I’m going stealth QShip with mine: Daytona Gray with black sport seats and black optic trim package, and I’ll do a satin Xpel PPF wrap.

Reviews actually indicate the ride is best in class and extremely smooth with 22s and the stock air suspension. You do sacrifice a tad of handling to the others cars in the class though.

You can get a tint or PPF shop to wrap it pretty easily.

Exactly, you can’t compete with Tesla on price/performance without cannibalizing some Panamera sales. Will be interesting to see how this plays out.

Waitlists here in the Bay Area are already ~100 deep.

Didn’t an exec demand that the tail was extended to fit two golf bags just before launch?

Those “Oh! I must be the asshole!” moments set me off. Forgive getting cut off, try to return his wallet and he gives you the finger? F that guy.

I’m with you mostly, but having owned three Audis the interiors destroy VWs, and that is what you spend all of your time looking at. I just sold my ‘00 S4 and that interior still looked great. And that new LCD dash is the bomb.

Plus no AWD on a snow day in Tahoe means you’re putting chains on- even with now tires.

Besides the maintenance issue, my V70R needed a lifted pickup to tow it out off a street on a Tahoe powder day as it sits fairly low. Don’t think it passes the buyer’s snow criteria.

I know a lot of GT4 owners who would disagree with you and, believe me, they can afford it.

Agreed. Had a 2005 V70R and it would have seriously dented our bank account if not for the extended warranty.

Buick Rendezvous as Ron-dess-vooss

The Ford Escape with a more exotic Latin pronunciation: es ’ka pay

Definitely not, but I bet most owners already have a two door sports car as well.

As an owner of a previous-gen Q7 S-Line, I completely disagree. The interior, chassis and electronic upgrades are the only thing that remotely tempt me to upgrade. The exterior, while fine, hasn’t changed enough to draw me in.

Agreed. I have to admit that Audi’s interior and tech improvements are more of an upgrade draw than their exteriors these days. If you think about it, what do you experience more of as a driver, the inside or the outside?

I still lust for the E39 M5. Best sedan ever.

I agree. Evolutionary design definitely keeps the models looking good for a longer period of time.