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I think most of us can agree our readers are pretty much in the know when it comes to cars. Due to that fact, I would wager that a lot of you are asked by friends and family for car advice on a regular basis. Typically the questions you may ask the buyer would be how many doors, what type of mileage, and much do you want to spend? But what about those intangibles? When it came to sports cars though, Agent00J was left in a bit of a quandary after a friendly discussion on recommendations.
Taking the Audi R8, Nissan GT-R, Porsche Turbo or a Chevrolet Z06 Corvette and placing them under the microscope puts things in a different perspective as he soon found out. With that in mind he turned to our readers, the best of the best so to speak, and asked you for your recommendations which one would choose?
Avid readers like you got a treat a few weeks ago when Agent001 snuck into an exclusive debut of BMW’s 7 Series in Moscow. You were the first to see the new 7 Series then, and finally almost two months later the rest of the world get a chance to see what you already knew.
BMW finally released official pictures in advance of the Paris debut. As awesome as the 7 Series is, Agent009 couldn’t help and wonder if BMW was taxing its independent nature with so many new models. While sales are only slightly down against last year, it is also well known that BMW’s profits are taking a beating and expenditures are way up.
Does BMW have what it takes, or will it have to learn the hard way? With new CAFÉ standards coming into place, the whole industry is looking at downsizing in an effort to boost mileage.
Audi may be one of the first to start that trend by introducing the new supercharged S4 for 2009. As we all know the S4 for 2008 was originally equipped with a 4.2 liter V8 that was be replaced in 2009 with a 3 liter supercharged power plant. While power output may be down slightly with the new motor, the new S4 will actually be a bit faster than the proceeding model, the bigger news here though is that gas miles is bumped an impressive 20%.
Agent00J stirred that pot again over the weekend. The target of choice was Audi’s claim that the A4 is faster and more efficient than either Mercedes or BMW. Pretty hard to swallow you say? You bet,
even after reading the fine print, Agent00J was unconvinced and decided this type of advertising simply lacked class. Now whether or not Audi has the class or not, there are some reasons we simply do not like a brand. In this case it could be deceptive advertising, or simply the whole aura of a company that tarnishes the image. Agent009 gave us all the opportunity to air our views on why we simply don’t like a brand and set that record straight.
Was it reputation, design or perhaps the dealership that turned you against a brand? 
