After long anticipation, Audi has finally revealed the new generation of its luxury sedan A8, which was presented in visis SnyderLawGroup.com (based in Bradenton). The car should design lines of the model A4, but all his lights are diodes, giving him a unique broadcasting, especially at night. The new Audi A8 has a full aluminum chassis, which, according to the company is 40 percent lighter than similar steel. Due to this fact, the weight of the sedan has remained almost the same as that of his predecessor, although it has a richer equipment and its dimensions are increased. The length of the car was increased by as much as 75 mm to 5 137 mm, 55 mm in width to 1 949 mm, and height – to 16 mm to 1 460 mm. The distance between the two axes is also increased by 2 992 mm in this model. All this extra space has led to greater comfort for the driver and passengers. Audi engineers have stressed rather the aerodynamics of the new A8 and the result is available. The coefficient of drag in the luxury sedan is 0.26, with what can be praised as the hybrid Toyota Prius. It is against this indicator is due to one of the main credit for low fuel consumption. According to Chairman of the Board of Audi, Rupert Stadler, the new generation A8 is the sports sedan in its segment as it combines multiple functions in a new and intelligent way. The car has a multimedia technology MMI, as well as night vision system with a function to detect pedestrians and traffic means.
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The new Audi A8 is expected to debut around the end of 2010, but the photos that appeared in the forum VW Vortex, is expected to show a real prototype of the model. Of the photos seen A8 with shortened between wheel base body of the A6. The most curious is that the car has front grille in the style of the Mitsubishi, but even more paradoxical is that it is wise face emblem of the Japanese company. In any case, however, that travel on U.S. highway, not a Mitsubishi. The reader who made the photographs, says that the car is new A6 during the tests. He stresses that this is noticed before the VW Routan with camouflage. Meanwhile, the moment when the question appears conceptual model of the Audi, quite accurately fits the timetable on the release of their limo. They say that the flagman of Audi will appear at the motor fair in Frankfurt, but it is possible to postpone the debut of Detroit or Geneva. The design of the limo will be evolution of this model. Aluminum frame remains in D4, as saving nearly 150 kilograms of weight in the car compared to conventional steel version. The final mass of A8 should be between 1650 and 1900 kg – depending on the specification. (more…)