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Old 04-15-10, 05:37 PM
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amazing interior, but i think it's little too much going on. and i'm not feelin the TV. can it be removed? i would remove it.
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Old 04-15-10, 07:20 PM
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The interior has never been the problem. Not to mention the S8 will likely be SWB.

The A4 has no imagination to it an looks rather bland unless you get the Sline package or a S4.

I think most here love the past A8 and there was high hopes for the new one but instead of the R8 design team we got the Audi design team from 1980 that keeps their Xmas lights on their house year round.
 
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Originally Posted by JessePS
The A8L interior is superb W12 with 500 hp WICKED
500hp from a W12? I hope they have plans to significantly increase the power because V8s were making that much years ago.
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Originally Posted by tmf2004
So boring looking.. This is 2010 not 1996.. Seriously looks like a 96..
i agree but alot of new cars nowdays are all boxy looking. like the BMW 1, 3 and 5 series
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the tv's i can do without. but the trim looks incredibly luxurious. one of the best ive ever seen in terms of the color and space with technology.
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Old 04-16-10, 12:56 AM
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Originally Posted by JessePS
The A8L interior is superb W12 with 500 hp WICKED



Its like 17 ft long... if it was just 2 ft longer it be slightly longer than a Maybach 57.
I wouldn't get too excited just yet .

That picture is highly photoshopped and stylized.

Wait for a real-world shot of the interior in that configuration.
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Originally Posted by JessePS
The A8L interior is superb W12 with 500 hp WICKED



Its like 17 ft long... if it was just 2 ft longer it be slightly longer than a Maybach 57.

This is super tacky! How many storage compartments can you fit there? I guess designers were competing like I can have one there, ooh I can also have it here :P

Jokes aside its busy as hell and I dont like it. I don't even want to comment about typical tasteless woodgrain that all German car feed us sans piano black.
Footrests are even more useless than ottoman in LS. It looks like they tried too hard to make back space luxurious place to be.
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Originally Posted by Vladi
This is super tacky! How many storage compartments can you fit there? I guess designers were competing like I can have one there, ooh I can also have it here :P

Jokes aside its busy as hell and I dont like it. I don't even want to comment about typical tasteless woodgrain that all German car feed us sans piano black.
Footrests are even more useless than ottoman in LS. It looks like they tried too hard to make back space luxurious place to be.
I actually completely agree with you...this interior looks incredibly over-styled in my opinion.

In terms of colors alone I see:
Black
White
Light tan
Darker Tan
Brown
Silver
Red

...which is a little bit overwhelming in my eyes. The door panels look quite busy as well.
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Old 04-16-10, 05:38 AM
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A 620 HP sedan? Cool. Just in time for the new CAFE standards.
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god damn that interior is sick. but the exterior is too bland
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Old 04-16-10, 07:23 AM
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Originally Posted by TRDFantasy
I wouldn't get too excited just yet .

That picture is highly photoshopped and stylized.

Wait for a real-world shot of the interior in that configuration.
Aren't most pictures highly photoshopped now days lol
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Lambo engine in an Audi. If it ever happens it will reach an all new tier of unreliability for Audi.
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That exterior is a big letdown, compared to the previous S8/A8
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Old 04-16-10, 08:08 AM
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I hate this car, like many have stated, and no amount of hp is going to change that. Who cares about interior when everyone in the class has a nice interior. You buy for style in this segment. While I know some like it, I think it is a fail. The days of making every sedan in your range come in S, M, and L variants is played and auto makers need to wake up. (HELLO AUDI!)
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Originally Posted by JessePS
The A8L interior is superb W12 with 500 hp WICKED

Its like 17 ft long... if it was just 2 ft longer it be slightly longer than a Maybach 57.


2ft is a huge difference.

Maybach 57 - 231 inches 133.5 wheel base
A8 lWB - 207 inches 122.9 wheel base


only car that is remotely close to Mayback 57 is Equus LWB which is 215 inches, but it has almost the same wheelbase.
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