Audi's New A8 Promises To Break BMW's 7 Series Stranglehold On The Luxury Flagship Market

design this car

— IamEvilHomer (View Profile)

Posted on 12/31/2008 2:21:49 PM | | Votes: 9   

your kidding right you must have not seen any audis lately, as they all look the same, are bland, and ultra conservative. the new generations look just like the old ones for the most part, and they are by far the most conservative and boring when it comes to styling.........more flash...lmao

— bmwdrvr (View Profile)

Posted on 12/31/2008 2:30:27 PM | | Votes: -3   

bmwdrvr, do you know anything about auto design? Audi makes similar looking cars for many reasons, the primary being:

1.) They want to build and maintain a reputation where every car produced is unmistakeably Audi (do you see any bmw's without the "dual kidney" grill?)
2.)It works, the new style balances aggression with sophistication

— JMB1013 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/31/2008 2:52:00 PM | | Votes: 1   

bmwdrvr trash audi? Unthinkable, lol

— aarononymous (View Profile)

Posted on 12/31/2008 6:43:35 PM | | Votes: 6   

you guys are right how dare I, say something negative about Audi, blasphemy, to have my own opinion, oh wow surely this must not catch on.....grow up.....everyone doesnt have to like every car. and anyone tht doesnt think their cars look alike, and like the last ones is blind, that pic looks like a big a5 sedan, as does every other illustration for future audis. dont be mad at me be mad at their desighners.....

— bmwdrvr (View Profile)

Posted on 12/31/2008 7:03:28 PM | | Votes: -4   

"your kidding right you must have not seen any audis lately, as they all look the same, are bland, and ultra conservative."

They do all look alike, I'll give you that. But they DON'T look conservative, and they certainly don't look like the older cars. A 3 Series looks staid and boring next to the new A4. I would still buy it over an A4, but that's the truth.

— S4cabriofoxone (View Profile)

Posted on 1/1/2009 2:04:50 AM | | Votes: 2   

no bmwdrvr, you are right, kudos to you for being so daring. Your posts dismissing the brand in EVERY Audi post are refreshing & unpredictable. Can't wait for the next Audi post...

— aarononymous (View Profile)

Posted on 1/1/2009 8:52:17 AM | | Votes: 4   

icompliment if it deserves it but im surely not the only one that thinks except the crazed audi fans, no one believes that anything from Audi is fresh, the interiors and exteriors look identical across the board, there is no creativity, they even look like the last generations. Im not saying they are ugly cars, just not fresh in anyway shape of form, its funny I say the same thing magazines, and other posters have been saying aboutthem for years and all of sudden im wrong..lol i love the audi crazed as their first defense to someone saying something negative about audi is, that it isnt audi its that your bias....grow up. Now you have a whole line of cars that will be based on the same platform and all look the same, and just like the last generations with a mild refresh....great...how creative...lmao

— bmwdrvr (View Profile)

Posted on 1/2/2009 6:16:16 PM | | Votes: 0   

THANK YOU! I totally agree! I hate the A4/A5/A6/Q5/Q7 interior design with a passion! I've realized it recently. Not only is it overly cluttered, but the materials aren't even up to par. It's not elegant but it's not cool in a "buttons are fancy" sort of way either. I hope they come up with a simpler look, like the current A8's interior but more modern and with new materials.

— S4cabriofoxone (View Profile)

Posted on 1/1/2009 2:06:43 AM | | Votes: 3   

I hope it doesnt look like the A4,5,6,or 7 audi has a killer interior but I am so sick of the same exact exterior shape for every single AUDI. I like AUDI's BUT they could use some FRESH MEAT in the exterior design department

— B7FAN (View Profile)

Posted on 1/5/2009 10:39:49 AM | | Votes: 1   

The A8 already outsells the 7-Series in Europe, China, and Russia. So, that is no big deal there. Audi is aiming for improved sales in the North American market, though there are plenty of A8s running around LA lately.

— VISO (View Profile)

Posted on 12/31/2008 2:45:16 PM | | Votes: 3   

I think the S class has outsold the 7 series for a while.(in the US)

— chewy (View Profile)

Posted on 12/31/2008 4:37:02 PM | | Votes: 12   

Which proves (sadly) that on average, Americans know a lot less about cars than buyers on other continents.

— DieselRules (View Profile)

Posted on 1/1/2009 12:47:53 PM | | Votes: -1   

did u see the A8 in transpoter 2 n 3

Badazz

— Denali (View Profile)

Posted on 12/31/2008 8:36:04 PM | | Votes: 4   

No, I saw a 2009 S8 today... beautiful. The old one is too conservative.

— S4cabriofoxone (View Profile)

Posted on 1/1/2009 2:08:13 AM | | Votes: 3   

So do I. In fact, of the luxo-barges the A8 is by far the slickest, in terms of design. I think even the first aluminium bodied model still looks nice.

— aaspiridis (View Profile)

Posted on 1/1/2009 7:52:20 PM | | Votes: 2   

I think that the current A8 spanked the W220 S-Class when it first came out. The W221 is certainly the best, though.

— S4cabriofoxone (View Profile)

Posted on 1/2/2009 2:02:30 PM | | Votes: 3   

Dream on... The S class is the most over engineered car (turd) on the planet. Remember when they made the car so big they had to have little antennae pop out of the rear qtr panel so you could see the end of the thing?

In comparison to the svelt 7 series, the S class has always been the fat blowhard banker everybody hates, but is always too intimidated to admit. How anybody thinks the 7 series comes in second to that is beyond me.

— Kthorn (View Profile)

Posted on 1/2/2009 5:44:16 PM | | Votes: -4   

ur just upset ur parents bought the poor man's s-class the lexus ls back in the 90's. quit hatin ur ramblings are baseless and absurd.

— Lexurious (View Profile)

Posted on 1/2/2009 10:26:46 PM | | Votes: 5