Nice try the A line is weak go RS line, she can't drive the flagship healthfully she doesn't need the entry line. Why bother wasting on unpractical automobile, she'll do fine in the G200 or Ford Ranger.
Audi / EuroMonkeys: Thoughts on an Audi A3 Kombi as a bike hauler?
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My friend just got the A7 have to agree great looking car. Back seat is somebody elses problem 
sorry. seen plenty in person and do not like the back of dat a7. merc. cls did it much better ten years ago. now an s4/s6 on the other hand . . . do like. esp. avant.
The automatic spoiler on the A7 was an emergency solution, which made that car really ugly imo.
They had trouble at certain speed to weight the rear axle enough.
S from an engineering side of view I say meh.
The new A6 avant S-line though:
If I had the chance to buy a sports limousine; I'd rather look at the new Mercedes CLS or S-Coupe or the BMW 6
Edit: The black one you posted looks really good actually
They had trouble at certain speed to weight the rear axle enough.
S from an engineering side of view I say meh.
The new A6 avant S-line though:
If I had the chance to buy a sports limousine; I'd rather look at the new Mercedes CLS or S-Coupe or the BMW 6
Edit: The black one you posted looks really good actually
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I like the look of the coupe, so I'd opt for an S5. I don't care about the back seat either.
Mo(n)arch: they aren't importing any Avant to the USA anymore. Here it's Allroad or nothing.
Mo(n)arch: they aren't importing any Avant to the USA anymore. Here it's Allroad or nothing.
Lol wut?
The best looking cars from Audi are definitely the Avants imo. Never liked the limousines.
Are kombis not popular in the US?
The best looking cars from Audi are definitely the Avants imo. Never liked the limousines.
Are kombis not popular in the US?
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People think SUV/crossovers are cool in the US at least the general public. I love my Volvo Wagon and I like much more better than the SUV I had before.
3 years later and I decided to get a B9 A5 Sportback as a parting souvenir from Germany.
It arrived about 3 wks ago.
It arrived about 3 wks ago.
Nice.
Is it just an 80% scale version of an A7?
No - it's a stretched A5 on an A4 frame.
Are they selling them in the US? I've never seen one here.
A4 through the A8 all use the same MLB platform.
VW/Audi have perfected platform engineering and basically only make two different cars, MQB or the MLB. The bigger the number on the nameplate is just a reference to their larger profit margin.
They're shown on the audiusa site. I'd not seen that before N8 posted.
https://www.audiusa.com/models/audi-a5-sportback
Audi just started selling the 2d generation in the US market.
I've been admiring the A5 SB for years whilst in Europe but they weren't US spec'd and I wouldn't be able have had it shipped Stateside.
Last winter I saw they were going to sell the A5 SB in North America - so I ordered one thru the DoD/State Dept Overseas sales program.
I know there are a few in Denver, but I've yet to see another one on the road yet.
I've been admiring the A5 SB for years whilst in Europe but they weren't US spec'd and I wouldn't be able have had it shipped Stateside.
Last winter I saw they were going to sell the A5 SB in North America - so I ordered one thru the DoD/State Dept Overseas sales program.
I know there are a few in Denver, but I've yet to see another one on the road yet.
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pure genius, right here.
The A6 sells for about the same as a Toyota Camry around here... ex-works pricing are surprisingly close.
Not yet, supposedly they will and supposedly they are going to bring back Avants to the US. If they do, I may have to go for an RS4, but it remains to be seen whether this will happen . My 4-series Grand Coupe is the same idea, hatchback (why don't all cars have this?) and lower/sleeker than the regular sedan built off the platform (A4/3-series).
I has trunk. Normal trunk is good, better opening than my Camaro obviously, with seats down and divider out, ginormous and I can put any of my bikes in there, which I occasionally do during the winter for long trips. Took two huge coolers today to the fish processing place to get our salmon smoked and canned. What really seals the deal is how easy it is to convert it to full hatchback mode with the seats down. Concept is like the S7 and Panemera, although those two are crazy more money obviously and a bit bigger.
I did design this car for those people that want better visibility, easier to get out/in, more cargo space, more upright seating, etc., especially for those that complain about such things on sporty cars:
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HA!Yes, the concept is old.
Fortunately, I'm immune to paying a huge markup for marginal performance gains in real world driving.
Really?Fortunately, I'm immune to paying a huge markup for marginal performance gains in real world driving.
Cuz you could have gotten pretty much the same drivetrain in a VW Golf.
Cool - I love those!
the audi "sport"backs are only marginally less ugly than the bimmer ones and the honda crosstwerk
Ouch!
I actually dig the look of the A7 and the A5 Sportback, but $45k for a 2.0 liter engine in a mid size sedan seems a bit steep.
A Honda Accord is 0.1 seconds slower to 60 mph for about $10K less.Ouch!
I actually dig the look of the A7 and the A5 Sportback, but $45k for a 2.0 liter engine in a mid size sedan seems a bit steep.
But N8 doesn't pay for marginal performance.
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