how to catch BMW

["Grant Lenahan" <glenahan@notes.cc.bellcore.com>]

Why?, you ask?

Aside from "marketing and public perception inertia", 
which gives BMW an advantage until either Audi's 
reputation stabilizes or BMW's declines, 
there are things that BMW still does better.

Like steering feel. 
I don't know if Audi's is good or not, because I can't find any :-)
For sporty purists, the BMW rack is much more communicative.
Actually, _I_ preferred my VW's fully-manual rack.  That thing talked back.

Also like skidpad numbers.  BMWs generally pull .05gs more than Audis.
Is it useable in anything other than the wet?  Probably not, but this advantage 
under
magazine test conditions wins over some friends.  Answer me why Audi keeps 
putting
all-season tires on supposedly sporty models like the S4, A4q, etc?

Ask too why Audi's cars are consistently less powerful than their direct 
competitors.
My _mother_ thinks the A6q is slightly anemic.
Does the A4 pull like a 3-series with the beautiful inline 6? 
Do they have anything (in the USA) to take on the M3?
(mit 240 hp, 17" 40-series tires and wonderful recarro seats?).

Let's not be so chauvanistic as to overlook Audi's errors.
They do make errors, IMO.

Grant