2011 Audi A8 Review - Car And Driver

Car And Driver have published their "test driven" review of the 2011 Audi A8. 'The 2011 A8 goes on sale this fall at a starting price of around $90,000. The A8 will be available here with just one engine when it launches: the long-lived, direct-injection 4.2-liter DOHC V-8. As installed in this third-generation A8, the V-8 gains 22 hp and 4 lb-ft of torque over its previous iteration, with output now totaling 372 hp and 328 lb-ft. The horsepower figure is just enough to make it the least powerful in the segment, ceding eight ponies to the Lexus LS460 and 10 to the S550. Audi says the A8 returns 13-percent-better fuel economy than does its predecessor, which translates roughly to 18 mpg in the city and 25 on the highway for the new car.'