R8 Audi rolling on 20″ Forgiato’s

Audi has won once again won the prestigious Internet Auto Awards in Europe.  The awards are based on a study by the automotive marketplace AutoScout24 a leading online portal based in Germany.

It would be interesting to see if the results would be the same in North America with a leading marketplace like Auto Trader conducting the study. Read the rest of this entry »

Interestingly enough Audi is pairing up with the Japanese. Would it not make more sense to enter a co-operative agreement with a large established hotel chain, such as the Hilton or the Marriott brands?  Perhaps Audi should send a couple of vehicles out on a test. The high end branding model is there, but I mean, how many people cannot afford an R8 that can afford to stay in a suite that costs $9,000 a night? So for added value, the R8 I don’t think delivers for the Peninsula, but does wonders in terms of Lux branding for Audi.

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Audi Japan has entered a very exclusive collaboration with The Peninsula Hotel Tokyo, formerly a domain only of BMW and Rolls Royce. Hotel guests which stay at one of their suites (starting from 981,750 Yen = ~9000$ per night) can use the Peninsula-branded Audi R8 for their driving pleasure inside and outside of Tokyo. The Audi R8 Peninsula Tokyo Special comes in Peninsula green with a golden Peninsula logo on the side and the interior features cocos and cognac colored leather. All modifications are provided by Audi Exclusive.