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  • Road Test: Audi A8 (2003-)
    Large Executive by: Matt Prior
    Audi A8 (03- )
    4CAR RATING:

    Assets
    Refined engines, very good automatic gearbox, excellent seats, good quality interior, ease of use of major controls

    Drawbacks
    Some tyre hum, higher-speed suspension control, functionality of MMI and minor controls, a little conservative on the inside

    Verdict
    As the sporting answer to the luxury segment, the A8 doesn't come across as all that sporting, but it is competent and accomplished. As a follow-up to the previous A8, it's the car you could have predicted Audi would make, if not the car you'd hoped it might

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