DO FLAT BOTTOM STEERING WHEELS LEAD TO FLAT BOTTOM DRIVERS?

Peabo Meinecke before (L),
and six weeks after purchasing
his 2014 Audi S4

AUDI'S SALES SKYROCKET AFTER OWNERS REPORT  LOSING THEIR RUMP HUMP

Audi is on a roll.  The German automaker's sales are up nearly 15% this year over 2013.  But it's what's driving that sales surge that might surprise you. "Simply put, many of us have discovered that driving a car with a flat bottom steering wheel makes our own bottoms flatter," said Audi S4 owner Peabo Meinecke.  

The flat-bottom steering wheel
in Peabo Meinecke's Audi

Meinecke has owned his supercharged S4 for just six weeks, but he's already showing off his newly deflated derriere.  "I've tried for years to slim down," said the 341-pound Meinecke. "I even walked three miles like a drum major while clenching my buttocks and whistling, but nothing seemed to work--until I bought my Audi with its flat bottom steering wheel, that is."  

 Audi declined to comment, although a spokesman did note the company is rushing to fit flat bottom steering wheels to its entire lineup.