We’ve seen plenty
of intriguing custom projects from Castagna Milano over the years but chances
are their most spectacular creation is yet to come. We say that because the
Milan-based coachbuilding company has teased a W12-powered Audi A8 wagon – in
Allroad form. Castagna posted two images (which may or may not be CGIs, we’ve
yet to get a detailed response from the company) showing a previous-generation
A8 that underwent surgery to become an Avant.
The unusual model
features black-painted roof and pillars, Allroad-style plastic cladding around
the wheels, as well as silver skid plates, side sills, and roof bars. According
to the short description accompanying the photos, the car is made from
all-aluminum and carbon fiber. While all Audi A8s have aluminum-built bodies,
we assume the carbon fiber reference applies to the extended roof.
Seen from the rear,
the A8 wagon reveals a “W12 quattro” badge which tells us that whoever
commissioned this car is the type of person that ticks all the boxes when
configuring a vehicle.
Castagna Milano
jokingly describes the car with the words “when they asked us for a wagon a
little bigger than our 500” but the truth is the idea of an Audi A8 Avant is
not new. To this day, the Audi Avantissimo Concept from 2001 remains one of the
brand’s most memorable studies. It previewed both the styling and technology of
the second-generation Audi A8 but it never made it to production as a wagon.
