Luxury cars, with a few exceptions such as Audis and the Cadillac Deville, are rear-wheel drive.
Two out of the three Audis on track wrecked in nasty crashes, though no one was harmed.
Lexus has learned what the BMWs and Audis of the world already knew: distinctive luxury interiors are good for business.
Even in the U.S., VW has momentum, with 2012 sales up 31%, to 580, 000 vehicles (including 438, 000 VWs and 139, 000 Audis).
We blasted past the Audis and Benzes cruising in the right lanes.
The display graphics and instrumentation aren't quite as evolved as those in the new Audis, but who buys a 430-hp car for graphics?
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Men want to succeed without violating the rules of the game, which is why wealthier individuals prefer Audis or BMWs over flashy Maseratis.
Volkswagen and Audi only recently emerged from big quality problems, such as Audis' tendency towards random acceleration, in the 1980s and early '90s.
They're at New Delhi's Emporio mall, where herds of chauffeur-driven Jaguars and Audis disgorge shoppers heading to the Louis Vuitton and Christian Louboutin stores.
Audis, on the other hand, "now look faster, sleeker, " he added.
Upper-end Volkswagens and Skodas are now competing with lower-end Audis.
Audis, for example, according to an Audi technician in Los Angeles, have electronic sensors on their brakes, so replacing their brake pads is more complicated and takes more time.
That report says an initial investigation by the U.S. Transportation Department found essentially the same thing that investigators uncovered when they looked into sudden-acceleration complaints about Audis in the 1980s: driver error.
Mercedes-Benz, always a leader in automotive technology, has once again raised the bar for the BMWs, Audis, and Lexuses of the world with the Distance Plus radar cruise system available in new S-Class sedans.
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