Comments on: Audi Profits Rise 26 Percent

By: cretinx

cretinx — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:34:33 +0000

Love driving my wife’s A4 (chipped 1.8t/intake/exhaust with bilsteins/h&rs) – hate fixing it!

By: Stein X Leikanger

Stein X Leikanger — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:08:01 +0000

Audi cars are suffering from their bad reliability in the 90s, but have beaten that perception with world class quality now. You’d be seriously surprised – I was definitely.

It comes from a top-down absolute insistence upon what the Lexus gang call “relentless pursuit of perfection” – and it appears it’s something the market wants.

By: Nemphre

Nemphre — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:38:58 +0000

I don’t think these vehicles have been around long enough to make a determination on whether they’re improving or not. All newer cars look better in CR because there hasn’t been enough data built up to show that they suck.

By: Davekaybsc

Davekaybsc — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:52:23 +0000

Audi seems to be getting the reliability thing under control (finally). The previous A6 was infamous for quality problems, but the new one according to CR is more reliable than the 5 series, humiliates the E class, and is more reliable than the Lexus GS. Yes, Lexus.

By: NetGenHoon

NetGenHoon — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:40:03 +0000

x2 on the reliable == more Audi sales. Ask anyone in my area about Audis, the response: “Love driving ‘em, but I’m tired of fixin’ ‘em.”

By: Landcrusher

Landcrusher — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:30:05 +0000

“In fact, just think where they’d be if they built reliable products…”

Ouch!

Go, JB!

By: Mike Solowiow

Mike Solowiow — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:17:33 +0000

Audi’s reliability has improved greatly. Look at the TrueDelta and Consumer Reports data. A4 and A6 looking good, lets hope the rest are headed that direction as well.

By: Antone

Antone — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:57:41 +0000

Can we please have a real RWD platform now, with reliability…? Everything else is there. Wasn’t there talk about Audi buying into Maserati’s platform years back? Start with the R8 and work down please (and not from VW platforms up).