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Some more comparo pics from Frankfurt: B7 vs. B8

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Old 09-19-2007, 08:56 AM
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Default Some more comparo pics from Frankfurt: B7 vs. B8

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Default I prefer the open dash layout of the B7

As a B7 owner I am obviosuly slightly biased. I am partial to the beltline trim piece that runs along the middle of the dash and flows into the front doors. I also prefer the four aluminum rings around the gauges to the new pear-shaped gauge cluster.

On the plus column for the B8, the nav screen is placed higher on the dash for a better line of sight. Rear seat vents and better placement of window switches on the driver's door are also improvements.
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Default good job..

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oh yeah, the B8 is pretty-much an improvement aesthetically and functionally everywhere, but I still feel good about my B7.

did anyone notice that silver panel that surrounds the gauges and gear shifter. I think it's the same silver painted plastic junk I've seen in the Q7 but unfortunately more of it. the only thing silver in an Audi should be real aluminum!
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that isn't a B7 or B8. Looks like the cockpit of a Q7
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Default Ding!...

my point was, the new B8 has that cheap silver painted plastic crap around the gauges like the Q7.
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Default color of A8?

anyone knows what color this is? i love it! .. wonder if itll be available on B8 A4 or A5

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I like both they are gorgeous cars (so is the B6). IMO I like B7&amp;6 interior a little better
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Default Ya, the center stack is better looking in the B6/7.

The current interior has a timelessness that will never go out of style.
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Default I like the look of those sport seats

I hope we get them available here, even as sold order only. As someone who frequently spends 7-8 hours in the car in one day, better seats are always a worthwhile investment.
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Default That is true, I wish they could have figure a nicer way to get the NAV screen higher

I do like it being higher than the radio, but not sure if I really like the extra dash hump.

Don't get me wrong, I still like the B8 interior a lot, just like B7&amp;6 a little better.


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