Audi A8 4.2 FSI

While other prestige vehicle marquees such as BMW, with their jaw-droppingly "controversial" 7-Series and Mercedes' opulent S-Class try in their own away to scream "look at me, I've made it in life", the Audi A8 takes a refreshingly different approach to luxury transport. The car looks highly understated, but the muscular, stealthy lines simply say "I'm well endowed, wanna make something of it?". The shape does however exude the kind of class expected of a car costing the same as a small house. And NOBODY would EVER call it ugly. Take that BMW 7. As for the interior, age just cannot date this ... more

If you can afford the depreciation on a car like this then fine, go ahead and buy one. I would wait a while however and wait for that fantastic value for money. They've recently brought out a facelift so that will make them depreciate even quicker. Then again look how S-Class and 7-series depreciate as well. At least this won't rust. Get one with all the toys. Sat Nav, drivers information centre etc. However when you are accelerating hard, don't look at the fuel consumption. I saw eight miles per gallon when accelerating up hill. This is a superb drive though, comfortable,smooth and luxurious ... more