I'm a little tired, and should probally get my ducks in a row before I make this post, but we can fill in the blanks and links later.
Here are a few "milestones" I can think of.
Best-selling car of all time, "Rabitt" aka Audi 40.
Multitude of current World Speed Records, endurance etc. as of 2003 at Nuremburgring.
10+ years World record at Pikes Peak.
World Record for MPG in a full-sized car, Aluminum-bodied 5000w/ turbine engine, 200mpg, Coast-to-Coast on 1 tank.
DTM Champions, current and recent.
Speed GT Manufactures' Championship
1st aluminum mass-production car, A8.
1st AWD production car.
1st with fully gavanized body panels.
1st with inclusive service.
4 (or 5?) years running Lemans 24-hour Endurance Race Champions, a record in itself. 1st-2nd-3rd (Lemans is the LARGEST SPORTS EVENT IN THE WORLD) Cadillac struggled to finish 23rd-ish with a multi-billion $ budget.
Only import marquee to compete and win in NASCAR before AWD was banned. (Penskee/Stuck)
Also, the advanced-geometry engines and mettalurgy read like something from Star Trek.
Yawn.
Let's not mention that V2 internal guidence thingy.
Here are a few "milestones" I can think of.
Best-selling car of all time, "Rabitt" aka Audi 40.
Multitude of current World Speed Records, endurance etc. as of 2003 at Nuremburgring.
10+ years World record at Pikes Peak.
World Record for MPG in a full-sized car, Aluminum-bodied 5000w/ turbine engine, 200mpg, Coast-to-Coast on 1 tank.
DTM Champions, current and recent.
Speed GT Manufactures' Championship
1st aluminum mass-production car, A8.
1st AWD production car.
1st with fully gavanized body panels.
1st with inclusive service.
4 (or 5?) years running Lemans 24-hour Endurance Race Champions, a record in itself. 1st-2nd-3rd (Lemans is the LARGEST SPORTS EVENT IN THE WORLD) Cadillac struggled to finish 23rd-ish with a multi-billion $ budget.
Only import marquee to compete and win in NASCAR before AWD was banned. (Penskee/Stuck)
Also, the advanced-geometry engines and mettalurgy read like something from Star Trek.
Yawn.
Let's not mention that V2 internal guidence thingy.