Audi A7 reveal

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got these for elsewhere...hope the links & formatting work

 

All-New Audi A7 Rear Lights Look Like Something Off A Chiron
CarScoops - Sergiu Tudose - Oct 19, 2017

We're less than two hours away from Audi unveiling the second-generation A7 Sportback and we've already caught a glimpse of the new model's rear end design...


NetCarShow for Press Release, too

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195.63 - 115.196 - 75.12 - 55.98 -- 2018 Audi A7
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MotorAuthority: a few Live pix

...The four-door fastback sedan likely goes on sale in the U.S. sometime late next year, although details about the sedan were few and far between. The second-generation sedan has a long road ahead of it before it goes on sale in the U.S., but its initial powertrain offering will be a turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 that makes 340 horsepower and will use a 48-volt, mild-hybrid system, according to Audi. The duo should result in a 34 mpg combined average, on the European cycle. A plug-in hybrid A7 will appear later, according to Audi, although those specifics weren't announced...

[akirby]

At least they’re not calling it a “gran coupe”. I like it.

[tbone]

I like it, although I generally like Audi designs,with the exception of the Q7. They ruined that one for me on the redesign.

Edited October 20, 2017 by tbone

[twintornados]

So does it have a teeny tiny trunk opening or is it a hatchback design?

[akirby]

So does it have a teeny tiny trunk opening or is it a hatchback design?

 

I think it's a hatchback.

[rmc523]

I like it, although I generally like Audi designs,with the exception of the Q7. They ruined that one for me on the redesign.

 

Agreed. I like the previous model better.

 

So does it have a teeny tiny trunk opening or is it a hatchback design?

 

It's a hatchback.

[silvrsvt]

I wonder if that rear light system is coming to the US or not....

[rmc523]

I wonder if that rear light system is coming to the US or not....

 

If anything, it'll be altered (at least the lighting sequences) to adhere to US laws.

[akirby]

 

If anything, it'll be altered (at least the lighting sequences) to adhere to US laws.

 

Somebody wake up the DOT and tell them it's not 1995.

[rmc523]

 

Somebody wake up the DOT and tell them it's not 1995.

 

I posted this over at FIN to show an example of Audi lighting differences in the US/Euro markets:

 

Here's an example of the US setup:

Compared to the Euro Setup:

[fuzzymoomoo]

 

Somebody wake up the DOT and tell them it's not 1995.

yeah, good luck with that

[fordmantpw]

 

 

I posted this over at FIN to show an example of Audi lighting differences in the US/Euro markets:

 

Here's an example of the US setup:

Compared to the Euro Setup:

 

 

That Euro setup doesn't look like it would be very visible during the daytime. It needs a larger area IMO.

[silvrsvt]

 

Somebody wake up the DOT and tell them it's not 1995.

 

More like 1985

[jasonj80]

The Trucking industry is the one fighting changing some of the lighting standards in the US. What people need to do is start calling there congressmen. Today the CHMSL would never be approved.

Edited October 24, 2017 by jasonj80

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The Trucking industry is the one fighting changing some of the lighting standards in the US. What people need to do is start calling there congressmen. Today the CHMSL would never be approved.

do you know WHY?

[jcartwright99]

do you know WHY?

Change costs them money. Those trucking companies need every last cent of the billions in revenue.

[jasonj80]

do you know WHY?

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