Tuesday, February 6, 2007

Upcoming Cars: nice Audi A5 chop

By far the most accurate chop I have seen thus far! I can see why some people online seem to believe this is the real deal, as it seems to match the spy shots very well.

Do I like it? I most definitely do, the lines flow very graciously, the grille seems very well integrated and only the headlights are too large (but that's probably just the chop's fault).

Having said that, it does not look very Audiesque from the side. There's just something about the profile that makes it look like Bentley's Continental GT... can't really put a finger on what it is, but I think it's the unusual placement of the front wheels halfway between where they sit on a normal FWD car (next to the leading edge of the door) and on a RWD car (much closer to the leading edge of the bumper). We better get used to it, though, as the new platform will underpin the new A4, A5, A6 and A8. I just really hope it improves Audi's nose-heavy handling!


2 comments:

Westport used Audi said...

Now in the car market i think Audi and Toyota are the only two models which are really doing a good business. Isn't it?

Westport used Audi said...

Now in the car market i think Audi and Toyota are the only two models which are really doing a good business. Isn't it?