hasn't audi come a long way?

[David Eaton]

perfectly valid points.

1) the lower price/performance cars in the audi range are not sold in the usa.
 i'm talking s3 here.  this car has been my favourite in the audi range (before
i drove an s8) and is set to get much better with the new model.

2) having said this, you guys down north have yet to experience the wrx/sti
thing.  up south here, and in the uk as well, the bubble has basically burst
on the thing.  way too many around, most seriously modified and raced by boy/racers.
 what is "cool" now is stealth, sophistication, and non-turbo cubic inches.
 a recent "car" magazine article on the latest evo (8) pointed this out in the
uk context.

3) drive a vw r32.

dave
'01 s8

>
>I also can't relate to the new Audis too much, their
>stratospheric prices are just way out of my  league.
>So I too am left to wrench my Audi 90tq and dream
>along. It nice to have Audi making well reviewed cars
>again but I'll probably be driving my old 1988 for
>another five years or so since I extended its lease on
>life with a turbo transplant.
>
>
>--- JShadzi at aol.com wrote:
>> Dave, I enjoy reading these reviews, and they let
>> off a cheer inside me for a marque I dealy love (as
>> far as cars and brands go)...but unfortunately for
>> someone like me, even with a 6 figure household
>> income, I won't be owning either of the two cars
>> below for a long time - so I go out and wrench on my
>> 80tq some more to make myself feel good.  Does it
>> surprise me that an $85k Audi is an excellent car?
>> Absolutely not, especially in light of Audi's
>> donimation in LeMans, its clear they have the
>> technology to build the best cars in the world.  It
>> is more shocking to me how Audi got into its late
>> 80's, early 90's slump, don't forget that Audi
>> enjoyed similar success and acclaim all thruought
>> the 80's, it was an unpredictable PR event that
>> blind-sided them so powerfully that it took almost
>> 10 years to recover from it, but all the while, I
>> don't believe Audi's cars were actually the major
>> problem.
>>
>> Now, if I picked up my next C&D and in a category of
>> cars such as the WRX, Neon turbo, etc Audi had a
>> winning car, that may garner some excitement in me,
>> enough so to go to my local dealership with serious
>> intent.
>>
>> I understand Ferrari and Lamo make some excellent
>> cars for above $200k...whoop de do?  I wouldn't
>> know.
>>
>> Living with reality,
>>
>> Javad
>>
>> >don't you remember where audi in the usa was
>> virtually dead, like the parrot
>> >in the monty python sketch - just waiting for
>> someone to take it away?  where
>> >every vaguely positive review was seized upon by
>> this list as proof that the
>> >thing wasn't nailed to the perch, but was actually
>> just comatose?
>> >
>> >now i read the may "car and driver" magazine, and
>> find that they chose the rs6
>> >over the m5 and new e55  saying that the rs6
>> "inspires confidence that goes
>> >beyond its rivals - an endearing trait in this
>> category".
>> >
>> >i read on and find that in the comparison between
>> the m3, the c32 and the new
>> >s4, that the s4 wins. "the quattro's stern
>> discipline keeps redistributing the
>> >driving torque allowing you to get the throttle
>> open early, yet cling confidently
>> >to your intended line. This is a car that will work
>> with you! few sporting cars
>> >are this open in their communication, so
>> disinclined to mischief. of this trio,
>> >the s4 is in a class by itself, scoring the full 10
>> points in our handling rating,
>> >two above the m3 and three above the c32.  it also
>> earned a 10 in fun to drive,
>> >decisively above the others"...
>> >
>> >here we have these "break-through" reviews in the
>> usa, and it hardly raises
>> >comment.
>> >
>> >audi has come this far in 8 years.
>> >
>> >dave
>> >'01 s8
>> >
>
>
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