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Replying to: merc1 (Apr 05, 2006 6:03 am) I read a blurb (as opposed to blog) by the "editors" of Autospies.com -- they seem quite high on Audis over BMW's for this "15 minutes of fame." Makes me wonder why Audi has fought to so hard with Acura for last place for the A6 vs the RL. In this regard, however, I think the RL "won" and the A6 actually finished up in next to last place. What really seemed remarkable was that Audis seem to be more expensive in Germany than here in the US and they had a very strong year "over there" despite what appears to be a price disadvantage. Frankly, I'd be plenty pleased with a 530xi stick shift or with my current A6 3.2 automatic -- in an even world, the Bimmer would probably win "today." Based on the configurator, the A6 above a certain engine size only comes with the tiptronic. Wow, I thought the Germans resisted automatics even more than I. Live and learn. The next gen of ALL of these LPS cars brings to my mind "you ain't seen nuttin' yet."
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Replying to: merc1 (Apr 05, 2006 6:07 am) It's a bet. A gentlemen's bet. No money or duels involved. |
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BMW Techiest Car Company Topic: Telematics According to Telematics Research Group (TRG), BMW and Mercedes-Benz offer the most advanced technology features in their vehicles. Not surprisingly, the TRG ratings show that vehicle manufacturers that tend to sell luxury vehicles are including more safety and entertainment features than economy car maker Hyundai, which ranked last. However, Lincoln, and Volvo's appearance along with Ford at the bottom was a bit of a surprise. Dodge and Toyota, and Chevy, which have vehicles at a wide variety of price ranges all were in the middle of the pack link title
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Replying to: dewey (Apr 05, 2006 1:33 pm) Only a small portion of the graph has to do with "driver assist", by which I am assuming they mean safety devices. I also assume that "telematics" is geek-speak for on-star and similar communications, as Cadillac and Chevy score very well. The weighting logic in the graph is also somewhat fuzzy. TRG Graph Taking only "Driver assist", it appears that BMW, Infiniti, MB, and then Lexus are in descending order. Edit: Come to think of it, "Driver assist" could also include some non-safety items as push-button start and memory seats. I'd rather see a graph showing weighting of relative automotive technology.
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Replying to: rich545 (Apr 05, 2006 5:14 am) Maybe you are not interested by MB or just not considering them. I respect your view, naturally. Congrats for your Cayenne. not a failed car. I can't believe however you don't know the E350/500 Estate. Does it mean they are not imported in N/A either? http://www2.mercedes-benz.co.uk/content/unitedkingdom/mpc/mpc_unitedkingdom_webs- ite/en/home_mpc/passenger_cars/home/products/new_cars/e-class_estate.html this is just the Estate version of the E-class. If I were to buy a E class, I would only consider its estate version. the rear boot space is cavernous. the V8 5 Liter, altough not the most up to date (5,4 L should follow soon I guess) would still be my priority choice. If Estates are not imported to the US, or only with weak Engines, this is a very big mistakes the germans do IMHO. This is the key differentiator with the japanese which estate offer is really poor/inexistant in the LPS/ELLPS segment (is the subaru Legacy 3.0 estate imported in the US? this would be the ONLY japanese contender. Pls correct me if one has further information)
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Replying to: vchiu (Apr 05, 2006 6:29 pm) According to the MB-USA web site, the following Wagons are available: E350 Wagon (RWD): $53,075 (base MSRP) E350 Wagon (AWD): $55,575 (base MSRP) -- Called the E350 4Matic Wagon E500 Wagon (AWD): $64,075 (base MSRP) -- Called the E500 4Matic Wagon Best Regards, Shipo
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Replying to: markcincinnati (Apr 05, 2006 10:10 am) I don't know what Acura is to do. 50K is too much for the RL to a lot of people I guess. I suspect that come re-design time there will be a new RWD platform that will support both the TL and RL come 2009-10. Yes Audi's status is withing a hair of MB/BMW to most in Europe and even higher according to some. You see they take the whole racing thing a lot more seriously than we do it seems. Audi has become the darling of the European, especially German auto industry due to their historic racing victories over the last 5-6 years, so they tell me on other boards. M |
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Replying to: shipo (Apr 05, 2006 6:39 pm)
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Dateline AudiUSA and all the ships at sea: "Audi sold more than 226,700 vehicles worldwide in the first quarter – 16 percent more than last year (194,970)*. More than 93,600 vehicles were sold in March, an increase of around 10 percent on the same month of last year (85,389). These figures represent the best March and the best first quarter in the company’s history. Among the models with the highest growth rates worldwide are the Audi A3 (up 22 percent to approximately 65,400 vehicles), the Audi A6 (up 49 percent to 59,500 vehicles) and the Audi A8 (up 29 percent to 6,100 units). Sales of the Audi A4 increased by around 3 percent to 82,300 vehicles. 6,400 A4 Cabriolet models were sold, an increase of 6 percent. Around 3,300 Audi Q7 models were handed over to customers in the first three weeks following its launch in Central Europe. In some of [our fastest growing] markets we are now selling as many models in a single quarter as we did a few years ago in an entire year. And the potential of our brand is far from being exhausted.” Add this to the statements this morning that 40% of real estate transactions (at the personal level) last year were for SECOND houses and we see a picture of some substantial affluence. The LPS market (if you're selling) would appear to be the place to be. Jus' livin' the dream, eh? 
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Replying to: docnukem (Apr 05, 2006 3:33 pm) I'm curious as to their definition of "telematics" and what devices this category includes. Looking at their chart, both Audi and Infiniti show no entries (blue bar) for "telematics" 
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