The 2022 Audi A8L Exceptional Luxury For The Discerning Buyer

The 2022 Audi A8L Exceptional Luxury For The Discerning Buyer | MotorWeek Road Test

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Audi has been on the EV scene as long if not longer than its German rivals. And, up to now they’ve focused on small cars, performance machines, and utility vehicles. That means larger sedans like this A8L continue to soldier on with traditional petrol power, and that’s just fine with us! #Audi #AudiA8L
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@opeharjeniupnik548 Жыл бұрын

John Davis is such a legend... Glad to see him still in good form after 40+ years of Motorweek 🙂

@Jwdude123 Жыл бұрын

He’s a Robot

@thumperjdm Жыл бұрын

I love my '16 A8L. It's pretty quick, super quiet, and luxuriously well-built--the cabin is devoid of any squeaks or rattles. The 3.0l supercharged engine gets 29-30mpg on the highway, which is great MPG for such a big car.

@bobd9868 Жыл бұрын

Identical car here as well. Amazing car and has been bulletproof. I hate the grill on the D5 so I’m keeping mine for the long haul

@gigi9467 Жыл бұрын

Surprised its till running to be honest.

@Fasty2107 Жыл бұрын

@@bobd9868how many miles on yours?

@bobd9868 Жыл бұрын

@@Fasty2107 80,000

@inomad Жыл бұрын

I like it. Much better looking than the new 7 series and EQS.

@thumperjdm Жыл бұрын

The new 7-series is kinda growing on me, but yeah, the EQS looks like a rolling Faberge egg.

@Kelveron Жыл бұрын

@@thumperjdm Me too! At first I wasn't sure about the new 7, but I'm finding it more interesting the more I see it! A8 looks good too. But the EQS looks like it's melting!

@erikdepreter5511 Жыл бұрын

7 series is the benchmark now...when it comes to technology ;)

@yudhabagaskara98 Жыл бұрын

Last old school budget limo

@inomad Жыл бұрын

What about the LS?

@senseicorey9979 Жыл бұрын

I had a 98 A8 that was a stunningly beautiful car. Rode amazing. Tried to drain my bank account so had to say goodbye

@swordtraining Жыл бұрын

Love that gen! I had an A4 B5 and it was fun! Many people hated them but I enjoyed it.

@senseicorey9979 Жыл бұрын

It was really a beautiful car. Stable at 80 and plenty of power, also quattro so great in the snow

@MyLife2020 Жыл бұрын

it's Time for Genesis G90 or Kia K9 2019. they are reliable and comfy

@johneldorado Жыл бұрын

I hate the blacked out grill. Normally I think Audi does the best with their understated style, but this just looks like a big VW Passat.

@hakeemsd70m 6 ай бұрын

The Passat actually looks better. A shame it bit the dust in the American market.

@dohc1067 Жыл бұрын

It's a beast for sure and sleek in own way, but I prefer the previous generations with the more curved sheet metal.

@the_jarmel Жыл бұрын

THE GREAT JOHN DAVIS 🙏❤️👏👏👏👏 HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY EVERYONE ✌️

@razvandobos9759 Жыл бұрын

My dream Audi.

@mediocreman2 Жыл бұрын

These are such well made cars. And a joy to be inside. I can't say I like the direction they're going with their grilles, but this car will be more reliable than their more complicated competition and will be a great value used.

@eat_a_dick_trudeau Жыл бұрын

Lmao.. sure.

@Lrules364 Жыл бұрын

It's just a VW with a whole bunch of plastic on it. It's nothing special. It looks like a Malibu going down the road. It's cheap, and doesn't fit into the market segment it's priced in.

@aaa-cz9zu Жыл бұрын

The glossy dashboard trim and the white headliner is an eyesore, looks like a 2010s Volkswagen Golf

@johnmiller4973 Жыл бұрын

Why do I have a feeling that this engine is being underrated for insurance purposes???

@leebr2010 Жыл бұрын

How can such a large car has a trunk smaller than a Toyota Corolla? Where did all that space go? Still a great car though.

@grabir01 Жыл бұрын

When you are on the side of the road waiting for Triple A, you need to be comfortable.

@sketchpv3080 Жыл бұрын

Perhaps, but Audi is still likely more reliable than the other German offerings.

@robertmontgomery7158 Жыл бұрын

The touch screen digital dash is a safety hazard. Distracted driving built into the Audi

@ubeuonly Жыл бұрын

Tesla??

@isimonsez Жыл бұрын

Someone who has never owned an Audi may try to compare it to VW but as someone who has owned both, there is a distinct difference in drive quality and performance when you step up to Audi. People fixated on engine size are stuck in the 90s when to get 250+ horsepower & torque, you needed a V8

@lucashuang10 2 ай бұрын

Yes and folks that never own a Lexus make the same comparison about them to Toyota. I had a LS460L and it drives like a dream with no Toyota that come close to it. Looking at used A8L or Genesis g90 now. Only thing worry me about A8L used is the maintenance cost. Heard a lot of them have module issues since there are so much in the 19 year and after

@razvandobos9759 Жыл бұрын

I really hope we get the A1.

@PantherP74 Жыл бұрын

How the hell does that thing have a Mustang-sized trunk?

@120ail1 Жыл бұрын

I think the A8 is a misunderstood car by a lot of the people posting in the comments. The point is to have a luxurious, safe, well built car that doesn’t make a statement. It’s designed for the person who wants the space and luxury of an S-Class but wants to do so anonymously. I assume that many A8s will be professionally driven, so the modest power output and lack of a V8 will make little difference to the principal sitting in the back seat.

@MercOne Жыл бұрын

Anonymously is just an excuse for dull. You car have a tastefully, restrained design without it being dull. Witness Audi's own A6, which looks much better. This generation A8 is a flop because it's a dull design, made worse by it's FWD proportions. It looks like a giant Buick. All wrong on a flagship. No one buys a 100K luxury car to be anonymous. That has never ever been true or worked in the market. It's completely made up nonsense. It's why the Phaeton and K900 also failed. These cars are status symbols.

@frikdt Жыл бұрын

Headlights remind me of the annoying divider in my fridge's fruit & veggies drawer. Fortunately the one in my fridge is easily removable.

@user-cj4sm8hv9y Жыл бұрын

A8 Simplified

@Andrew-zv4fm Жыл бұрын

Can't say for BMW, but a reason Mercedes has it over Audi because (for now) they offer a V8. It is sad that manufacturers are limiting options for engines.

@roberthoyt7921 Жыл бұрын

Could Audi give the A8 a new-gen model (perhaps the last run on gas) or replace it with an all-electric A8 e-tron - possible rival to the Cadillac Celestiq, BMW i7, Mercedes EQS, and Maserati Quattroporte Folgore?

@glanzera Жыл бұрын

I get the blackout appeal but it looks like the grille was damaged and replaced with an unpainted replacement part.

@regalgs51 Жыл бұрын

With all that black (literally everything is black) the car just looks unfinished and cheap. As if the final trim pieces were forgotten. And those rims are hideous. No thanks. And I’m an Audi owner who used to love the A8! They’ve now screwed with the shape of the headlights such that they’re oddly shaped, and now all rim options are just plain ugly including on the S8. Not everyone wants black trim and exterior parts. I don’t.

@scottleyva8656 Жыл бұрын

That dark trim and wheels are hideous.

@radudeATL Жыл бұрын

First time I’ve seen a test driver hit a cone in the slalom.

@douglasb.1203 Жыл бұрын

If it's "strictly V6" then, why is there a V8 in the S8? That's not very strictly John.

@howebrad4601 Жыл бұрын

As you said, audi has made the decision making process easier. They sure have!! I prefer a luxury car to look like a luxury car, not a teenager modified, dull black econosport wannabe. All it's missing is a giant rear wing and huge exhaust tip! Decision made, I will pass

@Kiss__Kiss Жыл бұрын

Looks like a stretched B9 A4.

@soundseeker63 Жыл бұрын

That car with everything blacked out looks like a pimped out ride. Good, or bad, depending on what impression you want to make.

@venivelovici Жыл бұрын

I’ve always been a fan of the big Audis - especially the S8 in Ronin - but good grief this one just looks like a bloated Passat from the outside. The blacked out grill and gloss black wheels aren’t doing it ANY favors.

@Lrules364 Жыл бұрын

Wow. $87,000 only nets you a turbo V6 these days. That's really sad. I really don't see that price tag sitting here. This is, at most, a $40k car. I don't believe this will be selling well.

@kevinmoser4609 Жыл бұрын

The blacked out trim really cheapens the look of this car. Otherwise, it's very handsome.

@allenmovies Жыл бұрын

The styling is way too anonymous and generic looking for a big executive sedan. Like, I like understated, but it's borderline bland now. I love how more striking and flamboyant while still sophisticated the new Genesis G90, inside and out!

@anthonyfigueroa7869 Жыл бұрын

A 14, In The mile .really slow for the money!! But she is a big girl! ! .

@edbarker8636 Жыл бұрын

Very sharp but too much black looks like a police

@gogutzy Жыл бұрын

a favorite among oligarchs, at least for the first few years when it's working.

@jaydibernardo4320 Жыл бұрын

Did he say $87,595 is "reasonable"?

@leebr2010 Жыл бұрын

Cheaper than a Hyundai product (Genesis G90). Yes, it's very reasonable.

@delibrain916 Жыл бұрын

$90k base price for same power from a $40k vw group car smh for car weighting over 2t. Tlx type S would destroy that

@tedschmitt178 Жыл бұрын

The fact that it’s NOT electric gives it an automatic 👍👍

@snakeeyes9246 Жыл бұрын

(Casually drowns in rising sea levels)

@tedschmitt178 Жыл бұрын

@@snakeeyes9246 (Not casually not giving a crap). What is the purpose of EVs? Hint: it ISN’T saving the planet.

@tedschmitt178 Жыл бұрын

@@snakeeyes9246 (Casually saying that you have no clue)

@peterbennett4124 Жыл бұрын

So the Acura TLX Type S is faster and cheaper cool.

@weirdshibainu Жыл бұрын

The black optic package really cheapens the look

@luismiguelgarciacanan5245 Жыл бұрын

Me gusta Audi para Yemo y su mama

@Balkanmotorsports Жыл бұрын

John fukkin Davis!

@V8Power5300 Жыл бұрын

Not having a V8 is just unacceptable

@fitnesswithsteve Жыл бұрын

I thought it was a Jetta when I quickly saw the thumbnail

@LevanteWatkins Жыл бұрын

Plain Plain Plain. Would not waste my money on this Volkswagen

@jackchn23 Жыл бұрын

Dinosaur.

@rustyshackleford2934 Жыл бұрын

petrol forver. F the EV movement.

@Stanley112803 Жыл бұрын

Almost 90k I need a V8

@1995RangeRover Жыл бұрын

Pretty car but, don't not be rich to own one...

@saintsubie6661 Жыл бұрын

I dunno. Getting Passat vibes. And wouldn’t pay $88k for a Passat.

@moeschizlac Жыл бұрын

You mean the old Cc lux with a turbo V6 instead of a n/a V6.

@Driving_Somewhere Жыл бұрын

That's quite alot of body roll and pitch

@donjuanseville3039 Жыл бұрын

NO V8 ENGINE 🧟🧟🧟HELL NAW 2 DA NAW NAW 2 DA NAW HELL 2 DA NAW NAW

@LearnAboutFlow Жыл бұрын

Great car for attending funerals.. Its drab interior and hideous exterior scream depression and sadness.

@MartinGalway Жыл бұрын

Another commercial masquerading as journalism from Motorweak. They even have the guts to call this video a "road test" but they don't quote any fuel consumption or pollution levels. (EPA combined is 22MPG... same as my pickup truck got in 1991) It's December 7th and they're making a commercial for the 2022 model year vehicle... why not the 2023 model? Examples of 2017 Audi A8 are selling on autotrader for $29K+. Is this what you want your car to be worth in 5yrs? Examples of 2017 Tesla Model S (which gets 100MPGe) are all selling for $39K+... 'nuff said. What are things going to be like when you spend $87K+ on this modern Audi and have to sell it in 2027? It's gonna be worthless. You buy this huge $87K+ car and it has a pathetic 12.5cu.ft. trunk? Tesla Model S is 65cu.ft. and Model 3 is 23cu.ft. - including the trunk that is in the FRONT