Elmer Fudd’s always pronounced his ‘Rs’ as ‘Ws,’ and would no doubt love today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Audi. It rocks both luxury accoutrements and a “W”12 engine. That is of course, unless its price proves to be cartoonishly too high.
I know, you forgot about the W12 Audi A8, too. I don’t blame you. I actually forget that Audi A8s are a thing in general on most days. But the the W12 option made them cool, even if you couldn’t get the current-generation A8 with one here in the U.S. But it seems like that’s coming to an end anyway.
A trip to the U-Pull-It yard can be an adventure. Every once in a while, wandering amongst the rabble, you might stumble upon a longtime crush or a car that should have had a better fate. Let’s take a look at some of those.
The new TV-equipped Audi A8 has active suspension, which in the past has been used for a tunable ride and raising for better ground clearance. But Audi now thinks active suspension can be used for passive safety, and its new system can jack up a side of the car to better protect its occupants in the moments before a…
The 2018 Audi A8 is here, and like all German flagship sedans it looks like it will be wildly over-engineered. Among the endless luxury features in the new sedan, one stands out: Traffic Jam Pilot. Audi says this semi-autonomous mode actually lets drivers screw around and watch television instead of pay attention to…
Porsche has revealed a new twin-turbo V8 to squeeze into the upcoming second generation Panamera and future SUVs, but the engine is has also reportedly been designed to squeeze into just about anything requiring a V8 in the Volkswagen Group lineup.
That 20-foot Audi A8L Extended limousine seems fit for a king, and it turns out its “unnamed European buyer” is an actual king. Specifically, the King of Norway, according to Norwegian website VG. And it turns out he might not be the only one to get his hands on the big Audi limo.
I’ll tell you what customer service is: it’s when one of your buyers says “Hey, make me that car!” and then you say “Heck yeah, sure!” That’s what Audi did for one unnamed (and no doubt deep-pocketed) European buyer who requested an Audi A8 extended limousine. It’s surprisingly quick, too!
The Audi A8 is the car you buy when all your friends have 7-series or S-classes. What do you need to know before you buy a Audi A8? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you everything right here in our Buyer’s Guide.
The Audi A8, across all of its generations, is one of the most understated, handsome designs in its class. But it could have become an awesome retrofuture weirdo like this.
Diesel is overrated by the gearhead community. There. I said it. Here's why.
1: Mr. Okulski put a different route in my nav. 2: Mr. Okulski's car was much faster. 3: Mr. Petrány got lost. On the plus side, Audi's sequential indicators worked just fine on both cars while we paid Mr. Okulski's toll bill.
In a bid to maintain its lead in swaying other automakers to adopt ostentatious lights, Audi is pushing hard to bring its next bit of illuminated wizardry to consumers on the new A8. The next step comes in the form of these wicked sequential turn signals. But they're not legal in the US – yet.
Audi is still on a roll however you look at it. In the US alone, they're bragging about their 31st consecutive month of record sales. Globally, they're well on track to beat their goal of selling 2 million cars a year by 2020. But there's one big hurdle Audi hasn't conquered yet: The Mercedes-Benz S-Class.
Back in 1994, Audi was the first mainstream car manufacturer to switch to aluminum from steel in order to save weight while improving rigidity. The original A8's frame weighed 548 pounds. The current one's weighs 509 pounds, and is composed of 13 different aluminum alloys, which makes it 40 percent lighter than if it…
Audi pushed hard for market credibility against Mercedes and BMW during the 1990s. The aluminum-framed A8 was a major step forward in that effort. Product planners in Ingolstadt wanted to find a way to build on their success.
Audi's pre-Super Bowl spot has the brand saying "Goodnight Moon" to old luxury brands. Like the Spike Jonze Where The Wild Things Are, it's well-produced but boring. We like it better when Audi's knocking people off in their commercials.
According to Germany's Der Spiegel, Bugatti is working on a new sedan (Galibier?) based on the Audi A8. Also, Volkswagen's board has decided Bugatti will stop building sportscars in 2014. Just what VW needed — another uber-luxury sedan brand. [DerSpiegel]
The 2011 Audi A8 will cost $78,050 or, if you're Tom Brady, one old S8.
Last week Tom Brady crashed his 2010 Audi S8 into a minivan and then joked about wrecking it so he could get the 2011 model. Well, it's one week later and Audi's given him... the 2011 model. Seriously.
