Audi's Future

[Rocky Mullin]

At 11:57 AM -0800 3/24/04, Dan DiBiase wrote:
>I still can't figure out what VAG is doing. I always thought that the
>concept was that VW owners would 'move up' to an Audi - that's what I did.
>But then the Passat W8 comes into the fold, giving current Passat owners
>an option besides an A4/A6...

	but it still looks like a passat, which IMO, doesn't look as good
or "stylish" as the comparable audi.

>Then the Phaeton completely messes
>everything up - including the fact that you can get an A8L for the just
>about the same price!

	agreed.

>Seems to me that VAG has a great chance to really
>catch up to BMW, given the horrid 'Banglification' that is happening
>there, and complaints about the steering of the new 5-Series and the ride
>of the X3... But now VAG's products seem to be eating their own....
>
>Dan D
>'04 A4 1.8T q MT-6
>Central NJ USA
>--- Steve Sprague <ssprague at nmgovlaw.com> wrote:
>>  On the new nose of the new cars coming, I've seen a "concept" of a
>>  future VW
>>  at one of the European car shows, can't remember model, but the grille
>>  was
>>  Very similar to the new A6 grille.  I thought VW and Audi were trying to
>>  differentiate the two lines.  Am I missing something or is being
>>  different
>>  between the brands just a different badge?  Maybe the differences are to
>>  subtle, which I was expecting something more dramatic.
>>
>>  Just thinking out loud,
>>  Steve
>>
>>  -----Original Message-----
>>  From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]
>>  On
>>  Behalf Of iain.atkinson at tesco.net
>>  Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 11:01 AM
>>  To: quattro at audifans.com
>>  Subject: Audi's Future
>>
>>
>>  Folks
>>
>>  I heard on the grapevine today that they are going to build the Le Mans,
>>  Nuvolari inc a smaller one as well, Pikes Peak. A4 coupe may not happen
>>  at
>>  all, current A4 will have a new nose, rear end and interior like the
>>  A8/new
>>  A6 next year. The A3 5 door is going to be called sportback and will be
>>  here
>>  in the uk by september, TT will probably cease production inside the
>>  next 2
>>  years and not be replaced, also a slip of the tongue mentioned an A5.
>>  unfortunately they are not going re make the urq!!!
>>
>>
>>  Iain
>>
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