Herr A8 is the last vehicle in the Audi line-up that's still displaying the “old” styling. In a strange way, it doesn’t look that old at all. Although I’m not an Audi fan, I always had respect for their flagship. It is so elegantly simple, with somehow atemporal aesthetics. And that is something that clearly differentiates it from the current competitors (See Bangled 7-Series and Maybacized S-Class). But consumers are slaves to fashion. Sooner or later, even naturally beautiful designs get “seasoned." We can only hope that the evolution of the A8 will be harm-free. In my little prediction of the Herr von Ingolstadt the Third I kept the original proportions (which are just perfect) and carefully applied some year 2010 make-up, trying not to lose the character of the original. I struggled not to make it look like an artificially increased A4. An original touch: lowering the Audi trapeze grille so that the underide will look like part of the spoiler. For the rest of the details, I’ll allow the image to speak for itself.
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Nice chop!
Although you know that the new A8 is gonna get the door handles that the TT and A4 have.
That is beautiful. Good work, sir.
One of the few Euro-line models that I actually admired….
I doubt if Audi would copy-paste those Infiniti FX45 wheels. Bis morgen!
Almost forgot, VW just called. They want their mirrors back.
Actually the wheels are “copy-pasted” from the 2003 Nuvolari Concept. I think they match the overall design. As for Mr. VW, it is unlikely he will ever get his mirrors back, as they are already spread throughout the entire Audi line-up. And they have a “finders-keepers” policy.
About the door handles, although I prefer the looks of the old ones, I think they might use the new design that is more ergonomic and Brendino has a point there.
As usually your feed-back is very pertinent and useful. If those are the only flaws of my rendering I am very flattered, but I am sure there is still a lot to discuss on the topic.
Great job on this…. A shame that the A6 can’t be this stately and sleek.
Great work. Beautiful and true.