2020 Genesis G80
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To be honest I like the current G80's looks a lot. Hopefully the new one as well.
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front overhang on the new g80 WAY better imo (shorter) than the A7. this is also due to front wheel on g80 being much further forward - look at distance from wheel to front door on both!
looking forward to seeing the real thing i love audi but i think genesis has a better starting point of a real rwd vehicle, not a platform that's been tied in knots with transverse/longitudinal engines and fwd and then 'quattro', etc.
looking forward to seeing the real thing i love audi but i think genesis has a better starting point of a real rwd vehicle, not a platform that's been tied in knots with transverse/longitudinal engines and fwd and then 'quattro', etc.
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I wasn't seeing A7 with the G80. The Hyundai's greenhouse is distinctly taller and more proper, like a regular sedan. To get the four-door coupe look, one needs to have a low roof, like the A7 and CLS. Combining the fastback look with a traditionally tall(er) greenhouse looks bulbous and a bit goofy.
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I wasn't seeing A7 with the G80. The Hyundai's greenhouse is distinctly taller and more proper, like a regular sedan. To get the four-door coupe look, one needs to have a low roof, like the A7 and CLS. Combining the fastback look with a traditionally tall(er) greenhouse looks bulbous and a bit goofy.
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front overhang on the new g80 WAY better imo (shorter) than the A7. this is also due to front wheel on g80 being much further forward - look at distance from wheel to front door on both!
looking forward to seeing the real thing i love audi but i think genesis has a better starting point of a real rwd vehicle, not a platform that's been tied in knots with transverse/longitudinal engines and fwd and then 'quattro', etc.
looking forward to seeing the real thing i love audi but i think genesis has a better starting point of a real rwd vehicle, not a platform that's been tied in knots with transverse/longitudinal engines and fwd and then 'quattro', etc.
In fact, the MLBEvo platform that the current (2017+) A7 is based on is used for pretty much every VWAG vehicle introduced since 2015, from the A4 on up with the exception of the mid/rear engined cars and the Porsche Panamera (on the MSB platform, that will be used by future Bentleys as well). This includes the Porsche Macan and Cayenne, Bentley Hideousness, Lamboroghini Urus, etc.
Now if what you meant was a Longitudinal/FWD platform, that would be much closer to the mark. MLB is kind of a unicorn in the industry, in that it's one of the only longidudinal-engine platforms I'm aware of with the majority of the engine ahead of the front axle, which is done to make FWD easier for those models that need it. That does result in a longer front overhang than platforms with the engine mounted behind the front axle.
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^^^ i'm not an expert on their platforms for sure but yes, if they use a longitudinal engine platform for both fwd and rwd applications it's likely to have some trade-offs i think?
most audi sedans in my experience have never had great driving dynamics (handling) compared to bmw, mercedes or lexus. i drove some a8s in the past and came away very disappointed each time.
most audi sedans in my experience have never had great driving dynamics (handling) compared to bmw, mercedes or lexus. i drove some a8s in the past and came away very disappointed each time.
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^^^ i'm not an expert on their platforms for sure but yes, if they use a longitudinal engine platform for both fwd and rwd applications it's likely to have some trade-offs i think?
most audi sedans in my experience have never had great driving dynamics (handling) compared to bmw, mercedes or lexus. i drove some a8s in the past and came away very disappointed each time.
most audi sedans in my experience have never had great driving dynamics (handling) compared to bmw, mercedes or lexus. i drove some a8s in the past and came away very disappointed each time.
I knew you would catch that.
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^^^ i'm not an expert on their platforms for sure but yes, if they use a longitudinal engine platform for both fwd and rwd applications it's likely to have some trade-offs i think?
most audi sedans in my experience have never had great driving dynamics (handling) compared to bmw, mercedes or lexus. i drove some a8s in the past and came away very disappointed each time.
most audi sedans in my experience have never had great driving dynamics (handling) compared to bmw, mercedes or lexus. i drove some a8s in the past and came away very disappointed each time.
But the engine, at least, still sits ahead of the front axle (unlike RWD Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Lexus and Genesis models), so the larger (longer) the engine, the longer that front overhang. That's why all of VW's large AWD models (including Bentleys) have the terribly-long front overhang.
(I will let another member, to remain unnamed here, provide details of dates and fancy diagrams.)