Audi has stepped up with its new variation of in house developed LED (Light Emitting Diode) lighting in its car. The striking new feature is the Matrix LED headlamp. Audi’s new Matrix LEDs has set up a new path in lighting up the road up ahead. It’s a complicated setting of 25 LEDS per headlamp connected to sensors and onboard cameras to scan the surroundings and accordingly control the luminance of LED and dims the individual LED in millisecs if it senses a car ensuring they don’t get blind folded by the bright light, yet continues to light up the road. If the car’s infrared night vision camera detects a pedestrian or animal in your driving line then it automatically flash beams in the direction. This not only warns the oncoming car, but also alerts the driver of their location. It also works with GPS to understand the road directions and illuminating the corners and turns. In fact the Matrix LED headlamps are now available in India but sadly it comes as an optional package. The taillights are also LED wrapped inspired from R8 along with new boot lid, trapezoidal exhaust and reshaped bumper to match the front ones and fair bit of chrome lining.
The interiors get the new ‘Unicum’ leather that has a more natural, skin-like texture unlike the grainy leather used in conventional upholstery. The rear seats offered on Indian spec A8L come with the ‘Executive Package’, which give you recliners like the business class seats seen in passenger aircraft. The rear seat also gets footrest, a massaging function, individual LCD screens, writing table with a personal fridge and 4-way automatic climate control. The optional gizmos like the panoramic sunroof, automatic parking, rear seat entertainment, dynamic steering, 360-degree camera, Night vision, park Assist and heads up display are present at an extra cost over the ₹ 1 crore price tag.
The Audi A8L has 3 engine option in India one 4.0 TFSI quattro petrol engine and two 3.0 TDI quattro and 4.2 TDI Quattro diesel engines. The 4.0 litre V8 engine uses Audi’s FSI technology in combination with turbocharging to produce a power output of 309kW and a peak torque of 600 Nm, enabling the car to accelerate from 0 to 100km/h in 4.6 seconds. The 3.0 litre turbo-diesel engine produces a power of 258PS between 4000-4250rpm and produces 580Nm torque at 1750-2500rpm which helps it to sprint from 0-100kmph in claimed 6.2secs. The 4.2 litre TDI engine produces 385bhp power and a peak torque of about 850Nm which whisk you from 0-100km/h in claimed 4.6secs. The top speed is limited up to 250km/h. Driving through the urban conditions is effortless and the eight speed-speed dual clutch transmission makes it quick, barely noticeable shifts.
The A8L comes with air suspension which lets the driver to alter the stiffness levels through comfort and dynamic mode or it can leave the computer to adjust it automatically. The suspension setup works amazingly well on our road and ride quality is comfortable throughout. But the long 5.2m long body has relatively low ground clearance, so deeper potholes and speed humps needed to be dealt carefully.
The Quattro system not only aids the high speed stability, but also makes sure that the 1965 kg car doesn’t understeer at corners and still it can shoot out of corners with complete composure and a wide grin on the face. While doing so, the cabin remains as silent as you would expect from a luxury car in this segment. It has a mileage of 6.7 kmpl in city and 10.4 kmpl in highway. The car is competitively priced at ₹1.16 (ex-showroom Kolkata) slightly above Mercedes Benz S350 CDI price. Thanks to better features that demand its higher price, can find itself in right spot.
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The Audi A8L has 3 engine option in India one 4.0 TFSI quattro petrol engine and two 3.0 TDI quattro and 4.2 TDI Quattro diesel engines. The 4.0 litre V8 engine uses Audi’s FSI technology in combination with turbocharging to produce a power output of 309kW and a peak torque of 600 Nm, enabling the car to accelerate from 0 to 100km/h in 4.6 seconds. The 3.0 litre turbo-diesel engine produces a power of 258PS between 4000-4250rpm and produces 580Nm torque at 1750-2500rpm which helps it to sprint from 0-100kmph in claimed 6.2secs. The 4.2 litre TDI engine produces 385bhp power and a peak torque of about 850Nm which whisk you from 0-100km/h in claimed 4.6secs. The top speed is limited up to 250km/h. Driving through the urban conditions is effortless and the eight speed-speed dual clutch transmission makes it quick, barely noticeable shifts.
The A8L comes with air suspension which lets the driver to alter the stiffness levels through comfort and dynamic mode or it can leave the computer to adjust it automatically. The suspension setup works amazingly well on our road and ride quality is comfortable throughout. But the long 5.2m long body has relatively low ground clearance, so deeper potholes and speed humps needed to be dealt carefully.
The Quattro system not only aids the high speed stability, but also makes sure that the 1965 kg car doesn’t understeer at corners and still it can shoot out of corners with complete composure and a wide grin on the face. While doing so, the cabin remains as silent as you would expect from a luxury car in this segment. It has a mileage of 6.7 kmpl in city and 10.4 kmpl in highway. The car is competitively priced at ₹1.16 (ex-showroom Kolkata) slightly above Mercedes Benz S350 CDI price. Thanks to better features that demand its higher price, can find itself in right spot.
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