[Steve G]

Why are the wing mirrors on new Audis fixed on to the bodywork when they used to be part of the window,most other manufacturers seem to be going in the opposite direction.

 

[Rob]

It was something that stood out to me when I first looked too.

I can't help but wonder what happens to your door if one of them gets knocked off....

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[SQ5John]

And why not do it that way? There was a time when wing-mirrors were actually attached to the front wings....door mirrors these days.

Audi are attempting some fresh design approaches rather than following everyone else, I like it.

If you knock the mirror off it will be expensive, if you damage the door too then even more so...

 

[AudiDriver]

It's another little design element that stands out. As long as I can see out of them still that's fine by me. I guess it also reduces the size of the A-Pillar and thus the blind spot will be reduced a bit.