[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: Saw an A8, impressions.
On Fri, 29 Aug 1997 Kwattro@aol.com wrote: > I saw an A8, sliver in Providence, Ri last night. I was duly unimpressed. > The car looks better, in my opinion, in a book. The front is uninspiring. > Audis have traditionally been conservative, but i think that the A8 is a bit > of Amish overkill. If I honestly had the choice between a 740i (or a 540i 6 > speed), the E420 merc, the A8 audi, and a VW Passat Syncro VR12 (you never > know...) I'd be hard pressed to chose the Audi, based completely on styling. > Hopefully the S8 will rectify the styling needs. Blast away, A8 lovers.... > > Carter J > Kwattro@aol.com > I've seen a few A8s around. I guess it is just the Audi nut in me that makes the tremendous size of the A8 noticeable (the only one bigger than a type 44!) but I have to wonder, why the carping? It looks substantial, expensive, and entirely Audi. Sedans of this size and cost are almost necessarily conservative-looking. Even the old ItaresaM Quattroporte (no, it's RWD) was rather bluff-looking- this from the people who brought us the Ghibli and Bora. The hey-look-at-me style is misplaced in this market. Which is far,far out of my budget, but should I achieve outrageous fortune (or Lotto wins) the A8 4.2q would indeed be *my* first choice in daily drivers... Rant mode off! rgds, Rob
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