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Quattro and the common man
In message <8825663C.00538A97.00@fcpa_nt6.fcpa.fujitsu.com> "Matt Rooke" writes:
> And even at work, educated engineers ask me what it means. So I really think this
> new "unfair advantage" ad campaign is right on the mark. I've had several
> people who know I'm an Audi nut mention that they'd seen the ad and were duly
> impressed and educated.
It's worth remembering that "Vorsprung durch Technik" came about because
60+% of non-German Europeans thought Audi was an Italian company.
At the time, 'German' meant quality and 'Italian' meant crap. So Audi
decided to assert their Germanness.
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Phil Payne
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