Skipton01
Admin Team
There is a full page editorial in this months TG mag about the sad demise of the A2.
It obviously wasn't penned by Jeremy Clarkson, who seemingly detests anything that does more than 20mpg or costs less than £30k. It is rather sad though that we might not have witnessed the early cessation of the A2 if this same magazine had been more encouraging of it in the first place, instead of calling it a pointless car, or 'just another piece of Audi automotive jewellery'.
The author goes to some length to point out that it was built like a proper Audi, with more space available than in the A3 (apart from the Sportback) and that it was extremely fuel efficient and beautifully designed.
The article concludes that the A2 is a brilliant vehicle, beset by monetary problems - ie it cost too much to buy, not necessarily to make though.
It finishes by saying that the only people who could really afford the A2 were the sort of people who don't appreciate the advances it made - how true!
I know that the A2 will become a future classic, and possibly quite quickly too. I'm also certain that most of us on this forum will still be driving our A2s long after Mr Clarkson has passed into the mists of televisual obscurity.
OK, here endeth the sermon, normal service resumed!
It obviously wasn't penned by Jeremy Clarkson, who seemingly detests anything that does more than 20mpg or costs less than £30k. It is rather sad though that we might not have witnessed the early cessation of the A2 if this same magazine had been more encouraging of it in the first place, instead of calling it a pointless car, or 'just another piece of Audi automotive jewellery'.
The author goes to some length to point out that it was built like a proper Audi, with more space available than in the A3 (apart from the Sportback) and that it was extremely fuel efficient and beautifully designed.
The article concludes that the A2 is a brilliant vehicle, beset by monetary problems - ie it cost too much to buy, not necessarily to make though.
It finishes by saying that the only people who could really afford the A2 were the sort of people who don't appreciate the advances it made - how true!
I know that the A2 will become a future classic, and possibly quite quickly too. I'm also certain that most of us on this forum will still be driving our A2s long after Mr Clarkson has passed into the mists of televisual obscurity.
OK, here endeth the sermon, normal service resumed!
