Audi A8

The folks over at ABT Sportsline have become pretty well known for giving high-performance German machines such as the Audi RS3 Sportback added oomph, both visually and under the bonnet. The tuner’s latest project? Well, it's certainly no hot hatch. Nope, it's none other than the new Audi A8 luxury ...

The head of research and development for Audi has confirmed that the new A8 luxury sedan will be the last vehicle from the Ingolstadt-based brand offered with the W12 engine.Speaking to Car and Driver, Peter Mertens said that the firm would “not have the 12-cylinder forever”.“There are customers ...

Pop quiz: what was the best-selling flagship luxury sedan in Europe in 2017? The Mercedes-Benz S-Class? Nope. What about the BMW 7 Series? Try again. Surely not the Audi A8? Negative.The all-electric Tesla Model S outsold all three German flagship luxury sedans on the continent last year, increasing ...

There may be plenty of new crossovers heading to our shores (be sure to check out 10 of the most significant plus five additional high-performance versions), but that doesn’t mean traditional luxury cars are a thing of the past. No, there are a few super-premium models coming to South Africa in 2018. ...

The latest-generation Audi A8 is due to arrive in South Africa in the second quarter of 2018. But the Ingolstadt-based brand has already revealed its new “sport exterior package”, which serves to lend the luxury sedan a smidgen more on-road presence.The optional package – seen here applied to Audi's ...

The seven finalists in the running for the 2018 European Car of the Year award have been announced.The shortlist was whittled down to just seven contenders by the 60-strong jury.The finalists are, in alphabetical order, the Alfa Romeo Stelvio, Audi A8, BMW 5 Series, Citroën C3 Aircross, Kia Stinger, ...

VALENCIA, Spain – Before commencing anything Audi A8-related (the design, the drive, the technology), there’s one burning question that has to be answered: does the latest iteration of Audi’s halo saloon have what it takes to topple the Mercedes-Benz S-Class from its lofty perch? In the context ...

Despite the new A8 being one of Audi's most advanced cars, head of the division Peter Fromm says that the model will feature only fossil fuel-consuming variants, Autocar reports.Fromm added that future A8 models would feature electric drivetrains, however given Audi's current life-cycle schedule, ...

Over the last few months, the fourth-generation Audi A8 has been extensively teased online, but now Audi has officially unveiled the production version at Audi Summit in Barcelona. Sporting a fresh design and semi-autonomous technology, the new model will look to finally rival the benchmark Mercedes-Benz ...