Category: Large Executive 
Price Range: £49,975 to £80,260
Superb build quality inside and out, understated style, excellent quattro chassis, fine engines, spacious cabin
Potentially expensive body repairs, ride quality not best in class
Discreet, but beautifully engineered luxury car.
Excellent, in a firmly sprung, efficient German way. The car's seats are quite firm and well-shaped and the ride crisp, if a little pattery on some models. There's a real pleasure to be had up front, such is the subtle excellence of the cabin design: it's a lovely place to sit. The beautifully designed controls also add to the experience. There's an excellent dual-zone air-con system. The car's very quiet, too. This is a massive cabin, although the Mercedes S-class probably has more space in the back. There's a huge boot, too. It's hard to carry three adults in the back due to the shaping of the seat. All A8s get one of Audi's own-brand unique-fit radio cassette head units with a CD multichanger in the boot. A fine sound is assured, but the optional Bose system is electrifying.
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wrote on 05 05 2007