycan! /  by Nicholas Kauffmann

Finally Porsche has released their All New Porsche Taycan! Our first impression is that this is a stunning car like Porsche has to be! We will be travelling to Stuttgart in October and hope to see it live! Enjoy the photos from Porsche AG.

The 2019 Audi E-tron Edition One tested! /  by Nicholas Kauffmann

Typical scenery from the stunning mountains in Norway!

Typical scenery from the stunning mountains in Norway!

So we have tested the 2019 Audi E-tron All electric SUV! We decided to take it on our signature roadtrip we have taken several of the cars we have driven here on Mzzacars! From Stavanger to Byrkjedal, through Gloppedalsura and back to Stavanger via Vikeså in Rogaland. Amazing roads to test all cars and not having to break any speed limits to see what the car has to offer!

Audi is the premium car brand within Volkswagen Group. Starting with Seat, Skoda, Volkswagen and then the Audi brand at the top. Volkswagen also have Porsche, Bentley, Bugatti and Lamborghini!

The Audi feeling is premium from the moment you get inside the Audi dealer getting the E-tron keys, to the interior quality and the sound of closing the doors. When testing a car from any dealer, book the test-drive before getting there by phone or email.

The E-tron is an important car for Audi. So far in Europe and the US the E-tron has sold over 6645 cars (June 2019). The E-tron is the first all electric vehicle from Audi. Several other all electric will have their premiere the next few years from the brand. The more sporty sedan, Audi E-tron GT will start production in 2020.

In Germany the car starts at 80,900 EUR. In USA starting at $ 74,000. In Norway where there are NO taxes or VAT at all the price starts at NOK 662,000. All prices checked July 28th 2019.

The E-tron is a luxury electric sport utility vehicle but practical at the same time. Enough power and possibility to pull up to 1.800 kg. Space is enough and no problems with roof rack, box or even a trailer. The only thing we would like to see better is the range. The official range is 408 KM according to WLTP. If you compare the E-tron to other fully electric cars you have the Tesla X and the upcoming Mercedes EQC. The EQC will have almost identical range, however the X has longer range with the larger batteries at similar pricing. However we know that Tesla has problems with quality. We also know that Mercedes and Audi do not have the same problems and even if they did you get the service you deserve when problems occur.

The car, roadtrip and verdict:

So if you live near roadtrip areas with mountains, this is the natural place to test any car! Leaving the city gives you peace of mind almost immediately. The E-tron is extremely quiet. We are driving with 21" edition one large wheels and still almost no sound from the outside. It drives really nice and with its net weight of 2490 kg this car is heavily placed on the road and grabs to asphalt with the large 21" wheels. To get a more direct feeling we turned of the assistance system maintaining the car in its lane. This to get more direct control over the car. All other systems are very nice but takes time to learn how they work. The Audi virtual cockpit display and the 10,1"
screen infotainment system and a 8,6" screen to control temperature and lots more. Everything inside the car is high gloss. This is really nice when its clean.

The virtual side mirrors take time to get used to. They are really cool, and the car looks more modern with these. However we would not choose them.

The E-tron is perfect for a family of 4 or 5. Enough space, enough range to go to the mountains, the large citys near Stavanger and really fast charging possible.

We give the car a thumbs up and we are looking forward to see the E-tron GT next year.