RE: Audi A5 coupé due in 2007
Wednesday 16th November 2005
Audi Nuvolari conceptAudi is to launch an A4-based coupé in 2007, according to a story in Autocar this week. The range-topping A5, Audi's answer to the M3, will get Audi's 4.2-litre 420bhp V8 and four-wheel drive -- it's effectively a replacement for the quattro. The concept was wheeled out in 2003 at the Geneva Motor Show (see link below for pics).
Audi A5 coupé due in 2007
Range-topping, M3-baiting RS5 to get 420bhp V8
Audi Nuvolari concept
The car will be of unitary construction, made of steel and use mechanical elements from the A4 and larger A6. A full four seats are planned -- it's not a 2+2 -- and it'll be practical, with 400 litres of luggage space. As a comparison, the current Porsche 911 has a luggage volume of 130 litres.
Engines available will include 150bhp naturally aspirated and 197bhp turbocharged 2.-0-litre powerplants, both four-pot motors, plus a 255bhp 3.2-litre V6. There'll be a brace of diesels too. The range-topper will be the RS5.
Discussion
dunno about that mate , my A8 4.2 gives 23mpg day to day and on a long run up to 28mpg cruising at 70-85 mph whis is realistically about the best you will average speed you will managecyrus1971 said:
Looks very very tempting if they can get the pricing right. Fuel economy of powerful Audis is $hit when compared to the competition. Perhaps they can solve that with a performance diesel option with over 250 bhp and 450ft/lb torque would sell very well.
Cyrus
I get 28mpg at steady 80mph in a 280bhp Audi and it never dips below 23mpg. Similar or better than a Scooby, which is smaller and lighter.
wab172uk said:
I thought the new RS4 was the answer to the M3?????????????
Looks nice though, although it will be £50K+ when it hits the show rooms
More like the M3 is BMW'S answer to the Quattro, and they've still not got it right.
O/T - Is it just me or are BMW 3s rather claustrophobic?
What I find interesting is the nomenclamature; aren't BMW's coupe variants of the three going to be called the 4 series or so I've heard? Then again, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery...
I hope what carries over into future Audi design is the tail lights of the Nuvolari concept - get this, I began to find the car beautiful when I unlocked it in Grand Turismo 4. Yeah, I think I'm a nerd. Nonetheless, Audi must understand that style is going to play a large part too. Dare I say it (new RS4 excepted), the mark lacks aggression in its performance models. Look at the S4 for example. And whilst I'll accept that subtle menace is a good form of styling (RS6 sedan in gunmetal is one of my favourtite cars), for this end of the market, its not enough. But don't make it ugly mind; Koala's really are quite docile animals, but there nose doesn't flatter automotive forms too well.
My final suggestion is to engineer some rear-wheel drive balance into the car - how many people would fancy an Audi that can cause beatifully controlled tail out drifts? I know I certainly would. A Subaru-style torque distributer would be a fantastic addition, provided the inherent balance of a near front-mid engine can be achieved.
Ali.
I hope what carries over into future Audi design is the tail lights of the Nuvolari concept - get this, I began to find the car beautiful when I unlocked it in Grand Turismo 4. Yeah, I think I'm a nerd. Nonetheless, Audi must understand that style is going to play a large part too. Dare I say it (new RS4 excepted), the mark lacks aggression in its performance models. Look at the S4 for example. And whilst I'll accept that subtle menace is a good form of styling (RS6 sedan in gunmetal is one of my favourtite cars), for this end of the market, its not enough. But don't make it ugly mind; Koala's really are quite docile animals, but there nose doesn't flatter automotive forms too well.
My final suggestion is to engineer some rear-wheel drive balance into the car - how many people would fancy an Audi that can cause beatifully controlled tail out drifts? I know I certainly would. A Subaru-style torque distributer would be a fantastic addition, provided the inherent balance of a near front-mid engine can be achieved.
Ali.
Plotloss said:
Which engine is that Marki?
Hi Matt , its the 4.2 lt , sure if you beat it you can drop it into the teens but on trips where traffic is heavey (most) i just relax and just go with the flow
But the 28mpg i achieved on a trip from Cologne to Frankfurt and back averaged about 130kmph , it really is a remarkable all rounder the A8
edit to add Petrol ,,, sorry chaps forgot about that
>> Edited by Marki on Thursday 17th November 08:39
wab172uk said:
I thought the new RS4 was the answer to the M3?????????????
I thought the S4 was the answer to the M3. Did the S4 not beat the M3 round the Top Gear track? Was the RS4 not supposed to be a harder version of the model like the M3 CSL but not as unusable?
Just to add - Nice looking car. I like it alot.
>> Edited by mk1fan on Thursday 17th November 09:38
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