I'm totally with you on this one mate.. ..It has nothing to do with pretending it's something it's not!! If I was buying a Ralph Lauren shirt, I'd buy one with the tiny little horse - not the silly ones with "RALPH LAUREN" plastered across the front in massive lettering!!!! Because I buy products on their own merit, not because I want other people to see what I've got! I just think too much lettering reminds me of the old protons GLXTTI SPORT T 16v TURBO lol..
and leaving just the quattro badge looks nice too, sometimes no badges can look very aftermarket - and this look is not what everyone is trying to achieve..? Leaving the quattro badge is not just to shout " I have a quattro" it just leaves a small subtle badge on the rear to compliment the S Line badges on the sides, and the quattro on the front grill....
Each to their own tho lol
Think you nailed it there with the shirt comparison. The Quattro badge is very small and you can't really read it unless you look closely. I do however think it look nice and subtle . The "A3" and "TDI" are much larger. Anyway , have done it now and I like it , so suppose that is all that ,matters...