Re: quattro-digest V4 #1351

["Chris Dyer" <chrisdyer@hotmail.com>]

Audis-

I too saw the new A3's a few months back here in the LA South Bay area.  
Very cool, but very Golf-ish as well.  

I read a lot about VW competing with M-B, and Audi competing with BMW in 
VWaG's new paradigm.  I hope they're not comtemplating this for the U.S. 
market. I mean, as great as it could be, the press leak on the V12 VW 
luxo car sold in america wouldn't fly.  Who'd go to VW and plop down 
$75K--for A VOLKSWAGEN!?!  Not trying to make a thread here, just IMHO 
VW'd be better off sticking in the Honda/Toyota/Chevy/ETC marketplace, 
and wouldn't DILUTE Audi's purpose, which as of two years ago IS FINALLY 
taking off.  Sort of like they're ORIGINAL plan--VW the economy cars, 
Audi the luxo/sports cars.  Like, oh I dunno, the sorta successful 
Honda/Acura, Toyota/Lexus, and Nissan/Infiniti relationships?  Hey 
Piech, pick up the Clue Phone!

Whew!

It seems the LAX/South Bay and Phoenix/Tuscon areas are hot beds of car 
testing, hence my constant sightings of new/prototype cars (I quit 
listing them because it's so common!)  So, the A3, various 
Michigan-plated test mules of all makes, electric BMW Z3(!), Z3s a year 
before intro, A6s on a flatbed a year ago (with new Passats), and my 
personal fave, the VW Concept 1 or New Beetle!  T'was WAY COOL!  (and VW 
wants to sell the New Beetle with...don't get me started!)





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