Comments by "" (@Gez492) on "Auto Express" channel.

  1. That's the best SUV I've seen to date and with a V8! What's not to like
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  2. This is so much better looking than the Fiesta which has to be the ugliest small car out there. The VW isnt ugly but its boring in comparison. The A1 is an interesting car but let down by too much use of hard plastics. If the Pug is reliable they really have built a winner here
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  3. What a boring design and already old looking inside. Trouble is with the Bavarian Toyota is that the Toyota Toyota is a visually more exciting car, Porsche will be better dynamically and the TT is the better all around package, plus there is an RS model which is brilliant for almost the same cost as one named after a terrible road, the M40
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  4. what they've done to the the name and original concept is vandalization in a grand scale
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  5. Bora Markovic Evolution not revolution is the name of the game. look at the  3 series in the last few years. What Audi have done is sharpen the look but radically re engineer the car in terms of engines, interiors suspension and steering. To impress Auto Express it must be a pretty fine car traditionally Audi had to be better to be equal to BMW with AE Journos but now we have one who says this is probably better than the opposition and that's remarkable. Could Audi take the steering crown away from BMW for instance. The electric steering on a 4 I drove the other day was absolutely awful what ever I tried. It was slow and dull actually communicated very little.
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  6. Ahmed Khallad Totally agree. 1,2,3,4,5 so where's the difference. Merc C a bit of a disaster looks like its been attacked with a heat gun!
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  7. Shame on you AE as ever your anti Audi bias still shines so brightly! Try keeping the Mercedes from turning itself and its occupants into an unrecognizable mash of human and twisted composites trying to keep up with the RS7 point to point in all conditions. That's what you mean by playful really!! tail out skid marks everywhere including your boxers! Lets face it the only way to enjoy that sort of handling is where you don't have to worry about constantly facing the wrong way and plenty of space to avoid totalling it and the occupants. Some of the other reviews of the RS7 seem to understand 4WD handling about late breaking getting on the power really early and rocketing out of the bends, to say that that's not fun or that the only way you can enjoy a fast car is sideways is just stupid. You are sitting behind the wheel of a masterpiece of performance art with probably the finest V8 power plant ever built just compare it to what the Merc has to use in extra Cubic Inches to achieve and all you can say is it doesn't go sideways,; you don't deserve the privilege. 
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  8. contyoutufication Huh mid engine executive saloon??????????
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  9. FFS Get a life
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  10. M4 great car even if I'm not a BMW fan but hardly a fair comparison. The RS5 has been around for ever, that's testament to the purity of its lines that it can still compete but as far as the Engine is concerned that's even longer in the tooth. Audi didn't fit the 4.0l TFSI V8 as an upgrade because the model was at the end of its facelift schedule. Remember the new one is a few months away and probably sporting the finest V8 in production today. Remember this engine powers a luxury limousine A8 from 0 - 62mph in 3.5 seconds, just think of what it can do in the next RS5!
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  11. ImBarryScottCSS I'm amazed you think the R8 V10 pluls is dull on the road. I have travelled in one for a day not driven but I can tell you it was anything but dull. The driver had a grin on his face all day. this Mercedes is a blunt instrument it's basically a very expensive drift car. the Audi is a more precise car but with that all natural V10 it's glorious to listen to as well. we didn't use the B&O sound all day! Merc cannot get away with massive motors and rear wheel drive anymore the game has moved on
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  12. I find it amusing that all the journos and many here always bleat on that Rear wheel is superior as a drivers car, then start complaining when AWD shows where its superior. Look Merc decided that a huge lump and RWD is where they wanted to be and the car is a heavy unweildly beast that is only really good for cruising. You can't blame Audi for doing it differently and ending up with an everyday driver that can mix it with the exotica. I think car lovers or Merc lovers should at least acknowledge that Audi have produced a car inside a decade that is on par with the latest Porsche 911 GTS, a car that has taken Porsche half a century to produce. Merc are no where near producing a car this good.
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  13.  @kuddin9021  have you not travelled in an SQ7 it sounds wonderful and pulls your arms from its sockets so no I don't see it as a negative as it is Euro6 and therefore cleaner than a V8 petrol. Although I wouldn't have complained if Audi had slotted the RS6 TFSI V8 in one.
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  14. The michelins are known to suit the BMW very well and the Perelli corsa's work well on the lighter unsprung weight of the RS4 comp. So no it wouldn't make a difference. The M3 touring is not the the best mid size wagon the outgoing B9 is. It always was the better looker now its the better track and all road wagon too.
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  15. Yeah never really noticed but it's true.
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  16. viktor4o Cant wait for the RS4 YEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAA
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  17. kursimeja lampungtabir very strongly agree with your strong agreement
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  18. I don't get it!  BMW and to slightly lesser extent Mercedes have been on the evolution not revolution path for years with Audi. Its a family face and formula that the buying public and fleet owners like and one that has brought German manufacturers dominance in the sector for years now. Why the hooohaa that the A4 is on slightly different on the outside. The Fact is the car is radically different in may other ways and ways that I as a potential buyer at the end of the year will look at very seriously. The B9 is early indications a vastly superior car to the B8 and will no doubt be hugely successful for Audi. 
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  19. Trouble with S2000 which I liked, was that you had to rev the nuts off it all the time, so a scream when your in the mood but a real pain when your not.
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  20. Same with the Audi, I wonder how much closer the S3 would be if it had pilot sports
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  21. Why Not? They are the best in the business. These are the standard fit the Lasers are the option. Have you looked at BMW or Mercedes you'd be hard pushed to tell the difference between an E200d or an E63s or for that matter a 3 series from a 5 series, yet Audi get criticized nothing changes....
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  22. That's the dumbest thing I've read today😂😂😂
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  23. potatis97 Some Audis can be set up for under steer and can be a bit uninspiring to drive. You have obviously never driven an RS.  I have had the rare pleasure of driving both the C6 and C7 uninspiring was not the words that sprung to mind, more like OMFG! The C7 RS6 is a car that really handles and grip levels are almost hard to take in. There is a technique of getting the max from AWD vehicles of this nature. I began to get the hang of it although I'm no expert but it was late breaking into bends , balancing on throttle and then let loose the dogs of war early out of the corner which is way earlier than a RWD car could or even should, It is intoxicating and inspires confidence. If I drove the Merc in that way "drifting" as you put it, I would probably be deceased by now. It would have lost its rear end grip as you watched the rear of the RS6 disappearing out of the corner and up the road. You wouldn't be able to rely of the 6.2 litre to make the ground up as the RS6 V8 has a very flat torque curve that keeps it accelerating. Really and truly I the RS6 is a monstrously fast point to point all weather vehicle, and sounds amazing with exhaust valves open on full chat and the overrun  sound on down shifts is just awesome. If you look at the Auto Express "road test" test against the Latest Nissan GTR it was noticeable that the Technological wonder that is the  totally sports focussed Nissan could not shake off the RS6 which is after all a station wagon
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  24. Yeah I totally agree point to point in all weather the RS6 is the one I would be in.
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  25. Chadwick 1991 XE will date in no time interior already looks dated look at other Jags they all date very quickly
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  26. Colin Cas It is an interesting point that almost exclusively fast BMW's are tested against what is perceived as their direct competitors on the track. This is to accentuate the rear wheel drift that is undeniably a predominant characteristic, particularly so in the powerful M cars. This of course is relatively safe and some would say "good Fun" on a closed track but in the real world and all around driving conditions, I would argue that the propensity to "Tail Out" is very undesirable. My point is that a fast M would struggle to stay with its equal and opposite RS point to point across countries. Even the brand new and impressive M4 would struggle against the undeniably long in the tooth RS5 in a real world race. I watched a Nissan GTR one of the fastest most agile and technically capable cars available today and easily capable of bettering any M Car on or off the track, being unable to shake off an RS6 Avant in a real world varied road conditions test. It was also noticeable that the RS6 driver seemed to understand that driving a fast 4 wheel drive car requires a different discipline to what is required in a fast rear wheel drive. Using late braking, balancing the car on throttle mid corner and then using the Quattro and the V8TFSI to sling shot early out of the corner. You cannot set up the BMW in that way and getting on the power early in normal road conditions would inevitably induce either a lurid tail drift or the electronics would interfere and kill the power and the so called fun with it but somehow I think the average Joe would rather get his beloved Beemer home in one piece than have it drift into the nearest ditch or worse into he oncoming articulated 40 tonner, which of course would never appear on a track.
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  27. noporian Utter bollocks
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  28. notformebeaky w**kers dear boy w**kers
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  29. tanget1337 I take your point, I am not trying to "dis" the Scooby which clearly is the best iteration yet. I have never had the privilege of owning one but have driven an older version and yes they are different and interesting car. I agree that drag races are only one part of the equation; I suspect it would be close around the track and largely dependent on just how tight or comparatively flowing the circuit is. I say this because of the different way the cars produce their all important torque. The Audi brings its peak torque much earlier and this could assist a driver used to AWD performance cars i.e. carrying great speed late into tight corners, late braking and stabilizing the car mid corner before picking up the throttle early and sling shot out. I don't know which would win on which track under which conditions, my point being its just as variable an outcome as a simple drag race. I think the Subaru still has credibility with its fan base but equally Audi may have produced an understated pocket rocket that will embarrass quite a few uneducated so called performance car drivers. Clearly though, the RS3 when it arrives will not be as subtle but then it probably won't need to be. In conclusion then and as much as it grieves me to agree with Auto "Beemer" Express, I think the all around completeness of the S3 as an everyday car it pips the Scooby but I would choose the STronic having experienced how good a transmission it is. However as a rare 2non BMW fanboy" I will continue to admire the Subaru for its individuality and unique approach.
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  30. You my friend, are a funny guy🤣
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  31. Bloody awful design, pointless tech
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  32. Ooooooh some Bavarian saltiness detected and all with the end of life car 2 gens older than the overweight Beemer. If it had been the Audi with all the power and winning the dig, I'd wager the fanboys would have been calling for a track battle as that's what BMW do. Well, Audi, you've finally realised you can make great handling cars and proved it against the self-appointed benchmark
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  33. Mini number one!!!!! You are having a giraffe.....its wins hands down in the ugly ranking, I'll give you that
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  34. What you see makes absolutely no sense, the A6 has got better and better with each model iteration. The previous RS6 was rock solid, still looks great and has one of the best residual values of any current production performance car.
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  35. Constantine Joseph If you bought the Huracan, you'd be buying Audi Know How in a different jacket its choice that suits personality. The R8 V10 is good value against the poorly built California with its inferior power and drivetrain, inferior performance, hugely disappointing interior and an equally huge price premium. I don't understand your logic. In London Ferraris are not exclusive anymore. I was on one of the capitols streets a few weeks ago when an old version R8 V10+ in Black came down. It caused grid lock with people trying to get a pic or better look. That says it all really, the R8 Has earned its supercar credibility and can back it up on the road against the so called elite.
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  36. +Tino Schneider similar experience, the dealer had an old convertible and a new R8 plus in Yellow. I still love the old shape but the new one drew my eye more and more and more I looked the more I liked. The dealer said the same, they were worried that the essence of the old one would be lost but when they had the first one in the new they had a winner on thier hands. Sat in them both and inside there is simply no comparison, the new one builds on the strengths of the previous design and looks and feels superb. As for the guy in the review saying the Audi would not be as good a daily driver, I would take exception to that notion, spending time everyday in this R8 with adaptive suspension set to comfort gear change more relaxed but keeping that wonderful engine note would soon become a daily ritual for me. Both cars would make excellent daily drivers though.
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  37. How do you reach that conclusion when the two manufacturers have always been driven by completely different stylistic aesthetic and engineering outlooks. The next Gen RS5 will in all probability sport the latest 4.0l V8 TFSI Engine have an understated but purposeful skin and an interior which neither BMW or Mercedes seem able to match or better. I think the interior will probably use elements from the new TT such as the electronic dash etc. The current M4 is undeniably striking but M cars have always had the look of a body kit has been attached to them, where as the Audi designs have nearly always had an integrated flow about them. I would guess there will not be much between the new RS and the M4. I really don't understand Mercedes though, they are crass and tacky compared to the other two manufacturers offerings.
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  38. Surely a fairer test would be over three different tracks in wet, dry and mixed conditions. Straight line sprints expert and non expert drivers gather the data and issue an overall result. The more you watch this, the more its riddled with inconsistencies which lets face it is par for the course for auto express.
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  39. +peacegod101 Trouble is its more expensive than these two combined and not as good as either of them, I'd have them both and say bollux to the Kit car looks of the Mclaren
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  40. For me its The R8 because its different, the cars are so evenly matched in terms of performance but the Porsche dare I say it is very comon on British roads and therefore it carries a brash "banker wide boy" stereotype. Where as the Audi is more exclusive and rarer, it turns more heads and gets more admiring glances than the "so what theres another" 911. If it were the only choice then I'd be happy with a car that is so good but it isnt the only choice and in many ways it is getting left behind, stcuk with a design and layout that is flawed, sooner or later they will not be able to overcome these inherent design flaws with more an more clever technology. Yes the Audi employs a great deal of Tech but the design and mid engine layout of the drive train has so many benefits for the car evolution into the future. The Porsche will need to change its design if they are to remain at the pinnnacle, such is the competition and will that mean the classic shape will die out, in some ways it will be a shame but progress and time wait for no man.
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  41. Porsche always fit the the tyres that best work with their car so you can be guarantee'd that this is the best it gets. You are also  forgetting that the driver made a serious error in one track segement in the Audi that all but wiped out the R8's lead, before it regained its composure and stretched out again. Give credit where it is due, the Audi is in its second generation of development from scratch. Porsche has been honing these 911's for 60+ years! and yes they produce a great car.That this adolescent naturally aspirated super car from Audi is at least its equal is a phenomenal achievement.
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  42. Nice to have a choice but because the R8 offers something different and more exclusive but just as fast, practical and just as much fun, it would be my choice.
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  43. Oh dear...........David you are in a tiss aren't you
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  44. Remember talking to a fewvgerman guys last year in the car industry who were scathing about the build quality if Mercedes. Said Germans don't rate them
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  45. Maybe just my upbringing I guess
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  46. peacegod101 Strange then that the industry and customer feedback as well as motoring journos have acknowledged for the last five years or so, that Audi build the best interiors across most sectors
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  47. Like Mercedes and BMW, versions of the technology would have been available as a result of the high end use on A8 and to a lesser degree A6/A7/Q7. Of course there is a trickle down process accompanied by refinements in the tech and some additional features as a result of what was learned from the execution on the top of the range vehicles, Since I am purchasing in the sector at the latter in of the year, I want to know about the technology that is finding its way into the Mid range cars. As far as the shape is concerned, yes it could have been a radical statement but why would they or for that matter BMW change a successful evolutionary format. Most people like the familiar but improved appearance that both manufacturers espouse, this way the car ages well, something that the XE Jag will not do, just look at the way the X and the XF have dated! Audi have on this occasion gone for technological change i.e. Powertrain, Suspension, Interior, Driver focus. I don't think the buyer will be short changed by this car, if early indications are correct, the B9 will bring big improvements over the B8 and could well be class leading in engine performance, ride, comfort and handling. No doubt the car will be hugely successful for Audi and share dominance with BMW 3 in this compact executive sector. For me the A4 Quattro Avant TDI Ultra will be a strong contender for my money but I will be driving a few and checking residual values etc. against  the competition before making a decision. Not sure what you meant by sticking to the premium brands, Audi is a premium brand....
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  48. Ah David, now we get to the nub. Your comments give away your true intent here, I don't think you give a monkeys about this issue, your interest is defending the Bavarian Honour. Look, I know and appreciate that BMW make some very good cars, you don't need to be attention seeking so much. What I find irritating is that so many owners or fans are not content with that, they need to rubbish the competitors product too. Exactly what is wrong with a Skoda and have you owned one? as far as the motoring press and many, many owners they have proved to be a very attractive proposition. If its about shared platforms and parts, why is this in some way a bad thing? do you really believe that some Bavarian Artisan Engineer designs and manufacturers all the bits that go into your beloved propeller badge; I'd wager their are more parts that are common to a Skoda than you care to worry about. The fact is that these parts and component manufacturers are the experts in their fields and produce parts that BMW could not do as well or as efficiently. Getting back to the original discussion, I am not happy that VW lied about some suspicious mapping software but all manufacturers look to bend and push the rules at every opportunity, look at BMW's or any other manufacturer and try and replicate their stated power outputs and or economy figures, rarely do they ever match up in the real world. Its always happened in the motor manufacturers world. I don't like it and wish it would change but for now I will use this information to batter the dealers into submitting to better deals. As I have said I am in the market for a car in mid size exec Merc is not on my list because I just don't like their C class styling but Audi, BMW are with Jaguar and Alpha as outsiders. The whole point about the thread here is whether the A4 is the new class leader, it would seem that early indicators say yes, I will look at all aspects of the shortlisted cars capabilities, including brand image but ultimately as I suspect will be the same for most buyers in the category, this emissions issue will have very little impact on buying habits.I have owned 3 Audis  and 1 BMW both marques have their merits and issues but the recent decisions to lean towards Audi have been based on the reliability and quality of the ones I have owned, which for the most part has been exemplary. I don't spend my time in cars exploring the limits of Quattro or Rear wheel drift,  I drive everyday in everyday conditions up and down the UK, so generally good road manners, Good engines (3.0TDI is an excellent example) and well designed interiors play a larger role in my buying considerations. I don't want a manual;  I used too, but having driven a few, I prefer well sorted, intelligent Automatics particularly with powerful TDI engines, but I appreciate you do don't. Brand image is interesting depending on your perspective,  mine was further challenged by recent experience of a lease BMW that I had for a couple of weeks. It was a nice car with M sport wheels etc. What was noticeable is the lack of courtesy I received at junctions etc. where I was rarely let out and on the motorways when using the fast lanes, other drivers seemed to assume I was trying to intimidate them or wanted a race. It was very noticeable once I became aware of it. It was pointed out by a passenger originally. I don't think I would want that from my new purchase but I haven't written them off yet. I hope you continue to enjoy your Bavarian offering but you'd be missing out if you didn't open your mind to the distinct possibility that there are equally good cars out there and some may even be better.
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  49. derbigpr500 I have and driven quite a few a lease cars and reluctantly I agree. The quality has improved on the Beemer Materials but it still looks ordinary and on tow of the cars which were less than a year old they had a similar rattle which I couldn't trace except to say it was from either the drivers side door or panel adjoining it to the dash. Have to say very disappointing and the steering not as direct and connected as they used to be either.
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  50. Jordan Hilman Not the same thing you have to get above a certain rev range to make the Honda VVT Sing and then keep it screaming
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