Comments by "Fast Er" (@Dgannt) on "New Audi R8 2015 - hot lap in the passenger seat of new supercar" video.

Amidat We are at the start of March and 2 months are not enough to know how the year will end. Car makers introduce new models and year models during the year, convertibles beginning of summer, next year models at August, and so on. But Audi is now making cars in almost every possible size and model. Every model is sold in from of coupe, sedan, S and SUV. Audi is not a car model anymore as it used to be or as Mercedes and BMW still are. It's a mass transport company with a few niche products like R8. Despite this fact BMW has outsold Audi for so long. Even if Audi sells more than BMW, it doesn't say anything but Audi is, as I mentioned, covering EVERY single part of the car market, from A1 to A8 (soon A9) and from Q1 to Q7. I guess soon they will make mini buses too. But people who still enjoy the driving experience, and don't see driving only as transport, will rather buy a BMW. I actually like Audi cars also, they have great quality, but I see them as rather safe AWD transport vehicles with numb driving feel, most people buy as soon as they start a family and have children.
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Amidat What bias? Why the need to be aggressive? I told you my view and you can tell yours without neither of us having to accuse the other. As far as I know from public stats, BMW outsells the other 2 German automakers and has done for many years. And ass far as I know from countless car channel and car magazine comparisons BMW is known for having the more sporty cars (coupes, sedans) than Mercedes, with Audi as nr 3. (not counting special vehicles like SLR or R8). Having more powerful engines does not mean more sporty or better chassis. Mercedes AMG models are more seen as European muscle cars than fine tuned sporty cars. Audi cars (front engine) has always suffered from understeer thanks to a faulty engine placement, whit the entire engine in front of the front axle, something Audi has told they will fix bit by bit during coming years. It's like a reverse 911, but worse. Despite torque vectoring, diffs and electronics, they still suffer from understeer. Also in sport mode most Audi cars are very uncomfortable, a bit like AMG cars. These are NOT my own "bias" views but statistics anybody can find. And on YT you can see ALL of these comparison videos telling what I wrote. It does not mean I see Mercedes or Audi as bad cars. I could easily see myself driving many of their models.
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