Audi A8 and Audi S8 generation D3 car design review: boring or bold? | Niels van Roij Design

#Audi #A8 #cardesignreview The lovely second generation Audi A8 D3 was made from 2002 to 2009. I remember being wildly impressed, seeing on the road for the first time. It was a bright silver example on the typical wheels that feature on this quick homage sketch. The A8 D3 still is a fantastic piece of design, in fact a lot better on many different levels compared to the current A8. Although it was not as bold as the first generation TT, it did have some of its clean, BauHaus-like well-defined surfacing. In itself the surfacing proved to be a rather complex challenge to achieve, because aluminum is a material less able to take small radii of sharp feature lines.The final design theme selection was made by Miklós Kovács and Imre Hasanic. They did a magnificent job. Proportionally it is just right, it sits well on its wheels and even when it is fitted with smaller wheels it usually manages to look good. Something which cannot be said for one of its German competitors: the E65 BMW 7 Series. The A8’s well balanced interior has a horizontally themed instrument panel, designed by Norbert Schneider, Mark Bergold and Enzo Rothfuss. It features great volumes, which are consistently used throughout the interior, beautiful detailing and is –again- BauHaus in its approach. The facelifted A8 included the Single Frame Grille design and introduced the sporty S8 model, with Lamborghini derived V10. Subtle detailing distinguishes the S8 from the regular A8, such as the incorporated rear boot-lid spoiler and the four chromed oval exhaust tailpipes. There is quite some debate around the Single Frame Grille with lovers and haters on both sides. Although the new grille might have taken away some of the horizontal and clean approach of the original, it is also an interesting take on the Audi heritage – based on the nineteen-thirties Auto-Union racers. Discover Niels van Roij Design: Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/NielsvanRoi...| Website: https://nielsvanroij.com/ Instagram:   / nielsvanroijdesign   Facebook:   / nielsvanroijdesign   Twitter:   / nielsvanroij   LinkedIn:   / 873914