Comments on: BMW be careful – Here comes the Audi Sportback Concept

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:31:37 +0000

Very nice, except for the front, it looks better than any BMW. Put a six cylinder diesel in it and I will jump, otherwise, I have no choice but the 335d.

By: BeMyWife

BeMyWife — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:44:57 +0000

are you serious? to each his own but that car hurts my eyes are you serious, it looks so uneven and looks like a more horrendous estoque no thank son…now Bmw needs to hurry up and re=approve the freaking CS, like cOme ONNN

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By: Artmic

Artmic — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:48:25 +0000

I like the look of this car better than the BMW 5 for sure.

By: Jag

Jag — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:54:30 +0000

I like the rear view, it looks better than any other Audi now. but the side view and the front view don’t give me much sensations. and the interior, don’t you see it’s a little new-Z4 there?

By: mpower

mpower — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:34:53 +0000

No Thanks.

BMW 4 LIFE. !

By: Gord

Gord — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:07:02 +0000

Maybe their grille is a bit odd, but otherwise pretty nice. I really like the roof.

Horatiu B, my first comment was for an article on the future 1-series, but it ended up here. If you look at the date it says the 11th and this article was posted on the 12th.

By: Josh B

Josh B — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:54:27 +0000

P.S, WHY 4 SEATS!!!!! I hate this idea. Have an option of 5 seats at least! The BMW X6 should have 5 seats, aswell as the M.B CLS. Yes yes its a niche market, sports coupe blah blah blah but regardless you are making the car less practicle. When the CLS came out my dad loved it and wanted one but it only had 4 seats. (thats when “they” were M.B people) tisk tisk, just plain stupid i think no matter what the sales peolpe may argue with their statistics.

By: Josh B

Josh B — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:49:27 +0000

Really very nice. The cs concept was much much better though. But this concept will most likely make its way into production through the A7. If u look at what clues Audi have given about the upcoming A8 it has alot of similur atributes as the concept. Same front lights and the same back lights. I would put my money on this concept, we will be seeing alot more of this kind of styling from Audi,
(maybe not as outrages…concepts)

By: patricksixer

patricksixer — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:54:49 +0000

Lots and lots of CS Concept cues here. LOL, for once BMW leads Audi…!

Other than that, looks like another great “4 door coupe” offering. Also, I don’t see much X6 at all, not sure why that one belongs here. These are cars here haha…

Great looking car though.

By: bunker

bunker — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:42:19 +0000

This car is gorgeous. I very much like the tweak to the “gaping maw” grille to angular-ize it a bit. The front end is completely wicked. What strikes me the most though is how much the interior of this car looks like the current BMW 3er interior, even though everyone and their mother thinks the current Audi interior is best in class.

By: Matski

Matski — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:15:30 +0000

Errm, going on what you guys are saying I must be looking at different pictures, this is an eye-sore. Its horrendous! I think this is Audi’s version of the PAS, 4 seat hatch, coupeish etc. Less like the CLS and more like the ‘V5′…

Except, the ‘Sportback’ seems to have space for a 3rd row of seating INFRONT of the front axle! How HUGE is that front overhang!?, hideous gaping-guppy-gob-grille, angry “I need more sleep” headlights.. I don’t like much about this car at all, actually I like nothing about it’s design…

They did rip off one thing from BMW,.. the decision to unveil concepts in truly Vile colours.

Cars of this ‘niche’ are nothing new I remember driving the Rover 827i sport, same shape (the “Fast Back”), same “ethos”… also a bit ugly.. except Rover spouted less Bull**** about the car than Audi (or BMW for that matter.. just to justify the cars shape).

I’m sorry to go off on one, but this is a fugly design… truly, I cannot express enough how much this design fails to inspire anything but hate in me. It makes me think of seeing 26st women in skin tight trousers pushing shopping trolleys around budget supermarkets… wierd comparison – I may be on my own on that one but seriously… this is a design only someone who’s blind (or a fourringophile) could love… Audi! PUT THE UGLY STICK BACK IN THE BOX!!!

By: Horatiu B.

Horatiu B. — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:09:33 +0000

@Gord: I'm confused. Where did you post the comment?

By: Gord

Gord — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:03:46 +0000

Not sure why my comment showed up here, but would this sportback be considered niche ?

By: Bobo

Bobo — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:03:28 +0000

Would I jump the ship? For an Audi – NO For a Mercedes-Benz – Maybe: if they make something radical, better the steering, the build quality and if BMW do not have a competent rival in the segment

By: Bobo

Bobo — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:00:25 +0000

To me Audi have lost their uniqueness and some of their competitors have caught up on them. Before if you wanted a safe car that you could use in the winter you bought an Audi because of the Quattro. Now Both BMW and MB have developed their own 4×4 systems and offer them on a wide range of their cars. Nowadays all Audis look almost the same, only with different sizes. You buy a BMW because it is a little bit understated and because IT IS The ultimate driving machine. You buy a MB because you want a posh car which is extremely comfortable. You buy an Audi because …. (See my point?)

By: Gragop

Gragop — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:46:05 +0000

Dunno why my comment on the 123d showed up over here. Weird.

Anyway, this thing looks great, inside and out. Considering it’s a hatchback the rear looks well sorted. Hopefully this will motivate BMW to produce more attractive vehicles.

By: Heikki

Heikki — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:02:31 +0000

I truly believe that the CS Concept find its way to product, because BMW also said same about X5/X6 M, which will never produce, but they will come!

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:39:40 +0000

This isn’t an X6 competitor – it seems more like a CS competitor. If only that hadn’t been cancelled.

By: miles

miles — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:40:38 +0000

the back looks like a lambo. im not a fan of audi’s…until now they have all been extremely boring..now they look o.k., i dont think they are anything to write home about though