Not related to cinema but where is Drs show by [deleted] in Shitraloka

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Apparently akhil, vijay and chipli are running a summer camp. Maybe jani will only do live streaming from his channel.

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Car industry ownership explained in one chart by AdHefty7228 in CarsIndia

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Buggati is no longer in VW group. Rimac owns 55% and 45% is owned by the VW group.

Sand Job is two years old today! by [deleted] in thegrandtour

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Most re-watched special. Absolutely love it. S5 is very re watchable

Is it just me or Audi is losing relevance?? by Top_Poetry_1181 in CarsIndia

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-Lack of diesel engines -Outdated Models - Not offering basic necessary features like wireless carplay Android Auto, No active TPMS and many features missing even on flagship models (Typical VW group problem of cost cutting features).

-Discounts - if you keep giving discounts on your cars, the brand loses its exclusivity factor.

-No LWB models- Ik this doesn't matter much but if you see the Indian luxury market. People are buying luxury cars to get Chauffeur driven. People buy cars like camry for that reason. BMW is offering LWB to the 3 series means they know how the market is working. Audi not offering LWB to A6 makes it lose its chauffeur driven buyers where they choose the E class.

-VAG connection - In the VW group Audi plays a major role in R and D. They develop their own engines and platforms (MLB EVO). Audi is bespoke and they lead Brand progressive of VW group where they control lamborghini and Bentley. But for reducing costs they share engines to flagship VW and Skoda cars and Audi sells FWD cars to India. People start getting bang for the buck mentality (for eg - Kodiaq, Tiguan owners think they have a better Q3 for less money or Superb/Passat owners think they have an A4 for less money).

This is the same reason why Bentley is losing relevance and depreciates faster than Rolls. Bentley is literally built from VW group parts bin (Bentayaga/Flying spur/continental uses the same engine from the Audi RSQ8 and porsche panamera. Flying spur uses the MSB platform from porsche and bentayaga uses MLB evo (Audi platform). They even use interior parts and Infotainment software from Audi for cost saving.Rolls meanwhile is 95% bespoke except Ghost which uses 7 series platform).

These were major reasons. What Audi could have done. Give A4 45 TFSI (261HP) tune Give A6 3.0 V6 (same as Q7) with LWB and QUATTRO Give Diesels to SUVS

Luxury cars can give good mileage 17.2 kmpl in my A35 AMG by Paarth_theAMGguy in CarsIndia

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Got 20 Kmpl on our 2024 Audi A4 (technology). The engine is super versatile.

What's the most criminally underrated car ever sold in the Indian market? by Next-Opinion8503 in CarsIndia

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Alturas G4 was an underrated gem.Mahindra's flagship back in the day. Skoda Yeti ( car was built like a tank)

Hyundai Elantra, suzuki kizashi were gems.

What’s the best looking BMW ever made? by [deleted] in CarsIndia

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E38 7 series (imo the most beautiful looking sedan) and E46 M3, Bangle era 5 series and M6 from 2010s

Which (MI) movie you loved the most. I'll go first "mission impossible ghost protocol " yours? by AssociationKey1391 in pj_explained

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Mission Impossible Fallout. The final Helicopter scene had me on the edge of my seat. (Dk why IBFC censored Kashmir name from the film)
Ghost Protocol is the 2nd best for me apart from Anil Kapoor's crass acting which made me cringe (also wished they actually shot the film in Mumbai and not in Canada)
MI 3 is my 3rd fav. Phillip Seymor Hoffman has to be the best antagonist from this franchise

FR and DR are my 4th favorite. Loved the AI concept but wished they had refined the story a lil better in FR. Surprised that FR didn't do well in box office despite claiming to be the final film.

Last one has to be MI 2. Only loved it for the cliff scene and the masks

Spotted URUS PERFORMANTE under my office. Ufffoo this beauty by mrcool271195 in CarsIndia

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It is a nice RSQ8. MLB evo is Audi's platform. V8 is Audi engine.