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By Gunnar Heinrich

And so Audi's charge to become Germany's top automotive marque continues. The quad-ringed Teutonic subsidiary of the Audi-VW Group is set to play in every financial rung where its two largest rivals - Benz and BMW - are currently waging war.

They've got the top tier $100K+ R8 which will compete with the Mercedes-Benz SLC. Soon, they'll have the A1 to battle the likes of SMART.

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