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    Because hairdressers need fast cars too?

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    Quote Originally Posted by henk4 View Post
    well, I was more thinking in connection to some events 70-80 years ago....
    The SA/Brownshirts, or something more motoring-related?
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    Quote Originally Posted by f6fhellcat13 View Post
    The SA/Brownshirts, or something more motoring-related?
    Below the original post....which triggered my reaction. I am from a generation that is sometimes a bit more careful, when making associations.

    Quote Originally Posted by dydzi View Post
    it's quite trendy right now and i think it really suits german sportcars
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vindesh17 View Post
    I'll take mine in graphite tyvm.
    I think its nice also and siuts well with that brown
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    I put that car on "My Top Three Convertibles That I'd Actually Drive" list.
    The brown is pretty nice too. Brown looks excellent on a Buick Enclave though!
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    Quote Originally Posted by dydzi View Post
    not at the moment, but i am aware that fashion started with introduction of 997 turbo, which was heavily promoted in this brown colour, as a reference to first of 911 turbos
    When I was a kid my father's friend has a bronze/brown 911 Turbo and I thought it was the coolest car I'd ever seen. Hence I've always had a fondness for brown/bronze cars.
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    most german cars r now appearing in that chocolaty brown color...its really nice..but does not suit a supercar like the r8 spyder

    im really not into the new style of audis spyders...they r peeling off the side pillars from their original coupes like they did with a pervious cabroilet audi( forgot its model) and now with this magnificent r8 ! why!
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    Car for high-profile prostitutes; all Audi's are.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LTSmash View Post
    Car for high-profile prostitutes; all Audi's are.
    What's wrong with the R8 coupe?

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    I think the brown is nice in general, but the interior color is key, otherwise the whole thing's ruined...although, I don't think it's the best color for this particular car. It takes away from its intended performance prowess and makes it look like a luxury cruiser.
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    Quote Originally Posted by henk4 View Post
    Below the original post....which triggered my reaction. I am from a generation that is sometimes a bit more careful, when making associations.
    I'm sorry if I offend. The first thing that comes to mind when somebody mentions Germany of the '30s is National Socialism. Perhaps it would be smart for me to not write and post the first thought that pops into my head, but my brain did tell me that there was a connection between Germany, brown, and the '30s. I was not implying in any way that everything German is intrinsically linked to Nazism, it just so happen that '30s Germany irrefutably is. Again, I'm sorry if I offended any of you, I hope I didn't.

    What was the connection that you were alluding to? The Silver Arrows of the '30s also come to mind, but they, to the best of my knowledge, were silver.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kitdy View Post
    What's wrong with the R8 coupe?
    AWD and is too trendy for its own good; is to cars what Grey Goose is to Vodka or TI is to hip-hop. But the GT racing variant seems legit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LTSmash View Post
    AWD and is too trendy for its own good; is to cars what Grey Goose is to Vodka or TI is to hip-hop. But the GT racing variant seems legit.
    The AWD is like 90% RWD under normal circumstances - so it drives like a RWD car typically. RWD purists cry foul (are you one?) but AWD has worked pretty well for Nissan and as quattro is Audi's thing, it was almost a no-brainer to put it on their flagship.

    I'd say a Lambo is more trendy than this. It may be trendy as you say it is (then what do you think of the 458 or Gallardo - it's direct and more trendy competition?) but I wouldn't dock it points just because of the people that drive it or because of the attention it attracts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kitdy View Post
    The AWD is like 90% RWD under normal circumstances - so it drives like a RWD car typically. RWD purists cry foul (are you one?) but AWD has worked pretty well for Nissan and as quattro is Audi's thing, it was almost a no-brainer to put it on their flagship.
    I wouldn't say I'm a RWD purist. I just don't like seeing something passed as a "GT" or sports car having AWD. It's (AWD) perfectly fine in something like the 959, Impreza, and Quattro, but those were rally cars. Audi, today, seems to be in the business of sports cars and I think in order to 100% satisfy that they need a RWD flagship car.

    Quote Originally Posted by Kitdy View Post
    I'd say a Lambo is more trendy than this. It may be trendy as you say it is (then what do you think of the 458 or Gallardo - it's direct and more trendy competition?) but I wouldn't dock it points just because of the people that drive it or because of the attention it attracts.
    I would agree that Lamborghini is on top of the totem pole in regards to trendy-ness. The Gallardo is not an awesome vehicle in my book; more trendy than substantive. I simply love talking to Gallardo owners and asking them all these technical questions about their own car that they can't even answer; they are on par with E90/92 owners. In regards to the 458, too early to say.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kitdy View Post
    The AWD is like 90% RWD under normal circumstances - so it drives like a RWD car typically. RWD purists cry foul (are you one?) but AWD has worked pretty well for Nissan and as quattro is Audi's thing, it was almost a no-brainer to put it on their flagship.

    I'd say a Lambo is more trendy than this. It may be trendy as you say it is (then what do you think of the 458 or Gallardo - it's direct and more trendy competition?) but I wouldn't dock it points just because of the people that drive it or because of the attention it attracts.
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