Audi A5 Official Pictures - Page 10

Sunny · **Re: Audi A5 Official Pictures -** 02-20-2007, 05:06 AM

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Originally Posted by hu§eindesign

To be honest.. I'm heavily disappointed with the exterior design..
I totally agree with Sunny.. IMO the design is a step backwards after the R8 and the TT.. The wavy shoulder line doesn't do it at all.. maybe I have to see in real life first..won't take long till I do. The front is totally ruined by the hideous contra-directioned air intakes.. the whole car looks like it's been design by an external studio which was trying with all violence to use Audi's design elements on a body with a very different form language..

I'm very excited to see what Wolfgang Egger is going to do to Audi's design, becase if the Q5 id going to look like this, I think Audi needs some help.. never thought I'd ever say something like that

Haha, it is funny you should mention the hideous air intakes, that is one of the first thing that stuck me. The outer edge curves up in a very generic character less way, while the inner edge is straight but a very odd angle with the Audi grill and to top it all off they couldn't even center the fog lamps properly with it jutting ever so slightly into the body work above - if it was was really their intention to keep it asymmetric, that is fine, but do it in a way that it looks like a design feature and not a manufacturing flaw! I really didn't expect such shoddy work from Audi.

Mr. M · **Re: Audi A5 Official Pictures -** 02-20-2007, 05:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Osnabrueck

Try as I may... I just can't get into it. I could almost salvage a "Well, it's not very striking, but it is very classy and handsome." but the angular, and very staccato-looking rear lights break form with what could be a very black tie motif.

What happened to the playbook that sculpted the beautiful rears on the A3 sportback and R8? They tossed it out for... nothing really. It's a shape that says nothing about the car's pretentions. It's not futurist and sedate... it's not low-key and classy... it seems more like a "Transformers Shape" pulled from the Honda or Acura playbook, but even they are handling such details better nowadays.

I get what you mean Osna. You expected a very special and avantgarde A5 and you didn't get it - instead, it's a mish-mash of everything that doesn't look coherent. I agree with you to a certain extent - I did say from the start that the rear looks awkward and the front a little too S3/B6 A4 inspired - but I'll give it more chance. Wait for more pictures. The shoulder line looks very 'thick', if you know what I mean. It has potential to be very beautiful.

NarutoRamen · **Re: Audi A5 Official Pictures -** 02-20-2007, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Mirage77

Guys, notice the 4.5k redline?

Interesting!

The picture you're pointing to is of the 3.0TDI A5...so of course.

Mr. M · **Re: Audi A5 Official Pictures -** 02-20-2007, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by NarutoRamen

The picture you're pointing to is of the 3.0TDI A5...so of course.

I never knew the redline is so low!

Just_me · **Re: Audi A5 Official Pictures -** 02-20-2007, 05:17 AM

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Originally Posted by NarutoRamen

The picture you're pointing to is of the 3.0TDI A5...so of course.

but 4.5 k? is it that low on bimmers as well?

Tycoon · **Re: Audi A5 Official Pictures -** 02-20-2007, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Mirage77

I never knew the redline is so low!

It ain't that low for a diesel...

Sunny · **Re: Audi A5 Official Pictures -** 02-20-2007, 05:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Mirage77

Guys, notice the 4.5k redline?

Interesting!

I presume it is cause it is a TDI. You can see the TDI lettering in the rear photos.

The interior again looks very good. The general layout reminds me as an evolution of my E36 M3 interior - when BMW still did driver oriented cockpit like designs.

Tycoon · **Re: Audi A5 Official Pictures -** 02-20-2007, 05:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Just_me

but 4.5 k? is it that low on bimmers as well?

Yup!

Tycoon · **Re: Audi A5 Official Pictures -** 02-20-2007, 05:20 AM

See above!

Just_me · **Re: Audi A5 Official Pictures -** 02-20-2007, 05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by TycoonGTR

Yup!

it looks like 5000 rpm to me?