What does it cost?
For While the sophisticated air-suspension and minimal levels of road and wind noise dismiss motorway journeys in fine style, you can luxuriate in the acres of fine leathers and burnished woods, while checking out market conditions via the WiFi internet access.
Against The hugely powerful engine is capable of spiriting the A8 to 62mph in just 4.7sec - that’s only a tenth of a second slower than the lightweight R8 supercar - but it’s also capable of devouring gallons of unleaded at a truly ferocious rate.
What Car? says
What really undermines the W12 A8 is not so much its rather firm low speed ride as the fact you can get 99% of its attributes for 50% of the price by plumping for the 3.0-litre TDI version instead
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Cheaper
- Saloon 4.0 TFSI S8 4dr -
- Saloon 3.0 TDI quattro SE 4dr - £56,610
- Saloon 3.0 TFSI quattro SE 4dr - £56,925
- Saloon 3.0 TDI quattro SE Executive 4dr - £59,215
- Saloon 3.0 TFSI quattro SE Executive 4dr - £59,530
- Saloon 3.0 TDI quattro SE L 4dr - £60,575
- Saloon 3.0 TFSI quattro SE L 4dr - £60,890
- Saloon 3.0 TDI quattro SE Executive L 4dr - £63,230
- Saloon 3.0 TFSI quattro SE Exec. L 4dr - £63,495
- Saloon 4.2 FSI quattro SE 4dr - £63,910
- Saloon 4.2 TDI quattro SE 4dr - £65,865
- Saloon 4.2 FSI quattro SE Executive 4dr - £66,515
- Saloon 4.2 FSI quattro SE L 4dr - £67,875
- Saloon 4.2 TDI quattro SE Executive 4dr - £68,470
- Saloon 4.2 TDI quattro SE L 4dr - £69,965
- Saloon 4.2 FSI quattro SE Executive L 4dr - £70,480
- Saloon 4.2 TDI quattro SE Executive L 4dr - £72,570
- Saloon 6.3 W12 quattro 4dr - £95,110
More expensive
- Saloon 4.0 TFSI S8 4dr -
- Saloon 3.0 TDI quattro SE 4dr - £56,610
- Saloon 3.0 TFSI quattro SE 4dr - £56,925
- Saloon 3.0 TDI quattro SE Executive 4dr - £59,215
- Saloon 3.0 TFSI quattro SE Executive 4dr - £59,530
- Saloon 3.0 TDI quattro SE L 4dr - £60,575
- Saloon 3.0 TFSI quattro SE L 4dr - £60,890
- Saloon 3.0 TDI quattro SE Executive L 4dr - £63,230
- Saloon 3.0 TFSI quattro SE Exec. L 4dr - £63,495
- Saloon 4.2 FSI quattro SE 4dr - £63,910
- Saloon 4.2 TDI quattro SE 4dr - £65,865
- Saloon 4.2 FSI quattro SE Executive 4dr - £66,515
- Saloon 4.2 FSI quattro SE L 4dr - £67,875
- Saloon 4.2 TDI quattro SE Executive 4dr - £68,470
- Saloon 4.2 TDI quattro SE L 4dr - £69,965
- Saloon 4.2 FSI quattro SE Executive L 4dr - £70,480
- Saloon 4.2 TDI quattro SE Executive L 4dr - £72,570
- Saloon 6.3 W12 quattro 4dr - £95,110
Buyer's notes
Target Price team says:
The Audi A8 is available with a wide range of powerful engines but, however you spec it, it will be expensive to buy or lease and suffer from heavy depreciation.
The pick of the range is the 3.0-litre V6 diesel with Audi's quattro four-wheel-drive system, but business users might be tempted to wait for the petrol-electric hybrid A8, which will go on sale in the UK in 2013. This will be able to run on electric power alone for a few miles, making short zero-emission journeys feasible, and helping to its low 147g/km CO2 emissions that bring low tax liabilities.
Every A8 comes with a long list of standard equipment, and Audi lets you personalise your car with a range of high-tech options, including night-vision assist, internet connectivity and all-LED headlights.
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Audi A8 Saloon 4.2 TDI quattro SE Executive 4dr
I have had my new A8 4.2TDi for about 2 months now, following a previous model A8 3.0TDi. In a number of respects the new A8 is not as good as the old…
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Audi A8 Saloon 3.0 TDI quattro SE Executive L 4dr
This is our favourite A8: the pick of the engines, plenty of space and the kind of equipment that exec buyers want.
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