gord wrote:I think Alan's point, and one which we on this side of the Atlantic concur with, is that we are disappointed that the replacement for a classic vehicle which was deemed to be up there with the best in terms of driving dynamics, performance, looks, etc etc, has been sacrificed on the altar of the marketing department's latest customer clinics on the other side of the Atlantic. The demands (and needs) of the US market and its customers are very different to those of, say, the UK. That doesn't make THEM wrong, it just leaves US feeling somewhat alientaed and let down by a take-it-or-leave-it attitude from Audi for a replacement which many of us will simply not buy. And they should be careful - there's a lot of us - the UK was a very important market for the 4 and the 6 for Audi. Especially when, as you say Kujo, the competition is hotting up with cars like the M4, the M5 (maybe as an estate too!) and various Mercedes Benzes. Brand loyalty is only as strong as your next product...!
I'll retreat to my hole now.
GM
Erm yes, thank you, as you say I was merely pointing out the fact that I am more than a little p*ssed off at yet another car manufacturer *ruining* a great european formula so as to make more money by selling more cars in the USA.
Fine, sell the car there, but make it a "USA version", with all the bells and whistles and lardy-arsed suspension setups ets etc demanded by that particular market.
However, as is also very well pointed out earlier, a lot of these changes are also to comply with worldwide changing emission regulations (well outside the USA anyway)
) 75 mph. I think I read a couple of years ago that about 3 US states were even planning to completely remove the maximum limit on some types of roads (a la Germany).
