Audi lost the plot ?

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Audi lost the plot ?

Post by HYFR » Tue Mar 28, 2017 6:04 pm

WTF is going on here on the new SQ5?

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Re: Audi lost the plot ?

Post by chunky79 » Tue Mar 28, 2017 6:16 pm

Audi design went down hill after the C5 RS6.
previous- Pug 205 gti, 306 gti, 309 gti Goodwood.
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Gone but NEVER forgotten - C5 RS6 Misano red avant.

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Re: Audi lost the plot ?

Post by HYFR » Tue Mar 28, 2017 6:17 pm

Just embarrassing frankly

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Re: Audi lost the plot ?

Post by doodlebug » Tue Mar 28, 2017 6:23 pm

I'll take the Macan Turbo PP. That SQ5 is rank.

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Re: Audi lost the plot ?

Post by FaisalJ » Tue Mar 28, 2017 6:38 pm

Does anybody else see a giant cotton bud on it's side?

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Re: Audi lost the plot ?

Post by doodlebug » Tue Mar 28, 2017 6:47 pm

Ha ha.

It's fecking petrol too, so not as though the soot needs to be hidden.

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Re: Audi lost the plot ?

Post by Shoppinit » Tue Mar 28, 2017 8:41 pm

That's poor. Who's making the design decisions there?
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Re: Audi lost the plot ?

Post by V!per » Tue Mar 28, 2017 9:44 pm

WTF ?!?!?! - Someone must have cocked up properly - I can't believe they would do that

It is Diesel though
You can clearly see gases blowing downwards on this video

https://youtu.be/nw4XtdoW71U?t=223
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Re: Audi lost the plot ?

Post by Ian_C » Tue Mar 28, 2017 9:45 pm

Lots of cars from the last ten years have had tips or 'finishers' mounted into the bumper that the exhaust flows through. R8, B8 RS4, C7 RS6 etc etc

Unfortunately the current Mercedes C Class (W205) started the current trend of 'finishers' mounted into the bumper with absolutely no exhaust gas flowing through them whatsoever............

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B5 B6 B7 B9

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Re: Audi lost the plot ?

Post by marc1 » Tue Mar 28, 2017 9:47 pm

But they will still sell lots of them to people that couldn't care less. Very disappointing!

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Re: Audi lost the plot ?

Post by mikep99 » Tue Mar 28, 2017 9:48 pm

They'll be putting fake scoops on the bonnet next....

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Re: Audi lost the plot ?

Post by Ian_C » Tue Mar 28, 2017 9:49 pm

Hahaha, just like above Mercedes pic
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Re: Audi lost the plot ?

Post by V!per » Tue Mar 28, 2017 9:52 pm

Cars like the Lexus IS F and Ferrari California have become infamous with having exhausts that don’t actually attach to the tips ;)

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Re: Audi lost the plot ?

Post by Golfather » Wed Mar 29, 2017 9:44 am

chunky79 wrote:
Tue Mar 28, 2017 6:16 pm
Audi design went down hill after the C5 RS6.
after the C6 actually ;)

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Re: Audi lost the plot ?

Post by DeanoC » Wed Mar 29, 2017 10:00 am

So the S have gone fake and the RS are back to hanging below amd not integrated. Suck a shame all this stuff is non-enthusiast aimed bottom line focused tat now


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