Saloon - Four Wheel Drive (4x4) - 6 Speed tiptronic Automatic Gearbox - 2967 cc - Max Speed: 151 mph - 233 bhp - Diesel, Petrol - Available Trims: Sport LWB, Sport, SE LWB, SE
Saloon - Four Wheel Drive (4x4) - 6 Speed tiptronic Automatic Gearbox - 4172 cc - Max Speed: 155 mph - 335 bhp - Petrol - Available Trims: SE, SE LWB, Sport, Sport LWB
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Advantages: Looks Stylish Disadvantages: Low drag in corners
Audi?s aluminum A8 is a handsome beast. There?s nothing retro or classic about it ? the rounded shape is bang up to date. Despite its soft styling it still looks strong, as a big car should without being overly aggressive. The rear end is square, but the kicked-up flanks look perfect.
Despite being quite light, the 2.8-litre version is certainly no hot rod, with just 174bhp and 185lb ft of torque on offer. The 3.7-litre versions obviously improve substantially on these figures, but add seven and a half grand to the asking price at the same time. The 2.8-litre takes 11 lazy seconds to reach 60mph and the in-gear times are sluggish, too. In the engine?s defence it feels smooth and strong, if not quick-revving. The automatic gearbox is partly to blame. It has no ?sport? mode, and while it swaps ratios smoothly, it often refuses to kick ...
jonlucaz 10.09.2000
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Ciao members have rated this car review on average: helpful Review of Audi A8 2.8
Advantages: Looks, levels of equipment Disadvantages: Not as punchy as 4.2
The AudiA8 is a pretty impressive machine. It is made out of aluminium (as opposed to the conventional steel) thus making it lighter (and therefore giving it a higher power:weight ratio) than its competitors such as BMW 7.
It's levels of equipment are high with the majority of items being standard - leather, air conditioning, etc. The engine is a meaty V6 providing more than enough power through its 5 speed automatic gearbox (with sequential manual shift if thats your thing!).
By far one of the better looking cars in its class. It has had rave reviews and even rates as one of Jeremy Clarkson's top 100 cars (albeit the 4.2 Quattro).
Reliability on first car was truly awful. Broke down about 20 times in space of 3 years - all a mixture of faults. New car so far so good.
Go for darker colours for a really impressive look ...
Kristian 14.08.2000
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Ciao members have rated this car review on average: helpful Review of Audi A8 2.8
Advantages: Performance, Build Quality, Reliability, and Practicality. Disadvantages: Running costs may not suit all people.
This is my second AudiA4, and I bought it on the strength of my experiences with my previous A4. My car is a 2002 model 3.0 Quattro Sport with the 6 speed manual ?box.
I bought this car used with 55,000 miles on the clock 6 months ago, replacing my previous car, which had covered 107,000 miles. The key strengths of this car are much the same as the previous car, namely: Reliability, Build quality, Comfort, Practicality, and Driving Involvement.
I bought this car, as I also wanted more performance, as well as a newer car with lower mileage. The 3.0 6-cylinder engine is wonderfully smooth and quiet in general driving, while under harder acceleration it provides a suitably sporting growl. The six-speed ?box doesn?t rev any lower in top gear than my 2.0?s 5 speed, but the closer ratios make it extremely flexible for open road/A road ...
richardwest1 06.05.2007
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Ciao members have rated this car review on average: very helpful Review of Audi A4 3.0
