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03-22-2011, 05:10 PM
Filed under: Convertible (http://www.autoblog.com/category/convertibles/), Coupe (http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/), Sedan (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/), Audi (http://www.autoblog.com/category/audi/), Rumormill (http://www.autoblog.com/category/rumormill/), Luxury (http://www.autoblog.com/category/luxury/)
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Audi A9 design by Daniel Garcia - Click above for high-res image gallery
With every number from A1 (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/a1) to A8 (http://www.autoblog.com/model/a8) having already been assigned, Audi (http://www.autoblog.com/make/audi) is rumored to be working on an A9 to top its ever-expanding range.
Earlier reports (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/a9) indicated that the A9 would arrive as a four-door coupe to take on the likes of the Mercedes-Benz CLS (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/cls-class). But while a four-door model may be in the cars, the latest word from Autobild is that the A9 will arrive first as a two-door coupe and convertible.
Platform underpinnings are still tipped to be shared with the upcoming Lamborghini Estoque (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/estoque), as well as the next-generation Porsche Panamera (http://www.autoblog.com/model/panamera), Audi A8 (http://www.autoblog.com/model/a8) and possibly the next Bentley (http://www.autoblog.com/make/bentley) Continental GT (http://www.autoblog.com/model/continental+gt) as well. If a four-door model follows, the A9 could follow a similar derivative rollout scheme as the A5 (http://www.autoblog.com/model/a5), which came first as a coupe before being turned into the five-door Sportback version. Either way, we suspect it won't look anything like the rakish A9 concept (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/21/rendered-speculation-audi-a9-concept/) conceived of by independent designer Daniel Garcia shown above.
Gallery: Daniel Garcia's Audi A9 Concept (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/daniel-garcias-audi-a9-concept)
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[Source: AutoBild (http://www.autobild.de/artikel/audi-a9-vorschau-1585267.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+autobild-news+%28AUTO+BILD+-+Tests+und+News+zum+Thema+Auto%29)]Audi A9 to come with two doors before four? (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/22/audi-a9-to-come-with-two-doors-before-four/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Audi A9 design by Daniel Garcia - Click above for high-res image gallery
With every number from A1 (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/a1) to A8 (http://www.autoblog.com/model/a8) having already been assigned, Audi (http://www.autoblog.com/make/audi) is rumored to be working on an A9 to top its ever-expanding range.
Earlier reports (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/a9) indicated that the A9 would arrive as a four-door coupe to take on the likes of the Mercedes-Benz CLS (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/cls-class). But while a four-door model may be in the cars, the latest word from Autobild is that the A9 will arrive first as a two-door coupe and convertible.
Platform underpinnings are still tipped to be shared with the upcoming Lamborghini Estoque (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/estoque), as well as the next-generation Porsche Panamera (http://www.autoblog.com/model/panamera), Audi A8 (http://www.autoblog.com/model/a8) and possibly the next Bentley (http://www.autoblog.com/make/bentley) Continental GT (http://www.autoblog.com/model/continental+gt) as well. If a four-door model follows, the A9 could follow a similar derivative rollout scheme as the A5 (http://www.autoblog.com/model/a5), which came first as a coupe before being turned into the five-door Sportback version. Either way, we suspect it won't look anything like the rakish A9 concept (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/21/rendered-speculation-audi-a9-concept/) conceived of by independent designer Daniel Garcia shown above.
Gallery: Daniel Garcia's Audi A9 Concept (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/daniel-garcias-audi-a9-concept)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/01a9conceptdaniel_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/daniel-garcias-audi-a9-concept/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/02a9conceptdaniel_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/daniel-garcias-audi-a9-concept/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/03a9conceptdaniel_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/daniel-garcias-audi-a9-concept/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/04a9conceptdaniel_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/daniel-garcias-audi-a9-concept/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/05a9conceptdaniel_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/daniel-garcias-audi-a9-concept/)
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