On Mon, 1 Dec 2008 09:53:07 -0000, "Dave" <a.RemoveThis@b.c> wrote:
>Only around 25% of Audis sold in Europe are Quattro because pretty much all
>Audis sold in Europe are built to order. I appreciate that that's hard to do
>outside Europe which is why Audi USA probably takes in a far higher
>percentage of Quattros as it's the USP for many people.
>
>You've also got to remember that Audi only came up with Quattro in the early
>80s but were pretty successful in Europe long before that so the "need" for
>Quattro is not so strong here.
Interesting. I would have thought that most Audis are Quattro because
of their history here in the States. I remember the Audi Fox of many
years ago and I don't believe it sold well in the U.S. Audi sales
started to take off when they offered their first awd in '83 (82?). I
was invited to participate in an Audi "Hands On" demonstration in
Boston in '86 (or what it '88?). Anyway, they had their 200 and 400
models with ABS. You could turn the ABS off, and we did exercises
with and without. First impressions count, and I just had to have an
Audi with ABS. Sales of Audis increased after they came out with ABS,
and then the "sudden-unintended-acceleration) fiasco happened, and
sales suffered. Audi is now quite popular here in New England.
Expensive, but well built, bullet proof Quattro, and good performance.
I've owned my RS6 since new ('03), the longest I have ever owned a
car, and have no intention of getting rid of it. It has Bilsteins
coil-overs on all four corners, 19 " BBS LMs, lowered, chipped to 512
bhp, and goes like stink. It has given me flawless performance since
day one.
Dave
RS6
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