Audi is Western Europe's top selling premium brand for January

I am sure those A3, and A4s are flying off the shelf there. The A1 will cement it for them.

— david999 (View Profile)

Posted on 2/17/2009 12:13:04 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

Good to know.

— chewy (View Profile)

Posted on 2/17/2009 2:44:46 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Thanks to the economy models (A1, A3 and A4) Audi is selling cars.

— SixxFive (View Profile)

Posted on 2/17/2009 4:37:48 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

I didn't know the A1 was for sale yet? Because you know it isn't! So stop spinning like Audi is only selling small cars. The A4 and A6 are top sellers in Europe. Not to mention the A5 is selling extremely well as is the newly released Q5. So it is the entire Audi line that is doing well. And the A8 is holding its own quite nicely. Again comments of the ill informed and david999 you are Lexus PR mouth piece anyway, so who cares what you think.

— VISO (View Profile)

Posted on 2/18/2009 12:29:32 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Driving a viper and a Durango (keep it the US (if possible) and I have had many non-US cars), never a jap car. I took my wife's car searching with our 02 S500-AMG package to get her a new car. We drove all the middle of the road luxury vehicles. Didn't even consider MB having had 4 of them (myself, parents and siblings. My brother in law has a SLK65 which I smoked; it looks like an out of portion tinker toy. Any case the 745 and A8 was no match. Never gave Audi a thought before but after driving it and comparing it I was basically sold.
Living in Sarasota just about everyone <$> had a MB and most retired gas station owners have a vette. Don't know about anyone else but I want something that isn't as common as a titty dancer with silicon tits.
The Audi stood out and my wife liked the way it rode. Tyranny is so smooth. I would get a BMW before a MB, my daughter has a 06 conv. 3 series (smallest engine), don't know what it is but it’s slow and that’s why I opted for that model. It isn't a slug but my Durango almost stays with it.
Another thing. The new vette is a useless vehicle. What the freak is that lame thing on the hood. I think the 66-67? GTO with the tach on the hood was just about as lame.

honda owners with the trash can exhausts seem to be the majority on this site so I'm wasting my breath.

Slammer
Audi while looking like everything else smokes the competition

— sailnfl (View Profile)

Posted on 2/18/2009 1:25:06 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

BMW needs to beef up on their advertising. They need to put their cars into movies! Stop this cutting cost strategy, it's hurting the brand! But just to metion that Western Germany is only one small part of the world.You still need to look at America and China. In china, BMW's growth is higher than Audi.

As for the A4, I don't really know why someone would choose an A4 over the 3 Series. I've driven it and it is not pleasing. BMW 3 drives the best. The interior quality is also inferior(in my opinion) to the 3 Series. The steering and driving feel of the A4 is just off BMW's standards. The BMW 3 is just so solid and perfect. In terms of design, I actually like the 3 more than the A4, A4 is too stretched and flabby for my liking. As for the package, BMW 3 is my ideal in this market segment. Maybe it's because Audi A4 is actually cheaper than the 3 Series, o top of that, they are running crazy specials at most Audi dealerships. But one thing I must admit: The running costs of the 3 Series is incredibly more expensive than the A4 - mostly because of the ridiculous Run Flat tyres that costs on average 60% (depending on size) more than a normal tyre despite having a life span of half (on average) as compared to a normal tyre. BMW, you have yourself to blame for this... wake up. GIVE YOUR CUSTOEMRS A CHOICE (FOR NORMAL TYRE WITH A BISCUIT TOOL SET) AND BEEF UP YOUR MARKETING, MORE CONCEPT CARS TO SPICE UP YOUTH SUPPORT BECAUSE THEY ARE YOUR FUTURE CUSTOMERS. If all teens have an R8 on their bedroom walls, guess what they will buy when they are out of university in a few years' time!

— Freude (View Profile)

Posted on 2/20/2009 12:01:03 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0