Interesting...

[AndyBG]

Take a look at this...

http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/news/auto_und_produkte/viertuerige_coupés_die_plaene_von_audi_vw.131700.h tm

http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/news/fotoshows/viertuerige_coupés_die_plaene_von_audi_vw.133126.h tm

[Erik]

Yes, that is VERY interesting...

[JavierNuvolari]

For us non-german speakers :)

"Viertürige coupés: The plans of audi & VW

The game with the doors becomes more always more popular. VW interprets the draft of the Mercedes CLS from 2008 with a viertürigen coupé above the Passat. Audi follows from end 2009 with the A7, that is based on the successor of the A6.

New German of the trend to the eternal boy shelter, of whom not only Ayurveda- cure operators profit and cosmetic bidder, but rather also the auto industry reads Anti-Aging. Young design so is asked at the older clientele like never before - above all, if it yet with a shot exclusivity combined becomes like in the Mercedes CLS. That unusual designer good is in one earlier for conservative held upper class clienteles more always more sought more after, recognized now also the competition in the Premiumsegment: A7 reads be should the shorthand symbol for a viertüriges coupé in audi, that divides itself to be sure the technology with the future A6, but far more than an only a simple derivative of this series.

First pictures show that the A7 with the large Single-frame-grill and the obliquely placed floodlight develops an independent dominance on the street. An audi, clearly - however one that one so never saw. With its extremely long hood and the roof pulled far to the rear, the A7 coupéhafter should function as the Mercedes CLS and therefore the impression of the Viertürigkeit better gloss over.

At the same time the rear portals on which it arrives are it especially: They ease the entry into the foundation and give mediate should the way freely into a world, the back seat passengers a luxuriouser feeling than in the classic two doors. In addition fits that there is the A7 against up price with a special Rearseat-Entertainment and a Vierzonen-Klimaautomatik.

Technically the A7 is based on the succession-generation of the A6

How in the new A4 (2007), also the new längsmodulare module with motor arranged further behind as well as a newly constructed control to the use comes here therefore - a package that permits altogether not only a better it load distribution, but rather also a better room utilization.

The A6 (now: 4.92 meters) becomes therefore with the model change some centimeters shorter in order to rank again more exact between A4 and A8, during the A7 then 50 millimeters longer and 30 millimeters wider becomes than the saloon car. This mass as well as the large wheels and the tiefergelegte car body let stand the coupé satisfied on the street. Much chrome decorates the window graphics and should lend the A7 therewith already from without the impression of high quality. It wants to spray this brightness day and night - with a back lamp design as well as in the A6 Avant, with which the LED-lamps themselves provide in darkness for a high recognition effect.

Yet openly is on the other hand whether in the front jokes a so-called day comes load light to the use, that would consist then also of LED-lamps. Festival stands that the trunk cover divides the back lamp and releases the way into a compartment, that should offer sufficiently place for the baggage of four persons. Even for the winter vacation is provided: As an option, there is a through empire with ski sack in which like in the new TT Roadster two of couples ski fit to a length of 1.90 meters.
Trip suitable also the motors are: In the Benzinern, the 3.2 FSI (255 HP) and a new, loaded Benzindirekteinspritzer in the 3.0 TFSI with approximately 300 HP to the choice stand. As a diesel, the 2.7 TDI and the 3.0 TDI are offered, both with Common-Rail-injection and SCR-technology to the reduction of Stickoxiden in order to make the A7 also for the USA presentable. So that it comfortably precedes, audi forgoes the use of classic gearshifts.

The power transmission takes place via the Sechsstufen-Wandlerautomatik or the double coupling transmission DSG either on the front wheels or in the Quattro-version on all four wheels. The all wheel variant distributes the power as well as all sporting audi-models in the ratio 40 to 60 over a Torsendifferenzial between front axle and rear axle in order to enable agile, heckbetonte handling characteristics. Is new that by a Zwischendifferenzial transmission at the rear axle now also the power distribution between the right and left wheel individually is regulated. .


The electronics is an important companion of the A7 who controls like the new BMW X5 THE so-called Flex-Ray-technology. At the same time it concerns a successor of the previously used CAN-bus, who provides, that all electronic helpers are networks clearly more quickly and more dependably together - a technology that comes from a development consortium, that next to the VW-group and BMW also daimler-chrysler listened to.

Passat coupé - middle class prices, motors until 280 HP

Very so complexly the technology in the second viertürigen coupé of the VW-group will not fall out. On basis of the Passat, a car should emerge, that rolls already as of May 2008 in the VW-work Emden of the volume and should go with middle class praising on customer capture. In contrast to the A7, the VW coupé does not get diagonal and along installed motors. The Benziner-palette begins in the 1,4-Liter-Turbo-Kompressor with 170 HP and ends in the 3,6-Liter-VR6 with 280 HP. As alternative, there are diesel engines that are shifted on Common-Rail-technology and control like in the A7 the SCR-technology to the reduction of Stickoxiden.

The viertürige coupé, that is shown on the Genevan car-drawing-rooms 2007 for the first time in form of a study, is with 1,500 Euros impact vis-à-vis the Passat saloon car no luxury car, also if it marks for the sign VW an important step into higher spheres. For presently does not be certain whether the heavily marketable Phaeton gets really a successor. The decision would have felled will should months ago - and stands still from. New plans plan that the coupé between Passat should rank and that as Mercedes R-class-competitor angedachten room draft. Because hardly yet place remains for the Phaeton.

Passat-Flair is taboo for the coupé. Therefore the designers revised the floodlights and changed the proportion of the car body. The wheel state remains same, but in the length, the coupé named internally CC with 4.80 meters nearly three measures centimeter of more than the saloon car. Therefrom 1.6 centimeters fall to the front and 1.3 centimeters on the rear overhang. More flatly also the roof pulled far to the rear passes: The CC is 5.2 centimeters lower. Nevertheless place remains for high expectations: 40,000 units are supposed to be sold per year, what realistically sounds in view of the moderate up price. VW old could look let the competition in any case."

Interesting article Andy. I really hope that VW makes the Passat happen, it's simply drop dead gorgeous.
BTW I made the translation on a web site so...there probably some mistakes.

Cheers all,

Javier

[Lateknight]

The passat 4 door coupe has been shown 'in the metal' at a retailers meeting in Germany about 2 weeks ago.
Looks 'the bollox' so i've been told.:thumb:

[AndyBG]

Looks 'the bollox' so i've been told.:thumb:

I just can't belive that...

[Lateknight]

I just can't belive that...

Sorry, I should not have used that particular phrase. It NOT meant to mean a bad thing.

Please see;
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Dog's+Bollocks

The original quote should be something a bit more complimentary.

[AndyBG]

:doh:

Stupid me!

Sorry... :thumb: