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Old 24 Oct 2010, 19:00 (Ref:2779740)   #291
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And that may be known in November, or at least when Audi and Peugeot publically lanuch their new cars. For Audi, a lot of buzz has been generated about the new A6 sedan, which is rumored to be launched very likely before the end of this year. We know enough about it to know that appearance wise, it's an evolution of the current A6, but Audi in the spy shots has been able to keep their cards close to their chests.

Like this year, Audi has done a ton of testing at various tracks, especially before Le Mans, and few if any photos have showed up aside from a few spy shots and video captures for the RTL/Motors TV videos that Audi Sport helped produce, and Audi Sport's own press shots.

I think that Audi and Peugeot will disguise their cars as much as possible (black carbon fiber seems to be a good camoflage from long range camera shots--ask anyone who's filmed any of the Twilight Saga films about that. Eclipse director David Slade was PO'd two fold--that the paps were using long range lenses, and that they were taking bad shots, saying that if they were gonna spend the effort, why not take a freakin' decent picture!). However, once the cars are pubically launched (which Audi and Peugeot have done late in initial testing in the past), all bets are off.
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