Why is so many copying Audis big grille-theme??

Tumbo · 01-03-2006, 07:23 AM

This makes me mad.
Do you see the pattern...

..............

and these too in a way

Centurion · 01-03-2006, 07:25 AM

...............and why has Audi copied RR.

Tumbo · 01-03-2006, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luwalira

...............and why has Audi copied RR.

Are you kiddin' me??

Audi's single frame grille goes WAY back before RR

This is where the idea to bring back the single frame grille, came from!

Carbon · 01-03-2006, 07:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Audiholic

This makes me mad.
Do you see the pattern...

..............

and these too in a way

This comment seems ridiculous. The Renault in no way "copies" Audi especially. Audi is not the only one to use a large single frame grill and that Dodge (not the 300) might even be older than Audi's recent inspiration to develop this brand look.

Centurion · 01-03-2006, 07:33 AM

I bet you can't beat this Ford Model-T.

Yannis · 01-03-2006, 07:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luwalira

...............and why has Audi copied RR.

You must be joking right?

I don't agree with Audiholic. Apart from Rover 75 and Exelero the others don't look similar.

Also you forgot this one:

Fiat Sedici.

martinbo · 01-03-2006, 07:35 AM

Everybody? Hardly Audiholic.

Rover is dead because it was just plain the most useless car company of our times, so any form of imitation can't be deemed as flattery.
The Americans had big grills waaay before Audi.
The Exelero is just a concept and hardly similar in its execution as opposed to basic form.

The worst offender for the uni-grill proliferation is in fact Audi's parent company VWAG. So there's no way a rival manufacturer could ever be accused of copying Audi to such an extent.

So, no, "everybody"? I don't agree. It was clear as day that Audi were on that uni-grill path for ages and no-one really cared to react to it.

Centurion · 01-03-2006, 07:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yannis

You must be joking right?

Well I'm as serious as Audiholic.

Yannis · 01-03-2006, 07:42 AM

BTW those lights on the FIAT look a lot like 3 series lights or is it just the angle of the photo?

Tumbo · 01-03-2006, 07:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by martinbo

Everybody? Hardly Audiholic.

Of course I didn't mean everybody, but it seems to me like the "big grille" is some kind of fashion now, that Audi started with the A8 W12. You gotta agree on that a bit dont you?

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martinbo Fanatic Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Johannesburg Posts: 1,250 Thanks: 136 Thanked 202 Times in 114 Posts	Re: Why is everybody copying Audis singleframe grille?? Everybody? Hardly Audiholic. Rover is dead because it was just plain the most useless car company of our times, so any form of imitation can't be deemed as flattery. The Americans had big grills waaay before Audi. The Exelero is just a concept and hardly similar in its execution as opposed to basic form. The worst offender for the uni-grill proliferation is in fact Audi's parent company VWAG. So there's no way a rival manufacturer could ever be accused of copying Audi to such an extent. So, no, "everybody"? I don't agree. It was clear as day that Audi were on that uni-grill path for ages and no-one really cared to react to it.

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