A Beautiful Car

I was driving on the M6 (the motorway, not the BMW!) a few weeks ago, when I saw a very beautiful car.

It was not a Ferrari F430, Lamborghini Gallardo or a Bugatti Veyron.

It was the Audi A5 Coupe.

The A5 was launched in March 2007 and is slotted in the same segment as the W209 CLK and E92 3 Series Coupe. Audi categorises the A5 as a GT (grand tourer) and is based on the B8 A4 so basically it is a 2-door variant of the fourth generation A4. I personally feel the B7 is better looking than the B8, for now.

Audi used to make ugly cars. The C3 100 (pic, left) and B2 80 from the 80’s were really ugly. The technologically advanced Quattro was the only decent looking Audi from the 80s. The 90’s saw some improvements in the design department; the B4 80 Cabrio was nice enough for Princess Di to be seen in. The C5 A6 was a radical yet interesting design. The first generation TT (8N) was nice but the second generation 8J was even nicer. Then came the hot and sexy R8. Given a choice between the W221 S-Class, F01 7 Series and the D3 A8, I’d probably opt for the A8, for now.

To think that it was once called the poor man’s Mercedes.