Cars yet to come in 2016: worth waiting for? - Irish Times
The Giulia has the potential to be one of the most significant new cars of the year. ) it’s chasing BMW , Audi and Mercedes customers who’ve become tired with their same-again German saloons. If they do they’ll find a well-made, well-balanced car with sharp handling, a decent 2. 2-litre diesel engine and some pretty gorgeous styling. Arrives: November 2016. Audi Q2. Thought that Audi couldn’t find yet another crossover niche. It’s slightly different to the Audi 4x4 norm, thanks to styling that’s slightly more striking than usual, and it’s bound to appeal to stylish folks-about-town. Arrives: November 2016. Audi A5 Coupe. Slightly sleeker than before, with hints of the A9 Prologue concept car about it, the A5 is still very much a two-door A4 (the interior is lifted directly from Audi’s mid-size saloon) but is hardly any less desirable because of that. It’s a little roomier and more practical than the old A5, and while it won’t out-handle a 4 Series , there will be an ultra-sport S5 with quattro and a turbo V6 engine. Arrives: Autumn 2016. BMW X3. BMW has an all-new X3 on the way, but it won’t use the front-drive platform that’s under the new X1. Instead it will mark the debut of the new architecture which will go on to serve under the new 2017 5 Series and... Source: www.irishtimes.com
