Comfort is paramount in the luxury segment, and Audi is determined to have its next-generation A8 rival the Mercedes-Benz S-Class in ride comfort, whilst continuing to improve on driving dynamics, according to an Autocar report.
The German marque’s engineers have been tasked with maintaining the sporty slant of the current-generation range, while giving them a wider range of characteristics. More steering feel and more compliant suspension settings are part of the aim where appropriate, the report says.
New suspension technology will lead the way in providing a change in the ride and handling characteristics on next-generation A8s as the focus on long-distance driving comfort is set to remain. The technological advances will trickle down to other next-generation Audis in the future, while the high-performance S and RS models are also likely to benefit from the new technology.
The next A3 and A1 in particular are said be set up for a much more compliant ride, due to customer feedback suggesting their preference for a comfortable ride instead of a sporty one. The tech advances are set to coincide with Audi’s new look spearheaded by the Audi Prologue Concept, which should give the best indication of the new cars’ design direction when it is unveiled on the next Audi A8 next year.
GALLERY: Next-generation Audi A8 spyshots
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- Spy-Shots of Cars This image has been optimized for a calibrated screen with a Gamma of 2.2 and a colour temperature of 6500°K
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- Spy-Shots of Cars This image has been optimized for a calibrated screen with a Gamma of 2.2 and a colour temperature of 6500°K
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- Spy-Shots of Cars This image has been optimized for a calibrated screen with a Gamma of 2.2 and a colour temperature of 6500°K
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- Spy-Shots of Cars This image has been optimized for a calibrated screen with a Gamma of 2.2 and a colour temperature of 6500°K
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- Spy-Shots of Cars This image has been optimized for a calibrated screen with a Gamma of 2.2 and a colour temperature of 6500°K
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- Spy-Shots of Cars This image has been optimized for a calibrated screen with a Gamma of 2.2 and a colour temperature of 6500°K
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- Spy-Shots of Cars This image has been optimized for a calibrated screen with a Gamma of 2.2 and a colour temperature of 6500°K
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- Spy-Shots of Cars This image has been optimized for a calibrated screen with a Gamma of 2.2 and a colour temperature of 6500°K
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- Spy-Shots of Cars This image has been optimized for a calibrated screen with a Gamma of 2.2 and a colour temperature of 6500°K
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- Spy-Shots of Cars This image has been optimized for a calibrated screen with a Gamma of 2.2 and a colour temperature of 6500°K
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- Spy-Shots of Cars This image has been optimized for a calibrated screen with a Gamma of 2.2 and a colour temperature of 6500°K
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- Spy-Shots of Cars This image has been optimized for a calibrated screen with a Gamma of 2.2 and a colour temperature of 6500°K
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- Spy-Shots of Cars This image has been optimized for a calibrated screen with a Gamma of 2.2 and a colour temperature of 6500°K
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- Spy-Shots of Cars This image has been optimized for a calibrated screen with a Gamma of 2.2 and a colour temperature of 6500°K
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- Spy-Shots of Cars This image has been optimized for a calibrated screen with a Gamma of 2.2 and a colour temperature of 6500°K
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Same face, different paper sizes.
A1,A4,A6,A8 to A100..
You don’t know BMW and Mercedes? They are all Germans bro
same to bmw and merc ….they r all same face ….it is normal
Different weight:
60g, 70g and 80g.
Sack the designer!
Are you sure this is the new Audi? Maybe it is the new Saga?
inb4 somebody says paper lama.
inb4 basher jokes gets shoved back at them
Serve they right
Finally Audi themselves are admitting that their cars ride a tad too stiff…something I’ve been saying for years for the current run of Audis.
I can understand if the S and RS versions ride stiff but even the regular “A” cars tend to be a little on the stiff side.
They need to borrow some ride and handling black art from BMW M. (opps, I think KIA stole them already)
BMW ride sucks