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"I love the smell of Audi in the morning."

or

"You'd be amazed at the things you get away with while wearing a lab coat!"

We found this one of an Audi steering wheel and thought it went well with our recent smell-themed caption contests. You've got 'till Monday for this one! Get to it.

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63 Comments

93aero says:

03:24 PM, 09/ 3/10

And they said id never make it out of the ford factory...

93aero says:

03:27 PM, 09/ 3/10

The new Audi .2 ,Small enough to go anywhere do anything, with all the prestige of Audi.

93aero says:

03:31 PM, 09/ 3/10

In case of an accident/stressful day where your face would become firmly planted to the wheel...nice to know Audi's lookin out...i know i want my brain trauma to smell like sunshine dust!...

actualsize says:

03:36 PM, 09/ 3/10

'scuse me, while I kiss this 4-spoke steering wheel...

actualsize says:

03:39 PM, 09/ 3/10

*note for the above submission. The German-English translation of "4-spoke steering wheel" consists of two possibilities: 1) "the sky" or; 2) "this guy"

subytrojan says:

03:39 PM, 09/ 3/10

Mmmmm...Corinthian leather...

actualsize says:

03:42 PM, 09/ 3/10

*sniff* This isn't fine Corinthian leather.

actualsize says:

03:43 PM, 09/ 3/10

Huh? What are the odds, ST?

actualsize says:

03:44 PM, 09/ 3/10

Worst crash test simulation EVER.

f1ndler says:

03:52 PM, 09/ 3/10

I smell a rat.

felonious says:

04:02 PM, 09/ 3/10

Dear Ford: Anything you can do, we can do better.

Audi: Best tasting steering wheels since 1910.

Germans are quite passionate about their vehicles.

ergsum says:

04:07 PM, 09/ 3/10

The Audi A6's steering is 2.74 liplock to liplock turns.

tellurium says:

04:13 PM, 09/ 3/10

Engineering degree put to proper use.

Or:

Mmmm. Smells like a good paycheck.

actualsize says:

04:25 PM, 09/ 3/10

Audi demonstrates their new steering wheel harmonica.

actualsize says:

04:26 PM, 09/ 3/10

I'm going to Deutschland, Deutschland, from Memphis Tennessee...

ergsum says:

04:28 PM, 09/ 3/10

@actualsize, would that make it a carmonica?

actualsize says:

04:38 PM, 09/ 3/10

Not a caption, rather a soundtrack, by Queen:

"I'm in love with my car...gotta feel for my auto-mo-bile."

dscain says:

04:55 PM, 09/ 3/10

"Dude, Where's (the rest of) My Car?"

ergsum says:

05:03 PM, 09/ 3/10

Determined to make it at Audi, Hans kept his nose to the steering wheel.

ergsum says:

05:05 PM, 09/ 3/10

Franz's Audi fetish began to interfer with his work.

ergsum says:

05:07 PM, 09/ 3/10

Testing of the new Audi paddle sniffers.

ergsum says:

05:35 PM, 09/ 3/10

Gesundheit!

exnevadan says:

05:40 PM, 09/ 3/10

Audi savant

ergsum says:

05:48 PM, 09/ 3/10

Just another day at the Audi olfactory.

ergsum says:

05:53 PM, 09/ 3/10

Only the brightest minds and best noses get to work as part of Audi's stink tank.

jederino says:

06:15 PM, 09/ 3/10

Audi S Line: Unrivaled Styling for Today's Near-sighted Old Lady.

firelicked says:

06:46 PM, 09/ 3/10

The Stig was here.

technetium99 says:

07:05 PM, 09/ 3/10

Smells like Quattro spirit.

questionlp says:

07:05 PM, 09/ 3/10

At Audi, big schnoz isn't reserved just for the grille.

At Audi, S-Tronic also stands for Schnoz-Tronic.

This one does not smell like A1 steak sauce.

Hmm... now I'm craving a little steer for lunch.

technetium99 says:

07:06 PM, 09/ 3/10

Audi takes telescoping steering wheels one step too far.

technetium99 says:

07:08 PM, 09/ 3/10

No. Not good enough leather. This must have come from a torque steer.

technetium99 says:

07:10 PM, 09/ 3/10

Testing Audi Racing for the Wii.

technetium99 says:

07:45 PM, 09/ 3/10

Uhm, Q, isn't the steering wheel supposed to turn invisible with the rest of the car?

technetium99 says:

07:48 PM, 09/ 3/10

Vell, after ve unpimped ze auto, zis is all that vas left....

stpawyfrmdonut says:

08:55 PM, 09/ 3/10

This guy just had a Lab-Audi-Me.

stpawyfrmdonut says:

09:02 PM, 09/ 3/10

Now if I just can remember where I parked it.

stpawyfrmdonut says:

09:13 PM, 09/ 3/10

Melts in your mouth not in your hands.

stpawyfrmdonut says:

09:40 PM, 09/ 3/10

Testing the new heads down display.

ed124c says:

08:34 AM, 09/ 4/10

Dieter realized that his remote steering device needed some refinement.

I know there's a steering column around here somewhere.

Dieter realized that, at this point, the experiment was out of control.

"Mein frau, might I take the Audi today... please?"

ralphhightower says:

09:36 AM, 09/ 4/10

Another crooked wheel in the Edmunds fleet.

csubowtie says:

10:02 AM, 09/ 4/10

After Jeremy Clarkson licked the wheel of an R8 on the show, Audi decided to set up a new R&D lab...

or

Nope, not quite ripe yet, back into the incubator

or

In an effort to see just how far the effects of a "stinky finger" would reach, the NHTSA begins new research

julius7 says:

10:45 AM, 09/ 4/10

Hmm, a black 2008 S5 with Tiptronic, nav system, B&O audio, synthetic oil and driven by a left handed little old lady from Poughkeepsie.

ergsum says:

12:33 PM, 09/ 4/10

Coming soon to a theater near you, Stefan McQueen is Lt. Franz "Smellitt".

"There are bad engineers and there are good engineers - and then there's Smellitt."

desmolicious says:

01:18 PM, 09/ 4/10

Alton Brown checks the freshness of the Secret Ingredient for the Nurburgring inspired Iron Chef challenge.

ergsum says:

02:03 PM, 09/ 4/10

"Audi Nosehairs: The Guy Who Smelled Me"

lexusaddict says:

03:07 PM, 09/ 4/10

Infiniti has their fancy wood smell? Ha! Wait'll they sniff this lemon scented 4 spoke...

stpawyfrmdonut says:

03:40 PM, 09/ 4/10

Steeroid testing

cah11705 says:

06:49 PM, 09/ 4/10

Oh this wheel makes imaginary driving all the better!

Pucker up!

New Audi Wheel mustaches!

I love a new steering wheel smell, it's even better then the new car smell.

Franchitti27 says:

07:35 PM, 09/ 4/10

Forget Scratch-and-Sniff, try Audi's new Steer-and-Sniff.

canddmeyer says:

09:24 PM, 09/ 4/10

Hmmmm....I found the wheel with the paddle, now where'd I leave the boat?

snipenet says:

06:17 AM, 09/ 5/10

“Rogain Laboratories explores effectiveness of impregnated materials.”

stpawyfrmdonut says:

09:38 AM, 09/ 5/10

new movie "scent of a woman driver"

exnevadan says:

03:33 PM, 09/ 5/10

I love the smell of palm in the morning.

rrajbhan says:

03:39 PM, 09/ 5/10

That teabag smell is driving me nuts!

stephen987 says:

07:09 PM, 09/ 5/10

Steering feel is somewhat lacking.

thedarkhorse says:

07:24 PM, 09/ 5/10

Audi knows the nose knows.

German Nose Candy.

The new German game: Sniff My Rim.

ms3omglol says:

08:54 AM, 09/ 6/10

How many sniffs would it take for Senior Snauzenberg to select the supreme scented saucy steering wheel?

whitty1 says:

02:00 PM, 09/ 6/10

I smell der blau zahn (the blue tooth)

thejohnp says:

04:48 PM, 09/ 6/10

Man, this even SMELLS better than the steering wheel on the Camaro!

ms3omglol says:

07:31 PM, 09/ 6/10

Hmm, how would ze large black handlebar mustache look on me?

johnmarco says:

07:33 PM, 09/ 6/10

I'm getting hints of orange, floral notes, wait, something new... naugahyde?! Hey! Not funny guys! Not funny!

tberry1 says:

09:44 AM, 09/ 7/10

" Now , more than ever , buying an Audi makes good SCENTS ! "

tberry1 says:

09:46 AM, 09/ 7/10

The God Father says " That's not what I ment when I said we'll need a good WHEELMAN for this job !"

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