Audi A8 teaser image discovered
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2011 Audi A8 design sketch - 560 / Audi
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McNamara68
it will be a great car, better than the 7 but no S-Class. Hell, even the current gen. beat the new 7 in MT's comparo.
July 22, 2009 1:13 am
Prince_Ash
thoes headlights look similar to the S5(or A5). hmmm im not sure but i think this will look alot similar to the S5(or A5) but with a A7 front grill ? idk im trying hard to makeout what it might look like under the sheets of mystery lol!.
July 21, 2009 11:13 am
sideskraper
well duh, it'll be an a4 blown up 30% for the most part. minor details will differ from the rest of the range but it's fairly easy to imagine what it will look like.
July 21, 2009 11:27 am
Gh0st
When i click on the additional images, the images does not enlarge!
Same problem found on the tunned golf 6 from yesterday!
Please make it work!
July 21, 2009 11:50 am
kurac1
Like sideskraper said, it's going to be a blown up a4, audi's design is just so predictable, and frankly, boring...
July 21, 2009 11:53 am
sideskraper
it is predictable and to a degree boring. but i think that's the nature of being one of the big 3 luxury euro manufacturers. frankly i find their styling to be much more interesting and exciting than bmw or mercedes.
July 21, 2009 12:09 pm
thethirdjq
True, to an extent. I applaud all three manufacturers for their consistencies throughout the years. Compared to Ford, Chevy, and Chrysler and their inconsistencies in design, trendfollowing, and style- I will take boring any day of the week.
July 22, 2009 2:32 am
politz
Looks menacing now... hope it doesn't end up looking nice but predictable like any other Audi.
July 21, 2009 12:23 pm
catchmyshadow
Audi at least has found its fundamental design basis and direction, all the others(incl. Benz und BMW) are still desperately searching for one.
July 21, 2009 1:44 pm
McNamara68
that's a great point. benz and bmw used to have that during the early 90s, now some of their designs seem jumbled. i've always admired how audi's maintained a common dna in all of their models--and none of them, in my opinion, can be classified as "ugly." that might be a product of not taking too many risks ala their competitors. but simplicity and understatedness in design is refreshing, especially these days.
July 22, 2009 1:11 am
catchmyshadow
here is another image:
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/7088/a8teaser01.jpg
looks like it has got the the new hexagon grill
July 21, 2009 1:57 pm
xenomorph
That picture is excellent in the link you have provided. If you look very, very closely at the teaser image you can see the edges of the grille that resemble the sketch and the LED strips on the teaser exactly follow the sketch as well. I hope that the grille keeps those striking chrome spikes at the edges like in the drawing.
Fantastic work with finding that sketch, I believe you may have uncovered the design path the D4 will follow. Remember they said the D4 A8 will mark a new design direction for future Audi's. I think that sketch shows it with the differently shaped grille, headlights and interior grille design.
It looks fantastic, I can't wait to see the car now that I have seen that sketch which corresponds to the teaser image.
July 25, 2009 8:10 am
tom43
I don´t think that we will see the hexagon grill.
This pic here is very close to the final design and it looks really boring. Hopefully the interior and the new MMI will set some new standards...
http://www.motor-talk.de/attachment/569220/1.JPG
July 21, 2009 2:08 pm
catchmyshadow
agree that ur pic looks boring cause it is simply a photoshopped current A8
July 21, 2009 2:17 pm
dbehmoaras
That is photoshopped. And you have to be able to tell the difference between a conservative design and a boring one. The R8 is a good example. Compared to other cars like it, specifically the Gallardo (obviously), the R8 has a much more conservative, tame design. But it looks brilliant. The A8 is the same way: simple and beautiful.
July 21, 2009 9:09 pm
X6M
This is going to be a real beauty, but I doubt it will be better than the new 7 series, when I saw that car in person, it changed my opinion 100%, now I think it's great!!
July 21, 2009 3:45 pm
Razz
7 series is really great, so we can't say now if the A8 is better or worse, but one thing is for sure .. the next A8 will be breathtaking, look at those LEDs and the line it has. Well done Audi !!
PS . Speaking of BMW's 7, right now they sell the car and gain some new clients, instead .. the "old" A8 is selling the same package.
July 21, 2009 6:36 pm
dbehmoaras
This will be one of the most amazing cars the world has ever seen, especially if WCF is right in saying that this will eventually get a 620hp engine for the S8.
July 21, 2009 9:11 pm
McNamara68
that would be nuts, that's S65 territory but with the 4WD to handle it
July 22, 2009 1:11 am
M!
looking at the LED daytime running light and the hood, it appears the front low beam and perhaps high beam will also be LED as in the V10 R8.
as for hexagonal, i doubt it (unless they are changing it)
the VW design language if there is such a thing, is Triangular for Lamborghini, and Square for Audi.
July 21, 2009 9:47 pm
wjaprep
sigh, i got the feeling this will look just like the A4/A5/A6 but... bigger.
July 22, 2009 2:27 am
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