New A8/S8 Photos Info From Automobile Mag
06-23-2000, 09:42 AM
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New A8/S8 Photos Info From Automobile Mag
<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/AudiWorldPics/2000/S8_2002.jpg"></center><p><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/AudiWorldPics/2000/A8_2002.jpg">
Caption Audi A8:
Audi just introduced the long-wheelbase version of its A8 flagship in the United States, but it isn't stopping there. The second-generation A8 will offer two wheelbase options from the start. The new car will be less curvaceous and broad-shouldered than the current model but larger inside. The greenhouse won't change dramatically, but the front and rear ends will. Expect lipped wheel arches, tall wraparound taillights, a longer hood, and a shorter decklid. Audi and spaceframe supplier alcoa have learned a lot about aluminum over the past five years. As a result, the next A8's chassis will be several hundred percent stronger in some areas and lighter by nearly 33 percent. The sedan will get a four-link front suspension and a self-leveling multi-link rear setup. All-wheel drive will be standard, but the modified Quattro system will be lighter. There will be an evolution of the current engine lineup, with three variants of the 4.2-liter V-8 expected: the familiar 310-bhp version, a 360-bhp S8, and a 500-bhp, twin-turbocharged RS8 model, which, sadly, isn't coming here.
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Sorry for the scan quality - magazine print is a real pain to scan. Are those 24" wheels on the second photo? Well I like it!<p><img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/images/msig.gif">
Caption Audi A8:
Audi just introduced the long-wheelbase version of its A8 flagship in the United States, but it isn't stopping there. The second-generation A8 will offer two wheelbase options from the start. The new car will be less curvaceous and broad-shouldered than the current model but larger inside. The greenhouse won't change dramatically, but the front and rear ends will. Expect lipped wheel arches, tall wraparound taillights, a longer hood, and a shorter decklid. Audi and spaceframe supplier alcoa have learned a lot about aluminum over the past five years. As a result, the next A8's chassis will be several hundred percent stronger in some areas and lighter by nearly 33 percent. The sedan will get a four-link front suspension and a self-leveling multi-link rear setup. All-wheel drive will be standard, but the modified Quattro system will be lighter. There will be an evolution of the current engine lineup, with three variants of the 4.2-liter V-8 expected: the familiar 310-bhp version, a 360-bhp S8, and a 500-bhp, twin-turbocharged RS8 model, which, sadly, isn't coming here.
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Sorry for the scan quality - magazine print is a real pain to scan. Are those 24" wheels on the second photo? Well I like it!<p><img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/images/msig.gif">
06-23-2000, 10:01 AM
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Hmm something looks odd.. within..
Check out this pic from S6 Model Guide..<ul><li><a href="https://www.audiworld.com/model/s6/gallery/pressphotos/s6990004.jpg">https://www.audiworld.com/model/s6/gallery/pressphotos/s6990004.jpg</a</li></ul>
06-23-2000, 10:12 AM
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A fake for sure... (the S8 pic)
Take a look at the following elements on each...
Reflection on hood of S8 (top right)
Mirror reflection on body panel - resized.
Texture of pavement is the same except the concrete circle is placed in and the top left is hacked up.
Reflection on windshield is the same. (right side)
Wheel angle is a no-brainer.
Reflection on passenger window is the same.
Same grille.
Plus about 400 other things.
I am just wondering if Audi made the fake or if someone else did... gotta ask tat fella if he needs a job. The way the bumper is reshaped, hood lines redefined, new headlamps... and best of all, a suit for the guy behind the wheel. WOW.<p><img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/images/msig.gif">
Reflection on hood of S8 (top right)
Mirror reflection on body panel - resized.
Texture of pavement is the same except the concrete circle is placed in and the top left is hacked up.
Reflection on windshield is the same. (right side)
Wheel angle is a no-brainer.
Reflection on passenger window is the same.
Same grille.
Plus about 400 other things.
I am just wondering if Audi made the fake or if someone else did... gotta ask tat fella if he needs a job. The way the bumper is reshaped, hood lines redefined, new headlamps... and best of all, a suit for the guy behind the wheel. WOW.<p><img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/images/msig.gif">
06-23-2000, 11:21 AM
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I thought the new A8 was still a few years off, too early for a "real" pic like that
<p>Christian J. Long
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President - Quattro Club of Florida
Orlando, FL
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'00 A4 1.8tqsm
'87 944S
'90 Audi 90cs
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Past Audis:
84 CGT, 85 CGT, 87.5 CGT
90 CQ, 98.5 A4 1.8tsm
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Actually, it doesn't say it's an A8...
The picture appears in page 7 with no caption other than "page 60". Then, in page 60, the caption refers to the new A8 but the illustration there does not resemble the picture at all...