Spy Shots: Audi A5 snapped testing in California

As if Southern California didn't have enough reasons to make the rest of the country jealous, it's also apparently stocked with test mules driving around in the warm California sun.

Ryan over at Carster.com spotted a pair of lightly camo'd Audi A5 test mules out and about in SoCal. (You may remember that Ryan was one of the first to score shots of an uncovered Audi R8 testing in the U.S.) One of the pair was sporting 20-inch rims shod with Dunlops and the other more modest 17s wearing Eagle LS tires, which lead Ryan to speculate the drivers were out testing wheels. While the front and rear of the cars are obscured by camo, the sides are virtually untouched and reveal the shape of the car's C-pillar and a nice concavity that runs the length of the A5. It also appears there's a subtle lip spoiler hanging out on the truck lid, as well as LED signals underneath the sideview mirrors

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chewy - 12/4/2006 1:50:42 PM

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Looking better and better with each spy shot.

AmazingBimmer - 12/4/2006 5:39:45 PM

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yuck.

S4cabriofoxone - 12/4/2006 6:23:22 PM

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Nice body! I just want to see the rest.

It looks a lot like a 3 Series coupe from the side, which isn't a bad thing, at all.

chewy - 12/4/2006 7:12:32 PM

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Just like the R8 I am sure it will look amazing without the camo.

2JZSoarer - 12/4/2006 10:46:23 PM

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That quarter panel window looks alot like the one on the older mercedes CL-class!!

S4cabriofoxone - 12/4/2006 11:54:33 PM

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And that's not a bad thing!

The CL, new or old, is beatiful.

And I think it's because it's rounded off, and it may not even have a C-Pillar, on the window.