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Two snowboards, one Audi A8, no roof rack: the towball carrier solution

February 2022 — on not accepting that “luxury sedan” and “ski trip” are mutually exclusive

The Audi A8 is not obviously a ski car. No roof rack options, no factory ski bag slot, seats that cost enough to make you nervous about wet gear. The commercial answer to this problem is “buy an estate” or “get a roof box,” neither of which I was prepared to accept without at least trying to solve it properly first.