A8/S8 [Official] 2013 Audi S8

Oh hell no. That price, the Q3 takes easy.

Don't know, I quite like the Q3, not for me, but its a nice girl car. As for the A8/S8, I just can't like it (the exterior only). Compared to the previous A8/S8, which is probably one of the most beautiful sedans Audi has built. The new one just doesn't look right. Quite disapointing since the 7 Series looks boring, the coming S Class overdone/messy, the Quattroporte just doesn't feel Italian and the XJ, well not totally in love.
 
Not as big as fan of this latest one as I was with the old one but its still a reasonably nice looking car when compared with its German counterparts. IMO you have to go Italian or the British XJ to get a really pretty super saloon.

Other than its looking its about as good as super saloons get IMO.
 
IMO, in no way is this Audi about as good as it gets in super saloons. If you're going to get an iffy looking car of this size, then a Panamara is the ticket. S AMG still looks better even if its in the last hour, looks better thant he A8/S8. The A/S8 suffers from FWD proportions and a goofy body, and this is from someone who tried really hard to like the car. The interior, performance etc are first rate, but good looking it is not.

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For me saying "the A8 is one of the best looking luxury saloons" is like saying "the 1 Series is one of the best looking sports hatches". :)
Oh let's not exaggerate here. The A8 is not beautiful. But you can't really compare it to the ugly ducking 1er.
 
I was not sure of the design when it debut but it has really grown on me now and these last pics have just sealed it for me. I really like it now
 
Everyday I see the the A8 (black) and the 7 Series (Dark Blue), and the BMW just looks so much better (exterior). The BMW looks like a proper luxury limo, A8 looks like a giant A4, and A4 Sedan is far from being a beauty.
 
^The problem I have with most A8s is wheel choice, get it wrong and it does has more than a whiff of A4 about it and sadly on stock rims of 18/19" this is what you see, it takes the rotor 20/21" to give the car real presence and stand out. I've seen two S8s now on the road on what looks like 21" and boy does it look the part, especially in dark blue metallic.
 
I saw previous generation S8 yesterday. So much better looking than the new one.
 

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Audi AG is a German automotive manufacturer of luxury vehicles headquartered in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany. A subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group, the company’s origins date back to the early 20th century and the initial enterprises (Horch and the Audiwerke) founded by engineer August Horch (1868–1951). Two other manufacturers (DKW and Wanderer) also contributed to the foundation of Auto Union in 1932. The modern Audi era began in the 1960s, when Volkswagen acquired Auto Union from Daimler-Benz, and merged it with NSU Motorenwerke in 1969.
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