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New start Small Medium: B Large: C Extra large: D Concept_cars V8 A8 |
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In March 1994 the successor to the V8 was introduced: The A8 with Aluminium Space Frame. And the ressemblance with the Audi Space Frame
(ASF)_concept_car was -pretty much as expected- striking.
However it took till 2000, until the A8 was outfitted with a V8 TDI. Although not the strongest passenger car TDI-engine, it caters for excellent performance figures. |
You can see that the "B" and "C" cars both have higher numbers than the "D" cars. For a rather long time it was the policy of VW that Audi would not be too close to
Mercedes and BMW. The change of this philosophy seems to be right, regarding the monetary aspect, too. And besides this,
were could you better prove that you have:
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In contrast to the Mercedes S-Class, the A8 is not available as a Coupé. That this could look terrific is demonstrated by an unknown artist, with his famous fake picture: [EDIT] Five years later Oliver of AudiCommunity.org tells me that this is creation. Enjoy. | |
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Models
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New start Small Medium: B Large: C Extra large: D Concept_cars V8 A8 |