downside.....they have decided NOT to present the new A8 at the IAA show in frankfurt, as the will launch the A7 which is logical.......but bad from me as I want one, I would like to replace my S8
downside.....they have decided NOT to present the new A8 at the IAA show in frankfurt, as the will launch the A7 which is logical.......but bad from me as I want one, I would like to replace my S8
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Just a big A4, so boring.
And where is the new Design they talk about. ???
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Looks like the new A8. I like the flipped over Mitsubishi grill.Originally Posted by EKaru
If this is the new A8, then Audi hasn't moved the design forward. The current design has better symmetry and execution than the above. It looks like they just changed the front and rear and plastered it onto the current model. Very conflicted with the above look. I just don't think it will stand out enough. It looks too bulky to be sporty.
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I will test drive the new S600L in two weeks .......i have configurated the car and in the end ......only 10% more then me actual S8 and I can have what I always wanted....the comfortable car with a little sportive look as I have chosen the AMG Package.....Audi never could get me the W12 with a Sline Package, that's why I took the S8....great car...but I needed a cruise Mobile
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Dear Friends,
some design elements match the final car, some dont. The A8 was always the lightest car in its class, this will be continued and improved. Performance wise you can shift all worries aside, very much at one level with the competition. I always liked the A8 most, design wise and overall- six model years long. I guess this will stay this way...
You have already seen the suspension in action, the Panamera carries the Audi developed suspension. And it works "pretty good".
The engine department is interesting and will show some familiar engines as well as new technologies...
Qisha
If one looks at the official picture of the D4 A8 that is under the car cover, you will notice that the LED lights run more veritical towards the back than the LEDS in the above pictures which seem more horizontal. So, this might not be the real thing yet?
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those pics don't look right, specifically the lights. also, Audi's already moved away from those BIG mirrors that were on the Q7, A5, etc., which is what we see here.
i'm pretty sure that the new A8 will look like the pictures from the last page - with the new style of the SFG ... and i also think that the steering wheel will have this new "look"
Still CGI's at this point... last batch are from Huckfeldt
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agree with that... I personally think, that the A7 Concept pretty much showed where Audi is going with their design with the A8....i'm pretty sure that the new A8 will look like the pictures from the last page - with the new style of the SFG ... and i also think that the steering wheel will have this new "look"
I think these pics posted by pretender are close to the final A8
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I know some of these have already been posted, but I think one or two are new:
2003 Audi S4 saloon (gone but not forgotten...)
1998 Audi A4 1.9TDi quattro Sport saloon
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Front wheels are further back again, not like MLP. Don't understand why.
5 Audis so far...currently:
2007 Audi A4 B7 2.0 TDI Multitronic
Evidently the car will be unveiled at the Detroit show in January.
2003 Audi S4 saloon (gone but not forgotten...)
1998 Audi A4 1.9TDi quattro Sport saloon
I guess one of the reasons for the A8's protracted delay is the need to reconsider the engine line-up. Big executive cars are not exactly flying out of dealerships right now. Lexus, even with its hybrid drivetrain, is having trouble selling cars. Maybe this is because buyers are starting to realise that hybrids are more hype than hi-perfromance economy. Frugal conventional engines can even beat hybrids on emissions. So what should Audi be putting in its new A8?
Well, it is bound to get the 3.0 litre diesel and the S4's V6 for a start. But will it also get a 2.0 litre 4-cylinder engine? And what about the existing V8 FSI? Is a new 4.0 litre TFSI viable as a replacement? Whatever was decided during the initial development phase has been comprehensively challenged by the recent economic panic.
It is going to be interesting to see what Audi does. In this sense, the engine line-up is a chance for it to really show what it can do . If the A8 is going to position itself as a true alternative to the Benz S-Class or Lexus LS, then it has to offer radical cutting edge tech.
Audi hasn't been doing much in the engine compartment for the last few years...
Since the RS4's 4.2 we haven't actually seen anything spectacular...
"We" need a 3.0TTDI with about 200Hp
3.0TTDI with about 300Hp
4.2TDI updated do 350Hp
3.0T needs to be better
4.0TurboFSI needs to be finished and introduced
...
Did you mean 2.0TTDI? I was under the impression that this is being developed.
2003 Audi S4 saloon (gone but not forgotten...)
1998 Audi A4 1.9TDi quattro Sport saloon
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