FW: New Audi ad

["Hussey, Dan" <husseyd@rayovac.com>]

The new GS 400 is the ultimate!

It has been totally refined and an all-alluminum 300hp V8 and variable
valve timing, formula one sounding exhaust and tiptronic shifting (on
the wheel).....Not to be construed with the rest of the (yawn) boring
Lexus'!  

The amount of technology in that car is simply amazing!  It is truly and
engineering marvel.  I consider it in the late 90's what the Audi
5000CSTQ was in 1986.  Truly at the pinnacle of automotive technology.

This one is a true driving car and can handle on rails as well.
Traction may be a problem with that much hp and rear wheel drive (even
with that mediocre traction control system), but on dry land, that car
would just destory a quattro!  That car is fast, although still a bit
cushy feeling IMHO.  I guess I'm young and used to a little of the
"shake, rattle, and roll"...body roll that is! ;)

My dad got to ride in the GS 400 pace car at Laguna Seca this year for
the Cart race out there, and he said that he was VERY impressed with the
way that handled at high speeds, and the driver was really putting it
through it's paces.

Later,
Dan
(maybee someday I'll be able to afford a USED GS400)

> ----------
> From: 	oleg@veritas.com[SMTP:oleg@veritas.com]
> Sent: 	Thursday, July 09, 1998 10:17 PM
> To: 	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject: 	Re: New Audi ad
> 
> >From: Brett Dikeman <brett@pdikeman.ne.mediaone.net>
> >A friend's father is considering a new lexus; I made sure he'll get a
> new
> >Audi broschure by adding him to their mailing list via the web
> site...maybe
> >he'll also get a spirited drive in Boomer...even better yet, arrange
> a
> >little test drive for him in an S6...he'll have so much fun he'll
> forget
> >all about his bloated toyota twin :)
> 
> don't underestimate the lexus.  we have both a new a6q and an even
> newer
> lexus gs300.  lexus' computer controlled traction and skid control
> may not be able to compete with the quattro, but the extra 25-30 hp
> and
> 400lb less weight do make a difference.  the lexus feels nimble and
> powerful and accellerates effortlessly, while the a6q seems in
> comparison
> sluggish and underpowered.  the gs 300 also has a road grip that is
> every
> bit as good as a6q.  
> 
> gs 400 is even better.  it's more powerful than any car in its price
> class
> and handles great.  but i couldn't drive it because the steering was
> too
> stiff for my carpal tunnel syndrome.
> 
> now, if the a6q had another 40-50 hp, then it'd be without any
> competition.
> -- 
> Oleg Kiselev                              oleg at veritas dot com
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