RE: Audi barge gets Lambo powerplant

[dinkel]

"Good to see Volkswagen leveraging Lamborghini's technology to spark its flagship Audi sedan. Look out for the Bugatti Jetta."

[Hendry]

To all: £67,000 confirmed.

[dinkel]

Hendry said:

To all: £67,000 confirmed.

That's 100.000 Euro's . . . That's twice an A6 2.5 break . . .

[edtvr]

It all becomes clear!
We designed and built a machine to test the lambo V10
when the proto type parts were delivered for trials they had the Audi emblem on the castings, This was 3 years ago.
seems like a cunning plan to me.
Edtvr

[vinceh]

The S8 looks great in the official pics (not sure about that Shooting Brake concept though), but when will a manufacturer be brave enough to move away from only promoting silver cars?

Are the PR and marketing people totally devoid of imagination? Have they not heard the seismic rumbles that silver is both old news and depressingly commonplace?

Or is it the photographers that are the problem, apparently incapable of making anything other than a silver car look good?

[Hendry]

vinceh said:

...when will a manufacturer be brave enough to move away from only promoting silver cars?

I have long held the belief that cars are designed in the colours of the country's racing heritage. Hence, German ncars they design silver, French cars blue, Italian red, British green, Japanese white etc. Each of these trends to be the most pleasing hue and the one they ver commonly show for the sports models.

Think this goes ona bit less now, not least of all because there is no such thing as a country colour anymore (Bentley's green or silver...?).

[focusonme]

jeremyc said:

I wonder if they're going to do an RS8 ever....

With a Veyron engine?