I DO NOT want to be the guy in that Audi TT...

ALSO, after doing some googling, I found the article and some pretty disturbing pictures. Incredibly, no one died, a few injured, the truck driver was blamed for the whole thing.

http://www.cars-guide.com/volkswagen-forum/scary-tt-accidentamazing-the-driver-is-alive-t102.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwUhjHtdoY4

youtube: "Audi S8 & Mercedes S W116 vs Citroen XM & three Peugeot 605"


Great movie. This should be the same chase as the original.

EDIT: Oops, looks like Raytrace already had found the replacement...

^ I totally agree with you ss93. Not that I would do any better when faced with certain death but the kid over corrected 3 times. This should be an ad for Audi.

"You are a Porsche 911!

You have a classic style, but you're up-to-date with the latest technology. You're ambitious, competitive, and you love to win. Performance, precision, and prestige - you're one of the elite, and you know it."

Personally I liked Audis and drive a BMW.

I'm an Audi TT:

"You're not the fastest, nor the most nimble, but you're cute and you have style. You're not intensely competitive, but when you pass by, everyone turns to look."

I answered "no" to every question, except the one that asked if I easily go out of control, and I'm more comfortable with a sledgehammer (ggrrrr!! mmmm, yeah! smash!!)

This may have been fixed with the wrong chase scene.. seeing as this video doesn't have an audi s8 or citroen in it as indicated in the tags.

This should be the right one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwUhjHtdoY4

>> ^Fjnbk:
Beethoven was German, of course.

Beethoven - 31 results
Mozart (Austrian is still German, ja?) - 24 results
Bach - 42 results
Kraftwerk - 11 results

Volkswagen - 17 results
Audi - 13 results
BMW - 24 results
Mercedes - 8 results

Berlin - 48 results
Munich - 8 results
Stuttgart - 2 results

Austria - 10 results
Vienna- 8 results
Switzerland - 19 results

Eselsoße - 1 result

Actually, I feel sorry for the girl. That Infiniti really is one unrighteously fugly car. Shoulda got an Audi R8. Parents obviously don't give two shits about her rep.

>> ^Omelet:
Interesting, though i'd guess that it's either highly edited or staged. Notice the cops don't ask the man any questions or search his car before hauling him away.


I call edits rather than staged.

Nah. No lab coat. I'm book-ridden. I'm trying to pull a lecture out of my ... er thin air.. right now...It's the end of the quarter and my motivation is low.



In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
Oh...I see. Well, do you get to wear one of those cool lab coats, or is it only German automotive engineers who wear those?

In reply to this comment by oxdottir:
Yeah, I am an engineer, but not the kind with the cool hat.


In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
Engineering sounds cool. Are you an engineer? Sweet! I always wanted to drive one of those big locomotives.

In reply to this comment by oxdottir:
I was probably going to go for something boring like Engineering. Yeah. Just 18 more. But at this rate, I'm going to have to beg every one...


In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
Whoa, you're almost diamond! Have any channel ideas in mind? Don't even bother trying for a 2 Girls 1 Cup channel. Dag already shot that one down. Damn him.

Seems you just can't have any Hollywood movie without Audi product placement anymore nowadays...

I like the new look

In reply to this comment by joedirt:
This is soooooo bad. They clearly had a cable. Check out 2:01 to 2:02 for where they video edit out the cable and it magically appears for a few frames.

Why go to the trouble to edit it out? This is lame.

Well, I wouldn't want to do this 'without' a cable. Let's assume for the moment that this isn't fake. What happens if they get halfway up, then the car starts to slide backwards? Since it's a Ski Jump, it's made to have things speed down it and fly off. I'd hate to do that in a car (I think I saw that on Top Gear somewhere).

My guess is that the cable is a safety locking mechanism that prevents the car from sliding backwards. Note when the car fails to climb the ramp, I don't see it slide backwards much. I don't think there's really any another way to provide this safety measure. Well, at least without damaging the car and/or ramp...

Weight is a good point, the difference between both is more than 600kg.. I'd really love to know more detail about this video.

Btw don't forget: New Lamborghinis (since Audi) all have 4WD, no RWD.

That is clearly a Murciélago. 100% sure.

I would upvote just for the Murciélago, but somehow i don't trust this video. Either it is staged or the Lambo is not going full throttle. The CRX just hasn't the space to fit in a 6- or 8cyl, so it has to be a 4cyl. The Murciélago sports a 580-640hp 12cyl (depending on specific model). So even IF this guy tuned his CRX to more than 500bhp (NOS anyone?) i'm pretty sure he had to spent more than the guy who bought the Lamborghini and if that would be the case i'm also pretty sure his car would be in a WAY better condition.

As i see things except for professionaly tuned cars built from scratch (such as the 1000bhp Nissan Skyline GT-R that can be found on youtube) that cost hundred thousands of dollars it's just not possible that a small, frontwheeled 4cyl performs better than a Murciélago.

And btw:

The Murciélago is not a car they redesigned. Germany's Audi bought Lamborghini some years ago, back when they nearly went bancrupt. The Murciélago being the first car built with German technology and know-how (it's equipped with several Audi parts, even on the inside). Both the 12cyl Murciélago and it's "little" 10cyl brother Gallardo have since then been a huge success and Lamborghini at the moment is more successfull than they have ever been.