Re: autocar on the new a6 styling.

["Rick H. Louie" <rlouie@usa.net>]

Dave Eaton wrote:

  to quote from autocar on their opinion of the styling of the new
  a6.........

  'call the radical new a6 a coupe and you won't get an argument from
  audi.  count them and, yes, there are still 4 doors.  but look at
  the profile of a roofline that merges as one into a near flat rear
  window and then blends into a wonderfully curvaceous rump, and you
  understand immediately that this is no ordinary executive saloon.

  "we are becoming more progressive, more radical and above all more
  emotional," says peter schreyer, head of audi design.

  'in 1994 audi's design team was working simultaneously on the tt and
  the new a6, and consciously developing the new form that will
  eventually spread through the entire audi range.  the tt and the a6
  share more than just the shape of their tail lights; they redefine
  the relationship between the body and the glasshouse, introduce
  geometric shutlines and, while retaining a relatively long front
  overhang with a traditional grill, bring a stubby rear end that is
  truly new.

  ' claus pothoff's design was frozen in january 1995, meaning that
  the a6 has been just 24 months in development, a staggering 17
  months less than the old a6.

  'when vw launched the new passat an audi in all but name, we
  wondered how audi would respond to the in-house competition.  here
  was a car that not only threatened the a4, but could also tempt
  families away from the lower end of the a6 range.  what we didn't
  know at the time was that the new a6 would move the goal posts; now,
  the a6 is gunning for mercedes e-class and bmw 5-series as never
  before.

 It seems that Audi is about to change auto form in the world again!
Just like when they came out with the 1984 Audi 5000 form, much of the
world had to get used to it, but as the years progressed, more and more
manufacturers went for the look of the 5000.  Can history be repeating
itself?

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Rick H. Louie
rlouie@usa.net
1984 Coupe GT - Zermatt Silver, Chocolate Brown Leatherette, 124K