Audi A7 Test Mule Spied
By Zack Newmark
January 30, 2008 7:27 PM
Filed Under: Audi, Corporate/Financial, German, Spy Photos
Seen here during road testing in Ingolstadt, the city that plays home to Audi HQ, this Audi A7 mule has been buried under the body of the A6. We can see some elongating done at the rear wheel wells. The interior looks different from the A6 as well, with the navigation system integrated in between the air vents.
Knocking down the recently-facelifted Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class will be no easy task for Audi. Many say the CLS has shown that there is a demand for customers who want a coupe, but with four doors instead of two. The executive sedan, basically a stretched E-Class, will soon be met by heavy competition from the Aston Martin Rapide, Jaguar XF, Peugeot 608, and Porsce Panamera. Even BMW is jumping into the fray with the LC5, a stretched version of the 6-series.
Amongst this field, the proposed Audi A7 will try to play King of the Hill when it comes out at the Frankfurt Auto Show in 2009. Engine choices will reportedly include 3.0 and 4.2 liter petrol machines, a 2.7 liter TDi, and a 4.2 liter diesel V8.
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Comments
I wouldnt have spotted the Audi Drive Select control pantel , but now i see it.
Look at the side picture of the A6 mule. You can see the chrome ringed passenger door handle high up on the door. The interior picture shows a non-chrome outlined door handle much lower down in the door. Perhaps the A7 is being tested in A6 and A8 mules?
Audi interiors are superbly crafted in terms of design, ergonomics, quality and materials used. Anyone who has been in an Audi should be able to relate to this. As to your comment with the boring steering wheels, that?s pathetic, lexus steering wheels are like a wooden stirring bowl. The three spoked Audi steering wheel is excellent to view and hold, especially in S model guise with contrasting stitching to the leather. The RS steering wheels are excellent as well with perforated leather.
And all the same? Sit in the cars before you make erroneous assumptions.
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