WOW! the grille is mean. i cant wait to see production pics. the interior appears to have polished black trim and wood combo. whoa. imagine an option for aluminum+polished black

 

whats up with the ass?

 

^ The rear looks pretty good, IMO. The car over all looks great. Good job Audi.

 

why offer a car that big in fwd as a base option

 

grill and interior =
wheels and ass = meh

 

I've always loved the A8, but the ass on this one is too squarish. It just looks odd.

 

no LEDs in the headlights?

 

there is. it's just hard to see in the reflection.

 

Is that kinda like how the Federated Republic of Micronesia's decision to buy a PT boat forced the United States Navy to get a new battleship?

 

That shape on the tail belongs to A4/A5.. it looks really awkward on A8

 

I love the A8's...I drove an 04 last winter for about a week and it's the best luxury sedan for Winter IMO...the new one looks SSLLIIICCCKKK!

 

That boxy rear reminds me of the old Infiniti Q

 

 

^i like it.

but it looks more like what i'd have expected the rumored A7 to look like.

 

Sketch looks pretty good.

 

yes looks more of CLS competitor than S

 

much better. Liking it already.

 

Agreed, much better. Looks pretty hot, as usual.

 

I was about to post the same thing. Def looks like a CLS.

 

That thing looks hot.

 

no way is the rear going to be sloped like that

 

The sketches are beautiful. Though It seems like it could be an A7, I and definitely see it wearing an A8 badge. The slopping rear doesn't concern me, because it reaches all the way into the trunk, there still should be enough headroom int he rear seats for a adults. I love the short decklid and wide stance.

 

Imagine how awesome it would look without the pillar in the center of the two door windows.

 

I think it looks hot. But like some others have said, looks more fitting for an A7 instead of an A8.

 

I likes!

 

Rear seems Panameraish with the roundness it's got going on.
It seems to break with the lines of the rest of the A-line.

 

^ The Panamera can only wish to look as good.

 

From WCF...

 

Franfurt 2010? they meant maybe Paris 2010? or Frankfurt is every year??

 

This coming September in Frankfurt...?

 

just read the comments too everyone is like OOO how smart how economical~ but the same ppl BASH ACURA FOR THE SAME THING!


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Although most luxury flagship models follow the formula of big engines for big power, one automaker is rethinking that equation in the face of stricter emissions regulations. Audi will be bucking the trend with its next-generation A8, offering a four-cylinder engine alongside the typical six- and eight-cylinder offerings.

<nobr style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 100%;" id="itxt_nobr_3_0">Audi’s</nobr> all-new A8 is expected to hit the market about this time next year, with the German automaker likely to offer a four-cylinder in its flagship model for the first time. Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn revealed to AutoTelegraaf that the decision to offer the four-pot in the A8 is directly related to upcoming European CO2 standards.
The displacement of the A8’s four-cylinder engine remains unknown, but power is pegged at 230 horsepower. The A8 four-cylinder will likely be offered in front and all-wheel drive.
Although the idea of a high-mileage luxury barge is a rather intriguing prospect, the four-pot version won’t be offered in the U.S. However, Audi is considering marketing the A8 with a six-cylinder in the States, which would undoubtedly result in a bump in economy.



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How is it possible for a four-banger to deliver the level of performance worthy of an “S” badge? The answer has as much to do with the rest of the car as it does with the motor. Mr. Dick told Car and Driver the new S5, for example, will be 880 pounds lighter than the existing model. He said Audi will increase its use of structural aluminum and magnesium to achieve this goal. The 2012 A6 will also make use of lighter materials, he said.
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With Mercedes eliminating most of its V12 offerings and BMW increasingly turning to smaller engines with turbochargers, it’s clear German automakers are moving away from high-displacement high-horsepower motors. Does this mean the “horsepower wars” are officially over? We certainly thinks so. Enter the “efficiency wars.”

 

Altho I have always applauding Acura for making a 4 cylinder luxury car, I think that the problem people had was that it was the only option ... no v6 was available.

As for Audi, I think that they are getting less heat bc they are kind of being forced into it w/ the new regulations & economic conditions. Acura launched the TSX when everyone else was in the middle of the HP wars. Plus, Audi is still offering v6 & v8s as options in those vehicles.

Acura can now sit & smile knowing that they were ahead of the game (altho the competition seems to be turboing their 4 cylinders) but the problem w/ paving the way means that you also get a lot of the initial flack.

 

From what I read from that article, Audi will still offer it's six and eight cylinder engines as an option. From what I recall, Acura customers who were complaining about power on their cars, particularly the TSX, now have an option for MY2010 .

 

acura doesnt get bashed for their 4 cyl, they get bashed for it being the ONLY engine option.

 

I work for Honda and part of the reason they don't do it is due to the combinations/ logistics issues.
Okay here's an example C350 i'm sure takes a different wiring harness than a C63 AMG. so therefore you have to store in a warehouse(either NK parts or NEX) the wiring harness for the c63. same goes with different front bumpers,and so on.
then you need new block dies. Plus on top of that MS(material service) has a greater chance on mixing parts when they do delivers to you line side. plus what y'all don't realize is Anna Engine Plant is Honda's largest engine plant in the world.
Line 1- does Civic and Accord
Line 2-v-6 (V-6 Accord, all the Acura v-6s)
Line 3- Civic Si, some overflow of Accord, they can do Civic if needed, they can do V-6 but their down to 1 shift of V-6 now.
so what i'm trying to say is the more parts you mix with all the models we build(including international models) the more likely we are to mess shit up.

 

how about a i4t then?

 

Can you still get a W12 in the A8? If so that'd be awesome. You could now get an I4, V6, V8, V10 (S8) and a W12 in the A/S8. win.

 

Europe != America (yet).

Because the rules in the US are different, Acura gets bashed because they can't run with the big boys.

4-cylinder A8/RL in Sweden? Yup. 4-cylinder RL in Connecticut? No freakin' way.

You sound like a hysterical asian fanboi ... The world isn't out to get you.

 

lol who cares