bitkahuna

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one other thing... the new 7, this A8, and the new E are VERY conservative - must be a new german styling trend. maybe the economy means they don't want to be so flashy.

Diemellz

it does look like an stretch A4, but the A4 looks more aggressive, i'll gladly take last gen. i dont see why everybody mad, the whole BMW sedan line, looks the same, 3 5 7. the C-class and the S, LS and the Camry? XF and XJ? all oversized flagship has a smaller silbing look a like, is that a bad thing?

ffpowerLN

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Fanboy of what?

I am not a fan of double standards that's all, not a fanboy of any thing.

Also, everything I said I got either photos or fact to back it up, read the previous posts then you'll see.

joe80

i'm very disappointed. so-so exterior, and similar interior. sure it's nice, but it's still disappointing.

i'll take S & 7 class over this in a heart beat.

ffpowerLN

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LS and the Camry? What are you talking about? This...



has nothing, NOTHING on this...



and especially this...



Also, not to mention that the LS is the flagship of LEXUS, not TOYOTA, so following your logic, the IS/ES should look like a tiny LS... Is that really the case? The XJ doesn't look like the XF and it'll be a stretch to say that the S is a stretched C, sure there are similarities but they are NOTHING compare to Audi and BMW from the pictures shown above.

joe80

damn, it does look lilke a stretched a4.

joe80

i maybe a minority here, but i like kia cadenza's rear over current a4's

joe80

isn't 372hp bit underpowered in this segment?

ffpowerLN

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Which Audi isn't underpowered in its own respective segment?

Audi A4 2.0T (no more V6 for the A4): 211/258
BMW 335i: 300/300
Lexus IS350: 306/277
MB C350: 268/258
Infiniti G37: 328/269

Audi A6 3.0T: 300/310
Audi A6 3.2: 255/243
BMW 535i: 300/300
Lexus GS350: 303/274
MB E350: 268/258
Infiniti M37: ~320hp

Audi A6 4.2: 350/325
BMW 550i: 360/360
Lexus GS460: 342/339
MB E550: 382/391
Infiniti M56: over 400hp

Audi A8: 372/328
BMW 750i: 400/450
Lexus LS460: 380/367
MB S550: 382/391

Well... except for the overpriced S/RS models...

RXSF

I dont love it.

1993ES300x

as a Audi owner and fan,, this A8 is very disappointing!!!!!! the design sucks.. i think the designers at Audi are getting lazy.. this is a longer A4/A5... the last A8 was a beauty and yes, it hard to follow perfection but dam.. can't you just show a little effort...

lex-phil

you should really compare the A4 to the following:

A4 - 211/258
328i - 230/200
C300 - 228/221
IS250 - 204/185

not bad for a 2.0T engine.

The S4 competes with the 335i, C350, etc...

bruce van

I don't like the tail lights on the current A4; now the A8 has them. I usually love most of Audi's cars, but I think they missed the mark on this one. It's not terrible by any means, just not pretty.

Hypnotik

Is this supposed to be a newly redesigned car? The exterior looks almost the same but got less attractive. The interior looks gorgeous though

Epik151

Hey, that $80,000 Audi looks like that $25,000 Kia.




And maybe not as nice from some angles o.O