White A4 - Black Roof Ariel, Why?!

[HMG1K]

I've taken delivery of a 2021MY A4 Avant S-Line in white but the roof ariel is in gloss black!

My 2020MY A5 Sportback S-Line is in white with a body colour roof ariel.

Does anyone who why this has happened? Anyone here experienced the same?

 

[Paul Golding]

Because it's a black edition, though to be fair, your user pic isn't so who knows. On the configurator, all trim levels look like they have black grill bars and roof ariel

 

[HMG1K]

Thanks, Paul. My user photo is of my last 2018MY A5 Sportback.

The A4 is an S-Line, not a higher Black Edition. I've seen on another forum 2021MY A5 Sportback S-Line models coming with a black ariel on a white car, again not BE variants.

Perhaps it's a 2021MY change?

 

[Paul Golding]

Perhaps it's a 2021MY change?

Looks like that's it. On the configurator, even a Technik in any colour has the black aerial and grill bars. Not sure why Audi would do this.

 

[HMG1K]

Thanks Paul.

 

[Nham68]

I've taken delivery of a 2021MY A4 Avant S-Line in white but the roof ariel is in gloss black!

My 2020MY A5 Sportback S-Line is in white with a body colour roof ariel.

Does anyone who why this has happened? Anyone here experienced the same?

that would look all wrong imho... sorry to hear that. I have my2020 b9.5 S5 in white with black pack .. white arial .. black would just look nuts ...

 

[HMG1K]

that would look all wrong imho... sorry to hear that. I have my2020 b9.5 S5 in white with black pack .. white arial .. black would just look nuts ...

Haha! We have weird combos, wanna swap ariels?! Haha

 

[Nham68]

Haha! We have weird combos, wanna swap ariels?! Haha

. I think black and white looks nice. When I went to pick it up, I thought oh darn, maybe not a good idea ... at last tomorrow I can drive somewhere (picked up 1 day before lockdown..)

 

[HMG1K]

Love your wheels! I did love my S5 B9 alloys, standard now (on S-Line) on my B9.5 A5... until I saw yours ;-)

 

[Nham68]

Love your wheels! I did love my S5 B9 alloys, standard now (on S-Line) on my B9.5 A5... until I saw yours ;-) View attachment 212880

I think we can both safely say white looks like a great fit for the a5 sportback shape .. I do like the chrome details on yours

 

[HMG1K]

I think we can both safely say white looks like a great fit for the a5 sportback shape .. I do like the chrome details on yours

Thank you! It's the optional Glacier White, but I cannot tell the difference with the standard solid white!

 

[Nham68]

Thank you! It's the optional Glacier White, but I cannot tell the difference with the standard solid white!

I used to have a glacier white a6 some years ago... you get a lovely blue / grey hue under low or high ambient light levels ... it’s really subtle but lovely ... wish I had glacier m but wasn’t an option ,,, ibis is still good though

 

[BarryG79]

Both mine were the same.

December 2016 S3 ibis with black aerial

November 2020 A5 ibis with black aerial.

I think it’s just what comes to hand either at factory or when it’s PDI is done. I checked autotrader pics and there is a mix of black and colour coded aerials.


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