Special Offer: the new Audi A8 - Model 2003

PRODUCT INFORMATION
The new Audi A8 is about
to make its entrance: with its compelling handling, pioneering technology and exclusive
design and equipment, this saloon redefines the notion of sports appeal in the
luxury segment The new Audi A8 combines technical characteristics
that set it clearly apart from its class competitors. As the brand's flagship
model, it uncompromisingly demonstrates the identity of the next generation of
Audi models and embodies Audi's claim of "Vorsprung durch Technik":
sporting character and clear design, innovative technology and superlative
quality
There were four priority
areas in the development of the new Audi A8: design, lightweight construction,
dynamism and electronics. Four areas that are linked by a single idea: the idea
of ease. In other words, ease in the sense of design harmony, ease of
acceleration, the ease with which it can be handled - the driver of an A8 does
not have the impression of handling a large saloon car - and, finally, ease of
operation.
Its design gives visual
expression to the unique character of the new A8. Expansive, strikingly arched
surfaces are framed by precisely plotted lines. The silhouette of flat front
and short body overhangs, plus the highly contoured rear end, provides a clear
indication of its dynamic potential.
Two powerful, spontaneous
V8 engines, a 4.2 litre version with an output of 246 kW (335 bhp) and a 3.7
litre version developing 206 kW (280 bhp), will be available at the market
launch in autumn 2002. One new feature in the A8 is the 6-speed automatic
transmission with tiptronic function, which constantly assures an optimum
transition between the various speed stages. As an option, it is also possible
to change gear via shift paddles mounted on the steering wheel; the ergonomic
advantages of this concept have already been demonstrated on Audi's Le Mans
champion model, the R8.
Quattro
permanent four-wheel drive remains unequalled in the luxury segment. It
translates engine performance into superbly effective propulsion and lateral
support.
The A8 is
the ultimate driver's car not simply by virtue of its outstanding driving
characteristics. In the luxurious interior, the driver will find an entirely
new, pioneering approach to interacting with the vehicle's technology and its
communication systems, in the guise of the Multi Media
Interface(MMI).
Ingenious ergonomics and
an intrinsically logical and therefore self-evident operating concept make this
car uniquely easy to operate, allowing the driver to concentrate on the traffic
- and on the uncommon pleasure of being behind the wheel of the new A8.
At
a glance: The new Audi A8
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