German Car Zone

Arfff, cimpletly dislike it. There are changes wich I can´t stand, because they are all for the worse.

The current A8 side profile, wich is simply the best part of the car (and the best side profile of the entire Audi line up), has gones totally, and now is exactly the same that the A4 one. UGLY.

The front, very similar shape that the other Audi models, so the have had to make the front lights huge so they are not a copy of the other models. The grille is a big as ugly.

The rear... Meh, again the same style tail lights that A3, A4, A5... But bigger, so they can say us that is not exactly the same.

And the interior... In terms of design it is wose than the actual one, that´s for sure.

Very very bad movement from Audi, specially when F01 is looking that good.

Even though this is a drawing of the evolution of the Audi A5 coupe,
internal sources have confirmed with us that the face on this drawing is quite similar to the face that will appear on the next generation Audi A8 in 2009.

We're told to also look for hints from the R8...


I love the old one!

I still can't believe that some leaked the photos so early ... I mean its more than a year away right ? Heck if I was one of Audi's managing directors I'd be really pissed off ...

No way that car is nice. Still classy clean and minimalistic design. The big grille is perfect on a car like the A8. It makes the car stand out, its a great big focal point for people to concentrate on. It just screams presence, and everyone will know that a big audi is coming. A big focal point is really really important on a really expensive luxury car. Think of it like the fire mantel piece in a mansion. The mantel piece is the focal point of the main room, and it makes the room.

Other cars that have done this for example is the phantom. Grille is a great big focal point.

Made a little chop (made the Grill a little smaller) And also this is defiantly a chop The grill is slightly curved where as th car is facing forward and the lights have been chopped (can tell by the straight lines and sharp corners)


P.s Notice the neat job

Definately, my all-times favorite old one is simply awesome, agreed & sold ...!

Are we sure its the real deal we see?

Worst aspect is without a doubt the rear end. Audi is dead to me.

notice something very important

the gear lever has been decentralized into a secondary utility vis a vis the command, first time it happens in an audi. the centerpoint is now the driver-car interface (very E65). which also entails that the gearlevel will not be "fancy" as it stands from the small gate it has you can expect something like PRND not more, maybe P being the button on the lever. but the problem is i don't see flaps on the steering wheel

practically what we are seeing here is a reformulation of the ergonomic philosophy. the focal point is the MMI, going all the way up to the AC controls ending in the pop up screen via the cd changer.

now problems arise, for one there are no visible audio commands, something that has proven to be a necessity after the original Idrive debacle, no steering wheel buttons is also an issue in this day and age. if this is representative of a finalized audi interios (less quality) like we saw with the F01, then there is a huge misunderstanding of market requirments.

what audi has basically done is fallen into the overt minimalism ushered in by the E65, but splashed in a zillion controls into the MMI itself. instead of the countless buttons around MMI, centralize the gearlever, and add a couple of radio buttons.

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Why you you need flaps behind the steering wheel? This is a luxury car, no need for that.

Like you probably know this interior is probably just a general representation of the final design. Like any car on the market it will have buttons and scroll wheels on the steering wheel.

There are actually dedicated radio buttons on the center console.