Audi are trying to displace BMW as the performance marque and will therefore advertise tongue in cheek.
The fact of the matter though is that they have made huge strides to closing the gap on the other 2 Germans and for that one needs to stand up and take notice.
Yes I agree they are not there yet but boy are they getting ever closer.
I think there's just one answer for the BMW sliding off the road, the owner allowed his mate who drives a Quatro Audi to take his M3 for a spin!! Driving an M3 properly is all about driving skill. The best comes out of the car when all electronic control systems are deactivated
lets be honest,all good cars come from germany,bmw, merc,audi,porsche and vw.
compare there build quality to any other countries,and it will always be a german on top.
Well if I had to choose between the new upcoming RS4 and the new upcoming M3 I would take the Audi hands down for 3 very simple reasons.
The Audi is:
* An avant
* V8
* NA and high revving
I would propose that the R8 is neither bland nor is it ordinary. By comparison BMW has nothing in that segment of the market currently with their only (limited) mid engined production car being the M1.
I think that what defines us as petrol heads is the love of all cars with a preference for BMW..........just saying.