+1 TDN. People who have the money to buy an R8 will get the Godfather alliteration. If you're trying to build a brand, you've got to use your biggest weapons to hit the public hard off the bat. When the R8 is publicised (as in this commercial), the obvious tactic is to insinuate that the technology at use in the R8 will be put to use in the more pragmatic models of the Audi line... hence, truth in engineering.

 

I'm not entirely convinced it's not a Merc but i could be wrong. I didn't think Bentley ever had a hood emblem on there cars, but I'm not real familiar with there history.

 

THAT WAS F-ING HILARIOUS!

 

That may be true, but if they're like most dealerships around here, when you're a potential buyer, they'll do everything short of blow you to get you to sign on the dotted line. It's only after you've purchased the car that they're ****** to you. They already have your money for the car, and they know that most people are very intimidated by the level of complexity of the cars, so they know that you're pretty much at their mercy when it comes to repairs. There's a local Nissan dealer that is that way - fantastic pre-sale treatment, seriously world-class, and then after you buy, you're a third-rate citizen.

I daresay that anyone coming in to buy an R8 though will receive stellar service throughout the life of their ownership for a few reasons. First off, anyone with the brick o' benjamins to buy one probably is fairly known and influential in their city, and the last thing the dealer wants is bad press from someone that people know and listen to. They also don't want to watch well over $100k walk out the door because of some idiot salesman who doesn't understand tact (that customer will likely deal with either the sales manager or the dealership owner himself). Finally, after the sale, chances are they don't want to **** off that R8 owner, because they'll stand to make a fortune on service appointments. Seriously - you think it costs a lot to have an S4 worked on? Imagine the bill on an R8's timing belt service. Again, on the after-sale treatment, they don't want that well-heeled and influential customer talking to his rich buddies and telling them how he loves the car, but the dealership he bought it at is staffed by asshats.

 

I figured it was a grill off one of the audi from a long time ago before audi was actually called audi.

 

Nice, watch the "truth in blacklist" clip and close to the end an audi 1-2 cars back of the start line guns it and gets out ahead of the pack past bmw's, IT'S SICK!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Where can I see this clip? Couldn't find it on youtube.

EDIT: NVM I found it

 

I liked it, great way to start out a great game

 

That wasnt the TDI in the commercial, the front and are both "upgraded" in the TDI. Loved the commercial, everyone at work was asking me about it today knowing I'm big into Audis...

 

i agree, thats why people buy 325i BMWs, so they think they are hot **** in their wanna be m3