More A2 history (One I've not read before)

[David McCaskill Elliott]

Space Oddity

Audi’s A2 confounded the buying public and lost its maker billions, but it was a stellar achievement nonetheless. Carmakers are for the most part, pathologically averse to matters of risk, a…

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[TYP 8Z]

Nice find and nice article. I just can't get enough of reading pieces like this!
This confirms, once again, we are owners/ custodians of a true engineering masterpiece, as relevant today as it was 20 years ago.

 

[David McCaskill Elliott]

Nice find and nice article. I just can't get enough of reading pieces like this!
This confirms, once again, we are owners/ custodians of a true engineering masterpiece, as relevant today as it was 20 years ago.

Aye,- True.... I was sitting in an A2 TDI at an Audi dealer about 15-17 years ago thinking, I wish I could afford one of these... Now years later I still think it's one of the best Automotive Ideas to make it off the drawing board and out into the world.....?

 

[B7and8Z]

Great article, thanks for sharing.

In its own way and in Piech's view as open warfare, the A2 is Audi's Veyron; a car created simply to show just how good they actually were and money was no object.

Special little cars, these.

 

[pc759]

Aye,- True.... I was sitting in an A2 TDI at an Audi dealer about 15-17 years ago thinking, I wish I could afford one of these... Now years later I still think it's one of the best Automotive Ideas to make it off the drawing board and out into the world.....?

I did the same but while I thought it looked nice outside I was less than impressed by the cheapness of the dash board and it’s price Jesus!
what a rip off
but now I quite like the dash the space is amazing it’s great in snow or ice too
and no rust

 

[Leopard680]

Great article! Thanks for finding and sharing! And it's interesting to note Derek Jenkins was the lead exterior stylist! ?