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However, the "double V-shaped" engine - not the only thing that distinguishes the new flagship of Ingolstadt from previous versions of this car. And while everything else is not so much impressive as the power plant, to tell about it stoit.Pervoe that different car to its predecessor, rather, emphasizes the exclusivity of the Audi A8 W12, - a new grille (soon this will appear in other models of Audi). Divided into two parts, framed by a chrome outline, it now extends from the hood to the lower edge of the bumper. The solution is strong enough: the car began to look even worse than before. Reinforces the perception in the sparkling path inscribed nameplate W12.Dizaynery not paid attention and head optics. Today, A8 is the only series machine, equipped with adaptive headlights with LED marker lights. Thanks to them, the car can be easily recognized even at night: the star of the five bright LEDs belolunnyh in each lamp miss nevozmozhno.V saloon - the new multifunctional steering wheel and aluminum insert, and in all other respects, as before, if it is, of course, "top" option. Charged to the maximum "eight" has in the arsenal, but not limited to, fax, refrigerator, three liquid-crystal displays, two of which are mounted in the rear of the front headrests and a DVD-player, that is all (or even slightly more) than it is now equipped with machines such klassa.Nesmotrya on such a rich outfit, referring to the area of ??comfort, Audi A8 W12 in the first place car is not for passengers, the driver, because only the driver can feel how good the work superadaptivnaya air suspension, four-wheel drive, 6-speed automatic transmission and a powerful dvigatel.V day test was given in Austria, the weather was unusually bad. Piercing wind and sleet forced to jump quickly to the cabin. Slowly taxiing to parking on the streets of Salzburg hotels. Despite the enormous power of the motor (torque is 580 Nm), the car responds to very gently pressing the gas pedal, allowing you to easily move in the usual urban rezhime.Vskore road enters highway. Attach to the tail of a column that runs in the second row, and ten minutes later a drive start openly to sleep. Yes, 120 mph - the speed is clearly not for this machine. But here's line expands to three-color. Maneuver to the left, the gas can escape to otkaza.Dvigatel a point with any speed: 95% of torque available between 2300 and 5300 min-1. Frankly, the last time had similar feelings when tested Mercedes-Benz S-class engine with biturbo. The speedometer is running on the scale, the landscape turns into something diffuse, difficult recognizable, and in the car and the car at the time nothing happens. Also, almost noiselessly, the engine is running, the same excellent handling, the same confidence and pokoy.Na ground returns triggered five hundred meters in front of the camera flash: some of the neighbors on traffic flow prischuchili for speeding. It's time ottormazhivatsya. 230 kilometers per hour is much more than the allowed one hundred and thirty, and keep his picture in the police station does not want. A glimpse in the rearview mirror, the brake pedal to the floor. A couple of seconds, and my speed is exactly the same as vseh.Nesmotrya the fact that under the wheels of a slippery mess, stability not for a moment released the car out of control, providing security even when such an extraordinary maneuver. By the way, she's very good at its job well and on narrow mountain paths, allowing you to go without fear to overtake on a mess of snow and water. Of course, in no small degree it is a merit front-wheel drive, but without electronics obviously has not done that confirmed every now and then flashing on the dashboard light, signaling that the work entered the system stabilizatsii.Mashina will be issued with two body styles - regular and extended , and the A8 with standard wheelbase will appear at dealers later than the A8 L (L - long, long). Interestingly, the dynamic performance of both versions is almost no razlichayutsya.V Russia A8 6.0 L goes on sale in late March and early April, and novelty can be ordered now. A8 W12 6.0 L in the basic version will cost 163 642 dollars. This is the price of having one of the most advanced cars of today.