Re: A4 Next Gen

["Jouko Haapanen" <joukoh@green.verkkotieto.com>]

Pick up the latest Gute Fahrt, you'll see what production week 4/1999 will
bring us.  The canges are, as Tom Nas well put it, for Audi spotters only.
New headlamps, slightly changed bupers, reshaped mirrors, new tailgate/trunk
opening mechanism, revised cetre console, interior light package, new fog
lamps, new door handles, etc.

The stuff coming in 2001 is_big_compared to this.  Look for a bold restyle
with styling cues from the TT and the A6 with increased room to better
compete with lates 3-series and upcoming C-class.

Most importantly, there are plans for introducing a new Ur-q (oxymoron?)
based on this car.  Let's hope they get it right, not an easy task to
complete.

Jouko Haapanen


-----Original Message-----
From: Daily,DerekSJMCG <DDaily@sjmcb.mitsui.com>
To: joukoh@green.verkkotieto.com <joukoh@green.verkkotieto.com>
Cc: quattro@coimbra.ans.net <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: 1. joulukuuta 1998 01:07
Subject: A4 Next Gen


>Hmmm, that's not what I've been told.  Just don't hold your breath until
the
>Paris Auto Show, fall 2000.
>
>Jouko Haapanen
>Pori, Finland
>
>
>Now Jouko....
>
>We all know you can be somewhat tight lipped sometimes (with good
>reason)...;-)
>
>The sheet I have in front of me directly from AoA (see, there goes ~95%
>credibility) internal sources lists changes that those magazine artist
types
>could construe as the above changes.  IMO, the changes will be less
drastic,
>but definitely WILL change the appearance.  Examples:  Projector lenses
from
>the A6, Sunroof from the A6, tailights from the A6, modified rear hatch on
>Avant, door handles from the A6.  Therefore, the A4 cannot be considered a
>new generation A4...but will look different.  Caveat:  The US market dates
>models one year ahead.  One could reason that manufacturers will be tempted
>to provide 2000 models ahead of competitors by using these designs in the
US
>market.
>
>Jouko, can you tell us what A4 changes will take place in the Ingolstadt GP
>changeover during WW3 1999?
>
>Derek Daily
>90 CQ
>86 VW qsw
>99.5 A4tqw ?
>
>