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01-04-22, 03:35 PM

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Of all the German brands, Audi has IMO the best design language currently. It's just a shame that all their sedans still fall under the German problem of looking like the same sausage at different lengths.

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They did. IIRC you hated it.

01-04-22, 04:12 PM

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Mercedes-Benz has them as well on the GLE

https://www.carscoops.com/2018/10/fa...#lg=1&slide=29

At least they put the blank further back inside so they look more real...

01-04-22, 04:12 PM

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Nice A6

Astonishing they installed those fake exhausts. Even worse on the A8

Don't get me started. I HATE them. Carbon traps that you can never keep shiny. I'm very close to routing a real tip through the fake ones.

01-04-22, 04:16 PM

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The A7-S7-RS7 has a nice body style to my eyes.

https://youtu.be/C6k0t3oQeJo

Oh yeah, they are missiles as well. Dumb easy to get big power on......my only gripe and reason I went A8 is the engine is very hard to get to in that platform vs the 8 size car. It's as easy to work on as anything I've ever worked on due to the bay being sized for a W12.

Beautifully easy to work on the D4 A8 and S8, literally enjoyable. You can literally swap turbos and exhaust in your garage with basic tools. The 430/460 suck in comparison and they are VERY well setup vs most mass market cars.

01-04-22, 04:21 PM

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At least they put the blank further back inside so they look more real...

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Don't get me started. I HATE them. Carbon traps that you can never keep shiny. I'm very close to routing a real tip through the fake ones.

It just begs to reason why they even bothered. on VW or Corolla hatch, they do it, but why bother? On an Audi, or Mercedes, there is just no reason to do it.

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01-04-22, 04:26 PM

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Totally agree

01-04-22, 05:07 PM

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It just begs to reason why they even bothered. on VW or Corolla hatch, they do it, but why bother? On an Audi, or Mercedes, there is just no reason to do it.

Simple, it's cheaper and allows you to use the same bumper mould across many cars regardless of engine.

It also allows the exhaust to move around more under the car and lastly it allows use of a flat muffler that helps aero instead of having a "pocket" that air can be trapped in where a traditional muffler transitions to short pipes/tips.

Still stupid IMO.

01-04-22, 05:11 PM

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I've never driven an Audi, but the old mid 2000s A8 is one of my favorite car designs, its just so classy.

01-04-22, 05:25 PM

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whenever i'm out and see a car i like, i snap a pic. was looking through some old photos and came across this audi (s7?). to me it is gorgeous. if they made an electric car look like this that would be something. i know the hood doesn't need to be that long on an ev, but it could have a frunk of course.

I’m sure most of you have seen this image of the Polestar 5 which I think has a resemblance to the A7/S7/RS7.

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01-04-22, 06:56 PM

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^^^ if polestar brings that out... wow...

01-04-22, 07:00 PM

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Never been a fan of this Audi. Plus, doesn't that Audi have one of the front overhangs that you really dislike?

well audis have a variety of drivetrain layouts but yes some require a longer front overhang, and you're right, in general not my fave but in the pic i posted at least i thought the proportions look great, but then black hides a multitude of sins.