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I just can't put Audi in the same class as MB and BMW since it is engineered as a FWD car

And Alfa..."this time is different! for real''

In the end it all comes down to the feeling behind the wheel, Audi for me was never as good as a BMW

Original TT was one of the worst cars I've ever driven

Alfa might even be able to deliver judging by the specs and then the looks become irrelevant

Haven't checked out the last from MB and BMW, have you?

Alfa is very much limited by its FCA ownership.  It is a pipe dream of Marchionne and one that parallels his dream of making Maserati the profit engine of that hobbled group.  Maserati failed with many dealerships in the United States having 2014 inventories, at the time of writing this post, in excess of 2015 inventory levels.  

U.S. car magazines have had Audis outpacing the corresponding models by BMW and Mercedes.