Audi Quattro Concept for 2015? (slotted between TTRS & R8?)

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The Audi Quattro Concept revealed at the 2010 Paris Motor Show has, quietly, been trying to get enough traction to make a real run at production. The last we heard about it was April 2011, when the prototype engineers had a running model based on the S5 that was about 500 pounds lighter than an R8. In a poll we ran with that news, nearly 61 percent of you said you'd be interested in buying a production version of the Quattro if it were cheaper than the R8. If a report in German magazine Auto Bild is to be believed, you 61-percenters could be in luck.

Their report presents a coupe that is all kinds of tweener, having a stance "halfway between the Q5 and A5," weight between the A1 and A3, power between the S5 and RS5, and a price between the TT RS and R8. Power's been pegged at 375 horsepower from a 2.5-liter inline five-cylinder (the concept we drove in 2010 put out 408 hp from the same engine), moving a four-seater coupe weighing in at around 3,000 pounds(!). As for price, it's supposedly being plotted to fill the gap between the TT RS and R8. We have no idea what to do with that stance prediction, though, since that would take the production car in the opposite direction of the ground-hugging svelteness of the concept, but even if just three out of four prognostications come true, this will be a seriously lusty piece of metal. With those specs, we'd also think the pricing would lean more toward the R8 end of the scale.

Annual sales predictions have come down to 10,000 per year from the 35,000 initially mentioned. As for when we might see any of them, Auto Bild says the car's internal name of Q35 suggests it would be Quattro's 35th anniversary gift to the world, meaning some time around 2015.
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Starts saving now. Cuts back on sneakers RIGHT now.. But knows ill give in and keep buying heat.. When 2014 hits ill just SMH because of what couldve been...
 
Aren't those pictures old?

And there's a $60k (or more) price gap between the TTRS and R8, so they're really not telling you much in that article.
 
4wrestling said:
Aren't those pictures old?
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Yah, those are the 2010 concept pics but the article is about it and that concept was actually test driven by most in the car industry. There hasn't been any design change or reveal of a new car really but this is NT, need pics w/ the article because no one would read just the wall of words. :lol: Plus those pics of the car are nice anyways.
 
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I don't know why but that thing looks ugly. The back reminds me of American muscle and then the shape is just weird for an Audi. Give me an S6 or A7 over that.

EDIT: The front looks like an EVO.
 
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reminds me of irobot

they should add the hatchback option and make this the a3 replacement
 
Reminds me of my old corrado...... still dont think that engine will be produced tho.
 
I had an S3 like this one ^ back in 2006, decent car but still got overshadowed by the R32 - It was an overpriced hatchback and I got rid of it after 6 months - it didnt take long for the S novelty to wear off. I picked up an M3 CSL after that and what a car - totally outclassed the S3 at every level, it was a sad day when I parted with my M3 but I needed something bigger for the family.

I took a spin in the RS3 recently, its a lot better than the S3 but still not a patch on the M5 :D
 
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irishbaz said:
I had an S3 like this one ^ back in 2006, decent car but still got overshadowed by the R32 - It was an overpriced hatchback and I got rid of it after 6 months - it didnt take long for the S novelty to wear off. I picked up an M3 CSL after that and what a car - totally outclassed the S3 at every level, it was a sad day when I parted with my M3 but I needed something bigger for the family.

I took a spin in the RS3 recently, its a lot better than the S3 but still not a patch on the M5 :D
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Can you really compare an RS3 to an M5?
 
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