R8, the Audi supercar
#1
R8, the Audi supercar
http://money.cnn.com/2006/10/10/autos/audi_r8/index.htm
i'll take 8, thank you!
i'll take 8, thank you!
#2
RE: R8, the Audi supercar
I understand what Audi is trying to accomplish here with the brand image but I think the brand is perfect as it is. Everyone drives a bmw and merc, and their brand quality has slowly decreased. Theres a certain insider thing to driving an Audi while every grandma and trust fund baby is in a bmw or merc. Besides we all know Audi's brand quality is just as good, perhaps better, as its closest rivals...Anyways I want that freakin car.
#3
RE: R8, the Audi supercar
what i dont get is why they made one. i mean, theres all the porsches around, whats the point? its the same company, but they may be employing this one strategy i am a fan of. when a company makes 2 products that compete against each other for the same market, seeing as how theyre from the same company but under a different name, the company ends up with profit from both.
#4
RE: R8, the Audi supercar
becsaue they are still totally different companies competing
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what i dont get is why they made one. i mean, theres all the porsches around, whats the point? its the same company, but they may be employing this one strategy i am a fan of. when a company makes 2 products that compete against each other for the same market, seeing as how theyre from the same company but under a different name, the company ends up with profit from both.
what i dont get is why they made one. i mean, theres all the porsches around, whats the point? its the same company, but they may be employing this one strategy i am a fan of. when a company makes 2 products that compete against each other for the same market, seeing as how theyre from the same company but under a different name, the company ends up with profit from both.
#8
RE: R8, the Audi supercar
Although we share some of the same platforms between some of the vehicles, Porsche, Audi and VW aren't under the same parent company.
I got curious so I asked my boss, who happens to the the dealership owner here. [Porsche and Lotus dealership]
True the Cayenne, Toureg [sp], and Q7 share a simliar platform, but it doesn't mean that they are supplied from the same parts bin because the companies are shared. It just means a sort of partnership and allience. Some companies tend to do that simply to cut R&D costs by splitting it with another company.
i.e. - Isuzu using Lotus inspired Suspension, or the Ford Fusion sharing components from the Audi A6, etc, etc, etc...
Just thought I'd help clear that up. I learned a little bit myself!!!
I got curious so I asked my boss, who happens to the the dealership owner here. [Porsche and Lotus dealership]
True the Cayenne, Toureg [sp], and Q7 share a simliar platform, but it doesn't mean that they are supplied from the same parts bin because the companies are shared. It just means a sort of partnership and allience. Some companies tend to do that simply to cut R&D costs by splitting it with another company.
i.e. - Isuzu using Lotus inspired Suspension, or the Ford Fusion sharing components from the Audi A6, etc, etc, etc...
Just thought I'd help clear that up. I learned a little bit myself!!!
#9
RE: R8, the Audi supercar
actually VW is made up of: Volkswage, Audi, Seat, Skoda, Bugatti, Lamborghini, and Bentley. so vw and audi are under the same parent company. Porsche has a 5-20% stake in VW but it is still its own company.
#10
RE: R8, the Audi supercar
whoops sorry for making myself unclear...
The question at hand was regarding Porsche and Audi....
When I said Porsche, Audi and VW arent under the same parent i meant it like this:
Porsche, Audi/VW...
sorry for the mistake.
The question at hand was regarding Porsche and Audi....
When I said Porsche, Audi and VW arent under the same parent i meant it like this:
Porsche, Audi/VW...
sorry for the mistake.