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Car of the Day; December 29, 2009; Malibu International Audi A6
Topic Started: Dec 29 2009, 12:02 AM (674 Views)
jedimario
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Today's Car of the Day is Malibu International's C6 Audi A6.

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Leave the E-Class at the Mercedes dealership, this is how the real ballers roll when BMW's iDrive takes the 5 Series out of contention.

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The new A6 (C6) was released in 2005. Designed by Walter de'Silva, the new model is visually an evolution of the C5, but is longer (492 cm), incorporates the new Audi trademark "single-frame grille", and features more sophisticated technology. Most notable is the Multi Media Interface (MMI) which is a system controlling in-car entertainment, satellite navigation, climate control, car settings such as suspension configuration and optional electronic accessories through a central screen interface. This has the advantage of minimising the wealth of buttons normally found on a dashboard by replacing them with controls which operate multiple devices using the integrated display.


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More info and pictures: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A6

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Like the rest of the Malibu Int. line (just re-branded High Speed castings), this car comes to us in true 1:64 and has some fantastic detail. Jeweled headlights AND taillights, correct wheels, and a very detailed (although solid color) interior. At $3 before the markdowns, I can live with the plastic base! Here it is alongside another Malibu Audi, the Q7. I started taking pictures of it for today's CotD, but then I checked and saw that Zach had already done it! I figured it deserved a place in this post somewhere anyway :lol: Also, you can see how the scales are so closely matched even for two vehicles with somewhat different proportions.

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craftymore
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Support your local demo derby.

Correct, rims, proportionally scaled, and jeweled headlights are reasons to love High Speed castings. B) A beautiful model of a terrific 1/1 car. . .Hope Greenlight decides to start including some of these non-American castings into their Motor World Series, they deserve to be offered a much wider audience than when these were first released a few years ago.

I would say great pics Robbie, but I think I can speak for a good chunk of the Garage and say we expect nothing short of awesome photography from ya to start with. :thumbup:
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jedimario
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Thanks Zach. I know these recent ones haven't been up to par; I can't find a decent place to shoot in my house and don't have anything to make any sort of backdrop like you've got.
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Swifty
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
Another nice one!

And I actually like these pics with the Christmas tree in the background. ;)
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james_autos
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It's a lovely casting - I've got a High Speed issue in grey metallic.

But it's an A6, not an A8. They look similar at the front but the rear is completely different http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A6
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jedimario
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So it is, James. That badge tampoed on the back sure looks like an 8, even when blown up in full res picture, and the name's not on the base. Lemme fix this thread :wacko:
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Sak
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I have the A6 in black, the Q7 in silver, and the A4 cabrio in Pacific Blue :)

These are marvelous representations! I wish SOMEBODY out there made an A/S5!
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james_autos
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One word, George - Kyosho. They've done the entire current range of Audis, but of copurse they're not cheap.
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I want that Kyosho A5/S5. Period.
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