This time last year we called Audi USA to request a 2008 Audi R8 for a long-term test. You know, as in 12 months of driving. Laughter was the initial response, followed by giggles and eventually the cordial rejection we expected. Audi explained, “We are not allowing long-term loans of the R8 at this time. There just aren’t enough vehicles available.”
A couple of months later our phone rang. Audi was on the line: “We’ve had a change of plans. We still cannot accommodate your request for a 12-month R8 test. But we can offer you the vehicle for three months. Are you interested?” Surely this was a rhetorical question. Audi continued, “The R8 is in Atlanta now, so…Â Details
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