2011 Audi A8 4.2 Quattro - Road Test - Car and Driver
The new A8 is the sweetest, most sophisticated executive sedan Audi has ever produced. Audi is also calling it the sportiest A8 yet. Basics: This is the fourth generation of Audi’s premium sedan. Like the other established players in this profitable game—BMW 7-series , Jaguar XJ , Lexus LS460 , Mercedes S-class —the latest big Audi has grown bigger. 8 inches, the wheelbase has stretched 1. 9 inches, overall length has increased 2. 9 (to 202. 2), width has expanded 2. 1 (to 76. 7), and the roofline sits at 57. 5, a 0. 6-inch increase. Audi’s extensive use of aluminum helps keep weight somewhat in check despite the standard all-wheel-drive system. the gains were achieved by adding Audi’s variable intake-valve-lift system and reducing internal friction. What this produced was a surprising 0-to-60-mph sprint in 5. 1 seconds and an equally vigorous quarter-mile in 13. 7 at 104 mph. That 0-to-60 time is quicker than even the previous-gen S8’s. That would be the 450- hp , V-10–powered S8. Equally remarkable, Audi’s powertrain troops have simultaneously achieved an increase in fuel-economy expectations. Source: www.caranddriver.com
