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Time Magazines' Audi A6 Superbowl Review

EnvyofyouRS5 submitted on 2/2/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:45:03 PM

24 user comments | Category: Reviews | Source: | SOURCE: www.time.com

Action star Jason Statham jumps forward in time in a car chase that takes him from one decade's getaway vehicle to another.

(How do you shoot this commercial and not use Back to the Future's DeLorean?) Some funny period touches, and amid most commercials' emotional appeals and the feeling-the-economy zeitgeist, it's nice to see a spot that just says, This car is fast as hell.

Grade: A-

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Time Magazines' Audi A6 Superbowl Review

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thstone

The whole thing rang hollow for me. Out of all the cars available, is an Audi A6 really anyone's first choice for a getaway car? I think not.

— thstone (View Profile)

Posted on 2/2/2009 6:18:52 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

woood

Putting it another way, they're not selling the A6 to potential bank robbers either.

— woood (View Profile)

Posted on 2/3/2009 2:47:14 AM | | Votes: 1   

B7FAN

I WOULD TAKE AN A6 OVER A LEXUS ES300....LOLOLOLLOLLL...THAT CAR IS AS SPORTY AS A FULLY LOADED CAMRY WAIT IT IS A FULLY LOADED CAMRY...LOLOLOL

— B7FAN (View Profile)

Posted on 2/3/2009 7:45:58 AM | | Votes: 1   

StarSearch

...except an A6 doesn't compete against the ES, it competes against the GS. But using "LOL" multiple times really does get your point across... that you're a high school girl with a MySpace page. Good job Becky!

— StarSearch (View Profile)

Posted on 2/3/2009 11:44:14 AM | | Votes: 1   

B7FAN

yeah but if you read one line at a time like you were taught in 2nd or 12th grade in your case I didnt say that the ES300 competed with anything I was commenting on the commercial. StarSearch..........If you slow down and read before you comment you will get your point across in a more understandable manner......

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Posted on 2/3/2009 2:44:11 PM | | Votes: 1   

StarSearch

Great, so both you AND the commercial are wrong. Anyone with common sense would realize that, the fact that you agree with something wrong doesn't make you any less wrong either. Try reading that one line at a time...

— StarSearch (View Profile)

Posted on 2/4/2009 9:27:55 AM | | Votes: 1   

B7FAN


I dont know about you but it looks like the ES compares up to the A6 pretty good to me.

http://www.edmunds.com/apps/nvc/edmunds/VehicleComparison?styleid=101038874&styleid=101134490&styleid=101077190&maxvehicles=5&refid=&op=3&tab=specs

so why wouldnt the ES compare to the A6 again???????????????? The A6 is nothing but a Passat with an Audi badge and the ES is a Camry with a Lexus badge other than the 4WD I think they compare up quite well

— B7FAN (View Profile)

Posted on 2/4/2009 12:17:24 PM | | Votes: 1   

clarityplease

Your comment may have had some credibility had your avatar and user name not given away your allegiance.

Keep on slagging, it's worked for Audi so far....

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Posted on 2/2/2009 7:08:38 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

henbmw

Yikes, a lot of criticism there. Just so you know, so you don't sound silly (like you do now), Time magazine picks a Person of the year by picking the most INFLUENTIAL person/group of people of that year. From TIME "describes as who they believed had a stronger influence on history." And your FDR comment.....he is consistently ranked by over 10 polls of experts to be one of the top 3 best presidents of all time. Please just stop posting misinformation on this forum.

— henbmw (View Profile)

Posted on 2/2/2009 7:35:13 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

EL34

The new Audi A6 is hot - ouch !!

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Posted on 2/2/2009 7:06:13 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

StarSearch

I guess, but since you were put to bed right after Hannah Montana, why are you so concerned with what we were watching?

— StarSearch (View Profile)

Posted on 2/3/2009 11:46:39 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

SixxFive

Jason is hotter than the car ;)

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Posted on 2/2/2009 7:38:27 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

DinamoR

like I said: gay gay gay. Audi is starting to make some decent cars now, that is all you need to do, no need for insults. And like I said a 1990's GS would beat up the Audi 100 or A6 easily. 1990's GS was the fastest in its class. But 'course Audi chooses the ES to pick on. Can't hang with the big boys?

and what progress are they talking about? aluminum frame? Big whoop!

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Posted on 2/2/2009 8:15:23 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -4   

VISO

Stop taking those hallucigenics. Nice attempt at comedy though. The A6 is form thrashes the GS in any form. Would you like an RS6 with that GS?

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Posted on 2/3/2009 3:32:46 PM | | Votes: 1   

StarSearch

no, what he said was true: a 1998 GS400 had 300HP which up until recently was significantly faster than a V8 A6. An RS6 ISN'T an A6, the same way a GS450h isn't a normal GS, it's a limited edition in small numbers. So no, an A6 in "any" form doesn't trash the GS, as the GS was faster.

— StarSearch (View Profile)

Posted on 2/4/2009 9:32:24 AM | | Votes: 1   

DinamoR

there was no RS6 in 1990's. Lexus GS400 was the fastest production sedan in the world during the 1990's with a 0-60 time of 5.4 seconds. It could smoke any Audi incuding the fastest during that decade: S8

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Posted on 2/4/2009 3:10:38 PM | | Votes: 1   

motorsportsenthusiast

Audi just sucks. What is so miraculous about this vw?

— motorsportsenthusiast (View Profile)

Posted on 2/2/2009 8:43:17 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -5   

Chip

I wasn't impressed. The R8 commercial last year was a million times better.

They should of used new S4, S5, S8 or TT-S. Those cars are exciting, the A6 just plain isn't.

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Posted on 2/2/2009 10:33:25 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

Denali

the S5 would of been a better choice

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Posted on 2/3/2009 2:49:57 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

StarSearch

I'll respond to both chip and Denali...while that is true, those cars you mentioned already had commercials and the A6 "refresh" is launching now, hence the commercial. Trust me, the A5/S5 already sells great, it's the A6 that needs an injection in the US.

— StarSearch (View Profile)

Posted on 2/3/2009 11:49:28 AM | | Votes: 1   

AudiNewEngland

I think Audi should have chosen a different model, however this was also a good opportunity to promote their new supercharged engine in the A6. And if people are talking about it, then I think it was fairly successful.

Go Audi

— AudiNewEngland (View Profile)

Posted on 2/3/2009 8:58:43 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

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