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Old 09-06-2019, 04:45 AM
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Not bad. The loss of the rotary **** for the MMI is the main drawback.
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New bumpers and grills look good. The honeycomb grill looks much better than the slats and I don't see anyone going to an aftermarket RS grill with the facelift.

Can't say I like the segmented LED's more or less than the current ones. I think the current ones look pretty great.

Loss of the rotary **** and the even-larger slapped on tablet is a negative. The current one already is a slight eyesore by 2020 interior design standards. Making it bigger is ridiculous.
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Wonder what they are going to do to make the RS5 look different up front since the honeycomb grill won't be unique to it anymore. Doesn't look like the changes on the outside are not as big as the A4/S4 body panel wise. Looks like the A5 gets fake exhaust tips while the S5 maintains the quads. I agree that going touchscreen without the rotary **** is drawback.
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Originally Posted by fettekatze
New bumpers and grills look good. The honeycomb grill looks much better than the slats and I don't see anyone going to an aftermarket RS grill with the facelift.
That's a very big advantage!
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I think it looks good, but I'm not too happy about them doing away with the MMI ****.. The **** is easy to use plus it keeps the screen clean..
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Those wheels look good... not a big fan of my cavos.
I wonder if there are any changes in the US engines... bump in HP or mild hybrid?
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I think it looks good, but I'm not too happy about them doing away with the MMI ****.. The **** is easy to use plus it keeps the screen clean..
Looks like there is a touch pad instead of the rotary ****. Not sure if that's a better interface especially since I don't like using the touchpad on my laptop.
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Phew, no pre-facelift buyer's remorse here.
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Originally Posted by RedKloud
Those wheels look good... not a big fan of my cavos.
I wonder if there are any changes in the US engines... bump in HP or mild hybrid?
I highly doubt it. That will be saved for the B10.


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