Everything in Audis has become softer

[Brad Wilson]

Alexander van Gerbig wrote:

> Seems like as time goes by from late eighties to early nineties everything
> in Audis became softer.

I know for a fact: drive an 88 5k, and a 2000 A6, and the effect will be
almost overwhelming with how much softer things have become in 12 years. I
miss the road feedback a lot, actually. Dive and roll? In a 5k? Not like the
A6, that's for sure. Driving the 5k was akin to driving the largest,
fastest, and safest go-kart I've ever been in, and it was an utter riot
every time I was behind the wheel.

The fact is, cars have to be safer and easier to drive for the 99% of the
people who can't drive them; the 1% of us who can, are occasionally
disturbed at much automatic stuff there is now that you can't disengage. How
long until ESP won't have an off switch, I wonder? I miss the manual diffs
and disable-able ABS of the 5k, to be sure. If it hadn't been costing me
$500/month and shop time to keep it, I wouldn't have parted with it.

I don't believe this is unique to Audi, but has rather happened to BMW as
well (and I'm sure others).

Best regards,
Brad

2000 A6 2.7 biturbo quattro
http://www.quality.nu/bradw/audi/