[QUOTE=Stillrestless;25222379]Unfortunately it looks like this was just a scheduled email ad has no significance whatsoever, other than showing things seem to be behind schedule. I talked to the local dealership yesterday and they said they are being told that the A8s and Q8s should come in by early November and pending certification the A6s and A7s will be there by the end of December. Was hoping that the email meant things were moving along but I guess not.

End of Dec, WTF? I really wanted to test drive the new A6 before taking the plunge. Seems like it is going to be only next year.

That is what SCarGuy has been saying also but when I got the email I was hoping the timeline got moved up, does not appear to be the case.

So, what is required to certify a car? Is it the fiasco of emissions or?

I think it needs to be done each year on all makes/models. The EPA and CARB (California) test the emissions and certify they are within guidelines.

cars.com shows that the 2019 Q7's are at dealerships now but I checked a few of the dealers listed and it wasn't on their individual web site. No other 2019 models show up.

None on the three dealers near me, and they normally include cars that are on order, shown as something like "arriving soon." The only 2019 one of them had was an RS5 (i think that's right) that was gone a day or two later when I checked.

A few people here have brought up air suspension on the A6.

This will be an option at launch for Canadian 2019 A6s, even though it doesn't show up on audi.ca right now. It is on the order guide for Canada. Same thing with the exterior light package for the A8. Not on audi.ca, but it's on the order guide and orderable at launch.

Can you please elaborate? What is this?

On the US website it doesn't show the air suspension as a feature but rather the adaptive dampers. I have read a number of reviews of the A6 with the air suspension and just about every one, if not every one, recommended not getting it because the ride was unsettled. One reviewer said that the air suspension transmitted every road imperfection to his thighs through the seat. Granted these were the European models so hopefully it would be tuned differently for this side of the ocean.

Also a number of reviewers mention that they would skip the all wheel steering since it feels weird the way it disconnects and reconnects when turning. I have not done any more research into that but definitely will as well as test drive should it ever become available here.

The Canadian website also doesn't show it as a feature, but it is order-able. Can you please share where you read or saw that feedback? Carwow is my go to place for reviews and the comment from their chief reviewer was that the air suspension is absolutely awesome. I have no thoughts/comments on the 4 wheel steering as once I got that far in my review process, I decided the A8L was my next car (or the 2019 S class).

Here is the order guide for Canada.

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.aud...924366c73d.png

Our order guide, at least the most lates I have seen, does not mention adaptive dampers or air suspension. In my original post I should have qualified my statement with foreign reviews. The domestic ones I have read did not really mention the air suspension ride or the steering other than it wouldn't; be available here. I did a quick search and could only find one of the reviews that I read from Autocar in the UK. https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/audi/a6

Thanks for the clarification. News to me - I learned something today. BTW, here is the one I was referencing:

Thanks I will check it out.

For those keeping score, A8 and Q8 were going to be the first approved for customs clearance. That has now occurred as of a little while ago. Cars marked sold are given the priority, but look for cars to start arriving at dealers in the next couple of weeks depending on where you're located related to the port that services your area.

Next up for clearance will be 19 A6 and A7's

The sky indeed, is not falling :)

Thanks for the info! http://justclickit.ru/smiles/image/g...sti%20(18).gif

I won't comment on the ride because this the C8 is a "third" vehicle option for me so my research is not as extensive. That said, I feel I can comment on the MMI since I've done a lot of research on the A8's MMI and the mode operates similarly, if not, the same. It seems like the best UI out there these days is on the BMW. The Merc is a close second, and then now we have all of this touch screen crap. I don't disagree with you that these screens will be fingerprint hell, even if one applies some sort of vehicle wax on the screen (works for smart phones). That said though, not sure if you've ever dicked around with the Lexus system. That one will cause a car crash.

So all things being equal, I think the MMI will take some getting used to, but I think we're all figure it out eventually.

I have a 2019 A7 on order, delivery late November. I was excited about it, but after reading your post and knowing how much I LOVE my 2014 A6 (and its MMI), I am starting to have buyers remorse!

Maybe, sure - it's a theory, but that said if I did buy the A6, it'd be with the air springs, and with the A8, it comes with a super cushy ride. I'll make my own opinions once I drive them IRL, but since none of us have driven the 2019 A6/8, don't you think it's a bit premature to form an opinion without having driven it?

To add to that prices are expensive to lease or own one.
The A6 and A8 looking identical
The SLine does not open the exhaust port to show exhaust tips
Trunk smaller that the predecessor
No longer a supercharged option but a twin turbo
wonder how is the latency on the twin turbo.

The dealership in Long Island will have the A6's in two weeks.
Beginning of November i'll be seeing the 2019 Audi A6 Prestige

Your theory isn't painting the whole picture. Try bracing your arms like we all can against the gear shifter.

Most of the input is done on the lower screen. For example Temp controls and navigation address entry.

That said feel free to knock something before you have tried it. I'll approach things with a more open mind. To each their own.

tons of engineers in here, and wet blankets

how about wait until the car is in, drive it....if you like it cool, if you don't like it, that's cool too

I think a lot will depend on how big the icons are that you need to hit. It hopefully is not a case of them being so small that you have to have "perfect" aim but rather a decent size where your arm does not have to be outstretched and held still to hit. In theory, it should not be any different than hitting a button.

ever look at the curves (hp, boost and torque) on the 3.0 liter vs the single turbo V6? Say, from a B8/8.5 S4 and a new one?

having used it, you can change their size, change their haptic feedback, and change what icons show on your main page vs sub pages

Excellent, then it would seem it would not be a problem. Now if they could just come up with a anti-fingerprint device. ;)

I agree, remains to be seen how bad it is, as I used it, but it wasn't for hours on end. I'm not generally a fan of touchscreens either

Also a concern for me, but I'm personally unsure why this is a concern for me. I'm OCD - and pretty bad at it, but that said now that I think of it, my phone gets wiped down by a cloth maybe once a day, but I do stare at it all day. I believe that all of us won't wipe down our phones every single time we use it/look at it, which is probably more often than we're staring at the screen in our car.

So no idea how things will play out, but I wonder if our worries are not that warranted because we're not all carrying cloths in our pockets and using that to wipe down our phones?

You do have a point there.
being a twin turbo at 369 lb ft of torque may have that much power over the supercharger.
i had an acura twin turbo at 325 lb ft of torque it delayed on the response.
I want power when i need it. Superchargers are that has no delayed response.
So youre saying the current i have A8 has a single turbo V6 supercharger and audi just made it powerful than the supercharged version.
Im busy working that I havent noticed about anything lol.
Ive seen the lines on both but seem to be identical or maybe im seeing things lol.

I think a lot of that depends on whether the turbos are parallel or sequential. I believe in theory you should have little/none of consequence turbo lag when running sequential.

Now that I think about it, do we know if the new engines will be using parallel or sequential turbos? I haven't run across the answer while reading reviews.