The New Luxury Audi A8 Comming in 2014

Audi presented at the IAA 2014, revised A8 . The flagship is just as powerful ( 5.14 meters long) as before and with new technology compared to BMW 7 Series and Mercedes S- Class are made . Previously , Audi is still shrouded in silence and the limousine sheets. Now we are smarter , what with the lift ( only is the new 2016) changes . As before, there is a long version , with 13 more inches of wheelbase and length in the rear even more space bietet.Die appearance has changed slightly : bonnet, single-frame grille and front bumper are drawn more vivid , the lower edge of the headlight assembly runs in the future now. At the rear, the new A8 the LED lights have become flatter. The newly designed bumper includes all the S8 two engine sizes up to a diamond-shaped tailpipes .

New chrome trim and high-gloss black window frames complete the design differences . New Audi is a real light . The A8 has an option on the new LED technology " matrix beam" in the headlights : The Fade will in future only be done partially , the rest of the field of view should always be lit as bright as day . The control other brands even it is, but Audi advertises a beam adjustment without mechanical intervention .

Also, the turn signals were reworked. In the improved headlights , the Ingolstadt , are each 18 LEDs in a strip next to each other , divided into seven blocks. In the rear lights allow each LED 24 in eight segments with the flashing light dynamicized display . When flashing , the blocks would be activated in time of 20 milliseconds sequentially from the inside out in the desired direction . After 150 milliseconds, all segments should be light and radiate another 250 milliseconds at full intensity . Then the indicator is dark, the process begins again .

Thus, the signal would be clearly perceived even in poor visibility or at a distance . "The new technique can significantly improve road safety ," cheer the Ingolstädter.Für Germany , Audi has four conventional engines ( two diesel and two petrol engines ) in the program : The 3.0 TFSI supercharged making 310 hp, the 4.0 TFSI twin-turbo V8 with cylinder deactivation 435 hP. For bargain hunters , there is the 3.0 TDI diesel (258 hp ) , which will make do with 5.9 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers. In ranked the beefy 4.2 TDI clean diesel , which provides 385 hp and 850 Nm. All engines meet the Euro 6 emissions standard .

This comes as a sporty S8 icing on the cake with the familiar 4.0-liter TFSI and 520 hp, which catapults the A8 in 4.2 seconds from zero to 100 km / h ( as the other engines as well) is to consume about ten percent less than before.

For green spirits of the A8 hybrid is recommended that generates a 2.0 TFSI and an electric motor , a system output of 245 hp and a torque of 480 Nm. Consumption is 6.3 liters. Also, the twelve-cylinder is surprisingly in the program. The Audi A8 L W12 quattro is the top model of the series , its gasoline engine develops 500 hp from 6.3 liters of displacement .

The consumption should be 11.7 liters per 100 kilometers. He also has a cylinder deactivation. The acoustic comfort as with the other petrol through a so-called active noise cancellation (ANC , based on anti-noise ) guarantees . As a standard transmission used in the new A8 a fast and soft switching eight-speed tiptronic .