Fuel leaks on the 3. Head restraints led to the fourth in April , while saw a recall for shock absorbers, fuel leaks, and front passenger seat mountings on two cars. Skip to Content Skip to Footer. Used car tests Home Audi A8. Models covered Audi A8 Mk3 - Third-generation limo offers all-weather luxury, if you can afford to run one.
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There have been four recalls, over the rear shock absorbers; a gearbox oil leak; problematic front-seat guide rails; and missing clips in the active head restraints.
We just need to find a willing chauffeur…. A stonking bhp 4. Few armed convoys will be able to get away from one of these… Ones we found. Related articles. Latest Drives. With the base suspension, the Audi A8 isolates you from road irregularities but can still hammer down a back road when the mood strikes.
The EPA estimates the A8 sedan with the standard six-cylinder powertrain will earn 19 mpg city and 28 mpg highway. The V-8 version has not yet been rated.
We also can't evaluate the real-world mpg for any of these A8 models until we run them on our mph highway fuel-economy route, which is part of our extensive testing regimen. For more information about the A8's fuel economy, visit the EPA's website. Impressive passenger space is an A8 hallmark, and its long wheelbase ensures that rear-seat passengers are well accommodated.
Five-passenger seating is standard, but an optional four-passenger seating package deletes the rear center seat and provides a pair of power-adjustable rear seats with heating, ventilation, and massage as well as a heated foot-massage function and a pair of individual entertainment tablets while reducing power adjustments for the front passenger seat to make room for all that.
Fine materials are in abundance, and you can order up extended leather and a small forest's worth of wood inlays. But much like the A8's exterior, the interior ambience is sober and not as lavish as that of the Mercedes S-class.
Trunk capacity is modest for a big luxury sedan at just 13 cubic feet. Audi's excellent There's a lone volume knob for the audio system, since most functions are controlled through the touchscreens.
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