Spy Shots: Audi A5
The A5 coupe is one of many new products Audi is pushing through its pipeline, and though we've seen spy shots of the car in the past, most were of heavily disguised mules that gave little indication of the A5's eventual shape. But the Nurburgring in Germany is the great equalizer, for if a manufacturer wants to tweak the handling of its upcoming models on the most difficult track in the world, they'll have to trot it out in front of a million prying eyes, specifically those of spy photogs like our friends at KGP. Their long lenses captured an Audi A5 prototype running the 'Ring that's considerably less adorned with camouflage and fake body panels than previous mules we've seen. Though the front end is completely shrouded under a misleading fascia, it's not hard to guess what the front clip of an Audi will look like these days. What's more interesting is the car's profile, which suggests this 2+2 coupe will have ample room in the back for an extra pair of friends and maybe even a set of smaller rear doors for easier entry. The whole array of Audi hardware should be offered on the A5, including Quattro all-wheel drive, a DSG or 6-speed manual transmission and possibly the brand's 4.2-liter FSI V8. [Source: Winding Road]
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D Man 1:33PM (10/24/2006)
What a piece!!!
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leo 12:46PM (10/24/2006)
i'm beting this will look better than the 3-series
can someone clean up the camo in the c-pilar
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Dude 1:23PM (10/24/2006)
I thought they were trying to move the engine back behind the front axle somewhat to try and shorten the front overhang? What happened to that? I was hoping for more from Audi on this one.
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Jason 4:42PM (10/24/2006)
Looks great! Love the roofline. Can't wait to see how this turns out.
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dom 2:10PM (10/24/2006)
I saw two of these A5 today with only light camouflage following an A6S6(or RS6)Avant (or Wagon for you in the US), near Valréas, in the south of France. Really sleek and fast ! German plates from Ingolstadt.
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chewy 6:35PM (10/24/2006)
Looks great. Of course we can't see most of the styling.
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audi cars 4:01PM (10/24/2006)
It has a different style than A4, A6 or A8.
http://www.carsprofile.com/
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MikeW 5:48PM (10/24/2006)
The engine isn't going anywhere. The front axle is going under the engine. The current A6 already re-did the torque converter/axle arrangement. Now it is driveshaft then axle then transmission.
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EUboy 7:34PM (10/24/2006)
It will look much more vulgar than a 3 serie's coupe, it's apparent already.
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Gaby 3:35AM (10/25/2006)
To see it cleaned :
http://forums.fourtitude.com/zerothread?id=2893479
I have made a traitment of the camousflage...
This car is looking better than the 3 serie. It's an amazing car design piece...
Gaby
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