Audi R4 not to see production because Porsche execs are scared!

Outdated? Porsche generally is considered leading edge by those in the know.

— Agent009 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/31/2008 2:50:06 PM | | Votes: 5   

@ GoObama08,

Stop lying about the GT-R! You know that your heart belongs to a Prius!
LMAO

— Bored (View Profile)

Posted on 3/31/2008 9:11:38 PM | | Votes: 6   

Check out which manufacturer (Hint: Porsche) came out on top in the TÜV Report (thanks for the links abcd):

2-3 years old cars http://news.auto.cz/aktuality/auto-bild-tuev-report-2008-vozy-stari-2-3-roky-lidove-mazdy-momentalne-vladnou.html

4-5 http://news.auto.cz/aktuality/auto-bild-tuev-report-2008-vozy-stari-4-5-let-v-cele-s-911-jazzem-a-legacy.html

6-7 http://news.auto.cz/aktuality/auto-bild-tuev-report-2008-vozy-stari-6-7-let-drici-z-japonska-vs-vikendove-fajnovky-z-nemecka.html

8-9 http://news.auto.cz/aktuality/auto-bild-tv-report-2008-vozy-stari-8-9-let-vedou-sportovni-porsche-a-mercedesy-a-univerzalni-toyoty.html

10-11 http://news.auto.cz/aktuality/auto-bild-tv-report-2008-vozy-stari-10-11-let-kazdy-ctvrty-ma-problem.html

— TurboSpyder (View Profile)

Posted on 3/31/2008 9:16:52 PM | | Votes: 1   

Nicehomer, check out Porsche's recent race wins:

"That gave Porsche a 1-2-3 sweep of the podium."

Porsche wins 12 Hours of Sebring
Associated Press

Updated: March 16, 2008, 2:00 AM EST

Porsche ended a 20-year drought at Sebring International Raceway on Saturday, ending Audi's eight-year overall winning streak with a surprising victory in the Twelve Hours of Sebring.

Driving the Roger Penske-owned Porsche RS Spyder, Romain Dumas of France took the checkered flag 12.9 seconds ahead of the Acura ARX-01B of Adrian Fernandez and Luis Diaz, both of Mexico. However, the second-place Acura was later excluded from the results after failing the stall test during postrace inspection.

That gave Porsche a 1-2-3 sweep of the podium.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/7908988/Porsche-wins-12-Hours-of-Sebring

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24 Hours of Le Mans

"Porsche is the most successful manufacturer in the history of Le Mans, winning its class more than 50 percent of the time with a combination of LMP1 prototypes and production-based GT2 class racer cars."

"Porsche has scored 16 overall wins at Le Mans..."


"Additionally, Porsche works drivers have earned dozens of class victories in GT2 class, most recently Marc Lieb and Mike Rockenfeller together with privateer Leo Hindery in 2005, **the 7th consecutive class victory for the Porsche GT3 R/RS/RSR family**.

"In **2007 the new Porsche GT3 RSR (Type 997) continued that success. With a six-lap advantage over the second-placed Ferrari, the French customer team IMSA Performance won the GT2 class."

http://www.porsche.com/usa/eventsandracing/motorsport/racing/furthersportprograms/24hlemans/




American Le Mans Series:

"In the last nine seasons (1999 - 2007) Porsche has won the manufacturer's title nine times, Porsche customer teams have won seven times, and the driver's title went to Porsche drivers on nine occasions."

http://www.porsche.com/usa/eventsandracing/motorsport/racing/alms/

— TurboSpyder (View Profile)

Posted on 3/31/2008 9:18:16 PM | | Votes: 0   

Actually dufus, Audi WAS the ONE developing the R4 to share with Porsche and not the other way around. The article is somewhat bogus as Audi never confirmed an R4 for design or production. The previous pics were speculation rather than fact. Not sure this is really news or rather rumor. The next Boxter was to be based off the Audi R4 platform. So, I am not sure how accurate this information is. Autospies is the TMZ of automotive sites and they try to to make fact out of fiction many times, and churn rumor mills so fanboy mania takes over. Yes, Wiedeking, Piech, and the Wiedeking's henchman the CFO of Porsche will have seats on the Audi Supervisory Board. But they do know what it takes to make money whether it comes from Audi, VW, or Porsche for the the overall group. Porsche is likely to spin Audi off from VW and have Audi and Porsche directly connected so Porsche can maintain higher profit margins. So killing the R4 is not necessarily a smart move as why would Porsche care if they make money on both ends.

— VISO (View Profile)

Posted on 3/31/2008 5:54:27 PM | | Votes: 1   

Audis isn't cloning anything. You guys think that Audi cannot produce a competitor to a Porsche. You must be hiding your head in the sand then. Check out the R8 for starters. As the facts ACTUALLY are, Audi was developing the R4 (though not officially confirmed) platform from which Porsche would share it for their next Boxster, not Audi cloning the Porsche. So, whether this rumor is true is highly speculative. You guys will do anything to twist something against Audi even if you have to lie about it. Great so called auto enthusiasts here. No wonder Autospies gets laughed at from serious auto types.

— VISO (View Profile)

Posted on 3/31/2008 9:46:59 PM | | Votes: 1