Jim Autos UK – UK Top Audi Dealer Exporter is also top Audi A8 and Audi A8L dealer

As you might expect at the top of the range, the new Audi A8 L combines timeless elegance with the latest Audi innovations. It has a new level of luxury, thanks to exquisite attention to detail and an extensive level of standard specification – adaptive air suspension, luxurious seats upholstered in Valcona leather, Audi Music Interface and HDD-based navigation including MMI Touch.® There’s also pre-sense basic, which provides you with comprehensive preventive protection. This advanced safety system can detect an imminent collision and tighten the seat belts, close the sunroof and windows, and activate the hazard warning lights to alert other drivers. You’ll also be able to take advantage of predictive route data as standard, which links to our HDD Satellite Navigation system to identify bends, junctions and motorway stretches. The system then adjusts the transmission, lights and even the adaptive cruise control (if fitted) to provide optimum safety and comfort. The new Audi A8 is built on the aluminum Audi Space Frame.® Along with new, high-performance engines such as the 3.0 TDI® and 4.2 TDI®, it’s helped to reduce CO2 emissions across the new Audi A8 range by approximately 20%. And, of course, you’ll benefit from even more miles per gallon. With its refined comfort and sophisticated technologies like optional night vision, the new Audi A8 is how Audi sees twenty-first century luxury car travel.

Audi A8 Engine

Petrol Engine

FSI® direct-injection technology is a unique Audi innovation that was originally developed for the Le Mans 24-hour endurance race to deliver more power and torque, as well as enhanced fuel efficiency. Precisely the right amount of fuel and air are injected into the combustion chambers, enabling the engine to ‘breathe’ more easily. It results in reduced heat loss and increased output, with around a 15% reduction in fuel consumption and significantly lower exhaust emissions. For the new A8 we’ve also developed TFSI® , which combines supercharging with FSI technology, giving cars an extra injection of power.

Diesel Engine

We introduced TDI® to the roads in 1989, marking a departure from the noisy, fuel-thirsty diesel engines of the past. The new Audi A8’s 4.2 TDI® engine uses common-rail technology to produce more power, as well as increasing efficiency. Under this system, a series of piezo injectors use electrical charge to precisely control the amount of fuel injected into the engine. As well as reducing noise, this allows combustion to happen at a lower temperature, with less oxygen, which cuts down emissions.

Audi A-8 Transmission

8-speed tiptronic®

The new Audi A8 comes with a brand new gearbox – an advanced 8-speed tiptronic® transmission system which reduces both fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. It converts high-torque engine power into both sporty performance and operating convenience, with crisp, fast gear changes, reduced weight and an optimised gearshift strategy. More spontaneous gear changes are a particular benefit, especially when downshifting. Both in the ‘D’ (Drive) and ‘S’ (Sport) programme, the advanced electronics used in tiptronic® respond efficiently to every driver input, helping to prevent unwanted upshifts when cornering. Furthermore, this advanced gearbox can be operated entirely in manual mode, enabling the driver to change gear using the paddles, simply by pressing a button on the steering wheel.

quattro®

It’s the technology that has given Audi the edge on the racetrack ever since it was first introduced 30 years ago – a technology that delivers ultimate control whilst enhancing the sporty characteristics which make the new Audi A8 so thrilling to drive. It’s called quattro® permanent all-wheel-drive. The principle is simple: in the same way that four brakes ensure better deceleration, four permanently-driven wheels deliver better acceleration and road-holding, pushing or pulling the car as needed, for a driving experience that’s both dynamic and safe.

In the new Audi A8, asymmetric dynamic torque distribution continuously distributes drive power between the front and rear axles, depending on weather conditions, road surface and gradient. This leads to greater flexibility and an enhanced, sportier drive. What’s more, with the 4.2-litre TDI® engine, you’ll get the quattro® Sports differential as standard. Put simply, this delivers more stability and an even more dynamic driving experience, especially on tight corners or when there is a weight shift under heavy braking.

Audi A8 Efficiency

At Audi, doing less is something we’re trying to do more of. We’re working to use less fuel, release less CO2 and waste less energy. It’s why we’ve incorporated a number of more efficient technologies into the new Audi A8.

Aerodynamics

A car’s shape can have a big impact on its efficiency. It’s why we’ve worked to make the A8 as aerodynamic as possible. By including technology such as adaptive air suspension that responds to changes in speed, we’ve ensured it has the lowest drag coefficient in its class. It means that the A8 becomes more aerodynamic at high speeds, while still offering an exceptional ride quality.

TDI® and FSI®

Inside the engine of the new Audi A8 you’ll find the same advanced fuel-injection technology that’s driven us to win after win at Le Mans. With TDI® and FSI®, fuel is injected directly into the engine’s chambers so that combustion is timed right down to the millisecond. As a result, waste is minimised and you get the most from every last drop of fuel.

Recuperation

With a recuperation system, like the one in the new Audi A8, the kinetic energy used in braking is converted into useful electrical energy. This results in a fuel saving of up to 3%.

Audi Space Frame®

The Audi Space Frame® gives the new Audi A8 perfect balance on the road. As well as providing protection, its lightweight construction also allows the A8 to accelerate faster and release fewer CO2 emissions.

Automatic Start-Stop function

In heavy traffic, your car still uses fuel and releases CO2, even when it’s stationary. The automatic Start-Stop function counteracts this problem by switching off the engine when your car comes to a standstill. As soon as you touch the clutch, the car restarts. In conjunction with 3.0 TDI®, it helps save up to 0.4 litres of fuel every 100km.

Audi A8 SE model equipment

All A8 SE models have the following items of standard equipment:

Engine and transmission

• 8-speed tiptronic® transmission with electronically-transmitted shift information and Dynamic Shift Programme (DSP)
• Recuperation for optimal energy utilisation
• Automatic Start-Stop function for greater fuel and CO2 efficiency. Includes energy saving tips in Driver’s Information System (3.0 TDI® only)

Wheels, tyres and suspension

• 18” x 8J ‘7-arm’ design alloy wheels with 235/55 R18 Y tyres
• Adaptive air suspension with four selectable modes (Auto, Dynamic, Comfort and Lift) selectable through MMI
• Audi drive select with three pre-configured modes (Comfort, Auto, Dynamic)
• Locking wheel bolts
• quattro® permanent all-wheel-drive
• quattro® Sports differential (standard on 4.2 TDI® only)
• Space-saver spare wheel

Seats

• Valcona leather
• Electrically-adjustable 4-way lumbar support
• Electric front seats with memory (12-way adjustable), including adjustment for:
  • forward/backwards position
  • seat cushion height
  • seat cushion tilt
  • backrest
  • seat-belt height
  • head rest
  • Memory for driver’s seat, passenger seat, steering wheel and door mirror
• Heated front seats with variable temperature adjustment

Satellite Navigation system – HDD-based

• • – 2x SD card readers
  • – 3D and topographical mapping display including advanced 3D building display in select cities
  • – 60GB hard drive, 20GB of which can be used to store up to 8,000 songs
  • – Advanced speech recognition
  • – AM/FM tuner with TP memo function
  • – High resolution (840×480) 8” colour TFT display
  • – MP3 compatible front-loading CD/DVD player
  • – Route planning and guidance using voice, pictogram and 3D mapping

• MMI Touch. A touch-sensitive control panel which can be used to enter letters and numbers, scroll lists and easily move around navigation maps

• DAB digital radio

• Colour Driver’s Information System, with 7” high-resolution screen

• Mobile telephone preparation –

• Bluetooth interface

Safety and Security

• Audi parking system plus. Aids parking by acoustically and visually indicating distances to obstacles in front of and behind the Audi A8
• 3-point seat belts for all seats, front with electric height adjustment and memory function
• Airbags, full size, for driver and front passenger
• Audi backguard head restraints
• Audi Space Frame® (ASF) construction with aluminium chassis
• Automatic headlight range adjustment
• Cruise control
• Door mirrors – electrically-adjustable, folding, heated and auto-dimming
• Double glazing. Improved insulation against outside noise and break-in protection
• Electrically-adjustable steering column with memory and adjustment for height and reach with auto easy-entry-and-exit function
• Electromechanical parking brake
• Electronic Differential Lock (EDL) traction control
• Electronic Stability Program (ESP) with two stage deactivation
• First aid kit with warning triangle
• Front passenger airbag deactivation
• Headlight washers
• ISOFIX child-seat mountings for front passenger seat and outer-rear seats
• LED rear lights
• Light and rain sensor package. Includes automatic headlight activation, automatic windscreen wipers, coming home/leaving home function and sun band for windscreen
• Pre-sense basic, which provides you with
• comprehensive preventive protection.
• This advanced safety system can detect an imminent collision and tighten the seat belts, close the sunroof and windows, and activate the hazard warning lights to alert other drivers
• Rear fog lights
• Servotronic steering – power steering with speed-dependent control
• Sideguard head airbag system
• Thatcham category 1 alarm and immobiliser
• Tool kit
• Tyre pressure loss indicator
• Xenon Plus headlights with LED daytime running lights and all-weather function

Interior Equipment

• 4-spoke multi-function steering wheel with gear-shift paddles
• Auto-dimming rear-view mirror
• Analogue clock in lower inlay
• Comfort front centre armrest. Split for driver and passenger with fold-up storage compartments; horizontally and vertically adjustable
• Cloth headlining (colour dependent on chosen upholstery)
• Climate control with sun sensor
  • – Air quality sensor
  • – Air humidity sensor (internal and external)
  • – Automatic defrost function
  • – Cooled glove compartment
  • – Choice of three different climates
  • – Rear ventilation for footwell, centre and B-pillar
  • – Separate air distribution, temperature controls and display for driver and front passenger
  • – Sensitive moisture detectors to help avoid misted windows
  • – Temperature controls for footwell on driver and front passenger side
• LED ambient lighting package:*
• – Colour choice (Ruby, Ivory or Polar) can be controlled via MMI
• – Light strip between grab handles, 2 colours
• – LED footwell lights (front and rear), 2 colours
• – LED entry lights (x4)
• – Illuminated door pockets, 2-colour LED
• – Light guide for front and rear doors, 3-colour LED
• – Illuminated centre console giving ‘floating’ effect, 3-colour LED
• – LED active door warning lights (x4)
• – Roof module, 2-colour light strip/3-colour reflected light
• Extended aluminium look in interior

• – Brushed aluminium silver switches in
  lower inlay, centre console and door
  – Air vent slats and thumbwheels in
  chrome trims
  – Aluminium inlay on folding compartment
  in door armrest
  – Stainless steel boot sill protector

• Front and rear floor mats

• Front passenger storage

  • Cooled glove compartment

  • Door storage pockets with space for 1-litre bottle

  • Front footwell net

  • Glasses holder integrated into roof module

  • Parking ticket holder in sunvisor

  • Storage compartment in door armrest with space for small umbrella

  • Two cup-holders in centre console

• Front sun visors with illuminated vanity mirrors

• Keyless go

• Lower inlays in highly-polished black

• Upper inlays in Walnut brown

• Luggage compartment pack

• Rear passenger storage:

  • 12V socket

  • Centre armrest with storage compartment and two cup holders

  • Door storage pockets

  • Luggage net

  • Two integrated bag hooks

  • Umbrella holder

Exterior Equipment

• Body coloured door mirrors, handles and bumpers
• Aluminium trim strips framing windows
• Twin exhaust pipes, one on each side
• Metallic or pearl-effect paint
• Automatically opening boot lid
• Windscreen washer jets, heated

Audi A8 SE Executive Model Equipment

In addition to SE model equipment It also has:-

Wheel, Tires and Suspension

19” x 9J ‘10-spoke Y’ design alloy wheels, with 255/45 R19 Y tyres

Safety and Security

Audi parking system advanced. Aids parking by acoustically and visually indicating distances to obstacles with guiding lines. Measured by sensors and reversing camera

Interior Equipment

• Lower inlays in brushed aluminium
• Advanced key – keyless entry and keyless go

Exterior Equipment

• Power-operated boot lid which opens and closes electrically. Opened via radio-operated remote car key, button in the driver’s door or the soft-touch button in the boot-lid recess. Closed by pressing the button on the inside of the boot lid

Audi A8 Long wheelbase model equipment

In addition to SE mode equipment it also has:

Seats

Interior Equipment

• 130mm of additional legroom for rear passengers
• Electric blinds for rear window and for rear door windows
• LED Ambient lighting package, plus: Illumination of rear centre console, 3-colour LED
• Deluxe 4-zone climate control including rear comfort centre armrest. As standard climate control plus:
• separate air distribution and temperature controls for driver, front passenger and both sides in the rear
  • Additional air conditioning controls and unit in the rear comfort centre armrest
  • Residual heat utilisation
  • the heating system will use the heat generated from the engine to keep the car warm after the ignition has been switched off
  • Footwarmer  a higher/lower temperature can be set for the footwell of the driver and passenger footwells whilst maintaining a different temperature for the main cabin area
  • Indirect air regulation once cabin is up to desired temperature, heated/cooled air is only circulated via the vents at the base of the windscreen and flows around the car meaning air is not directly blown at driver/passengers

Exterior Equipment

Electric tilt-and-slide sunroof. Includes position pre-selection, tinted glass insert, variable sunshield and convenience closing

Audi A8 Long Wheelbase Model

Wheel, Tyres and Suspension

19” x 9J ‘15-spoke’ design partly polished alloy wheels

Audio and Communication

Mobile telephone preparation – High with online services. A Bluetooth-capable mobile phone can be conveniently connected to the vehicles UMTS module (provided the mobile telephone has a SIM Access profile). Online services through operation of MMI navigation include:

• Point of interest search and navigation with the help of Google Earth images
• Weather information
• WiFi hotspots for convenient internet access using a mobile end device (e.g. laptop)*

BOSE® surround sound system. Includes:

• • 14 high-performance speakers including subwoofer  
  • Two tweeters and a centre speaker in dashboard  
  • Two bass modules with BOSE® Acoustic Wave speaker technology and two midrange driver speakers in front doors  
  • Two mid-range drivers in doors and two tweeters in the B pillars in rear doors  
  • A subwoofer and two surround sound speakers in parcel shelf  
  • 12 channel DSP amplifier with over 600 watt output located in boot  
  • Surround sound reproduction from digital 5.1 recordings (DVD) and from stereo sources (CD, Radio, MP3) via the patented BOSE® Centerpoint 2 technology  
  • Speaker trim design with chromed plastic frames, protector and BOSE® logo

CD/DVD changer for 6 DVDs and/or CD’s (MP3, WMA, AAC and WMV formats) located in the glovebox
Car phone in centre armrest

Safety and Security

All-LED headlights including high beam assist. LEDs for all front lighting functions. Total of 54 LED light sources in each headlight provide lower energy consumption and enhanced contrast with a colour similar to daylight. Also includes high beam assist which automatically adjusts headlights from high-beam to dipped-beam when another vehicle is approaching

Seats

Valcona Leather
Comfort front seats with memory function (22-way adjustable). As standard seat plus:

Comfort look design
– Electrically adjustable upper backrest
– Electrically adjustable seat cushion depth
– Electrically adjustable comfort headrests
– Pneumatic lumbar support
– Pneumatic side bolster adjustment

Individual electrically adjustable rear seats with memory function (12-way adjustable) including
– Electrically adjustable forwards and backwards including backrest angle
– Electrically adjustable upper backrest
– Pneumatic lumbar support with electric adjustment
– Comfort rear headrests with manually adjustable sides
– Front passenger seat adjustment from the rear

Interior Comfort

Extended leather package plus
Fine Nappa leather with decorative stitching on:
– Door armrest
– Centre console
– Knee pads
– Airbag cover on steering wheel
– Bottom of door panels
– Door pockets
– Bottom of instrument panel including exterior of glove compartment
– Area surrounding the MMI
Piano Black Inlays in unique W12 design
Alcantara package. With headlining, A, B ,C, D pillars and parcel shelf in Alcantara
Rear vanity mirror
Two additional rear reading lights

Exterior Comfort

Power door closure
Laminated windshield with metal layer and viewing window for Vehicle Identification Number
Side and rear window in laminated glass