The trouble is, you don't get the feeling that everyone is staring at you and drooling over your car because it's really pretty plain on the outside, despite its modest makeover for 2000. That's not my style. The A8 changes all that for me. I'd love to live in this car if I could, it makes me feel so comfortable and confident. I love the spa-like interior.
Leather is now standard, in a choice of such ritzy colors as platinum and cashmere.
Safety also is such a big deal to Audi. Audi has bumped the horsepower up to 310 and the torque to 302 pounds-feet, which is more muscle than most drivers will ever need. I found the parking system was a bit disconcerting. As you're backing out of a parking space or passing a tree in your driveway, you get little beeps coming from the front and rear, warning you that you're getting too close. But I found that very distracting.