The mighty 12 is backed up by an eight-speed transmission and Audi's Quattro all-wheel drive system (with electrically locking front and rear differentials, no less).

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And all of it gets easily sent to the pavement because, naturally, the S4 Avant comes with quattro all-wheel drive.

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The digital rear-view mirror celebrated its dazzling premiere at the Le Mans 24 Hours in the R18 e-tron quattro and R18 ultra race cars which gave Audi a one-two-three win in the legendary race.

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Indeed, we were able to take a look at the phone maker's upcoming stateside model, the lower-end Quattro II 4G.

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Core applications included in the suite are the WordPerfect 9 word processor, the full-featured spreadsheet Quattro Pro 9, Corel Presentations 9, and the CorelCentral 9 information manager.

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Pictured above is the Stylistic Q702 "Quattro, " an 11.6-inch tablet-cum-laptop that was announced last month.

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Miller was co-founder and CEO of Quattro Wireless, a mobile advertising company acquired by Apple in 2009.

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Regular diners will find the new Quattro pizzeria and grill to make a nice addition to North End, serving Neapolitan-style pizza, house-made pasta and a selection of Italian sfizi (tapas) like stuffed zucchini flowers and authentic Italian meatballs.

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But the luxury car-maker's done just that, collaborating with Slot Mods USA to create the "quattro experience, " an installation replete with remote controllable A4 replicas and a custom track.

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