It's nice to see that Audi still could stand his ground even when S-class came out.
The interior of the A8 still fantastic and in my opinion still the best looking interior in it's class, the exterior is great as well but starting to show a bit of age.
It's also good to see that the 4-matic system is just as good as the Quattro system.
Overall, in my opinion the S-class is the better car.
Whether the S500 is too expensive is a subjective issue, the car is selling well throughout whole world.
I'm not starting a war here but stating some facts here:
If you want the A8 equipped on the same level as the standard equipment of the S-class for example leather and heated seats etc., based on Autozeitung equipmentlist you have to pay €4.134 extra for the equipments.
Even if the S500 would be priced at the same level as the A8 then the S-class would be too much of a bargain. Technology wise it's more advanced car, better standard equipped and the engine performance is better than the A8.
The normal S500 without 4-matic costs €89.668 and you get RWD.
If you don't care about 4WD, the RWD will does it's job just as good in most of its time because it has ESP and tractioncontrol etc. etc. The situation the 4WD is more superior is in heavy snow conditions.
Not that it really matters but the reason why the A8 is standard equipped with Quattro system is because they don't offer RWD, only FWD in the cheaper models.
Put that all in consideration the S500 is just around €8.834 more expensive but you get better performance, comfort, newer and more advanced car.
So the pricedifference of €8.834 is not really that significant as it's stated in the test in my opinion. And people who can afford to buy these cars don't look at the prices that closely as we do.
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Originally Posted by Yannis Do you know what "Fahrdynamic" means? Audi A8 clearly wins in that too.  |
Do you know what comfort means? In my opinion that's a more important category in these kind of high luxury cars. I weigh driving dynamics category heavier if it's a sportscar we are talking about like a Porsche 911.
And also do not forget that the Audi was equipped with 19" wheels which are lower and wider than the 17" wheels that S-class got equipped with. That certainly had an advantage in the driving dynamics.
That the A8 is 0.8 seconds faster in handeling course and 1.3 km/u faster in slalom, seriously.... a mere dog will tell the differ.