CGX car nut:
 

One does not see this as being very harsh, especially when one considers the amount of capital, both financial and human, invested in the 919 project as well as the public relations effort undertaken.  Several rumors place the 919 project at over $200 million, and the car has had a comparatively long development cycle, with the car debuting in June of last year.  This time was to be dedicated to testing, testing, and testing with the desired outcome of reliability plus speed for the entire 24 hour period - Porsche is the crown jewel in the Volkswagen empire and expectations are set high.

Similarly Toyota, while fast, proved unreliable too.  Many factors are known about Le Mans and those factors do not deviate from year to year.  Audi, through preparation, pushed both Porsche and Toyota to the breaking point and this is very impressive considering that Audi #1 was built up over an evening just days before the race. 

 

Not really, in Piech's mind Audi is still HIS baby and hence the favored son within the empire even when he is technically in the Porsche family.

 


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