The New Guy: Kevin's Tay's 2012 Audi A3 S-Line

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香蕉视频直播's newest team member has one cool Audi.

The collective car stables of the 香蕉视频直播 office gained yet another vehicle with the addition of our newest employee. It is with great pride we introduce our newest team member, Kevin Tay, and his awesome Audi A3 Quattro. He chose the Audi as his first project car because he wanted something different than the typical show tuner. Built partially in his own shop, Team RimRim鈥檚 Specialty Garage, Tay鈥檚 A3 has been taken a step above your average street-driven Audi.

One look at the Gloss Black Rose exterior and you know this is a tuner鈥檚 car. This color is subtle, but it makes the car stand out from all angles, albeit with some help from a stunning set of Avante Garde wheels 鈥� an addition that Tay says is his favorite aspect of the build. His AG F141 wheels feature a mesh-style Techa Titanium face surrounded by an attention-grabbing Mirror Bronze lip, which looks even better than usual in the sunlight. Adding the finishing touches to the wheels鈥� spec is a batch of 24-karat gold hardware and center caps, a perfect match for the Audi鈥檚 color scheme.

Assisting in the tucking of the wheels behind the fenders is an AirLift Auto Pilot V2 system which, when paired with the Megan Racing rear camber arms, allows for maximum lowness and a show-ready stance. The custom trunk setup cleanly tucks the air tank up against the rear seats, leaving room for practicality and cargo transport even with the 10-inch JL subwoofers on either side. Despite the full Focal and JL audio system hooked up to a Kenwood 990HD deck, this A3 isn鈥檛 just for show.

Under the hood sits a custom one-off turbo system designed and built by Eurocharged Canada, one of Ontario鈥檚 premier European car tuners. The turbo system utilizes a Precision Turbo 5558 turbocharger and a custom intake system to make a healthy 460 horsepower at all wheels. These 460 horses scream at high revs thanks to a custom stainless 3-inch turbo-back straight pipe and screamer pipe fed by a custom exhaust manifold which was also fabricated by Eurocharged. With Audi鈥檚 Quattro system in play, this all equates to a pretty quick launch and impressive all-around performance.

Tay explains his 鈥榮tance鈥� on the car鈥檚 combination of form and function setup. 鈥淚 was never a stance guy. I slowly grew into that scene; however, performance still is my priority. I have tracked it a few times prior to my setup with my new wheels, and I鈥檝e loved every second of it. Now I have an in-between car, mostly geared towards show, but it can definitely handle its own on the track!鈥� No compromise. We like it.

In closing, Kevin thanks the inspiring people behind his build, extending special thanks to his team, NextLevel car club, his girlfriend Nicole for the constant support, and two of his best friends: Sawm for helping him find his inner car enthusiast, and Walid for the support and wrap idea. 鈥淭his scene wouldn鈥檛 be what it is today without friends, family and teams. We spend sleepless nights getting our cars ready to show off at shows. We build them for ourselves, however at the end of the day what I enjoy most is sharing the memories with friends who I now call family."

Welcome to the family, Kevin! #香蕉视频直播