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#1
31st July 2014, 09:28 AM
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A6 is particularly difficult as it's almost the same size as an A8.
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#2
31st July 2014, 09:34 AM
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Chrome strips and rub strips are the main difference.
We just need to accept the fact that the styling differences between different models have gone.
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#3
31st July 2014, 10:44 AM
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I actually like the looks of the new S8, its a bit aggressive for my taste but it looks very futuristic.
Considering the futuristic looks Its such a shame Audi didn't make an all-electric version. I really feel Audi is at the top of the market now in terms of their design, if only they had the courage to offer a few models in all electric versions they could really give some other companies a run for their money. They should aim to be at the cutting edge of new technology.
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#4
31st July 2014, 11:11 AM
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#5
31st July 2014, 11:58 AM
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Yup, hybrid system is the most stupid idea ever. Lets combine two completely different drive systems into a extra complex, extra heavy and volume consuming combined system.
If it was all electric it would get the boot space back as the batteries would be under the floor (no drive shaft) or possibly foor + bonnet. Mercedes made it work with the electric SLS, I bet Audi could do a fantastic job. But no one wants to put an electric drive in a standard car, except that company beginning with T. The irony is, the Germans have some of the best, if not the best electric motor and controller technology, their electric locomotives are the best in the world maybe tied with Switzerland. It even filters down to electric motors for models, they are the most coveted in the rc plane world, and are expensive. Their electronic speed controllers are the best, beat the pants off any American ESC. Apologies for sidetracking.
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#6
31st July 2014, 05:50 PM
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The whole idea is pants and it doesn't deliver any more economy than stop/start + common rail diesel. As for the looks of the new A8, yes it looks like an A4. I'm happy with that, least attention is best.
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1st August 2014, 05:57 AM
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I'm waiting for the moment they will abandon the 'single frame' design. Currently that 'subtle elegance' is lost. They more and more look like Christmas trees. I explain it to myself that markets shifts to Asia and majority of customers are not europeans, so designers adjust for different taste. D2 was the last proper car made by Audi. Maybe pre-fl D3. Then something broken.
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