New Audi A8

The new Audi A8 is more luxurious than ever before. It blends sophisticated design with enhanced performance and efficiency. Plus, this smart model also features the first ever use of level 3 autonomous driving technology.

Elegant exterior design incorporates long, muscular bodywork with a distinctive crease along the lower edge of the doors. Meanwhile, the delicate curved roof helps create a smooth silhouette. It’s impossible to ignore the bold brake lights, which are now joined by a bright LED strip that stretches over the boot lid – and this provides an illusion of extra width at the rear, so you can leave a lasting impression from every angle.

The sense of superior luxury continues in the cabin, where you’ll find a plush space with ample room for five. In true Audi fashion, plush materials feature throughout – and rear passengers can enjoy excellent comfort thanks to generous leg and headroom, plus a centre armrest that’s bristling with controls for seat massagers, an LED reading light and more.

What’s more, the forward-thinking Audi A8 is button-free – and in a first for the marque, the traditional climate controls have been replaced by a lower touchscreen. Buttons on the touchscreen are even simpler to use thanks to the addition of touch feedback – a vibration through the screen that ‘feels’ like a physical button.

But the A8’s headline new feature is the level 3 autonomous driving functions, which can steer, accelerate and brake independently (at speeds of up to 37.3mph). You don’t even need to keep your hands on the wheel in order to keep the system active – feel free to take your eyes off the road and a series of alarms will alert you if required.