Wednesday 22nd June 2011

A Very Special Audi Coupe...

...And probably not in a good way...

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It's one to hurt your eyeballs, this. In fact, we wish we hadn't seen it. But since we have, (spotted on Russian site Car Life Blog) we feel it's only polite to spread the pain around.

This Russian monster (for that is from whence it hails) apparently began life as a humble Audi 80-90 (of B3 or B4 vintage, we think), before having its middle cropped, and either end lovingly 'adapted'.

The front appears to have been pinched from a previous-gen A4 (or possibly A3), while at least some parts of the rear come from a late-90s Audi A6.

It's then been generously sprinkled with extraordinary bits and bobs including, we're told, a BMW-sourced steering wheel and some painfully loud-looking 'ICE'.

Underneath the bonnet is a 2.3-litre lump (presumably retained from the original car. We don't know what sort of power it's putting out, but you probably wouldn't want to be going that fast in it anyway...

Somewhat astonishingly, this little beauty is actually up for sale. If you fancy it, you'll have to find something in the region of 350,000 roubles (around £7750). Still, it's cheaper than buying an R8 or a brand-new TT, we suppose...

[Baffled Spoon]

Design cohesion, quality fit and finish - clearly these are all things the maker of this vehicle is yet to perfect.

[anonymous-user]

Are you sure it isnt Audis test mule for a better looking rival to the X6!

[andy43]

PH in Slow News Day shocker.

[Rawwr]

In soviet Russia, technik durch vorsprung.

[5678]

Ahhh the imagine!

[va1o]

So much fail

[urquattro]

Putin's alternative economic strategy, gas gone we become klassic kar enthusiats, builders and rouble mechanics.

[guffaw]

Eeeeeek - there really should be laws against this sort of thing. Its like some nightmarish hangover - not good!

[Owlwood]

MonkeyMatt said:

Are you sure it isnt Audis test mule for a better looking rival to the X6!

Haha, was going to say the same thing...

[ninos]

WTF??? Clearly far too subtle for my liking.....

[Diesel Fury]

andy43 said:

PH in Slow News Day shocker.

Can we not have this reply every other day? It's the Internet equivalent of an orange faced council estate slapper saying "wotevaaaaaaaaaaar", and much like orange faced council estate slappers, it stopped being funny years ago, and is now just depressing.

[J4CKO]

Phew, the could have really spoilt it by putting DRL's on it !

[The Donster]

"Underneath the bonnet is a 2.3-litre lump (presumably retained from the original car. We don't know what sort of power it's putting out, but you probably wouldn't want to be going that fast in it anyway..."

Oh contraire, PH - the faster the better, so as to avoid being spotted by anyone with any taste!

[anything fast]

WOW a modern version of the group B short wheelbase quattro... hang one let me get my glasses..

HOLY st!

someone's been on the Vodka and then got busy with a hacksaw!!

[Denorth]

a bit of translation from Russian (trying to keep it as it is):

...guys took an old 'barrel' 80 ('barrel' is a nickname in Russia for both B3 and B4 because of the shape) and shortened it (I assume it was 4-door sedan than).
After that they welded on the front from A4 and implanted the rear of A6...

even for Russian it is crazy and I doubt they can register it.

[Blackwedge]

Clearly produced to muscle in on the market for this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ebaymotors/200618688850#v4-3...

[blunder13]

Blackwedge said:

Clearly produced to muscle in on the market for this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ebaymotors/200618688850#v4-3...

I must say this this Mustang is worse than the Audi. And the Audi is awful.

[SimonSaid]

Audi's rival to the new MINI coupe...

[Baryonyx]

To be fair, it could easily be a modern Audi attempt at something sporty. They're not the best designers these days!

[timewatch]

Quote* "have to find something in the region of 350,000 roubles (around £7750)"

You forgot to put the letter "T" in front of roubles!

Yes a lot of them methinks?

TW>>>