ode to the A2 (or at least what it represented)
December 27th, 2005seen in autocar’s newsletter… (author unknown)
“For those of you for whom it won’t have registered, the Audi A2 is now out of production. I see this as an occasion to mourn the end of an era when VAG was willing to take a risk on a car because the basic principle was so ‘right’. I appreciate that some of you will not care and have no time for such a car, but at a time when cars get heavier, luxury means bulk and function too often fails to be combined with form I still find the A2 a beautiful product. R.I.P. little tank. Your memories and devoted followers will continue to enjoy the many pleasures you continue to bring. This will undoubtedly be my last Audi, and may well be the last car I purchase for a long, long time… It’s smart; not Smart.