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Originally Posted by tintin
Nearly 5 years on, and Audi's strategy has so far only managed to come up with a half-baked compromise based on an existing Audi SUV, released to market half-finished (just search for the recalls to date already...), with half-baked performance (waay slower than even "old" Teslas), and way less than a halfway house of a charging network.
What happened to "the technology already exists", and "watch this space"? I'm still watching and waiting, and it looks like too little, too late.
And don't get me start on the Porsche - a car who's two USPs seems to be (a) charging at a superfast network that doesn't exist, and the (b) ability to do repeatable ludicrous launches, which will appeal to about 14 people in total  |
I confess, I'm struggle to understand what they are messing about at too.
I think, they are struggling to throw away 100 years of automotive 'this is how we make a car' and start from scratch.
I heard the ID3, whilst physically built in their thousands, simply don't work. They are awaiting software. And not over the air software at that. None of the existing bosch modules understand how to talk to a non-ICE drivetrain, but VAG went ahead and used them anyway because to re-invent the wheel themselves they consider too hard.
I am climbing the walls waiting for the Model Y to arrive to I can bin off the Q7, but to be honest, that's going to take too long, so I do predict I'll have a model X or 7 seat Model S within the next 6 months.
Its absolute fiscal lunacy not to.
The budget has just firmed up the expected 0% BIK and as a lovely bonus, has removed the luxury car tax from 100% EV's, regardless of list price.
There shouldn't be a company director or company car driver in the UK not driving a Tesla imo.
I do feel slightly guilty that the Model 3 is so good. It really should be more expensive to be honest. I just got a new update this morning with track mode V2, which sadly I can't use yet as my foot is in a pot - but I am looking forward to the switchable front/rear/4 wheel drive, G meter etc.
Meanwhile, my Q7 has the same tiny screen and outdated firmware it shipped with 5 years ago. Nothing changed. Nothing updated. Not even possible.
They are worlds apart.
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The First 20 Audis:
2001 D2 4.2 QS Silver, 1997 D2 S8 Silver, 1999 D2 4.2 Silver, 2002 D2 S8 Dolphin Grey,
2003 C5 RS6 Blue, 1998 D2 S8 Black, 2000 D2 4.2 QS/S8 Ming Blue, 2003 D3 4.2 Ming Blue,
2005 B7 S4 Blue, 2006 D3 3.0 Tdi Black, 1999 D2 4.2 Silver, 2003 D3 4.2 LPG Crystal Blue,
2000 D2 S8 Silver, 2007 3.0 Tdi Q7 Black, 2009 B8 S4 Black, 1998 D2 S8 Agate Grey,
2006 D3 4.2 Tdi Blue, 2006 D3 S8, 2007 Q7 3.0 Tdi, 2006 C6 S6,
The Second 20 Audis:
2011 A7 Sline, 2001 A2 1.4 Tdi Black, 2002 A2 1.4 Tdi Silver, 2006 A8 4.2 Tdi Blue,
2007 4.2 Tdi Q7, 2006 S4 Cab Silver, 2010 RS6 Saloon Black
, 2007 TT Roadster,
2010 A8 D4 4.2 Silver, 2006 C6 A6 2.7 Tdi Quattro, 2000 D2 4.2 QS/S8 Ming Blue (again), 2008 Q7 4.2 Black,
2009 C6 RS6 Saloon Daytona Grey, 2001 Fully Loaded A2 Tdi, 2006 Avant S6 Black, 2007 VW Caravelle Exec Black (almost an Audi)
2009 TT Roadster Daytona, 2015 Q7 4.2 tdi lava grey, 2002 GmbH D2 demonstrator, 2006 D3 A8 LWB 4.2 Tdi Black
Most Recent Audis:
2001 A2 1.4 Tdi Black, 2007 4.2 FSi Q7 ABT Blue, 2016 S5 Coupe Launch model, 2004 S4 B6 Cabriolet, 2016 Q7 Sline White, 2006 Q7 4.2 FSi Black, 2012 Q7 Sline+ 4.2Tdi White, 2008 Blue Audi S8
Everything Else
1989 Subaru Justy, 1986 Vauxhall Cartlton 2.0 GL, 1985 Vauxhall Carlton 2.2 CDi, 1987 Ford Sierra XR4x4, 1983 Vauxhall Senator, 1985 Vauxhall Senator 3.0i, 1997 Polo Saloon, 1997 Peugeot 306 1.9 TDi, Ford Sierra Sapphire 2000E, 1990 Subaru Justy, 2000 Subaru Impreza, 2000 Subaru Impreza RB5, 1993 Range Rover LSE, 2005 VW Bora, 2003 Skoda Superb, 2003 VW Passat V6 4 Motion, 1996 Peugeot 106, 2000 Range Rover 4.0, 2019 Tesla Model 3 Performance