RE: Audi S1 On Its Way - With Quattro
Discussion
mitch78 said:
Maybe it's those cars that are so close to people being able to afford, but still just out of reach. Some people do let jealousy get to them, especially when it's about something that's almost a realistic option for them.
I'm sure it wasn't meant to, but that comes across as a very smug and arrogant post. It has nothing to do with money. There are plenty of cars on the road which cost more than many of the Audis and BMWs you see driving about.
My take on it is that when a car has a "premium imagine"
(either through reviews in the press, or an established perception already within society), it appeals to a certain mindset who want what they think is the best. These are the same people who talk loudly into their mobile phones in restaurants, barge past old ladies on station platforms and generally have a "thrusting" demeanour. This translates into discourteous behaviour on the road - tailgating, right angle left exits at motorway junctions, parking on yellow lines - because they have this in built selfish character. It's not the car which makes them do this, they would do it anyway. Unfortunately this means for the world at large the car that is being driven in this manner often tends to be an Audi or a BMW (or a Range Rover Sport). Those marques are perceived as good cars (and in many cases genuinely are), so they attract the aggressive thrusters. Regrettably that leaves the owners who simply like the car for what it is (rather than the image) having to put up with cock jokes. If the press/society deemed (say) Jaguars to be the next big thing, then the thrusters would move to those, and the cock jokes would move accordingly.
RicksAlfas said:
mitch78 said:
Maybe it's those cars that are so close to people being able to afford, but still just out of reach. Some people do let jealousy get to them, especially when it's about something that's almost a realistic option for them.
I'm sure it wasn't meant to, but that comes across as a very smug and arrogant post. It has nothing to do with money. There are plenty of cars on the road which cost more than many of the Audis and BMWs you see driving about.
My take on it is that when a car has a "premium imagine"
(either through reviews in the press, or an established perception already within society), it appeals to a certain mindset who want what they think is the best. These are the same people who talk loudly into their mobile phones in restaurants, barge past old ladies on station platforms and generally have a "thrusting" demeanour. This translates into discourteous behaviour on the road - tailgating, right angle left exits at motorway junctions, parking on yellow lines - because they have this in built selfish character. It's not the car which makes them do this, they would do it anyway. Unfortunately this means for the world at large the car that is being driven in this manner often tends to be an Audi or a BMW (or a Range Rover Sport). Those marques are perceived as good cars (and in many cases genuinely are), so they attract the aggressive thrusters. Regrettably that leaves the owners who simply like the car for what it is (rather than the image) having to put up with cock jokes. If the press/society deemed (say) Jaguars to be the next big thing, then the thrusters would move to those, and the cock jokes would move accordingly.
"Thrusters", good word.
As for the S1, if Audi are on their game, this could turn out to be a nice little car, however if they phone it in then it'll be another "almost Audi".
The amount of interest in this does show that people are crying out for a decent hatchback which harks back to the golden era of hot hatches with a silly big power engine in a small car and decent handling. At the moment, only Renault and possibly the JCW Mini really fill this sector.
As for the S1, if Audi are on their game, this could turn out to be a nice little car, however if they phone it in then it'll be another "almost Audi".
The amount of interest in this does show that people are crying out for a decent hatchback which harks back to the golden era of hot hatches with a silly big power engine in a small car and decent handling. At the moment, only Renault and possibly the JCW Mini really fill this sector.
FamilyDub said:
I read somewhere the TT-RS 5-pot is actually the R8/Gallardo V10 engine chopped in half, then turbo'd.
Don't ask me where though!
Don't ask me where though!
Wolands Advocate said:
Nope. Pretty sure it's a fannied-up US Jetta engine.
Or it could be the 2.0 TFSI with an extra cylinder making it 2.5! Don't think anyone knows for sure, but either way its certainly based on an existing unit, its not built up from scratch to be used in just one car.va1o said:
FamilyDub said:
I read somewhere the TT-RS 5-pot is actually the R8/Gallardo V10 engine chopped in half, then turbo'd.
Don't ask me where though!
Don't ask me where though!
Wolands Advocate said:
Nope. Pretty sure it's a fannied-up US Jetta engine.
Or it could be the 2.0 TFSI with an extra cylinder making it 2.5! Don't think anyone knows for sure, but either way its certainly based on an existing unit, its not built up from scratch to be used in just one car.SleeperCell said:
vintageracer01 said:
And there will be back in rally?
I dont think you'll ever see Audi in rallying again, far too downmarket for their current brand image.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff