RE: Audi RS7 officially unveiled

[mcxuk1]

Wow, love the look of the vanilla A7, the RS variant looks fantastic

[Maxus]

I like the look of this and look forward to seeing it in the flesh. The A7 back reminds me of a friends dads 100 Avant which at the time was a cool car.



But....that Quattro grille badge looks bad (in a terrible way!)

[Ved]

Contigo said:

f328nvl said:

I have had five Audis, three Ferraris, two Astons, two Porsches and a C63 AMG (amongst others). Which ones should I be/was I terrified of?



http://rjmghome.blogspot.co.uk/#!/2012/12/audi-qua...

Just read your blog mate, some nice stories on there. Sounds like you have mixed emotions about the AMG!

Agreed, some excellent articles. Just tweeted the MX5 one

[oyster]

Hellbound said:

J4CKO said:

That the trouble with Audi drivers, they see "underlings" rather than other drivers with exactly the same rights and as much need to get anywhere as anyone else.

The A7 just looks unfinished to me, I love the A5 but don't think the extra two doors were successful.

I don't think they do at all. I think on the whole other people, for some bizarre reason, feel inferior and intimidated.

My anecdotal noticings both when cycling and when driving is that the proprtion of Audis being driven either agressively or illegally is higher than for most car brands. I don't feel inferior, I do feel intimidated though. Funny that - how having your life put at risk makes you feel intimidated.

[Terminator X]

Ved said:

Contigo said:

f328nvl said:

I have had five Audis, three Ferraris, two Astons, two Porsches and a C63 AMG (amongst others). Which ones should I be/was I terrified of?



http://rjmghome.blogspot.co.uk/#!/2012/12/audi-qua...

Just read your blog mate, some nice stories on there. Sounds like you have mixed emotions about the AMG!

Agreed, some excellent articles. Just tweeted the MX5 one

And me great writing style!

TX.

[TTGuy]

Note that the new Audi A3 is the last car to sport the company's current design language. A complete and radical overhaul of the Audi family styling is currently underway, as previewed by the Q2 concept, and likely to enter production reality in the form of the Mk III Audi TT.

[VinceFox]

I just saw the price. Youre fking joking.

[dasherdiablo1]

The A7 is a really strange car. Sometimes I like it sometimes I hate it. From the front and side it is ok, from the back it is very very ugly, but from inside it is wonderful - a beautiful place to be!

[rmcoboy]

The A7 is one of the few marginally 'interesting' looking Audi models at the moment because it has a hint, only a hint mind you, of cool 70's fastbacks and coupes. I agree though that all this micro-niching on the same platform is making the design samey and tedious. It's not just Audi either, but they are the worst culprits. Where's the surprise and delight? Come on Audi, bring us more UR Quattros, A2s and TTs. Less five door A5 S-lines please.

[Slobberchops]

fat freddie said:

Spectacularly ugly.

Hideous tacky 'quattro' in the grille and the gloopy down-in-the-mouth arse end reminiscent of a some Merc models really doesn't do it for me.

[Rawwr]

dasherdiablo1 said:

inside it is wonderful - a beautiful place to be!

We have very different tastes. Modern Audi interiors are what I imagine the inside of Steve Jobs's coffin to look like.

[HDM]

Mafioso said:

Hate to appear to jump on the bandwagon but I find this just boring tripe.

Also, anyone noticed the 5300rpm redline? Is that just a 'shop error? Must be right...

have to say I noticed that as well, a lot of red real estate from 5300 all the way to 8000, why not just re-calibrate the scale?

[rajkohli81]

I can understand the logic behind dropping the RS6 Saloon over this, which makes me wonder whether an E63 Saloon is really required along with the CLS63. Heritage dictates that an M5 badge lives on despite the looming M6 GranCoupe. just a thought

[FamilyDub]

Rawwr said:

dasherdiablo1 said:

inside it is wonderful - a beautiful place to be!

We have very different tastes. Modern Audi interiors are what I imagine the inside of Steve Jobs's coffin to look like.

Have a ROFL

[Zad]

ruff'n'smov said:

Zad said:

It is all a bit... Barratt estate and polyester suit isn't it

and a Sierra XR is ??

And a Sierra XR is all I can afford.

Your move.

[HighwayStar]

MrBurt said:

Every time I see an A7 from the rear I think 'saggy arse/full nappy'!!
As per a previous post, it just does not look finished off properly, almost as if the body is to big for the wheel base.

Totally agree, the A7 just looks wrong... The Audi front end thing is so predictable now. There has been nothing of any real surprise for a long time now.

[HighwayStar]

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[f328nvl]

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[Zod]

rajkohli81 said:

I can understand the logic behind dropping the RS6 Saloon over this, which makes me wonder whether an E63 Saloon is really required along with the CLS63. Heritage dictates that an M5 badge lives on despite the looming M6 GranCoupe. just a thought

The M5 is also supposed to be a practical family car. The M6 GC while beautiful and desirable is less practical (although the boot is huge). Audi have always sold more RS6s as Avants, while BMW have always sold more M5s as saloons.

[rajkohli81]

Zod said:

The M5 is also supposed to be a practical family car. The M6 GC while beautiful and desirable is less practical (although the boot is huge). Audi have always sold more RS6s as Avants, while BMW have always sold more M5s as saloons.

I take your point regarding sales histories of both marques. IMHO most M5s will rarely carry a fifth passenger, so M5 practicality over M6 GC is really rather negligible.

Despite my obvious bias for the 6 cab, I agree the 6 GC is a very desirable BMW. So much better proportioned than the 2 door coupe and with it's added practicality, I wonder why anyone would still buy the coupe.