Category: Large Executive 
Price Range: £49,995 to £80,995
Quality interior, low emissions, stylish looks.
Multitronic CVT's occasional lack of low-speed refinement, no long wheelbase option, poor residuals.
A fine low-CO2 limo, let down by savage depreciation.
Strangely, residual value experts predict the entry-level petrol engine will be the least desirable A8 variant come resale.
Come the typical three years and 30,000 miles an A8 2.8 is predicted to be worth a dismal 29 per cent of the initial outlay.
Far better sense would be opting for the 3.0 TDI diesel that commands a residual value of around 48 per cent.
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wrote on 05 05 2007