Re: Ferdinand Piech interview/article in Fortune magazine...

[Virtual Bob <h93young@creighton.edu>]

>> One interesting comment was that Herr Piech views the VW family
>> as two distinct trees:
>> 
>> Luxury: Skoda -> VW -> Bentley
>> Sporty: Seat -> Audi -> Lamborghini

>I think that given the current product lines, this grouping is laughable
>at best.
>I mean think about it, in terms of 'sporty', does the A4 match the 3
>series?  The A6 match the 5 series?  A8 match the 7 series?  Well, one
>out of three ain't bad...or is it?

I think Ferry's plan is for Europe, not U.S.

There are competition across all three (Audi, BMW, MB) in Europe...
(0-60mph times in sec.)

S4 (5.5) - M3 (5.5) - C43 AMG (6.7)

S6 Plus (?) - M5 (5.3) - E55 AMG (5.7)

Anyone got numbers fer last S6 Plus?

S8 (5.5) - ?? - ??

Donno about the last one. I don't recall any sport version of 7-series nor
S-klasse models. The best BMW can do is the 750i at 0-60 in 6.6sec; same
goes for S600 (or CL600) at 6.6sec. Both are more than 1 second slower
than S8.

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