SLegacy99 Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Yeah, but European pricing is weird. Just watch an episode of Topgear. They always say oh, this STi is for a mere 23,000 pounds. Well thats a expensive Impreza if you ask me, but people do buy cars over there....and they somehow manage to fuel those cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psi365 Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 True and they actually have to maintain their cars and have very strict things done at intervals to just be allowed to keep them on the road. It's big $$$$$ to have a car in europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speeding_gaijin Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 True and they actually have to maintain their cars and have very strict things done at intervals to just be allowed to keep them on the road. It's big $$$$$ to have a car in europe. i pay about 1000 dollars every two years for inspection/maintenance and 400 dollars every year for vehicle tax in japan and i am not even gonna go into parking taxes and gas prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLegacy99 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Can I just say that I love where Audi is going. I seriously wish I wasn't a poor 21 year old (I guess thats life though) cause this thing gives me heart throbs. Who needs women when you can have an A7 or an A5? http://images.worldcarfans.com/articles/2008/1/29/9080129.002/9080129.002.1L.jpg Quote: Latest Audi A7 Renderings Emerge Fresh new renderings of the upcoming Audi A7 have come out. The 2+2 seater, four-door coupe, which will be ready for production in 2009, is already testing, hidden under thick plastic as a mule. Several models, as per Audi model pyramid, will go under the name A7. The most obvious of them are V6 petrol and diesel offerings, ranging from a 3.2-litre 200kW/268 bhp up to a storming 5.0-litre bi-turbo V10 of some 426kW/570 bhp. A surprise package will be the 368kW/ 493 bhp V12 TDI, which is already testing in the R 8 and is being eyed for inclusion as the flagship engine for the Q7 SUV. Both front-wheel-drive and Quattro will be on offer, the latter on a 60:40 rear-biased split for the extreme-performance models such as the RS 7. The car will share its underpinnings with the next A6, although it will slot in slightly higher than the five-seater, but below the A8, as WCF has repeatedly reported. The A7 could make its debut at the New York International Auto Show from March 21 – 30, 2008. This makes sense since Audi, like everyone else, is gunning for the US market in a big way, and as our renderings clearly show, the low-slung roofline should be a hit among Americans. The most recent hit car, at the time, to offer such a roof design was the Chrysler 300C and to good effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwannaSportSedan Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 that is just as bloated looking as the CLS... Well, nothing is as bloated as the CLS. But what is the fascination with arching belt lines, and sagging sill lines? it makes the car look overly thick in the middle. Thanks, but no thanks. Maybe something else will actually design a compelling shape in a sport sedan. And nothing with four or five doors is a FRAKKING COUPE! The A5 is a coupe. The TT is a coupe. The R8 is a coupe. I know coupes, and you sir, are no coupe! Marketing lies. ALL LIES!!!! And why does Audi feel the need to take up ALL the numbers now? BMW, too. It used to be that BMW had the odd numbers, and Audi had the even numbers, with an A in front. now they have freakin' Qs, S, RS, Rs before and after, and in the middle... The Q is talking to me, the Q is talking to me! Be sure to get your whole head in front of the shotgun, thank you for calling! Like Denis Leary, I never thought I would have to get upset about this stuff! Did I miss a freakin' meeting about the coupes, and the numbers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deer Killer Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 For $40K I'd rather get a 335i or spend a bit more for a 335Xi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axis008 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 The S5 is absolutely GORGEOUS! I got to drive one around California Speedway, doing two laps at an Audi driving event. It handles really well for a big coupe. Could use more power, but it's still plenty seeing as its the motor used in the S4. After driving it, I seriously could not stop thinking about getting one. That was a pipe dream for sure... -ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLegacy99 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 3 series are everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deer Killer Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 your car won't make you unique, no matter how hard you try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psi365 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 ^ sorry but you are technically wrong. Coupe or sedan is defined by a post. You are talking about the difference between 2dr and 4dr and the newest 4drs wanting that 2dr look (CLS A7). As far as the designations, the A3 has been in Europe for years, they've also had S4's since 92, and RS models since 01 ish. I'm going for A5 training in late feb, but I've already test drvien a couple S5's. I definately like the S5 and if they decide to make a RS5 it owuld be even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwannaSportSedan Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Actually, Coupé is a french word for cut down. It referred to small "cut down" carriages that only had two doors, and usually didn't hold much more than two people, maybe a third as an outside front driving position. But it was defined by being a two-door carriage, and was extrapolated to describe two door hard roof cars, as the automotive industry took over from horse-drawn carriages. Calling something a four door coupe, is like calling something a four wheeled bicycle. Bicycle negates the descriptor, or the four wheels negate the ability to call it a bicycle. Coupe negates the four door descriptor, or the four doors negates the coupe descriptor of that car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psi365 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 We had the head of AOA at my dealership last week and the owner just laid into him about how messed up they have things. He also said the reason why Audi isn't importing a lot of the S5's is because of a shortage of 4.2 FSI's and they loose $2000 on every S5 sold in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psi365 Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 I know these are garbage pics, but we got our first A5 in. It stickers for about $48,3xx with some options. Its sitting up high cause the suspension blocks are still installed due to it being just unloaded from the truck. http://cycle-planet.com/chris/A51.jpg http://cycle-planet.com/chris/A52.jpg http://cycle-planet.com/chris/A53.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psi365 Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 A better color A5. IN fact it is a A5 Sline. http://cycle-planet.com/chris/ba5a.jpg http://cycle-planet.com/chris/ba5.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rao Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Look 0 those cars are already in the shop Rob IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR CAR YOU SHOULD NEVER DRIVE IT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camber Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 A5/S5 is such a nice car inside and out. Audi has really stepped its game up. Hopefully, they keep the quality and realiability up and people will start flocking over from MB and BMW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psi365 Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Look 0 those cars are already in the shop It is an Audi after all. I was actually doing the new car inspection on it. Somewhere I got some white R8 pron. http://cycle-planet.com/chris/w7.jpg http://cycle-planet.com/chris/w4.jpg http://cycle-planet.com/chris/w3.jpg http://cycle-planet.com/chris/w2.jpghttp://cycle-planet.com/chris/w1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrok Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 I just died I need a few hundred thousand dollars to buy some audi's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rao Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 I like the R8 Rob IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR CAR YOU SHOULD NEVER DRIVE IT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwannaSportSedan Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 R8 is HAWWWWT. A5/S5 I could give or take, compared to the competition like M3, or a Porsche Carrera. R8 would be a definite front-runner in it's class, though, and probably out-handles the Aston Martin Vantage V8, and is less expensive than the F430. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobE Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 A5/S5 I could give or take, compared to the competition like M3... same here....but the Audis are definitely more classy looking. http://newenglandsubarus.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speeding_gaijin Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 R8 is so nice in white. I just the brochures from Audi Japan about the A5/S5 S5 comes with all the options except for sunroof as standard (including GPS, bang and olufsen, etc) and is priced at 8600000 yen, which is about 83k US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psi365 Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 cause someone was talking about S4 Avants in gray. http://cycle-planet.com/chris/S4.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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