The 2010 Audi A8 is the new Audi battleship and probably the most luxurious Audi ever built. This sumptuous limo comes with a more aggressive look, with a better highlighted front grid and underlying LED position lights, the last ones being the central idea on the teasing campaign launched by Audi. The car it is characterized by innovation, from a technological point of view, but also the design of the car, as the chief designer saying: - the main inspiration was the light.
But the design didn’t mean the scarification of the functionality, this one being just as important as the design for the team that worked for this new Audi A8. For now, it was launched the normal wheelbase model, the LWB (Long version) will come next year. According to Audi, this model will be a “driver’s car” not a car that requires a personal driver. The 2010 A8 is bigger, being 8.9 cm longer, 6.1 cm wider, and in the same time it has a 6.1 cm longer wheelbase than its forerunner. The interior brings 12 directions adjustable seats (or 22 for the Comfort package), three level ventilation, plus an interesting illumination system giving the interior a high-tech look.
The top model is the Audi A8 V8, with a 4.2-liter FSI, that develops 372 HP and 332 ft-lbs of torque, the engine being linked with a eight-speed automatic transmission. So, this model can reach 100 km/h in 5,7 seconds. The four-wheel drive is standard on this version. Even though it has better performance, Audi said that the new model is 15% more economical than its forerunner, being another step forward in the pro-environment effort.
The most powerful Diesel will also be a 4.2-liter V8 engine, that develops 350 HP, giving the car a sporty character, being capable to push the limo to 100 km/h in just 5.5 seconds. The other engine is the 3.0-liter TDI one with 204 and 270 HP, the engine who’s main virtue is the mileage, having a medium consumption of 6 ltrs/100 km.
The new Audi A8 also means display of the newest technology, the driver being able to adjust the settings of the suspension, direction, transmission, the meticulous Germans leaving the adaptive lights’ angle in the hands of the driver. The model comes with adaptive cruise control, thermal detection night vision, lane assist and automatic emergency braking.
Another premiere on a luxury car is the MMI touch screen interface, that recognizes the handwrite, making the navigation very easy to use. As for the sounds, Audi brags with a 1,400 watts Bang & Olufsen audio system, bursting through 19 speakers.
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