With all respect to Kennan, Doug reviewing cars solo is much better

Doug, you have a unique talent that fills a niche. The guests you have on the show are okay for garage videos (lists or trends) but they hurt your reviews

Having Kennan on these videos is about as cool as hosting a party with all your friends and then having your parents come home early to throw everybody out.

I don't know if I'm the only one but my mind is blown, knowing this amount of luxury was around in 2005! Really cool interior. If Audi made reliable motors, this would be a very very sweet road trip car.

As a Doug fan from day one. Solo Doug reviews are where it’s at.

I suspect most subscribers are harsh on Keenan because he doesn't bring anything new to the review. I think if he had his own segment of maybe background info of the engineering or design cues it would be a better value add. We like to watch Doug do the Quirks and Features, that's why we're here! That said, I am secretly hoping for a video soon where Doug trashes the car, it has been a while since we've had a review like the Corolla and Ghibli.

I thought this was the greatest luxury sedan in the world when it came out, this design really has a place in my heart. The total aluminum spaceframe body construction made the A8 1,000 lbs lighter than the Phaeton and the Bentleys. I've driven W12 Phaetons and the power pushes you back in the seat, but in a 1,000 lbs-lighter car, I'll bet it is deceptively fast. But still designed to do it without drama, as you said.

Finally, a D3 A8 review. How has it taken so long? So many KZfaqrs have a total blindspot for the D3 A8 and are surprised how great a car it actually is when they realize they exist.

Please, somebody, stop Kennan from hijacking the channel. Sorry Kennan, nothing personal.

Kennan seems like a nice guy. That being said, I'd rather watch Doug try to pitch a house than Kennan review a car

Brilliant as always Doug. This brings back memories of driving this tank. Enjoy the service and repair costs.

I really love Audis. Got my start with an A6 and just fell in love with the way they drive. On my second one, now, and approaching 180,000 miles. No nightmare stories to report, and I'm still just as happy with it every time I see it, and every time I have a reason to drive it somewhere. And, for me, that's especially nice. My round-trip commute is about 150 miles. It would be torture in a car I didn't like...

Look, no hate on the other guy, but stick to making videos by yourself Doug

The moment you realize Doug slowly introducing Kennan to us, so he can take over this channel, like a dog owner who can’t take care of his dog anymore slowly introducing him to his new owner

I don’t get it why people don’t like Kennan appearing in the reviews, he seems like a really good guy. He did a really good job in this video.

It DOES have a Sport Mode. It says S at the bottom of the drive shift stick, pull back once to enter sport. It also has Dynamic mode, so you can go Sport/Dynamic which will open up the exhaust valves and firm up the suspension making it feel more sporty.

Doug the kind of guy to shoehorn his friend into a presenting role so that he can float off on a raft made of hundred dollar bills and live it up on a beach for the rest of his life. Good for you Doug, success well earned.

Doug, id prefer it's just you I dont hate the other guy, I just like tradition

I had a B6 VR6 Passat wagon with the 3.6 VR6 (half of this engine) and it was pretty reliable. Loved the engine note as it’s considered by many as the best sounding 6 cylinder. Even tho it says V6 on the engine itself, the car got a single head…it’s basically an inline 6 with weird angled cylinders using one head. The engine itself is very very reliable, the issue is the plastic chain guides that get brittle and break away taking the whole engine with it. It should be changed at 150k miles. Other than that its very reliable and i wouldn’t mind driving two of those engines mated together. There is no room to work on but as i said the only issue seems like chain guides. That passat was one of the best cars i ever had and will definitely get another VR6 car whenever i see one.

Having owned a D3 S8, the D3 was SO far ahead of its time, especially inside. I’ve currently got a manual W8 Passat, I’m waiting for one of those to be reviewed!

The sidekick presenter format isn't really working here. Nothing against the other guy but we come for Doug and all of Doug's "quirks and features". 😂

Doug is the kind of guy that thinks that reviewing cars with some guy is better than reviewing by solo

No more Kennan for reviews. No more Kennan in the garage. No more Kennan period. Thanks.

I thought I was just high and imagining a discord moderator reviewing an A8

I appreciate how much bottomless energy Doug has when he alternates with someone else.

i dont get the point of having guests when the entire appeal is doug i hate when channels change after getting big

2000’s - VERY early 2010’s was truly the golden age(s) of cars.

Doug please review cars solo as you usually do that's what maybe all of your viewers would love to watch and i mean no disrespect to Kennan

The first A8 was very respected in Europe. Obviously not as popular as the S-Class or 7-series at the time, but people as well the press were praising Audi for this attempt of entering the luxury market with the first A8 model. The S8 model from the first A8 generation was also featured in the movie called "Ronin" starring Robert Deniro with its iconic car chase. That was the first big product placement from Audi, years before Iron Man ;)

This car is a great example of "Stealth Wealth". You just got a high-paying job and you want a nice luxury car that blends in. Those who know just know, and those who don't will pass it off as another regular car.

Love my 2005 A8 4.2. Easy to work on, cause its a timing belt engine, air suspension struts not much different to change if it was a normal coil car, electronics last, as long as you clear the sunroof drains. 6hp26fla transmission is also good, if you don't constantly beat on the car. Steal for mint condition at $2200 at 125k miles.

Appreciate the friendship…but the reviews aren’t quite the same when you do them together. Garage chat is ok…but the videos suffer somewhat

You finally decided to review my car! I wished you showed more features like the wiper blades alternating resting position after each wipe, the air suspension's ability to raise and lower the car, and to soften or stiffen the dampers in Comfort and Dynamic mode, the bixenon headlights with cornering lights and adaptive front lighting (they move as you turn the steering wheel), the transmission's sport mode to hold RPM's higher, the amazing 12 speaker sound system, the 22 way adjustable power seats with massage, soft close doors, dual pane glass for sound insulation, headlight washing system, heated wiper fluid nozzles for winter, power folding-auto dimming and heated mirrors, etc, etc... Thank you for reviewing this!

This guy again?!?! It's soooo much better when Doug is by himself

Kennan seems like a nice guy but I prefer when Doug tells us about the quirks & features

That wood rim steering wheel is peak "'04 Rich"!

I owned that car - especially after the Transporter movie came out and he was driving an A8 in it, a lot of us were obsessed with it. It was an amazing car but the reliability was so terrible, I can’t even begin to tell you. It was in the shop once a month - at least. Quarter of the year I was driving a rental because it was in the shop. And with deductibles on insurance, it was extremely expensive to maintain. It had so many features and an equal amount of things to break. It had auto leveling air suspension which broke all the time. The motors on the infotainment screen broke a few times. Auto trunk motor broke. CD changer got stuck. Some engine issues also with oil leaks. It was something every week! Oh - the water issue. The water would collect below the windshield because leaves and whatnot would clog the drain and then it would eventually start coming into the footwell inside the car. That happened a few times. But I loved that car and miss it. But it was a labor of love - super pain in the butt.

The D3 is such an awesome car. One of my Audis is a D3 S8 V10 and never get tired of it. P.S. You left out one very important thing. This A8 D3 W12 was the first Audi ever to have the single frame grille. In the beginning it was only the W12 version. First when the A8 D3 got a facelift, other engine variants also adapted it.

I don’t get how Doug reviewing a car with a friend managed to generate so many comments thinking he’s trying to stop being in videos. Although I obviously watch Doug’s channel for his opinion and style, I didn’t have any problem with Kennan’s presentation and I wouldn’t mind seeing him again. Even if Doug is trying to step away from youtube, I’d say he’s earned it by now. The guy’s made hundreds of car reviews for us to watch for free, built a successful business, and bought his dream car.

I just got this car from my parents since they wanted to upgrade. I never really was in it when I went to visit them, so when I shipped it to me, I keep getting blown away with how nice this is. I've got an 04, but still it is very nice.

Kennan is cool, but I want solo car reviews from Doug. The channel is called Doug DeMuro for a reason.

Doug the kind of guy who still has a DVD film library by his TV in the lounge.

The Kennan an Dough debate aside. This was THE car in that time. Such a change, audi still surfs on the succes of this innovation. Still a dream car to this day, hope to drive it once in my life.

Kennan... the type of guy to wave his arms around like he's being attacked by bees when he's talking.

with all the comments im seeing (with all respect to kennan), this might be the last video that he will appear in this format, even though that he is good and if he makes his own channel I'd subscribe to it, this channel's personality is about doug on his own without any help nor expensive equipment, just talking about the car and its quirks and features, id say the doug should keep the collabs for the "Discussion" style videos like the most under/overrated cars and best car year for all time.

This generation A8 looked like the best car in the world at the time especially with the release of "Transporter 2"

I own one of these and could never drive it on the road because I imported it from outside of Germany back home. Still in the process after dropping the engine several times because of neglected maintenance. The starter sound alone makes up for the work I put into it though. They also came with rear ventilated seats, Bang & Olufsen, a fridge that’s also powered by the solar roof and a mini bar in the rear center headrest. The exterior aged so well

7:10 - That doesn't look like the original first aid kit; but Audi absolutely did intend for first aid kits to go in the rear seat armrest storage. My 2001 A4 (purchased on Cars & Bids!) had a perfectly-fit one in it.

Doug we watch your videos for your personality. Please don’t ruin the experience by adding your friends to the mix

Fun facts: 1. The previous version (the D2) was also offered with a W12 2. D2 had an aluminium body as well, so the D3 really wasn’t that special at the time like Doug mentioned 3. D2 was also offered with a long wheelbase 4. Doug states at 17:00 he never drove the “Audi” W12 yet 5 years ago he drove a Phaeton W12 🤷‍♂️

This has always been my favorite car of all time, thank u Doug for reviewing it!

10 videos ago - this is my friend Kennan we will discuss best cars 5 videos ago - Kennan will review this Ferrari 328 because he’s a Ferrari guy 3 videos ago- Kennan is going to review this bmw because he’s a bmw fan boy This video - here’s Kennan.

Ya know how some people imagine they’re sleeping with a different person sometimes? I find myself imagining Doug when Kennan talks.

This duo thing has to stop. With all Respect to Kennan, we just want to SEE DOUG & ONLY DOUG. This is the first time I won’t watch a review from Doug! Pls return to how we are used to see you. Doug don’t forget, “ if its not broke don’t fix it”

This A8L W12 was the emperor of Audi back in the day... nothing compared to it, that's for sure👌

It’s fascinazing how much Doug got wrong on this one, eventhough it might me just a regional thing. The first true Upmarket Audi used to be the Audi 200 (essentially just an Audi 100, with minor cosmetic differences, and 5 Cylinder Turbo engines+Quattro) Limited by the „No engines with more then 5 Cylinders Embargo for 30 Years“ after VW bought Audi from Mercedes. You might know it from the James Bond Movie „The Living Daylights“ The V8 was essentially just an Audi 200 build on the new „D“ Plattform with A V8 engine in it after the embargo was finally over. But with a different Name to make it even more clear, that it was rocking a V8 engine. It still shared a lot of parts with the Audi 100. After that the D2 Generation was released in 1994. the Predecessor to the Car in the Video. It already had both the Full Aluminum Body and Space Frame (The IAA Mock-Up called „ISF“ is still displayed in the Audi Museum) It was also offered as the Regular A8 and the A8L. You also had the S8 with a 360HP V8 AND you could order it with a 6.0L W12 engine with 420HP. My father actually got one as company Car (he used to work for Audi at that time) The D2 A8 even had sth like a Proto MMI, that essentially works exactly like the D3 version from the Video, but is contained to your typical Double Slot Infotainment device, instead of being fully integrated. The D3 in the Video was nothing special really. It’s only merrit is sharing the Plattform with the Ill fated Phateon and the Continental GT. And being the star of the second and third Transporter Movies of course. The main Focus were the V8 Turbo Diesel Power Plants that were newly designed for this generation. The Design of the D2 was actually a lot more influential then the D3. Especially compared to the offerings of Mercedes, BMW und Lexus of the Time. The D3 even debuted without the Single Frame Grill (and looks 10 times better without it IMO) The only Reason you might feel like the D3 is the „big“ and „important“ Audi is that Audi and VAG were essentially at the absolute Peak of the Auto Industry in the late 2000s and early 2010s with VW even overtaking Toyota as the biggest car manufacturer in the world for a short time. The D2 A8 was also so popular that it almost got a release as a Coupe and even more interesting as a Wagon (The Avantissimo). Both Variants were shown at the IAA and were extremely well received.

I’m amazed at how technically advanced (for the day) this car is and that those gadgets appear to still be working. Kudos to Audi and the owner for building and caring for this car. Some of the tech (solar roof as in the new Merc EQS, keyless entry, and the driver screen) are just now being widespread today. Ok, so Audi may have been trying to keep up with the 12 cylinders in the Jag/Merc/BMW of the time and the A8’s base 4.2L V8 is a solid performer, but the fact that this car came out and is still operational is pretty amazing.

Doug is force feeding us Keenan until we like it

Kennan is the type of guy to give you a handy on your way back home after a long hard day at the office.

I’m sure Kennan’s a nice dude but there can be only one Doug. Reviews are much better when it’s just him.

was excited about this review... until I saw Kennan. I'm not too excited about how much the Chernin Group has changed this channel. This is just speculation, but ever since then, it seems like he's included more people on his channel including on weekend uploads (which are fine), but now the duo reviews with Kennan... There are also the shorts that don't even seem like they're made by him, and him suddenly appearing on several other car KZfaq channels to boost his brand. On a side note, I'm sure Kennan is a great person and he's getting somewhat better at reviewing, but we all subscribed for Doug; not this.

Actually, putting your hand UNDER the door handle unlocks the door, without touching it, IF the system is fully operational. If you need to pull the door handle twice, the cables to the handle are most likely broken like on all of these (repaired several and I have owned 2 A8L W12's a 2006 and a 2008). :) I don't know if that rear door W12 badge is a US feature, but on EU cars it was on the front fenders on 2005-2006 models. 2007-2009 models didn't have it except front and trunklid. I can say, they are great cars, had a 2005 model from 2011-2013 and a 2008 model from 2014 onward. Now at 440000km without any major issues (only front air struts, heater cores, AC compressor and exhaust flex pipes) Have had a few non-car people suspect it is a A4 because it looks so subtle.

As soon as I saw Kennan I went straight to the comments. I was not disappointed.

Gonna have to agree with the general conserus that Doug is a lot better on his own, Kennan seems like a super knowledgable guy and like others have said in the garage videos I think it is great to have someone else for some videos but for the reviews I think it really does change the vibe the reviews have had that a lot of people love.

I was excited to watch this until I saw a second individual in the thumbnail

Plz don't this as criticism of any kind.Kennen is fantastic in garage talk videos.But in reviews,somehow i am not liking him. Reviews are Doug's THING.He mastered this throughout the years. So, i request doug to do reviews by himself and have kennen in other videos

Just because you know 'cars' that doesn't mean you can be 'Doug 2'. The same thing that applies for tv reporters. You have to have the energy and voice for this!

Doug, this better not be an attempt to introduce someone new to the channel to hand it over, I know you are doing well, but people keep coming back and enjoying your videos because of you and the niche you have reviewing cars.

With all due respect, Doug's channel is growing into a pure advertising platform for cars and bids

Such a great car but I come here to watch Doug review the car

This car is an example of why Audi is up there with Mercedes and BMW in the luxury car category.

In 2004, Audi was not the only one who used an all Aluminium monocoque. Jaguar did it with the XJ too.

Man, cars from the early 2000s looked so gorgeous.

That a8 is The transporter car. A car that Jason Statham should drive.

Honestly, I just watch the videos because I like Doug. I don’t like this other guy. Please Doug, keep the old format, I beg you. I have been watching your videos for 8 years now and I really love your job and your way of presenting things.

Hey Kennan just wanted to say appreciate you and sorry you are getting some negative comments.

Doug please do solo reviews. This feel like the “new Coke”.

Doug, the kind of guy who refers to Kennan as his boyfriend

Doug, passing the torch is a breach in our subscriber contract.....

This car is amazing. The interior is full of clever hidden compartments and has a great use of space

Doug, we love you Doug Kenan, go away

Kennan is the little brother that mom would make you take with you so you can go hang out with your friends

Now a $80,000 used luxury sedan because Doug has driven up demand

Kennan: Friend of Doug Kennan: No longer Friend of Doug after this video 😅

We came for Doug, and only Doug

Kennan in the video? SKIP. With all due respect, we want doug alone in his videos.

Back in the days, when cars were actually cars.

I got one of these, a 4.2 V8 TDI A8L. Such an amazing vehicle. I suspect in the US this engine was not available

That was also the vw phaeton's engine. The phaeton also had that solar panel for climate control (amazing to think that in 2004 a VW was more luxurious than Audi's flagship). The first gen A8 also had a lot of aluminum. I remember that cause my uncle had a 95 first gen A8 and he'd mention this all the time.

most underrated Audi of all time, thanks for reviewing one!

I see nothing wrong with Kennan. I think he is picking Doug's style and slowly getting there. Let’s not be too harsh on him. Felt a bit random though 🤔 will there be other co-hosts? Or is he staying along with Doug for future videos?

My dad always drove the d3 gen A8 when I was growing up, many good memories and grew much love for the timeless design

This car is constant state of "one repair away from being left under a tree;" you do not buy this car unless you are a certified mechanic and aren't sick enough of working on other people's car and you want to work on your own or you know one of these mechanics personally. Oh, and the reason that D1 & D2 did not really sell is because Audi was recovering from the 1986 unintended acceleration woes that caused their sales to literally tank 80% overnight. They didn't recover their 1986 sales figures till 2001.

The duo dynamic is weird to this channel

As many have said, having other people involved in hosting isn't the move. Please don't take away the thing we love about your channel - you!

@:36 it’s the way he waves his hands in the air in every video 😂😂😂 I wish they both did it together 🤣🤣🤣

I own an a8 L w12 from 2016 and I gotta say it's super comfortable , builds up speed smoothly and is just an all around amazing sleeper luxury car , I think generally audis are slept on for some reason but they really are worth it to own .

I'd love to see solar panels integrated into the roof of vehicles now. I know they won't generate enough for EV's, but to charge laptops, phones, etc, or to help keep the cars battery charged / emergency jumping of some sort, would be pretty cool.

In college, I had a really good buddy who had one of these and it was simply the best thing ever, not sure if he watches KZfaq, but shoutout to Eric! - and thanks for selling me your old A4 3.0 6-speed - sorry it's engine broke but I know how to drive manual now thanks to you.

I remember how cool this car looked in the Transporter movies. Audi marketing really worked!