Audi A8

The Audi A8 is the company’s flagship sedan in India, and the new-generation model that was launched in India, in February 2020, is the long-wheelbase model. The 2020 Audi A8 will be offered in India only as a long-wheelbase model and it rivals the likes of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class and the BMW 7 Series. Based on the Prologue concept, showcased in 2016, the new Audi A8 is bold, sporty and loaded with a host of smart and luxury features.

Upfront the A8 comes with Audi’s signature single-frame grille, which in this case, comes sporting horizontal chrome slats, flanked by a pair of HD Matrix LED headlights. The car comes an upright front end, a high shoulder line, and a gently inclined rear. The profile flaunts the long footprint of the cars with clean straight-lined that runs along the shoulder, and it comes with a set of 19-inch alloy wheels. The rear section of the car features the new LED taillamps which are connected by the LED stripe and a muscular bumper with reflectors.

The A8's cabin, on the other hand, has also gone through a host of changes and offers a range of smart and modern equipment that have kicked things a notch higher. The car gets a new and improved infotainment system and carmaker's popular Virtual Cockpit is now part of standard fitment. There are hardly any knobs or buttons for in-car controls and almost everything is accessed by the two screens placed on the centre console. As the car will be mainly a chauffeur-driven vehicle, the A8 L also gets the optional relaxation seat which features options for adjustment as well as a footrest, on the backrest, of the front passenger seat. The rear seat passenger can control all the function with the dedicated touchscreen panel attached to the centre console and then there is the little refrigerator integrated between the two seats.  Other features include - a two-part panoramic sunroof, virtual cockpit, wireless charging at the front and rear, foot massage function and embedded e-sim that enables connected car functionality.

Like all new Audi models launched in India, the A8L too is petrol only and comes with a BS6 3.0-litre, six-cylinder, petrol engine coupled with an electric motor. It puts out 336 bhp and 500 Nm of peak torque and can pull the car to triple-digit speeds in 5.7 seconds.