A7/S7/RS7 New Audi A7 Thread (Spy pics & info)
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Re: Audi A7 CGI from AutoBild
I disagree strongly. MB built a "four door" coiupe because it's a risk they can afford to take as being a maker of "dreams" and catering to every taste and idea in the luxury segment, though in actuality the car is nothing more than a highly stylized and glamorized E-class (it's true MB fans). The A7 is pure fantasy IMO, I'll wait until I hear something from Dr. Winterkorn make an announcement for such an idea.
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I disagree strongly. MB built a "four door" coiupe because it's a risk they can afford to take as being a maker of "dreams" and catering to every taste and idea in the luxury segment, though in actuality the car is nothing more than a highly stylized and glamorized E-class (it's true MB fans). The A7 is pure fantasy IMO, I'll wait until I hear something from Dr. Winterkorn make an announcement for such an idea.
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Audi has alot of segments to fill in and flesh out. I'm not bullish on the idea that Audi will be slinging a full range of vehicles by the end of this decade. There's room for the TT and one coupe for the immediate future. A second coupe would just be reckless since Audi lacks a developed base for this kind of vehicle.
Between an A5 and the R8, Audi has it's "image car" hands very full.
Audi has alot of segments to fill in and flesh out. I'm not bullish on the idea that Audi will be slinging a full range of vehicles by the end of this decade. There's room for the TT and one coupe for the immediate future. A second coupe would just be reckless since Audi lacks a developed base for this kind of vehicle.
Between an A5 and the R8, Audi has it's "image car" hands very full.
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2009 Audi A7 Spy Photos.
Audi of Ingolstadt will release this fall a concept car for the upcoming new Audi A7. Although the production version is not expected to be due before 2009 - first mules of the four door coupe have been sighted taking repeated laps at Germany’s race track Nürburgring. The prototype can be distinguished from its wider fenders, bigger tyres and expensive alloy wheels - painted black. The production car will get a luxury style four seat interior, frameless doors, a glass roof, and offer a choice of six different fuel and diesel V6 and V8 engines, and for the top of the line version, the Lamborghini V10.
This new model by Audi will be aimed directly at the competing Mercedes CLS, which became a best seller recently, due to the fact that Daimler-Chrysler is still the only one with this type of car on the market.
Therefore, not only Audi but also Jaguar and Volkswagen are striving to get a rival up and going as soon as possible. Jaguar’s version will be the upcoming XJ replacement and Volkswagen is developing a Passat-based coupe with four frameless doors as well.
The photos are showing: two computer images giving an artist’s impression of how the new A 7 could look like upon its release and two pictures of a prototype mule at Nürburgring.
Audi of Ingolstadt will release this fall a concept car for the upcoming new Audi A7. Although the production version is not expected to be due before 2009 - first mules of the four door coupe have been sighted taking repeated laps at Germany’s race track Nürburgring. The prototype can be distinguished from its wider fenders, bigger tyres and expensive alloy wheels - painted black. The production car will get a luxury style four seat interior, frameless doors, a glass roof, and offer a choice of six different fuel and diesel V6 and V8 engines, and for the top of the line version, the Lamborghini V10.
This new model by Audi will be aimed directly at the competing Mercedes CLS, which became a best seller recently, due to the fact that Daimler-Chrysler is still the only one with this type of car on the market.
Therefore, not only Audi but also Jaguar and Volkswagen are striving to get a rival up and going as soon as possible. Jaguar’s version will be the upcoming XJ replacement and Volkswagen is developing a Passat-based coupe with four frameless doors as well.
The photos are showing: two computer images giving an artist’s impression of how the new A 7 could look like upon its release and two pictures of a prototype mule at Nürburgring.
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2009 Audi A7 Spy Photos
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Audi of Ingolstadt will release this fall a concept car for the upcoming new Audi A7. Although the production version is not expected to be due before 2009 - first mules of the four door coupe have been sighted taking repeated laps at Germany’s race track Nürburgring. The prototype can be distinguished from its wider fenders, bigger tyres and expensive alloy wheels - painted black. The production car will get a luxury style four seat interior, frameless doors, a glass roof, and offer a choice of six different fuel and diesel V6 and V8 engines, and for the top of the line version, the Lamborghini V10.
This new model by Audi will be aimed directly at the competing Mercedes CLS, which became a best seller recently, due to the fact that Daimler-Chrysler is still the only one with this type of car on the market.
Therefore, not only Audi but also Jaguar and Volkswagen are striving to get a rival up and going as soon as possible. Jaguar’s version will be the upcoming XJ replacement and Volkswagen is developing a Passat-based coupe with four frameless doors as well.
The photos are showing: two computer images giving an artist’s impression of how the new A 7 could look like upon its release and two pictures of a prototype mule at Nürburgring.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Audi of Ingolstadt will release this fall a concept car for the upcoming new Audi A7. Although the production version is not expected to be due before 2009 - first mules of the four door coupe have been sighted taking repeated laps at Germany’s race track Nürburgring. The prototype can be distinguished from its wider fenders, bigger tyres and expensive alloy wheels - painted black. The production car will get a luxury style four seat interior, frameless doors, a glass roof, and offer a choice of six different fuel and diesel V6 and V8 engines, and for the top of the line version, the Lamborghini V10.
This new model by Audi will be aimed directly at the competing Mercedes CLS, which became a best seller recently, due to the fact that Daimler-Chrysler is still the only one with this type of car on the market.
Therefore, not only Audi but also Jaguar and Volkswagen are striving to get a rival up and going as soon as possible. Jaguar’s version will be the upcoming XJ replacement and Volkswagen is developing a Passat-based coupe with four frameless doors as well.
The photos are showing: two computer images giving an artist’s impression of how the new A 7 could look like upon its release and two pictures of a prototype mule at Nürburgring.[/FONT]
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Re: 2009 Audi A7 Spy Photos
Initially a RS4 spy pic was shown in the first thread, and text saying it was an A7 mule - until Yannis changed the post.
So I said it was more possible the RS4 mule could be a mule for A5, not A7.
A7 - if true - will be tested in A6 or even A8 mules IMO.
What surprises me is we are 1.5 years away from A5 debut (late 2007 it was rumoured), but still no testing prototypes anywhere around.
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Initially a RS4 spy pic was shown in the first thread, and text saying it was an A7 mule - until Yannis changed the post.
So I said it was more possible the RS4 mule could be a mule for A5, not A7.
A7 - if true - will be tested in A6 or even A8 mules IMO.
What surprises me is we are 1.5 years away from A5 debut (late 2007 it was rumoured), but still no testing prototypes anywhere around.
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Re: 2009 Audi A7 Spy Photos.
Audi is usually pretty good about hiding prototypes. I ddin't see a proto running around for the new A8 until two days before it was launched. Dr. Winterkorn also said that the A5 would go on sale early next year.
< Really excited about that one!!!
Audi is usually pretty good about hiding prototypes. I ddin't see a proto running around for the new A8 until two days before it was launched. Dr. Winterkorn also said that the A5 would go on sale early next year.
< Really excited about that one!!!- Status
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