2006 Audi A8L quattro test drive and walk around with Chris from Chicago Cars Direct. Of all the cars here, Audi’s aluminum A8L is palpably the most sporting interpretation. From its flat ride to its meaty steering feel to its blipped-throttle downshifts in manumatic mode, the Audi is infused with a boldness that belies its stretched-limo appearance. Yet if you were picked up by your driver one evening, from the moment you ducked inside the leather-lined, wood-trimmed compartment and settled into one of the supportive seats, the experience would feel first-class. We scored the Audi’s rear-seat comfort the same as that of the Lexus, which is only surprising until you notice that the Audi is almost an inch wider and 1.6 inches longer. It simply doesn’t look like the larger of the two. Nor does it drive like a particularly large car. For the gearheads at this magazine, the integration of size and maneuverability was seductive, and the A8L trailed the Benz by just one point when the votes were tallied. Indeed, the Audi needs the more powerful engine that it got for 2007. Although the 4.2-liter V-8 pulls steadily with a linear increase in urgency and a mellifluous exhaust note, it can’t match the accelerative prowess of its rivals. This may matter on the straights, but the Audi is another animal altogether when the road gets all wrinkly. Despite its damped responses in the lane-change test, where even large inputs fail to upset the chassis, the A8L takes to the twisties with …
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I love all your reviews man ! you are amazing
Could you do one on the new audi tt?
please chicago cars direct! please turn off the volume of the music at the begining of the video so we can hear when chris presents the car! please
thanks
Chris, great video. How does this stack up to the BMW 7? I know the Merc S is the pinnacle of the class, but this and the Bimmer seem similar in a lot of ways…
u seem like a good sales man and i hope i will be buying a car from u some day….o yea u are a good driver when u where drifting that e350
daam that car got alot of technology …if i had that car it would take me the longest time to get use to lool
Awesome car! The Navigation system is phenomenal and the sound is too! This is my favorite Audi now.
Chris you look like R2D2 around 1:14
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anyways really nice audi. They’ve come a long way and they are not much short of an S-Class or a 7 Series. Why are they still a bit short? Theres no rear drive models, wich is in my opionion a must in a luxury car. But as 4 wheel drive model its of course as good, if not better.
Very nice car in every way, i still prefer the 7 series but this is amazing too.
Thx Chris x1000
8:50 Whiplash!!! ahahaha
LMFAOO! thats what she said!!
Lemme hit it harder!!! “THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID”
LOL
That makes sense..the Audi has 317lbs of tq, while mine has 391lbs of Torque – that’s a big difference so it makes sense – thanks!
@3crashtest3
You have to factor in torque as well. Also, the Audi is 4WD, which means a slower 0-60 time than the same car with RWD.
And your 20 extra horsepower definitely makes a noticeable difference in performance.
LMFAO that’s what she said … hahahahaha … but I love the videos, this car is A BEAUTY!
If it has 335HP, and only weighs around 4,000lbs, what is the 0-60 and quarter mile times of this car supposed to be? I read 6.3 0-60 and around 14.2 quarter mile, but shouldn’t it be faster? My 2001 S55 has 355HP, and weighs a bit more than the Audi, but the 0-60 is 5.6 or so, and quarter mile is 14 seconds..so shouldn’t the audi be faster too? It is a 4.2 vs a 5.4, but I’m not sure what that does really.
damn you guys still got that integra type-r if i had the money i would go down there and buy it and thats sick how they have the v8 engine out of the audi r8 in there
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A single product can not replicate the detail process of these vehicles.
Two sets of floor mats – That’s really stunning.
Nice car! Please do a review on that white Mercedes-Benz GL!
what happaned to the semi- truck test???
Chris im curious to know what kind of wax do you use on the cars and tire dressing? Thanks
no se si entiendes lo que pongo pero eres un genio haciendo los videos y querio estar ahi XD!