Even higher standards of luxury are now available with the enhanced Audi A8 including an additional 130mm of extra length at the rear and powered by the all-new W12 FSI engine.

Priced from around £58,000, the new Audi A8 L incorporates lightweight aluminium throughout apart from the safety boosting high strength steel B pillars, which ensures that the extended Audi Space Frame (ASF) body weighs around 40 per cent less than an all-steel equivalent.
Four engines are available:-

• 3.0-litre TDI (250PS)
• 4.2-litre TDI (350PS)
• 4.2-litre FSI (372PS)
• W12 - exclusively for the long wheelbase model, the 6.3-litres engine incorporates FSI direct petrol injection

A8 L W12

• 0 to 62mph in just 4.9 seconds
• Top speed of 155mph
• Up to 23.5mpg (combined)
• CO2 output of 278g/km

As well as additional room, rear passenger comfort is also further improved by standard seat heating, an upgraded climate control system which enables precise temperature modulation in the two rear ‘zones’ and electrically operated rear window and side window blinds. In the W12, comfort is taken to even greater extremes by replacing the standard rear seat arrangement with two individual sculpted rear seats which can be heated and ventilated and feature fore/aft adjustable bases and angle adjustable backrests.
Standard features on the A8 L are even more impressive:-

• MMI navigation plus system with a touch-sensitive control panel known as MMI touch
• The navigation system cooperates with the assistance and safety systems by registering the topography of the road in advance and makes this data available to the control units for the automatic transmission, headlights and adaptive cruise control with Stop & Go function
• Audi side assist system, which helps the driver to change lanes, and Audi lane assist which detects any departure from the chosen lane, also have new and additional performance features
• The night view assistant uses a thermal imaging camera to identify pedestrians on the road ahead of the car
• The Audi pre sense safety system is also closely linked to the assistance systems

A8 L W12 – more pleasurable driving:-

• Double glazing
• Even more extensive use of Fine Nappa leather
• CD changer playable through a BOSE audio system
• Sophisticated Bluetooth mobile phone connection system that enables occupants to access selected content from the internet
• All-LED headlights
• 19-inch 15-spoke alloy wheels
• Powered sunroof