SpeedNeed
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- Speed
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- #16
Well, you’re right about that!
Audi has always been the “Lexus” to VW, maybe more than that since the Audi advances seem to “trickle down” to VW eventually.
Touarag was developed as a one-off joint venture platform between VW Group and Porsche around 2000-2002, when it went on sale. Porsche chose parts and assembled theirs independently, VW did theirs in an Audi factory and extended it to Audi Q7 and maybe Bentley. That was before Porsche tried to buy VW, which ended up (crazy story) in VW buying Porsche In 2009. VW didn’t plan it, too much overlap with Audi. But now Porsche and Audi seem to get along and share some platforms.
I really just meant to suggest, having owned at least two from all three brands, that there is a huge gap in quality, components, craftsmanship, service (and price) between the VW brand and Porsche/Audi. I once read (and I may have this wrong) that at one time you could glance at how many lug nuts were on a wheel and know which of the three it was.
Audi has always been the “Lexus” to VW, maybe more than that since the Audi advances seem to “trickle down” to VW eventually.
Touarag was developed as a one-off joint venture platform between VW Group and Porsche around 2000-2002, when it went on sale. Porsche chose parts and assembled theirs independently, VW did theirs in an Audi factory and extended it to Audi Q7 and maybe Bentley. That was before Porsche tried to buy VW, which ended up (crazy story) in VW buying Porsche In 2009. VW didn’t plan it, too much overlap with Audi. But now Porsche and Audi seem to get along and share some platforms.
I really just meant to suggest, having owned at least two from all three brands, that there is a huge gap in quality, components, craftsmanship, service (and price) between the VW brand and Porsche/Audi. I once read (and I may have this wrong) that at one time you could glance at how many lug nuts were on a wheel and know which of the three it was.
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