sf replied about my Audi:

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>>> How do you like it?
>>
>> I've barely had it a month, so it's still in the "honeymoon" phase. It's
>> got an automatic transmission which changes gears quite early to optimize
>> fuel consumption. (It requires premium gasoline, but gets 27+ miles per
>> gallon and about 540 miles per tank of gas.) Because of the transmission
>> settings, its acceleration is a bit slow unless I put it into slap-shift
>> mode. But it's *incredible* in corners.
>>
> Keep me posted. We'll be getting a new car next year and Audi is on
> the short list.

I have to retract what I wrote about slow acceleration. I was reading the
owner's manual tonight and discovered that "S" on the console stands for
"Sport," and when the stick is in that position the car will shift gears at
higher revs, for faster acceleration. So now my only complaint is that it
requires premium gasoline, but with such high mileage per gallon, the cost
of gas per mile is still a big improvement on many other cars.

Some of the features I like are the side impact air bags, the all-wheel
drive, the independent front and rear suspensions, and the four handy
12-volt outlets. Lin likes the heated and highly-adjustable seats and the
satellite radio.

Bob