As a fan of all 3 German luxury marques, It’s probably truer today than any time in the past too. The real crime is despite all the platform and parts sharing, it hasn’t done much for reliability, maintenance and the cost of repairs for either brand. They were never going to pass down the cost savings to consumers, so it would have been nice to pass down a better product.
I see this more like it too. VW trying to make things more premium while keeping the cost down so a cheaper car to buy, but Audi straight up goes full premium and says “pay the price for our things or get a VW” lol. (And I have a VW so no offence.)
Fancy ass Volkswagens
As a fan of all 3 German luxury marques, It’s probably truer today than any time in the past too. The real crime is despite all the platform and parts sharing, it hasn’t done much for reliability, maintenance and the cost of repairs for either brand. They were never going to pass down the cost savings to consumers, so it would have been nice to pass down a better product.
Don’t disagree but those fancy VWs look a fuckton better than almost every new BMW
As someone that also has an F32, I agree
Just remember, BMW got inspiration from Audi’s huge grilles.
Where did they get the pig nose inspiration from though? Audi’s don’t look like a giant hog…
“Heritage”
I won’t disagree lol. But I’d counter with saying that a VW is a budget Audi hahah
True, but usually the marginal cost > marginal quality/utility. That’s the problem with Audi.
I see this more like it too. VW trying to make things more premium while keeping the cost down so a cheaper car to buy, but Audi straight up goes full premium and says “pay the price for our things or get a VW” lol. (And I have a VW so no offence.)
Well that’s sort of how I look at mini cooper.