Audi 2011 A8

gassy · 04-16-2010, 08:47 AM

This is a big car.

2011 Audi A8 L arrives with 500-hp W12, seating for a king-maker — Autoblog

porsche4life · porsche4life's Garage

Mein gott!!! thats a nice interior....

JavaBrewer · JavaBrewer's Garage

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Originally Posted by gassy

This is a big car.

2011 Audi A8 L arrives with 500-hp W12, seating for a king-maker — Autoblog

Only thing bigger than the car will be it's depreciation rate...

Geronimo '74 · Geronimo '74's Garage

I don't like the headlights at all.
Rear lights are not great either.
Only two cents worth of opinion of course...
Interior's nice tho.

Garp · 04-16-2010, 11:16 AM

I drive a 2005 A8 3.0 TDI and alreay know now that my next car will be the new A8. Once you've tasted the discrete luxury and efficiency of an A8 there's no looking back.

RWebb · RWebb's Garage

Once you've tasted the reliability of many Audis there's no going back

(also often cannot go forward either).

BlueSkyJaunte · 04-16-2010, 02:12 PM

When all's said and done, it's still a VW.

RedBaron · 02:52 PM

Just imagine all the quality time the owner will spend working on that car in 10 years... It will make working on a 928 look like a breeze. I can't wait to see if these cars are even going to last 15-20 years.

jyl · jyl's Garage

Not sure how a 500 HP behemoth of a luxury car meets any definition of "efficiency".

speeder · speeder's Garage

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Originally Posted by jyl

Not sure how a 500 HP behemoth of a luxury car meets any definition of "efficiency".

His is a 3.0 TDI. Europe gets a much better selection of powerplants than we do.

RWebb · RWebb's Garage

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Originally Posted by BlueSkyJaunte

When all's said and done, it's still a VW.

NEIN! NEIN!

Das ist ein Otto Onion!

Garp · 04-16-2010, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by RWebb

Once you've tasted the reliability of many Audis there's no going back

(also often cannot go forward either).

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Originally Posted by BlueSkyJaunte

When all's said and done, it's still a VW.

Schumi · 04-16-2010, 11:21 PM

Man... just a reminder of how I hate big, heavy cars.

If it were up to me, there wouldn't be a single car bigger than a lotus elise.

Hopefully this would cut back on the childbirth rate as well.

Garp · 04-16-2010, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by speeder

His is a 3.0 TDI. Europe gets a much better selection of powerplants than we do.

Thank You Sir.

240 HP, 0-60MPH in 7,6 secs, topspeed of 151 MPH and 32 MPG. I rest my case.

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That's a whole different ball game, yet the A8 will accelerate to 60mph in 7.6 seconds and on to a top speed of 151mph. Contrast that with the Mercedes S280 (9.5 seconds/144mph), the BMW 730i (7.9s/145mph) and the Jaguar XJ6 (7.9s/145mph). To be fair to these cars, they can all be found for considerably less than the Audi's £50,995 asking price but it does drive the point home. Diesel is no longer the poor relation. Drive the cars back to back and you'd swear the performance differential was even greater. That's because the BMW, which generates the most torque of these three rival offerings at 300Nm, is utterly trounced by the 450Nm of muscle available under the Audi driver's right foot. This translates into effortless overtaking ability and a relaxed gait. You get a hint as to how little you need to stretch the engine to get results when you realise that peak torque is attained with the rev counter barely above tickover at just 1,400rpm.This sort of performance really puts the fuel economy figures in the shade, but they're worth reiterating. On the combined cycle, this A8 will manage 33.6mpg per gallon of diesel, the massive fuel tank meaning that you may only have to fill up once every 665 miles! Emitting just 226g/km of carbon dioxide, the big Audi won't slaughter those who choose one as company transport, the EuroIV compliant engine neatly sidestepping the three per cent benefit in kind taxation surcharge. One danger for Audi is that the A8 3.0 TDI suddenly makes the 3.2-litre petrol models look utterly superfluous. Boasting a maximum five-star rating for security by the insurance industry's Thatcham Research Centre, it's reassuring to know that it's unlikely your A8 will go walkies in the night.