the Audi A8 luxurious models 2012

Audi offers released the following era from the Audi A8 -- the actual sportiest four door from the luxurious course models brand new requirements. It's elegantly designed entire body using the Audi Room Body (ASF) is actually light weight aluminum, the actual motors tend to be effective as well as extremely effective, and also the energy tranny as well as operating equipment mix character along with comfort. The brand new flagship's amply created inside captivates using its magnificent gear, recently created manage program MMI and also the superb high quality associated with it's craftsmanship. Revolutionary help techniques give much more self-confidence in order to generating.

Audi style is definitely intriguing within it's complicated cleverness. The actual external pores and skin from the brand new Audi A8 delivers homogeneity, as though patterned from the complete quantity. The coupé-like roofing collection allows the actual silhouette circulation; sculptured areas offerring peace as well as reputation comparison along with razor-sharp outlines. The brand new A8 underscores the key placement taken care of through Audi in neuro-scientific auto style. Symbolizing the actual leading edge in several revolutionary systems, the actual Audi A8 signifies this particular part via brand new as well as intensifying style components.

The actual Audi A8 shows it's single-frame radiator grille just like a very pleased layer associated with hands. Presented with a stainless advantage, the actual grille provides a brand new style -- sculptured, three- dimensional as well as full of particulars. Along with angular top edges, it's nicely incorporated within the entrance area, as the notable, horizontally stainless braces stress the automobile thickness.

The actual Audi A8 appears on the planet via recently created headlights -- along with xenon in addition models and also the revolutionary complete BROUGHT headlights, the technologies Audi had been the very first in order to expose globally within the Audi R8 high-performance sports vehicle. The actual adaptive gentle program augments the actual xenon in addition models -- this regulates the actual swivel quests so they usually supply the ideal illumination with regard to intersections, the town, nation highways as well as freeways. The brand new all-weather gentle built-into the actual headlights replaces the actual haze lighting. Their own conventional area within the atmosphere intakes has become busy through the radar devices from the optionally available adaptive luxury cruise manage along with cease & proceed perform.

The technical discovery through Audi may be the social networking from the headlight manage device using the optionally available MMI routing in addition. The actual routing program evaluates the actual path forward as well as relays the information towards the gentle pc in order to trigger freeway illumination using its prolonged variety whilst nevertheless about the ramp towards the freeway, for instance. Prior to getting into a good intersection, the machine triggers the actual cornering gentle, which supplies wider-angle lighting and therefore improves security.

Large, powerful, secure but incredibly light-weight -- the actual light weight aluminum entire body once more models brand new requirements. It's reduced pounds is really a main factor for that exceptional generating character, exemplary effectiveness and incredibly great comfort and ease from the brand new A8. Audi, the actual light-weight style leader from the auto business, once again shows it's management part.

15 in years past the actual 4 bands manufacturer launched the actual technologies from the Audi Room Body (ASF) in to manufacturing -- using the very new Audi A8 era. ASF offers confirmed it's value remarkably; and today Audi is actually once again utilizing it within an infinitely more sophisticated type. Within it's fundamental style the actual ASF entire body provides the latticed construction in your thoughts. It's skeletal system includes extruded areas as well as stress diecast areas of light weight aluminum. The actual light weight aluminum sections -- like the roofing sections and also the aspect sections -- tend to be became a member of through rubbing cable connections.

Panzer on Wheels: Audi Unveils the Armored 2011 A8 L Security

As any self-respecting luxury car manufacturer, Audi is also offering its customers BRVs or Bullet Resistant Vehicles, with the latest such model being the W12-powered 2011 A8 L Security. Set to go on sale in late summer, this...panzer on wheels will also be available with another, as of yet unspecified powerplant, starting from 2012.

To the untrained eye, the 5.27 meters (208 inches) long sedan is almost identical to the standard A8, but looks are definitely deceiving as the Security is said to comply with the strictest standards in ballistic protection and can even withstand an explosion and still offer adequate protection for its passengers.

The armored sedan is built in roughly 450 hours in a special facility at the Neckarsulm plant in Germany, where the use of cell phones is prohibited in order to prevent any technology leaks.

At the heart of the A8 L Security is the Audi Space Frame (ASF) aluminum body, which holds a safety cell built using extremely tough materials, such as hot-formed armored steel, aramide fabric, ceramics, special alloyed aluminum and multilayer glass. Many of these overlap at the joints for added protection. The safety cell alone weighs 720 kg (1,587 pounds), but engineers didn’t stop there.

The side sills have also been reinforced, complemented by the armored floor, 300 kilograms (661 lbs) of special glass with polycarbonate coating and strengthened doors that weigh an additional 360 kg (794 lbs).

In case of an attack, the optional emergency exit system, built-in fire extinguisher system and smoke extractor can provide additional protection.

The A8 L Security is powered by a 6.3-liter W12 engine, which churns out 500HP and 625 Nm (461 lb-ft) of peak torque. Despite the added weight, the direct-injected naturally aspirated unit is capable of propelling the vehicle from standstill to 100 km/h (62 mph) in a very respectable 7.3 seconds and on to an electronically limited top speed of 210 km/h (131 mph). Power is sent to all four wheels through an eight-speed automatic transmission and the company’s trademark quattro permanent all-wheel drive system.

With its projected average consumption of 13.5 lt/100 km (17.4 US mpg), the armored luxo-barge needs 3 liters of gasoline less than then the previous 450HP model. Furthermore, the second engine is said to further reduce consumption to 10-11 lt/100 km (23.5-21.4 US mpg), which could point to a diesel powerplant.

To better cope with the extra weight, the chassis, brakes and electronic control systems have been revised, while the 19-inch forged wheels are shod in high load index tires that allow the vehicle to continue traveling at speeds of up to 80 km/h (50 mph) even if tire pressure is lost.

Inside, the A8 L Security offers the same levels of quality and comfort as any 2011 Audi A8 and can be equipped with a bevy of high-tech optional features, ranging from the state-of-the-art Bose sound system to the fast UMTS Internet connection module.

By Csaba Daradics

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The Audi A8 Says, "Long Live the T-Shifter!"

When Hyundai launched the i30 small car on the Australian market, it marked the end of not only the Excel/Accent lineage down under but also the end of the automatic T-shifter. The Accent, a subcompact design available in either a four door sedan or five door hatchback body style, was the last car sold here to feature the venerable (if archaic) T-shaped automatic gear stick.

The T-shifter was born in the 1960s, as American automakers moved away from the steering column mounted automatic and towards a system that reduced complexity and design differentiation between its automatic and manual models. As the ‘80s moved into the ‘90s, automakers - for whatever reason - moved away from the T-shift and toward the semi-ubiquitous, upright “drumstick” shifter.

It seems that the T-shifter is back, at least for one car. The new Audi A8’s ergonomically friendly, chunky automatic gear shift has that distinct T-shaped that many of knew and loved from the pre-‘90s. Some bloggers believe that the automotive behemoth’s unique choice of shifter will influence other carmakers to return to the classic T. Personally, I’m not convinced. Feel free to leave your comments below if you disagree, or have some fond T-shifter memories to share.

By Tristan Hankins

Via: WSJ

VIDEO: Audi Says Goodbye to 'Old Luxury' with Super Bowl Ads

As you may have guessed, this year's edition of the Super Bowl football extravaganza will be jam-packed with automotive advertisements. Following the 2012 VW Passat and Beetle TV spots we showed you earlier today, we now bring you two teaser commercials from Audi, both centered around the 'Goodbye to Old Luxury' campaign for the new A8 limo. Click past the jump to watch for yourself.

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VIDEO: Audi Says Goodbye to 'Old Luxury' with Super Bowl Ads

As you may have guessed, this year's edition of the Super Bowl football extravaganza will be jam-packed with automotive advertisements. Following the 2012 VW Passat and Beetle TV spots we showed you earlier today, we now bring you two teaser commercials from Audi, both centered around the 'Goodbye to Old Luxury' campaign for the new A8 limo. Click past the jump to watch for yourself.

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VIDEO: 2011 Audi A8 Commercial Mocks the Mercedes S-Class

With its new commercial for the 2011 A8, Audi of America is opening a fresh chapter in the advertisement wars. Taking inspiration from the 1947 children’s book Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown, the ad portrays S-Class owners as gluttonous people with an excessive lifestyle, representing the age of “old luxury”. The 60 second clip is said to be a prelude to the upcoming Super Bowl TV spot, set to air in the first break on Super Bowl Sunday, February 6, 2011. Hit the jump to watch the video.

By Csaba Daradics

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VIDEO: 2011 Audi A8 Commercial Mocks the Mercedes S-Class

With its new commercial for the 2011 A8, Audi of America is opening a fresh chapter in the advertisement wars. Taking inspiration from the 1947 children’s book Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown, the ad portrays S-Class owners as gluttonous people with an excessive lifestyle, representing the age of “old luxury”. The 60 second clip is said to be a prelude to the upcoming Super Bowl TV spot, set to air in the first break on Super Bowl Sunday, February 6, 2011. Hit the jump to watch the video.

By Csaba Daradics

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audi a8 pictures

The Audi A8 is a four-door, full-size, luxury sedan car manufactured and marketed by the German automaker Audi since 1994. Succeeding the Audi V8, the A8 has been offered with front wheel drive or permanent four-wheel drive, with multitronic or tiptronic automatic transmissions — and in short and long wheelbase variants. Previous generations employed the Volkswagen Group D platform with the current generation using the D4 platform.

Beginning in 1997, The A8 was the first mass-market car with an aluminum chassis, marketed as the Audi Space Frame and co-developed with Alcoa.

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Unholy Tuning: Audi R8 Sedan Based on A8 Limo

If you were ever wondering what an actuall Audi R8 sports sedan would look like, sorry to say, you're out of luck. However, if by any twisted chance you're interested in finding out what would happen if a first-generation A8 and R8 got naughty in bed, scroll down and check out the rest of the photos. According to the forum members of the Audizine site, the R8-wannabe sports sedan was snagged outside Hooters (now, why aren't we surprised...) in Montreal, Canada.

Source: Audizine

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