the new generation Audi A8 is also the first production automobile, in the world, to have been developed for conditionally automated driving. From 2018, Audi will gradually be taking piloted driving functions, such as parking pilot, garage pilot and traffic jam pilot, into production, which gives us hope, to see all this tech, in the likes of the A4, A6, A7 and even the Q range of products. But, more on the tech, in a while; let's first take a look at what the new A8 is all about.

The A8 is indeed the flag bearing sedan for the Audi stable. It is meant to represent the very best of the Bavarian brand, in terms of technology, design and appeal. The facelifted A8L manages to do that - though critics would argue, it doesn't do enough.