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Old 10-21-2007, 11:08 AM
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Default New B8s in Ingolstadt yesterday

Spent the afternoon yesterday in Ingolstadt and happened across a couple of B8s parked by the Service Training Center. I was hoping that the B8 would look better in person than in the pictures I've seen, but to be honest I was pretty underwhelmed by them. From the side the car looks really stretched and almost too long.

<img src="http://www.stahmann-motorsports.com/Audi/2007/isn/Picture%20102%20(Large).jpg">

<img src="http://www.stahmann-motorsports.com/Audi/2007/isn/Picture%20099%20(Large).jpg">

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Maybe with some larger wheels or something...

Up close the headlights are pretty cool...

<img src="http://www.stahmann-motorsports.com/Audi/2007/isn/Picture%20105%20(Large).jpg">
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Too close to A6 in size. I prefer the old quad headlights. New design is overstyled
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whats up with the second fog light looking opening on the front bumper there
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I think it's the sensor for the Adaptive Cruise control.
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C6 A6, I think it's an A8 because it looks so big. The C5 A6 will probably look the same size as the B8 A4. Does anyone have a picture of those two sid-by-side?
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Looks like A4 has smaller tire size than the A5, is this true?
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those look like 16s, which make the car look worse and it probably won't be sold in the US that way
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Part of the reason I believe is cause the wheelbase is longer, so it gives the impression the car is much longer than it used to be.
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looks like new 3 series...
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Second car has 17" wheels. First car can't tell. Only the second style is listed in the UK site.


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