I got limo’d around in a long-wheelbase Audi recently, all creamy comfort and posh circumstance. Part of the reason for the A8’s relative lack of grandiloquence is that Audi has not forcefully foisted its flagship upon North Americans.
The first sign it did get it was the last-generation, optioned-to-the-max Audi S8, Audi’s quasi-answer to Mercedes’ S63 AMG.
Like BMW, Audi has figured out that high-revving, mega-horsepower V10s may scream delightfully, but they also suck gas with an Obama-infuriating thirst. Better, then, is a smaller-displacement V8 turbocharged within an inch of its life (an Audi specialty by now) that is even more mega-horsepower.
Yes, though it displaces only 4.0 litres, the new Audi S8 boasts 520 horsepower, the German manufacturers’ recent fascination with twin turbochargers making a mockery of the old 100-hp-per-litre measuring stick.
Incredibly, like the CLS 63 AMG and BMW’s M5, Audi’s switch to turbocharging was necessitated by a search for better fuel economy.
The S8’s chassis gets all manner of high tech doohickeys as well, foremost among them a variable air suspension system that can alter the ride height by as much as 30 millimetres.
I know this because Audi actually let us beat up the poor S8 on a race track — the Circuito de Navarra — and the big Audi felt a little overwhelmed.
As befits an Audi (and I am getting tired of repeating this in every Audi road test), the S8’s cabin just reeks of quality. Again with the sublime and the ridiculous, but, man, am I glad Audi’s sound engineers are overachievers.
If the S8’s interior lacks anything, it is that certain je ne sais quoi — you know, something like a Cartier clock, a giant-screen TV, anything — that might give prospective Audi owners a reason to boast why they shopped Ingolstadt rather than Stuttgart. I’ve long considered the S8 my favourite Audi. Somebody should notice.
Audi is the most admired car brand. It is a very luxurious car. Its metal body makes the car looks awesome. The muscat of Audi i.e the four rings present on the front side brings the royalty to the car.
The four represent individual car companies which combined to form Audi. It is vastly improved model in terms of power. The newly developed system concentrates on elimination of disturbances in sound i.e producing good sound qualities.
The new S8 model is designed taking the A8 model as foundation. It generates much more power and is even returns a very good fuel economy when compared to previous models produced by Audi. The 21 inch wheel diameter, with hiding disk brakes on both front and rare wheels makes the car impeccable.
It is a thrilling experience to drive Audi S8.
With all the above discussed advanced features included, the new Audi S8 is absolutely a worth buying car.
The advanced engine which generates high power and more starting torque, and good fuel economy when compared to other cars makes New Audi S8 a sheer special one.
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