Oh God Audi, look what you've gone and done now!

[Twincam16]

You've only gone and made a stunning-looking car!

I had committed myself to a strict policy of Audi-loathing. Ever since the 80/90/100/200 and Quattro shuffled off this mortal coil Ingolstadt's styling department has done absolutely nothing to interest me whatsoever.

But then I caught sight of one of these beauties and for some reason I can't help but stare when one glides by. A7 Sportback:

I think it's that rear end. That really sharp fastback, Kamm-tail and neat rear light clusters remind me of various '60s/'70s Italian GTs. I'm seeing Maserati Ghibli, Iso Lele and Lamborghini Jarama in that.



Front's not bad either. Less 'corporate' and the sharp-angled hexagonal theme is more Lamborghini Espada than Audi saloon.



And then there's the interior, which actually appears to have been designed with something approaching 'flair':



And to top it all, people are buying them in colours other than Resale Silver, including a stunning metallic pea-green straight off a '70s Italian concept car.

I think I might be ill. Help.

[okgo]

Looks like a cross between the A5 and a CLS.

Not sure I'm sold on that.

[Johnny]

I don't like it.

[adycav]

Nope, I'm not getting it either, sorry.

[Shaw Tarse]

Johnny said:

I don't like it.

Nor me!

[Stuey145]

Vile, yet intriguingly dull too.

Revolting colour.

[Baryonyx]

The interior looks lovely, although the steering wheel doesn't look particularly elegant.

[Zod]

It's horrible. An Audi clone of the 5 Series GT. Ugly, ugly, ugly.

[Bill]

Stuey145 said:

Vile, yet intriguingly dull too.

Revolting colour.

Now, the A5 I do like, very pretty for a mainstream car IMO.

[adycav]

Is the A7 to the A6 what the A5 is to the A4?

[JohnnyRims]

If you think that looks good then you think everything Audi puts out looks great. Personally I think it looks st.

[McSam]

Actually think it looks like a futuristic concept car from the Nineties.. This is a good thing

[Stuey145]

ot only is it not a looker but have you seen how much of your Enlish ££££ VAG want you to pay them to be seen in one of these....things?

Quite shocking really

[Twincam16]

Zod said:

It's horrible. An Audi clone of the 5 Series GT. Ugly, ugly, ugly.

God no! The 5GT looks like it's wearing a backpack.

[W00DY]

The arse is fantastic.

The usual dull unimaginative same-design, slightly different scale crap elsewhere though. The green sounds interesting though, any pics?

[Stuey145]

A7: 3.0l diesel, admittedly 100 miles but......... it's nearly 70 grand!!!!
http://pistonheads.com/sales/2511492.htm


or this............

http://pistonheads.com/sales/2487821.htm

[ensignia]

My Sarcasm Detector is going into overload at the moment!

[Heathwood]

Nope, does nothing for me.

[Shaw Tarse]

Don't get me wrong Twincam, at some point that ^^ will be a great SOTW

[adycav]

Zod said:

5 Series GT

I saw one of these on the road for the first time a couple of days ago. It looked awful - too wide, really tall, funny proportions, and in a godawful pale gold/metallic straw/healthy-hydrated-person's-urine colour.

Ghastly.