2010 Audi A8 to get November debut?
An all-new Audi A8 is set to be unveiled in November this year for the 2010 model year, something that I am quite eagerly awaiting to see, as most car manufacturers put most of their best stuff in their flagship models.
The current A8 has been soldiering on since 2003 and a full model change is quite timely with German luxo-marque’s typical 7 year model lifecycles. The S-Class received a mid-life facelift this year and Munich’s offering got an all-new model change last year, with the flagship just announced, chock full of 12 cylinders, 2 turbochargers and 8 forward ratios.
It’ll be interesting to see what the flagship motor of the Audi A8 will be this time – in the last installment it was the massive 6.0 liter W12, putting out 443 PS and 580Nm, taking the monster up to 100km/h in just 5.1 seconds. I won’t be surprised if the flagship is a diesel this time!
Look after the jump to check our a previously posted trailer of the movie Transporter 3, which features the Audi A8 that we will be soon saying goodbye to.
VIDEO: The Transporter 3 Trailer
May 18, 2009 @ 1:36 pm
Audi A8 W12
Enuff said…..
May 18, 2009 @ 1:45 pm
Very good lookin but the design looks ‘play sefe’ hence lack of excitement. Go radical
May 18, 2009 @ 1:48 pm
in my opinion… most of audi car look alike… like there is only one designer for all models…. it just my POV…
May 18, 2009 @ 2:19 pm
http://jalopnik.com/5056207/am-i-the-new-audi-a8 …..could be the final facelift, well, definitely they won’t throw any new-design A8 for the moments, you know why..
May 18, 2009 @ 2:24 pm
[quote comment="239355"]Very good lookin but the design looks ‘play sefe’ hence lack of excitement. Go radical[/quote]
The one you’re looking up there is the O5′ model dude.
May 18, 2009 @ 2:39 pm
i was just telling my friends how the Audi’s have not evolved in shape since the advent of the B5 A4 … and there is not much to tell in terms of difference from the A8 down to the A4.
and isn’t the W12 a somewhat old engine? i remembered it was first introduced sometime in the beginning of the millenium? no?
May 18, 2009 @ 4:35 pm
Audi sedan cars are generally ‘boring looking’ …design is just too safe …nothing special …but the R8 is different altogther …too hot !
May 18, 2009 @ 4:35 pm
diesel version is better for me huh…..
May 18, 2009 @ 4:43 pm
of course…their designer is one n only..walter maria de silva..thats y u can see all audi cars hv same design cues….
May 18, 2009 @ 7:09 pm
doesnt try too hard like te rest of the germans..i like it
May 18, 2009 @ 8:33 pm
[quote comment="239357"]most of audi car look alike… like there is only one designer for all models.[/quote]
The similarity in Audi’s fleet makes it harder for common folks to tell the model of car nor differentiate them.
Buying Audi is like buying a shirt. Got many sizes to choose and many engine options. I think the most common Audis here are A4 and A5. S5 looks the best.
May 18, 2009 @ 9:27 pm
cool, i look forward to it.
its gonna be a w12 engine. always will be. yeah!
May 18, 2009 @ 9:31 pm
[quote comment="239458"][quote comment="239357"]most of audi car look alike… like there is only one designer for all models.[/quote]
The similarity in Audi’s fleet makes it harder for common folks to tell the model of car nor differentiate them.
Buying Audi is like buying a shirt. Got many sizes to choose and many engine options. I think the most common Audis here are A4 and A5. S5 looks the best.[/quote]
obviously need some optometrist advice for your eyes.
people can easily differentiate Audi’s cars, it’s just that you don’t have the art of doing that.
May 18, 2009 @ 10:37 pm
Make mine Black.
Jason Statham never had it better than in this movie. But then, it is a Luc Besson movie, (psst; he’s got an awesome wife). Makes me want to get a black suit. Not so sure about the tie.
If you’re in the biz world, a Merc is soooo last century. An Audi doesn’t come with the image baggage that you’d associate with a Stuttgart model. At least Audi remembers the rest of the world and not just design it for US peeps like Munich does. It retains that Conti edginess which both competitors plain just forgot. Its fresh. Its awesome. Its cool. Especially in Black. Ask the Chinese.
May 18, 2009 @ 10:55 pm
A8 is super cool, just like the 7-series, Phaeton and S-class….
but typical Malaysians will rather get a Merc or BMW, sigh…..
May 19, 2009 @ 8:25 am
[quote comment="239475"][quote comment="239458"][quote comment="239357"]most of audi car look alike… like there is only one designer for all models.[/quote]
The similarity in Audi’s fleet makes it harder for common folks to tell the model of car nor differentiate them.
Buying Audi is like buying a shirt. Got many sizes to choose and many engine options. I think the most common Audis here are A4 and A5. S5 looks the best.[/quote]
obviously need some optometrist advice for your eyes.
people can easily differentiate Audi’s cars, it’s just that you don’t have the art of doing that.[/quote]
if you need to have an “art” to distinguish different audi models.. its definitely near impossible to know which model is which. and dean did say “common folks”. There are even “common folks” who cannot distinguish a 3series between a 5 series. and you dont need any special skills or an art imho to do that.
May 19, 2009 @ 2:15 pm
And don’t forget the awesome 1st-gen S8 that appeared in Ronin…
(though it’s a shame it didn’t have much screen time)
May 19, 2009 @ 5:58 pm
[quote comment="239657"]And don’t forget the awesome 1st-gen S8 that appeared in Ronin…
(though it’s a shame it didn’t have much screen time)[/quote]
That is so true man, in fact the only reason i remember ronin was because of the S8.Very awesome audi. Should have used it during the chase scene instead of the peugeot.
Audi formula has always been keeping style to just above minimum but performance extraordinary. It doesn’t have to have a loud styling like beemers or merc but still look like weapon grade tech and handsome styling.
Like i said
Audi W12
enuff said…
May 20, 2009 @ 12:06 am
Loved ‘Ronin’ with the S8 too. One of the best car chase movies of all time. Has anyone watched “Taken”? Awesome shots of the A8 there. Just look at that car in the movie. It still looks thoroughly modern and sexy even though the replacement is coming out shortly. The lines and proportions are all just perfect.
May 20, 2009 @ 12:10 am
some fella here just loves being mean…, does that mean i can be mean too??although not morally appropriate, as an immature teenager, there is an urge..kk lets start….high quality but, nonetheless a gas guzzling hedonist bland “lan si” car for cocks…the interior is cluttered, too many details, it makes my eyes go uuuuhhhhhhhhaaaahhhh rolling rolling.., into deeper details, the A pillar sux, grille looks loke a yawning buffalo, lamps like old mans eyes, overall pretty much overrated…ok, so do i need an “optometrist advice for my eyes” to help me with my overly shallow and chauvinistic point of view???, coz according to me…a proton is an even better car, simple, non gass guzzling, non hedonistic car for the masses..
the fella concerned, do feel free to hit me bac with your ow so fair wisdom, but my advice is dont bother coz i wont really giv a sh** either…
May 20, 2009 @ 1:29 am
Play safe? IMO, that Nuvolari single grille face is the most daring, ambitious and revolutionary design which wouldn’t look outdated for a few more years. The grille is the signature and face of Audi. It is aggressive. It has presense. It would take one hell of a re-design to overshadow what Nuvolari grille has done for Audi in nearly a decade now.
One thing I don’t like about sedan Audi’s is the front overhang which is quite long.