RE: Audi Allroad Shooting Brake is ... 'concrete'

[kambites]

AW111 said:

What is it with the modern trend for tiny side widows and a letter slot in the tailgate?
Must be claustrophobic inside!

I think it's meant to make cars look lower and more "sporty" whilst actually making them the size of a considerable house. See also "enormous wheels".

[ajprice]

They made a shooting brake concept to preview the Mk2 TT, this is the same again to preview the Mk3, but with extra offroad. The body style never made it to production last time, will they do a shooting brake (or a TT Allroad) this time?

[theJT]

Just looks like an A1 that's been at the pies to me.

[lozzzzzz]

I agree, this is another ugly Audi, usually I wouldn't comment on another ugly Audi, but...

Shooting brake is a stretch.

If you google images "shooting brake", there is a certain shape and THIS ISN'T IT!!!!!

[Ninja182]

kambites said:

AW111 said:

What is it with the modern trend for tiny side widows and a letter slot in the tailgate?
Must be claustrophobic inside!

I think it's meant to make cars look lower and more "sporty" whilst actually making them the size of a considerable house. See also "enormous wheels".

I think boot space is measured up to the windows as well. Higher bottom sill = bigger capacity on paper. I seem to recall the early Volvo V70 was below average for its class just because it had huge windows.

[AW111]

I always liked the 2000 Allroad, especially in green :



Could you call that a shooting brake?

[aka_kerrly]

craig_m67 said:

Giorgetto Giugiaro called and he wants his design back

Alfa Romeo Brera

You think?

The same Giorgetto Giugiaro of Italdesign owned by VAG.

The same Giorgetto Giugiaro who has designed Audis in the past.

Interestingly the twin headlights are said to be a nod to the original UR Quattro.

[5lab]

its kind of a cross between a q3 and a tt. qtt maybe (abbreviation of quattro)? with a qttrs for the quick one

[TWPC]

Ninja182 said:

kambites said:

AW111 said:

What is it with the modern trend for tiny side widows and a letter slot in the tailgate?
Must be claustrophobic inside!

I think it's meant to make cars look lower and more "sporty" whilst actually making them the size of a considerable house. See also "enormous wheels".

I think boot space is measured up to the windows as well. Higher bottom sill = bigger capacity on paper. I seem to recall the early Volvo V70 was below average for its class just because it had huge windows.

Agree with all the above + I think glass is significantly heavier than steel, so smaller windows contribute to lower weight and a lower centre of gravity, not that that is foremost in your mind when you've just driven into something.

Edit: another thing is that higher safety standards + limited R&D budgets = simple solutions which in this case means thicker pillars => smaller windows.

Edited by TWPC on Monday 13th January 12:36

[franki68]

Captainawesome said:

Dear Mr Audi.

There is about one person in the world living that 'lifestyle'. The rest of these ridiculous super niche cars will go to middle management blokes who want people to think that they live that sort of lifestyle whilst nipping to Tesco's listening to the Lighthouse Family and rich housewives, as per the A3.

Please stop making these joke cars. Your range should be hatchback, saloon, estate, 4x4 (a proper one, not an 'all road'), coupe and convertible.

That is all.

Captainawesome

the allroad is brilliant ,honestly had pretty much every 4x4 over the years and frankly was wasting my time,should have got an allroad years before ,best car audi makes after the r8 ,better than your range rovers,x5s,cayennes,etc.

[LuS1fer]

Wow, an Audi I like the look of. I must go and lie down.
Audi are certainly a vast way ahead of BMW in the styling stakes.
However, I'm sure the ubiquity would spoil it.

[Captainawesome]

franki68 said:

Captainawesome said:

Dear Mr Audi.

There is about one person in the world living that 'lifestyle'. The rest of these ridiculous super niche cars will go to middle management blokes who want people to think that they live that sort of lifestyle whilst nipping to Tesco's listening to the Lighthouse Family and rich housewives, as per the A3.

Please stop making these joke cars. Your range should be hatchback, saloon, estate, 4x4 (a proper one, not an 'all road'), coupe and convertible.

That is all.

Captainawesome

the allroad is brilliant ,honestly had pretty much every 4x4 over the years and frankly was wasting my time,should have got an allroad years before ,best car audi makes after the r8 ,better than your range rovers,x5s,cayennes,etc.

My mate has one and loves it but is it really better than a standard quattro??? Let's face it, most of them are really just on-pavementers.

PS I do own an audi quattro so not slating them. They are damn fine cars.

[Konan]

AW111 said:

I always liked the 2000 Allroad, especially in green :



Could you call that a shooting brake?

No, I'd call it an estate. Mainly because it's an estate.

[Clivey]

I can imagine the advert now:



"Does THIS happen to you on the school run?"



"You need the new Audi Allroad. Now NO pavement is too large to park on."

[AW111]

Konan said:

No, I'd call it an estate. Mainly because it's an estate.

Well there's your copywriting career down the toilet.

[Andy JB]

stevesingo said:

Does "concrete" describe the dampers on the S Line version I wonder?

The Allroads have adjustable fully pneumatic suspension - so they don't ride like other Audi offerings in the slightest - it changes the whole car significantly and irons out all the ride issues affecting current Audi's.

Quite why you would chose a practical estate car with soft-road capabilities & then have 2 doors is another matter! Seems to filling an niche which doesn't really exist. First & foremost the Allroad is a practical beast capable of swallowing huge loads, 4x doors are mandatory, otherwise buy a TT or R8.

[Andy JB]

stevesingo said:

Does "concrete" describe the dampers on the S Line version I wonder?

The Allroads have adjustable fully pneumatic suspension - so they don't ride like other Audi offerings in the slightest - it changes the whole car significantly and irons out all the ride issues affecting current Audi's.

Quite why you would chose a practical estate car with soft-road capabilities & then have 2 doors is another matter! Seems to filling an niche which doesn't really exist. First & foremost the Allroad is a practical beast capable of swallowing huge loads, 4x doors are mandatory, otherwise buy a TT or R8.

[franki68]

Captainawesome said:

My mate has one and loves it but is it really better than a standard quattro??? Let's face it, most of them are really just on-pavementers.

PS I do own an audi quattro so not slating them. They are damn fine cars.

Yes it's better than a standard a6 quattro...the reason being the air suspension makes it a damn fine ridng car,something a regular Quattro isn't by comparison.

[Carl_Spackler]

[Negative Creep]

AW111 said:

What is it with the modern trend for tiny side widows and a letter slot in the tailgate?
Must be claustrophobic inside!

Who cares about trivial thing like visibility when you have a 5 star NCAP rating?