Enormous! New Audi A8 is Scary Big @ 2010 Detroit Auto Show - NAIAS

[hopplacowboy]

nice car, but whats with the chromes...looks cheap on it

[g1981c]

nice minivan

[xZwinkyFunx]

It looks bloated



[rhyno514]

the best looking audi is the RS5 it looks like it wants 2 punch you in the face if you get in its way

[themostoriginaluser]

Am I the only one who thinks that A8 has a boring exterior? Come on.

[JungleListSoldier]

New A8 is amazing, heck I'm am still drooling over the last generation 2004-2010 model.

[nekoboy75]

Autos Alemanes...los mejores y punto!!!

[LukeDude759]

The Audi R8 is my favorite Audi.

[JohnnyGTR34]

I think Audi's period of beautifully designed cars has past.

[trustme789]

i have this audi ...

[Porschefanatic100]

Looks exactly like A4, A6,A7 for me it´s all the same Audi Stuff...U can pay 80.000 and it looks like a big 30.000 A4 lol...

[pontiaclives]

Wow, awesome car !!!!!

[kezboy1]

It's nice, but its way to fkn big. i mean c/mon, no one wants to drive a bus.

[cheukducky2]

disappointing design. to bland. lacking character. interior and engine are good. led lights are good too, but good isnt enough. i'd take a 7 series or s class over this any day. as for the LS, well, great price with the important features of a luxury sedan all there.. but still, cannot compare to the germans in quality. but far better in value. BMW for me all the way, merc is also top. audi and lexus are floating around that league.. BMW and BENZ are 100% the top dogs.

[joejohey]

Its ugly...so are their A4's. ..they need to come up with a new design. 1996-2001 were amazing.

[fizwidget101]

@joejohey everyone has their taste i think they doing a remarkable job man

[BMWM635CSI24V]

I saw this car from real to the L.A Autoshow 2010 (still i never seen one on the road): from real is a tasteless car without soul as all the other Audi. The exterior sound like a big A4. Definitely an unremarkable car especially thinking to the price tag and to the resale value very low.

[szybkilopez566]

I know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but for me this A8 is not pretty enough.

[GGe1986]

Mercedes, Audi, BMW are the best cars in the world every kid knows it -.-!

[cheukducky2]

@GGe1986 sorry kid, only BMW and BENZ are the super powers. audi are definitely stepping it up though, and in some classes really close. 

[Rico8458]

the S8 V10 is super cool too

[Rico8458]

lexus cannot compare with the A8 V12

[cyberJamilonc]

@Rico8458 or with any other oudi

[07omerfaruk1]

superrrrrr

[lauriersroses333]

no cars can beat the german-cars,no doubt

[wawiebeastman]

But then again, Mercedes-Benz S-class sedans remain the market leader in the uber saloon department.

[OvayBrandao]

if its got an aluminum bonnet it should be lighter than the older version even though it has quattro standard ?!?!?! where dcha got this guy from ?its like a differential is lighter than a hood

[acmwm]

@OvayBrandao every panel and the (asf) frame is aluminum....always has been.....and as far as this journalist......doesnt know any better

[PhantomUAV]

'aluminum?' 'fall?' Jeeeeez

[auaq]

@PhantomUAV yeah right ........ funny isn't it, never expected someone from britain to say 'aluminum'. I know that he is representing this for the american viewers.

[ChronicEye]

looks like it has alot of room in rear seats

[simersonic1]

The grille looks like a bigger version of the Edsel lemon-sucker! Nonehteless, I've always been a fan of big, chromey, flashey cars, and Audi seems to be leaning in that direction.

[breh760li]

wow the LS is always being bashed,,,but the LS is SECOND only to the S-class as the best selling FLAGSHIP model in the world...=) were are the OTHER more established flagships gone??? lol! =) Lexus is really serious to take the lead more than ever..its only a matter of time.. =)

[Craftmatic01]

the hell did they do to the headlights?

[mike7743]

British humor escapes me. why do they have these weirdos with a funny accent do these videos? the guy ruined the review talking about how big the car because he's used to seeing small cars in Europe. nice car nonetheless.

[mutsicelanders11]

Looks like a big a4...Mercedes s class is easily the best in its class. Don't bother competing

[wuzup376]

How much does it sell for

[Jay500500500]

Volkswagen, BMW, Ford, an GM make better products than any Mercedes or Toyota

[SacreDro]

Merc and Porsche still the best,although Merc is not what it used to be,the 80s,90s and early '00 where the uprise or Benz.

[xBloodfatherx]

@SacreDro the porches are the funnest cars i have driven and i own a 911 carrara and i love it.its fun in nyc

[g37muflih]

why you need a touch pad when there is voice recognition

[yupeenjook]

@g37muflih becuz voice is just sometimes a pain in the ass

[PrinceNoctisCaelum]

The new 2010 Audi A8 puts all of the Mercedes Benz offerings in its class to shame.

[songer885]

the new audi a8 is alot cheaper than the old one. its also alot better xD cant wait to get one myself.

[SacreDro]

@songer885 You lucky bastard :D

ps:what car do you already own?

[songer885]

@SacreDro lol i already own an audi a8L 2008 xD

[kloditornado]

Audi a8 is a greatest German car I love it but to expensiv

[FTrain4750]

actually its the best value for your buck compared to its other brothers like bmw and mercedes

[LawngCat]

Those chrome wheels are so ugly. They obviously won't be on the product model, but why show-off the car with such awful wheels?

[germanysbest89]

im german and i hate audi because in germany more audi than benz bought!!!That cannot be!!!but s class is much better than this one....

[MoToRiStA88]

sweet Jesus give me one this! :) please!

[proxima]

I love porsche. However, I test drove the new panamera. Seats are very narrow for me. I'm 5'10 200 lbs. Seats were very hard as well. Couldn't get comfortable. I 'll settle between the new 7 series or Auid when I can drive the new A 8

[stealthbomma]

Audi is growing on me they'e surprisingly way more popular in Europe than in the US

[yourwifecalledagain]

@stealthbomma Audi is still recovering from the unintended acceleration scare here in the 80s. There was no such thing in Europe as far as I know so that may explain why they are more popular there.

[lr94rrcc]

@stealthbomma  audi is all they use in the UK, they know whats good =D

[ajetha786]

@stealthbomma FUCKIN retard its german

[PlzDuntBanMe]

@stealthbomma You dumbass, Audi is German. People in the USA like huge cars like Escalades, F-150's, Duranos, etc...

[derbigpr500]

Lexus LS? Are you guys serious? Old A8 is a class above LS in every single way. No argument..people who like LS more have no taste.

[EssenceLongboards]

@stealthbomma Really? No shit you dumb yank, they're a European car manufacturer. There's more depth to the car industry then the obnoxious trucks you cunts drive around in

[eagle0924]

@stealthbomma uh thats not surprising considering its a GERMAN made car.

[cml4456]

@stealthbomma Why does that surprise you? Audi is manufactured in Europe.

[TheOneFromMW2]

@stealthbomma even more in china

[proxima]

Great car. I don't know why so many in the automotive press keep trying to compare the Lexus Ls in the same class as Benz, Audi or BMW. Although a nice car, the LS simply doesn't have the DNA to run in same league as the German super sedans

[12Zylinder]

da hast du recht! (right)

[MrJghetto]

I be damn if thats so the ls has everything the s class and 750li have except not so good fuel gas milege. fuck some DNA!! you dont need that shit to compare with those a german if lexus couldnt compete it wouldnt last as long as it has a america!!

[proxima]

well with ghetto in your screen name, it pretty much explains everthing...go buy an escalade. You wouldn't know a premium car if it fell on you

[MrJghetto]

for your info i dont drive a big ass escalade. talk all the bs you want to a lexus is still lurxury whether you like or not. there are the same class as german cars jack ass all of them do the same thing, you aint doing nothing but driving it not fucking it lol

[swunt10]

@proxima only americn automotive press.... but that is not surprising to me^^

[KamikazeLBC]

@proxima

The fact that you have to come up with meaningless metrics such as "DNA" to try to exclude the Lexus LS from comparisons with it's German counterparts shows how paper thin your argument is.

[heydrichmuller]

@KamikazeLBC I second your comment. Obviously he has never stepped inside an LS600hL. It's *THE* best super sedan full stop and the quietest ride of ANY saloon car.

[mazinais31]

@heydrichmuller

sorry but design-wise it just doesn't come close to the german trio... the interior is just incredibly boring... the only thing i like about the car are those three lenses in the headlights... and i hear it doesn't handle nearly as good as the germans as well... altho i could forgive that to a limo, but me myself id still take one that you can drive as well instead of just be driven in

[Whatisthis202]

@proxima Dumb comment, Did you read that in Car and Driver iLOL!

[lauriersroses333]

@proxima agree 110%

[BMWM635CSI24V]

@proxima I don't know why you keep tryng to compare an overpriced VW in the same class as Benz or BMW.

[GhostsAgency]

@proxima

its actually the Merc's S, bmw' 7and audi's 8 trying to keep up with the LS. What the germans are doing are keeping up to their rep to have their full-size luxury sedan the BEST so they keep up against those like Lexus LS and other full-size lux sedans just to beat them. What the lexus is using their technology to keep improve their flagship LS and others, not to go up against the germans car but targeting the best comfort and performance for a reasonable price. fair enough? DNA lol.

[steakIT99]

@proxima Never compare an A8 with the Merc S-Class.....

[zzkambe]

@proxima Are you on crack or something?

[JoeCaliforniah]

@proxima lol u obviously havent drive or ride an LS. before the 2007 S-class, LS was the most comfortable sedan in the market. Fuckin poor people like u dun know what the fuck ur talkin bout. go drive ur cherry.

[gpktransportation]

@proxima So true. I was always a big fan of Lexus/Toyota but after sitting in the LS at the 2011 NYC Auto Show, I was very surprised at how small every thing was compared to the cars you mentioned. The LS should of been an ES and for LS they really could of made it feel bigger and wider inside. Just not it.

[ConcordDown]

@gpktransportation Asians feet in perfectly :D 

[golfmaniac007]

@proxima they don't run in the same league in prestige but they are equal in car luxury and performance. a car is a car.  a same equipped lexus is just as good as a same equipped german make but with better reliability

[ipbalkenende]

Maybe I shouldn't be so harsh it still looks better than it's German and Japanese competitors.

[ipbalkenende]

First ugly Audi I've seen in quite a while. Front ruins it. Specifically the headlights.

[86bmw325i]

2009 I drive a 760iL, and I don't think cars really need to get bigger than that. And it's heavy, but its stable, it has the optional adaptive steering that turns the back wheels. Although I think they're probably trying to go for a cheaper maybach, and hopefully they'll succeed. I think that this Audi looks damn good.

[colderbeer]

The sheer size of this car will separate the men from the weenie fan-boys that have never driven a car in their entire lives bigger than a 3-series BMW or Honda Accord.....so typical.

[HighCardWins]

I wonder what the fuel economy is. I bet it is less than 20hwy. But wealthy people seldom care about that.

[niclato]

that's a luxury nice car!!

[darkwood777]

Doesn't look big.

[moselyliver]

I love how posts about cars turn in to angry "go fuck your mom, etc" comments. If I may speak, Audi has redesigned the

A8, with an S8 to follow soon. Thank you.

[crazyhomer777]

its a nice car, but only the short wheelbase version, rly? its too big y would anyone want a land yacht?

[JaredSyn]

@crazyhomer777 cuz it's "gangsta" lol

[ba3cool]

In India we bought a BMW 525i (+ Road Tax + Insurance) for ~ US$ 134,285.85.

Over here you couldn't get a C-class for a $100,000

[Zlaja16]

it sucks to live in india...fuck bmw 525 haha

[MrGreenvision]

What! is only $100,000? I'm getting it this summer. Yeah, is good to be rich. Don't blame me, blame my parents.

[dfoster00]

ur a broke bitch....if you were rich you wouldnt brag on youtube......fag

[MrGreenvision]

Wait! Wait! Wait! You think rich people don't brag on YouTube. Why do you think many post videos on what they have. Thats not bragging.

[PetrosLAN]

with 20.000$ more u get a real nice LOTUS u can have fun with!

[MrGreenvision]

LOTUS are fun cars, but they are not my style of car. Thanks!

[ilovewwe12341]

thats one ugly car! i dont care if its expensive or whatever but holy crap thats a hideous car! super crappy car!i would NEVER pay for that car

[mikestein5000]

@ilovewwe12341

I'm sure you are not the target market any how!

[apt62]

If you can afford a A8 then don't talk shit.

[NCPiper]

Whew boy...I like that car.

[Reverseflush]

@NCPiper

The car is awsome however the rimms look like they came off a Ford F150.

I'd put rimms with offset lips to give it a sexy sporty'er appeal.

[NCPiper]

I was too busy looking at the lines of the car. LOL! You're right about those rims though.

[Reverseflush]

@NCPiper

The rims don't match the car. I looked at it again and thought to myself that they came off something like a Mercury or Dodge, you know something trying to be luxury but this Audi is luxury and sporty and it needs something that sets it off and rims do make the car. I had a VW Golf and changed the factory steal to BBS rims and suddenly it said something else.

[nauaj13]

I like Audi. They're not afraid to say "go ahead, throw some unleaded in your tank. It won't kill it."

[TohellwithWarnerBros]

It's 2010. Where the fuck are the futuristic looking cars God damn it? From 1980 - 2009 had some of the worst looking cars ever! It's 2010 and cars should start looking like from Back to the Future 2 by now or how cars looked like in Minority report. I swear car designers suck!

[Zlaja16]

why dont you design something better

[TohellwithWarnerBros]

Sure give me my own car company and I will start right now.

[Zlaja16]

why should i give you your company...youre the one who is concerned with the designs....if you dont like the designs...dont buy them or shut your mouth

[TohellwithWarnerBros]

My company? WTF are you talking about? I said if I had a company dumbass! Shut your mouth with your mom's dick.

[Zlaja16]

if you had a company that would be considered your company...otherwise you wouldnt have it....go fuck your mom while shes pregnant so you can hit you son in the head with your dick pussy

[TohellwithWarnerBros]

FAG!

[SeBBaSs841]

In order to do that, they need to have EVERYONE get that kind've base car. You can't have one car say (concept camaro for EX) and the rest normal cars. It's unsafe for that driver in the concept as well as everyone else. They would need to do it where (EX: Notify everyone of a switch, the same way they did for Digital TV) and give everyone a deadline to get that type car and if you don't get it, well your not driving then until you do.

[TohellwithWarnerBros]

Cool story bro.

[SeBBaSs841]

hey you asked why aren't cars like the ones in Back to the Future and i answered. Bro.

[TohellwithWarnerBros]

Thanks sis.

[simonenglish1]

Looks like a 7 series other than the grill of course. I like the new 7 and the A8 seems to be as nice, only past issues I've had were little fit and finish problem on the A8, a harsh thump when using the auto trunk close and the quick snapping of the nav system being displayed, the MMI was far better than the old BMW iDrive, but the iDrive is better now, the comfort seats in the 7 are better than in the A8 too.

[felando2002]

the whole car is pristine and just amazing, but the front is so reminiscent of an older A4....not good

[Weazell]

That's what she said

[LilArtcR23]

it does look like a a4 just longer but that grill is sick ass fuck... it is a nice car..

[felando2002]

agree

[ILOVECARS76]

Lexus LS600h is the best and most advanced car of the world, Audi is just a VW, the most unremarkable brand ever. Greetings from Italy.

[SuperArnaud12]

mangi paste sara meglio,cosi

[felando2002]

now, the LS600h is esentially a really big camry and true for the Audi is is a VW but, the LS is so boring looking and thats where the Audi comes in, hopefully tho, the inside of this A8 doesnt look like every ther audi which looks like every other audi Id rather have a A8 for everyday driving and than a LS for road trips dinner with the miss or just for special occasions, but thats just what i think.

[technologic21]

amazing car but the design is much to big.

[NiKoLKooki]

Yeah I agree with you awesome car, too big.

[Nismoleb89]

wow... LS600 for me.. shit ugly ass car.

[paduaowned]

ROFL BMW shaped tail lights

[gerfall]

Audi taillights are always like that.

[SPMNDK89]

He could of given us some dimensions. SCARY BIG!!!! doesn't cut it.

[tjkrygiel01]

Soooo, does that mean no more W12???

[gmudan0]

what a car should be ...perfect, beauty, power,

nobody even comes close. AUDI. FOR LIFE

[Nismoleb89]

shut your ignorant bias ass up... the 7 series, and the LS600 are both better cars, they look better, they are cheaper, and they are more powerful.

[SuperArnaud12]

the new A8 W12,is expected to be launched next year with at least 550HP,

in the world ,lexus can only dreams to sell cars like Audi does,

for sure,Audi does cabins better than BMW!

[Nismoleb89]

keep wishing SON, audi will never be better than lexus, infiniti, and BMW.... audi's cars dont look as good as an infiniti or a lexus, neither they are better than them, and still 20K more... besides, this A8 better have a huge engine like that to drag its lazy fat ass around, this car propably weights 5 tons..

[chosen10ten]

@Nismoleb89 are you fucking dumb....

[pgeorgiou2012]

@Nismoleb89 Infiniti and BMW are great, BMW's are getting played out thought. And Lexus's are just not that visually appealing, they have lost there luster. The A8 is incredibly expensive yes but look at the newer A4, A5 or A6 and tell me those are not beautiful vehicles and for a reasonable price considering they are luxury vehicles.

By the way work on your grammar and stop using retarded hyperbole's you sound like a buffoon.

[pgeorgiou2012]

@Nismoleb89 Oh and by the way the commentator even says that the car is lighter than the BMW 7 series which is a ghastly looking vehicle because of it's pig-like snout of a grill.

[CentauriAB]

Audi is my favorite automaker. Works of art.

[anurek123]

this is the short wheel base verion OMG!!!!

[FriendlyDriver]

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[adibazi]

Der neue a8 ist einfach zu groß geraten. Der neue 7er bmw ist schon groß, noch größer sollte ein Auto dieser Klasse nicht sein.

PS: der Motorraum lässt sogar einen dicken V8 klein aussehen.

[wildbloodydragon]

Did he just say "aluminum"? I thought Europeans pronounce that "aluminium"?

[ut5t]

Probably forced the accent onto himself.

[battleforwaterloo]

He's faking the accent... he's really American... lol

[moosepok]

The gaps between the panels are far too large and the front is hideous.

[adj789]

ugly

[LessThanCool]

@adj789 You must be blind.

[Damag3R3port]

LOL at sgman92

[shadman1911]

uninspired... in this segment Rolls-Royce or Mercedes S-Class.

[Mawerik024]

Rolls Royce belongs to this segment not more than a pick up truck does. This segment is about cars 5 meters long and priced about 100k dollars. The roller is more than half a meter longer and costs more than four times that price.

A8, S-Class, 7-Series and Lexus LS. Oh yes and there in the USA the DTS and the Acura dunnohowitscalled

[shadman1911]

The RR Ghost shares platform with the 7-series...therefore is in this segment, it's only expensive and better then any A8/S8

[justincrap]

Very ugly. It looks like a dog from the front, and its so old from the back despite the new LED.

[YAGO323]

wow this thing looks as big as a suburban.

I like big cars.

[NigguhJason]

Nice loving the way they thinking with a short/long wheel base trim. Its the same thing MayBach are doing with some of their cars.

[EnigmaNZ1]

Outside the US it is a lu MIN ium

US it is a LU mi num

Pronounced differently and spelt accordingly.

[sgman92]

i still think the s class is the most impressive flagship sedan. what the s class has today, all cars will have in 20 years.  i liked the old a8, but i still love the s class. just my opinion if you give me the thumbs down then you just admitted how much of a fanboy you are ;)

[Wormtail81]

Of course, you are a bit of a fanboy if you just say, "This is my opinion, and I think so just because." Just saying.

[sgman92]

never said i wasnt but just so you know i also have a lexus so im not THAT closed minded

[Wormtail81]

Touche

[sgman92]

im sorry what are you saying? "touche?" do you mean douche or tool or maybe you were creative enough to combine the two. very astute indeed. thank you mr. wormtail, i take it as a complement for you to take the time to reply on my PERSONAL OPINION. take it easy

[gun6slinger9]

@sgman92 go and google touche... it is a word on it's own

[sgman92]

oh touché haha sorry bro did not catch that. shouldve known im in ap french... ouch

[davebos582]

@gun6slinger9 haaaaaaaaa

[Umbinator]

@sgman92 seriously, any person who needs to ask for a definition of a word on the internet...

...well, they shouldn't be on the internet.

[BaltimaVQ35]

the rear is typical, not grand enough, and not different enough.

[151soccer]

it is a beautifal car

[LessThanCool]

The front end is drop dead gorgeous.

[Scuse123]

Very nice car.

[DavidEloySaenz]

Back seat is crampet as shown on other reviews so all of this space its for nothing!!!! bah

[SEPPi416]

audi kicks ass