The next generation of Audi A8 will feature fascinating sportiness, innovative technology and superior comfort.

The new flagship demonstrates the brand’s Vorsprung durch Technik with its light aluminum body, its powerful and highly efficient engines, the further improved MMI operating system, new driver assistance systems, full LED headlights and an elegant interior.

“The new Audi A8 is the sportiest sedan in its segment,” says Rupert Stadler, chairman of the Board of Management of Audi AG. “It combines numerous functions in a new and intelligent way. And it’s unmatched in the stylistic elements and impression of the interior.”

The new luxury sedan, to arrive at Middle East region dealerships in late 2010 (prices and specs are not set yet), is a technical work of art. Its elegant and forceful body is an aluminum Audi Space Frame (ASF), weighing about 40 percent less than a comparable steel structure, said a statement.

“The interior is captivating, with its new and spacious design and uncompromisingly high-quality workmanship full of attention to the smallest detail. The comfort on board is first class – from new, emotionally charged ambient lighting to the luxurious, power adjustable seats in the rear,” it said. 

The Audi A8 combines a new level of intelligence providing easy operation. Its multimedia interface (MMI) includes a touchpad. MMI touch enables the driver to control many functions intuitively; for example, the navigation destination can be entered by tracing the letters on the pad. MMI navigation plus is networked in a novel fashion with the advanced driver assistance and safety systems, it said.

The new technologies include a night vision assist with marking of detected pedestrians, the Audi pre sense safety system as well as a speed limit display. – TradeArabia News Service