Audi's flagship sedan, the A8 scores very high in our luxury-car lineup, alongside the Lexus LS and Mercedes-Benz S-Class. Its powerful engine provides effortless thrust, yet attains commendable fuel economy -- even with the standard AWD. It also handles crisply, cornering eagerly and holding the road tenaciously. The sumptuous and tasteful cabin has nearly every comfort feature known, and a long list of high-tech safety features puts this car on the leading edge of safety engineering. However, the controls are abundant and complicated. These include an unintuitive shifter, which lacks some desired safeguards to prevent rollaway.
Even though the standard cabin has plenty of space, a long-wheelbase version is also available. Other versions include a high-performance S8.