now with PHEV –
Expensive SUVs are just more popular than big expensive sedans these days.
- Fewer than 3, A8s found homes in the US in , because almost everyone who buys vehicles like this has switched to luxury SUVs instead. Jonathan Gitlin The interior is top-notch, but the best seats in the house are in the back, particularly if you opt for the rear-seat comfort package. Jonathan Gitlin At and a third feet long, the A8 is not a small car. Jonathan Gitlin Come this way for great luxury on four wheels.
(Ronin) (connection) , the biggest Audi has never been as popular as the S-Class, 7 Series, or Lexus LS. In , the first full calendar year when the car was on sale in the united states, Audi sold 2, A8s. Over the same months, the company sold , Q8s, the five- seat range-topping SUV that gets all the same gadgets but in much more on-trend packaging. You should be able to read Managing Editor Eric Bangeman’s review of that SUV in the next few weeks, but having sampled both vehicles from the driver’s seat and also riding as a passenger in the back, my take is that the sedan should come out ahead on both counts. despite its 3-foot (5.3m) length and 6.3-foot (1.9m) width , you only have to drive an A8 for a day or two before its bulk seems to shrink around you. And a curb weight of at least 4, (lbs) 2, (kg) for the lightest variant (the $ , (A8) TFSI, which uses a 3.0L V6 gasoline engine) makes it no featherweight, but it feels nimble nonetheless. And as long as you tick the $ 3, 551 option for the rear-seat comfort package, the back seat of an A8 will outdo many business-class airline seats when it comes to comfort and adjustability, with heating, ventilation, and lumbar massages thrown in.
kg (V8-powered A8) TSFI. For one thing, it’s eligible for a $ 6, (IRS tax credit (due to the) . 1kWh lithium-ion battery); for another, once the EPA rating is published, it should exceed the V8 A8’s 23 / 58 / (mpg) 19. 7 / . 2 / (l / km) fuel economy. In Europe, the plug-in hybrid A8 is WLTP rated at 2.5-2.7l / km, which works out to 100 – 150 mpg, but as usual, be reminded that the EPA and WLTP tests are quite different and not easily equivalent .
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