AoA has ruined the new A6

[Eliot Lim <eliot@u.washington.edu>]

snail mail is quite bad out here.  just got the latest autoweek (porsche
996 on the cover).  there's a picture of the new A6 as it would look in US
showrooms.  aaaarrgh!!!!  i can't believe how much changing the color of
the bottom piece of the front bumper has ruined the striking beauty of the
original design. 

having a huge monochromatic lump in the front makes the car look like it's
got a bad case of mumps!  the two tone color scheme is an essential
element of the car's futuristic styling.  it serves to effectively break
up the visual mass at the front.  without it it makes the front bumper
look oversized and hideous.  what an outrage!  but AoA has a fine track
record of f***ing things up so, what's new?  or is audi a.g. having a good
laugh at america's expense?  is this revenge for the 60 minutes debacle?

grrrrrrr.


eliot


p.s. is it true that while the rest of the world gets a TT A4 while the US
will only get a single detuned turbo V6?   who has piech's mailing
address?  the time has come for an angry letter.  (and they do read it
too)